Shoot it in Splendid Camera?
#arma3_scenario
sand cairn
Isnโt the splendid camera only for screenshots, afaik?
feral gate
You can't really pause a MP game for screenshots, though, so I imagine it would work
sand cairn
Oh,roger. Thanks a lot for all the info
oblique niche
You should really use splendid cam over Zeus, as you have additional camera features ๐
rapid hatch
Does ACE arsenal work with regular box with limited supplies?
tawny holly
In the case of limited supplies, just add x number of weapons for each type you want added
sly linden
is there a script for random mission makers for invade and annex
sinful rampart
@sly linden You might wanna read #rules again. To prevent any future problems when you violate them again by accident.
sly linden
i dont understand?
sinful rampart
You violated rule number 9
river phoenix
Is there a simple way of checking if there are missing mods on the client, other than using mission.sqm? Signatures also don't kick if there are missing mods, and server commands are setup properly.
sinful rampart
You can run a script clientside to gather all the clients CfgPatches entries. Then send that back to the server. Do a
_missingMods = _serverCfgPatches - _clientCfgPatches
lament juniper
Hi
Is there any idea for a script that force AI use full auto mode when firing?
I used fired EH but its not acceptable
silver girder
give them ARs
versed igloo
Currently trying to get AI co pilot in the Hellcat to move the searchlight around. I have the Heli flying into the area using unitPlay. I have tried unitPlay on the copilot, setting a search and destroy waypoint.
Any ideas?
versed igloo
cheers for the help @rocky carbon sadly it didn't work for me. To late to spend anymore time chasing down a scripted solution, manual control it is. I will revisit it later though.
silver girder
so I mande a small part of my mission inside the OPTRE crashed frigade
any suggestion on how to stop enemies from walking trough walls and falling?
my best bet is to disable moving but if you have used better ways pull them out
oblique niche
place vr blocks with empty textures as walls
rocky carbon
if there are no proper pathlod for the interior you cant use it properly.
Arma AI does not really care much about objects when it walks inside a building
plain whale
I have made a small Mission, its in the Beta stages and more Task/Objective will be added in the future. I would like for you guys to go and check it out and give me some Feedback so I can improve! - https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1545411563
dusky skiff
I have problems with running Zeus on dedicated server.
Can you please check what is wrong with Zeus in this mission.
When I host the mission on a local server - everything is fine with Zeus. But on dedicated server Zeus is not working.
wooden garnet
Is there such an object or 'weapon' as a camera for taking photos?
cinder holly
in Metal Gear Solid yes, in Arma nope (at least not in vanilla) @wooden garnet
There is the sqf command screenshot though. Mind, you cannot use the captured screen in game.
silver girder
there was a camera model for the pistol slot in the press pack mod
but its just a prop you'd have to make a screenshot
wooden garnet
Indeed. The idea i have is that the player must photograph a dead officers body as proof of death
With a camera, but if thats not possible thats ok
Are there 'news vans' or 'news crew' mods or props?
rocky carbon
you can make some sort of script that needs the dead officer to be in the screen/looked at when the camera is used
no need to take a real picture
wooden garnet
Got it. I think ill settle for a news crew XD
wooden garnet
Hmm.. .i dobt think there are 'news crew' mods :(
unborn fog
What about "faking" the camera shot? have a script where you need to keep the deadbody as a cursorTarget for like, 10 seconds or something (and within X meters) and then flash a white screen for the "flash". Add in a little sound effect and there ya go! fake camera lol
signal coral
I donโt think you will sell many ๐ท where you have to wait for 10 seconds to make a shot
wooden garnet
Im actually looking for a physical news crew
Like an objective to protect
I can settle for a reskinned van or something simple XD
sharp axle
Actually very suprised the LoW DLC didn't have a AAN news van
sharp inlet
Hmm.. .i dobt think there are 'news crew' mods :(
There are camera and microphone item mods, so with appropriate loadout you can easily have a "news crew"
sand cairn
also... any auto-generated mission mod for Arma 3? I know that designing the missions yourself is more satisfying, but I'm playing by myself and wasting time designing the mission only to know exactly where the AI are doesn't seem really fair... ๐ฆ
feral gate
Cross-posting #rules, keep forgetting to mention - continue, not start over. You're playing by yourself?
sand cairn
I wasn't trying to start over, just skipping over the beginning, letting people know the whole situation
signal coral
This is sort of one area where MCC can shine because by using a zone you can make a mission with AI etc but their placement and movements are randomised, so the mission is a lot more dynamic than with the editor (despite its percentage chance of presence)
sand cairn
yes, I'm playing by myself, Teizan
signal coral
What I just got vet status like right now?!
sand cairn
you just did. congratulations โค
feral gate
and @sand cairn thought you were in a milsim group?
sand cairn
oh, I am part of a milsim group, but most of the people are on the american timezone
signal coral
Anyhow MCC's mission generator is kind of garbage or rather produces limited things but if you want to do randomised enemy placement it works. Where I think sometimes struggles is certain target scenarios, rescuing people is problematic to place randomly where maybe AA isn't.
sand cairn
and I'm in Europe. and sometimes I just like going up against enemies myself so I can improve my pew pew skill
signal coral
Honestly you should probably find a community that is in your timezone then, it is just easier that way.
feral gate
(crap, we're talking as we should in #general_chat_arma )
Something missionmakey: Make missions for your community rather than to play alone, so you can sneaky laugh at your victims instead of being a know-it-all in singleplayer.
In SP, just search missions off the workshop or make the effort to randomize outcomes as much as possible
signal coral
For a long time I used to use MCC on a variety of towns throughout the game to practice some of the special ops mission techniques (was a TV show way back) since I could place however many enemies I wanted in a certain but not know where they were.
sand cairn
makes sense. thank you very much for helping me โค
signal coral
There is also a chance setting in the editor as well so that can be used with a bit of effort to make units and groups randomly appear or not so can add some variation to missions as well.
frozen pebble
is some way to disable the 'overview screen' after game end | ''abort'' (one with ''Mission (1/2)'',''Score (2/2)'' pages) ? (like skipLobby=1; makes 1 click join, want to make 1 click out
oblique niche
interesting, honestly thought anything rp would be on top.
silk tusk
neon raptor
@frozen pebble nope, debriefing cannot be disabled in multiplayer
frozen pebble
@neon raptor :'( , thanks for answer
signal coral
You can make player leave server without debriefing. I did it, but donโt remember how, but it is possible
frozen pebble
@signal coral by kicking? :)
frozen pebble
@signal coral can make it trough the dialog's configs i guess, would be good to have buildIn setting for this such simple thing (skipping the debriefing)
neon raptor
it is, but it does nothing in mp
wooden garnet
In terms of cooperative missions, the player is only considered 'BLUFOR' correct?
Can i make a player force on bad guys side as REDFOR?
And make AI as BLUFOR?
wooden garnet
Ok
signal coral
Its just the western terms for factions
wooden garnet
Right
prime dome
yeah any side or faction's units can be a player or playable
wooden garnet
that might work...
timber heart
Hello folk ! I would like to know if it is possible to close only one door on the medical tents of the DLC "laws of war" ?
terse harness
Is Artillery support provider (Virtual) broken? When I call it in I get the ETA on the map and everything as it should be but when ETA counts down to 0 there is no impact. Can anyone else confirm this or tell me why it's hapening?
dry whale
@timber heart dont believe so, they open as one piece
@terse harness you likely didnt set it up right. Get a mission file off workshop that already has it, test it, and see how it works.
terse harness
@dry whale I am 300% sure that its set up correctly
fixed it, issue was something else completely independent from the module.
dry whale
Mmhmmmm ๐
unborn quarry
Does anyone know a good threshold of one condition triggers to include in a mission of about 35 players? Assume about 120 AI
Yeah
I'm thinking about writing some kind inhouse system to handle them.
So I can have objectives checked maybe once every 30 seconds by a single thread.
I'm reasonably competent.
I'd prefer to avoid using a loop, but I'd rather have a system that stores stuff in mission namespace and has the server review it every like 30 seconds or so
Would interrupting a loop actually be efficient if I Paused it with like UIsleep?
Neato, that's super easy then, I can probably save these into a very easily accessible array and then just write a function to evaluate them
ArmA arrays are really flex too, so I can easily just keep stacking stuff into it, neat
pine nest
anyone know how to have a roadblock but have an enemy ambush it?
i only know how to make missions where blufor attacks opfor but i want a mission where it starts with opfor attacking blufor
feral gate
What you need is waypoints.
That's normally the third set of the item window on the right side - where first set is units and second set is groups.
The easiest way to set up a movement waypoint is to select what units/groups you want to move and then shift+left-click somewhere you want them to move to, though.
pine nest
ok thank you
pine nest
im not sure what im doing wrong @feral gate , i select the infantry i want to move somewhere with shift left click but it does not move them to that location
feral gate
To clarify, are you in the editor or using something else?
pine nest
Zues i found out shift right click is the thing that works sorry for that
Not left click
sharp axle
Anybody have a good idea on a system that basically puts people into spectator mode tell another user(admin/GM) can trigger a respawn for them?
feral gate
My community uses something like that, yeah. Not exactly sure on the specifics, but we use TMF (by Team 1 Tactical) and an admin kit maybe?
sharp axle
I'll take a look at it, it sounds like what I might need.
I'm basically looking to do one life style missions, but I always want the option to spawn people back in if we deem a reinforcement wave is needed.
feral gate
That's exactly it.
Thinking on it, I don't think TMF is it exactly, more the Admin kit. Can't help you there, don't know what it is.
west sinew
Does anyone know how to revert the carrier launching back to the system where you attach to the catapult and then choose when to launch? I see a few servers that have it this way, and I need it for one of my missions.
wheat sierra
anyone got a premade altis life pbo for sale ?
sinful rampart
@wheat sierra Read #rules before you continue.
Crosspost from #arma3_questions and already answered there
novel epoch
Iโve looked at a few scripts for ambient civilian life and for airport traffic . Anyone one any experience using these are they worth it ? My assumption going in to this is they would hurt performance .
sharp axle
I done a few intensive civilian missions.
It's defiantly a trade off for performance. I guess it's what you want in context of your mission. I know there is a few air traffic scripts that work great. Ambient civilian generation however has been lacking
Mainly due to have the native AI(even infantry) refuse side walks ๐
I made a pretty populated Kavala, basically hand waypointing a lot of civilians to force them to use sidewalks, added ambulances on the "support" way point so civilians for radios can call for medical help. I also had a few scheduled style delivery trucks driving around that would simulate commerce.
novel epoch
How did civilians call ambulanceโs or am I reading that wrong ? I think Iโll test out a few air traffic scripts , and populate the map by hand . Basically the operation Iโm building is built for limited scale raids , driven by intel . But I want things like civilians to throw them off . Ie if you have fix wing following the wrong van and you do a raid on a bakery thatโs on you .
sharp axle
You create a ambulance, or medics and add a support waypoint. Then you give civilians radios. If they get injured they will call for "support" aka the ambulence
You can make it a bit more dynamic by assigning them a vehicle as well, So they can be standing around then get a call and head out. It works even with helicopters on the roof of the hospital. Some reason they just warp up to it.
This also works for service and repair vehicles.
novel epoch
I had no idea
Im trying to get this to work, Placed down two paramedics and one civ, gave all a radio. placed down a support waypoint and linked it to the paramedics . shot the civilian and nothing happened
sharp axle
I'll make a example really fast
novel epoch
i read the wiki, and thanks
novel epoch
yep i have that,
sharp axle
They are not offically on support tell they reached said waypoint, so it's best to keep it close for testing.
Just set another civ down lower his health. Double check they don't have a FAK on them, and make sure both the paramedic and civ have radios.
Play as another civ with a radio and you should hear the request/radio chatter between the two parties
novel epoch
ill test as another civ
sharp axle
Another example of it in action.
AI will simply stay at the scene tell the next call.
novel epoch
so setting the heath works, i wonder why shooing him doesnt
is there a way to make them medevac wounded to a hospital ?
sharp axle
You would need to do some scripting at that point.
Also did a bit testing before bed on the shooting thing
Seems to be a pretty steep threshold. Had to put like 3 rounds in his foot before he called it
But it does work as intended
novel epoch
mine would rather die then call
sharp axle
Also seems that civ fleeing behavior overrides support.
novel epoch
from the paramedic perspective or the wounded ?
sharp axle
Both
If the wounded flees and calls, it's last know position so if they run further the paramedic just shows up. Parmedic will flee if shot at and abort support as well.
Can be fixed with careless mode though
You can also make a police style response to wounded civilians by hidden selections the gendarmerie variant of the van into the ambulance.
novel epoch
thanks ill be testing this out for the next 12 hours, it should add an interesting dynamic
dapper ferry
anyone able to help test a mission? wont take long.
sand cairn
Hello guys, I have a question. How can I make a briefing start when I hit a certain trigger? I tried putting only the trigger and whatever I want in sidechat as activation, but it literally gives the sidechat message as soon as I boot up the mission.
prime dome
CreateDiaryRecord I think
sand cairn
and link it to the trigger?
sand cairn
oh wait, I think I figured my problem out... the "commander" runs away whenever I boot the mission up. any way to disable his movement?
prime dome
Yeah disableAI "path"
Put it in the init box
Note that it'll be disabled until you enable it again
sand cairn
I was just reading about it now. Thanks a lot. โค
prime dome
Cheers ๐
sand cairn
this is my first mission created with triggers and tasks and etc. and I kept wondering why my trigger was randomly activated when I wasn't even almost in the 100m radius of it (the trigger size was 5 by 5m. only to find out 45 minutes later that the fkin commander was triggering it.
oak sage
Has anyone had issues with random placement of the USS Freedom? (configured using the editor?) It just seems to spawn in exactly the same place every time
oak sage
Placement Radius in the attributes (I know I could use a scripted solution, I'm just curious why or if this should even work)
It's not even being placed at the center, i.e. doing nothing, it's consistently being placed off-center in the exact same location
always about 500 metres to the east and and 200m north (placement radius of 1500m)
dry whale
^ happens with Nimitz
oak sage
@signal coral Thanks, will give that a go
feral gate
I've had issues with Placement radius in the past, relating to waypoints. I didn't bother trying to use it with anything else after that, though.
hoary kelp
Anyone around that could possibly help me with something? Trying to make it so while a player is inside a trigger area they have the option to open/close a gate. So, an area that gives the player an "addaction" to open or close a gate.
dry whale
@hoary kelp its like a normal addaction, you just have to pull the first of type player from list
hoary kelp
Literally my first time actually implementing code into a mission file so I'm a bit lost, all the guides online about gates are "How to make your gates open for your police!" cos Altis Life is all of arma now apparently. ๐
mental nexus
hey, im new to all this and i have a few questions id like to ask regarding the editor, would anyone be keen to helping me out?
hoary kelp
General questions about the editor or coding? I can't code for crap but I like pretty things!
sinful rampart
Just ask away. If anyone knows and has time to answer, he/she will answer.
mental nexus
oh wow, i didnt expect a reply this fast ๐
i want to spawn in some units inside a city
and for them to be inside houses defending the place
then ill spawn in 2 troops, one for me and one for a friend
and we will just clear the city out
sounds simple
but no idea how to do it
like how do i spawn in a few enemies and make them sit indoors peaking through windows, or not just roam around
hoary kelp
Well, I would actually recommend Zeus to you for that, means you can make them do exactly what you want in real time and you have next to no work to do.
Do you know anything about the game master aka Zeus?
mental nexus
i got a mod called Mcc, was reccomended to me
but i couldnt follow a tutorial because the thing called ai manager garrison thing wasnt there lol
but yes, im aware of zeus
hoary kelp
MCC works, yes. Good for randomisation but it is a bit fiddly for a first time thing.
If this is just you and a small group of friends I would recommend Zeus over MCC any day.
Want me to help you get a mission file prepped for Zeus use?
mental nexus
im doing it rn, im in zeus already
but if i spawn in a soldier he just walks around
i want him to stay put and defend a position for example
mossy lava
Achilles mod has a lot of really good Zeus helpers, including instant garrison and search building and garrison
hoary kelp
Yeah, Achilles is a mod that allows you to instant garrison AI. I use it for my campaigns
Yeah, let me find it quickly.
hoary kelp
Plug and play mod, very easy.
mossy lava
Yeah, it adds a bunch of additional Zeus Modules.
Drop an AI group near a building, and drop the garrison module on a group member.
dry whale
Protip: Don't use MCC. It's overrated and breaks stuff ๐
@hoary kelp regarding your question, I'm happy to answer specific questions, but I obviously can't answer, "How to code" ๐
hoary kelp
Yeaaah.... Figured I was way too vague to get a quick response or any thing that could help me quickly. I figured it out though, trial and effort got us there in the end ๐ https://i.gyazo.com/39ce0da1fa0cc25c3f163c8856bda937.png
mental nexus
i tried making a spawn system instead of "play as character
but it keeps spawning me in grid 000,000
in the ocean
i spawned 3 soldiers, made playable, made a respawn position, and did my settings in the attributes
anyone help pls
delicate hinge
@hoary kelp you should never remove all actions from player.
Instead you should store action id on player object with setVariable and retrieve it later to remove only your action.
removeAllActions can remove actions from addons etc.
tawny holly
@mental nexus Okay..? Have you made sure your respawnTemplates are in?
feral gate
@mental nexus if you want an AI unit to just not move, add this DisableAI "PATH"; to the unit's init box.
minor drift
hey guys i installed ace 3 for my mission and customised it using the in game settings through cba
issue is that the medical system doesnt seem to be working so you shoot someone and bandage their wounds and they still bleed out basica and advanced you do everything nothign they still die im new so if i can get any help thatd be awesome
pine nest
does anyone have some exciting long lasting mission ideas? I want to do a mission that's like 1:30 hours but still exciting with my friends
feral gate
That's a really long mission - too long for a no respawn setup.
If you're trying to play with no respawn, it may be a better idea to split such a mission into a campaign of smaller missions, separated by objectives. This gives you finer control over what players have access to at the 'checkpoints'.
pine nest
yes thats what I wanted to do
feral gate
First mission attack and secure a base, second mission go out somewhere else and do something, maybe get ambushed en-route, third mission defend the base from a retaliatory strike?
silver girder
convoy mission but the fastest road has been blocked so they have to take a longer route and worry about demining the road and ambushes
signal coral
onyx matrix
i was seeing if it was active
wanting someone to see if they can touch up a word doc i have
signal coral
You can just look at the time stamp of the last reply for a clue
onyx matrix
what?
signal coral
What I said
rapid hatch
How to configure which type of objects can be created with ACE fortify tool?
Nevermind, found it
sand cairn
guys, question. my trigger is not working.
I have it set to Activate on Blufor presence, with the on activation box looking like this:
hq sideChat "The enemy HVT is still in the area. Find him."
silver girder
@rapid hatch where was it?
mental nexus
when im in the zeus, how can i spawn in some unites to attack my base / location, when i spawn them in and click for them to move there, they go there untill they spot me defending, then go prone and lay there doing nothing, i wanna make a defend this location type of objective but no luck so far :/
rapid hatch
@mental nexus when units get in contact they go to combat mode. Combat ai fsm kicks in and your influence on them is very minimal.
You might try forgetTarget command
That will help them forget about the enemy.
dry whale
Anyone know of a way to deny particular mission file objects from being "Added to Curator" by Zeus? They all have simulation disabled, but can still be added and moved via ACE utility in Zeus.
Would that be a "simple object" ?
meager bluff
I think there is an CBA event for that ace_zeus_addObjects, maybe you can just remove the ones you don't want.
wheat egret
If I want the trigger to run each 15 seconds I need to set the condition to true, check the Repeatable checkbox, Timer Type to Countdown and all three Timer Values to 15 ?
signal coral
And you need to reset it after it fired so it can start countdown again
wheat egret
@signal coral how can I do that? I suppose I need to add some code to the end of the trigger activation code?
signal coral
Try setting condition to false on activation and back to true on deactivation
wheat egret
Makes sense, I'll try that. Thank you
mental nexus
Is there any way for players to switch between characters in Zeus. Like change from a convoy driver to a explosive engineer to disarm bomb, and back to driver, since I'm playing in a small group we don't have many player roles. So something like this would be nice
feral gate
As a Zeus? Yes. Use the Remote Control module.
Very uncommonly, and possibly restricted to ACE, Switch Units is an option too.
mental nexus
But not just me
My friend too
I want him to be able to freely switch between units
And what do u mean switch units. How do you do that
@feral gate
feral gate
In singleplayer? U, with other playable units in the mission. Don't know if that works in MP.
ACE3 has a settings set for this - presumably in MP, though, so you might be able to look into that.
mental nexus
I don't have ace3 :/
And I'd rather not Download any mods, my game runs poorly as it is, got a bad pc
mental nexus
Ohh
So two players are Zeus so we can manually take control of the characters
I see
I'll try that so, thanks ^^
jade ember
guys who knows what's wrong with mission, just broke after i switching language in game. all scripts does not work correctly. units does not react on init commands. even player cant loading at start (no maps, no bfiefing just camera in the sky)
cinder holly
language switching is not the cause of this problemย ; you changing a directory name, most likely?
jade ember
nope
i was trying to fix that, creating new mission and all my files except mission.sqm i moved in new mission folder and copy all objects in there. same thing
cinder holly
file extensions shown? No "init.sqf.txt"?^^
jade ember
nvm i figured out there was object from mod it creating camera and something ruining init AI, was a serious bug
i deleted it and all works
thin crescent
Does anyone know if acex headless handle Zeus spawned ai
inner sail
I heared setting vehicle(tank, apc, etc) parameter 'hasdriver' to -1 disables driver and makes commander to drive vehicle.
Then how can I do that?
feral gate
As a guess, put this hasdriver -1; in the vehicle's init?
signal coral
What a dumb suggestion
feral gate
Nothing else I can suggest, other than to just give up and WASD an AI driver around. Never heard of this before.
woeful magnet
I'm pretty sure there's a mod on steam workshop for just this very thing, but of course now I can't find it for reference.
inner sail
I googled again. I think I should edit cfgvehicle to do that. Thanks for reply.
sand cairn
hey guys, it's ya boi, Ryan here with yet another "stupid" question regarding mission making. So, I want to make an AI salute with a trigger, but even if I go outside the trigger range, he is frozen in the salute animation... is there any way to have him revert? I mean, to cancel the "playAction" thing?
feral gate
Is there an 'Idle' playAction?
sand cairn
what do you mean by that
feral gate
Infantrymen standing around in idle are always animated. Is that established using a playAction every time they stop doing something?
sand cairn
uhm.. i don't think so. all i did was to disable the path for those soldiers, so that they won't run around since their job is to stay at the checkpoint.
other than that, I haven't touched anything
feral gate
I'm talking about where the idle animation comes from. Is it something that can be called or isn't it? IDK.
cinder holly
Make him playMove the "out" animation, this should do ;-) @sand cairn
feral gate
Resolved (hopefully) in DM. Using the SaluteOff playAction.
sand cairn
It has been resolved.
In the trigger, the "onDeactivation" box i put:
npc1 playAction "saluteOff";
because npc1 is the name of the character i needed to do the salute
fiery lava
Is it possible for force the civilian presence module to use a specific units or faction?
feral gate
To my knowledge it is based on terrain.
Civ Presence in Tanoa will get a lot more Tanoans, for example. Mod maps will likely not have made considerations for this.
old tapir
I created a sector misson. Would love for people to test it: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1503362669
Description on steam
lean lichen
how does it work with friendly AI? do i have to micromanage the entire friendly force?
i don't really enjoy being in command. i tend to get everyone killed so i would rather be commanded by AI since they do a much better job at micromanaging than me you know?
old tapir
There are one AI commander for each side, which will dispatch squads, vehicles and helis (gunships / transports) as it sees fit and attack / defend sectors. You do not control this.
You can choose to join an AI team. Then you will be under their command
or you can spawn your own team and go where you would like. You can also spawn heli/ vehicles in the base. The map will show you all friendly movements and you can choose to aid your friends or go off on your own
lean lichen
what's the scale and average mission length and replayablity?
old tapir
There are three HQ located at different spots. The three sides be given a random respawn location at the start of each mission. So the starting positions will be shuffled. Mission lenght is based on the amount of manpower which can be chosen in the mission parameters.
lean lichen
so i can make it quick or an all day event
i'll try it out after i get some rest. as long as i'm not having to command anything it should be a good time
vague forge
Wanted to ping those out there most familiar with Warfare/CTI (specifically BECTI). We're using a version that has a feel and flow closer to the classic Warfare 2 or the version that came out during ArmA 2 days. Well we're having a problem where the MHQ disappears when the commander Mobilizes the MHQ after building a base. Anyone have a clue what could be causing this? Also why did Bohemia drop Warfare for the ArmA series? Forget games like Altis Life, Exile etc, this makes ArmA ... ArmA!
modern plinth
hi !
got some problem on this one
how do you pass a variable instancied in a script (_variable = true;) in an activation trigger ?
sinful rampart
you can't pass local variables
you can make a global one
Zenyo_MyGlobalVariable
modern plinth
isnt the _ a global identifier ? (idk how to say it, like it declares it's a global Variable)
sinful rampart
no. opposite
modern plinth
allright ! thank you verymuch ! (sorry for dumb question ๐ )
sinful rampart
๐ค did I miss anything?
dry whale
Was just finding the channel cause I have it muted ๐
sinful rampart
Tip: CTRL+T
old flare
You no longer need the Ace Compat anymore for ACE and RHS do you?
lean lichen
so i need some help. i'm trying to make a combined arms mission that has you fly into the AO and take on randomly spawned CSAT troops. however all the modules i 'm able to find want to spawn more units after so many units are killed like a wave system. i want a module that spawns say 50 soldiers in that area and no more anyone know of what i'm looking for?
feral gate
I'm not familiar with how, but you could theoretically use a trigger or a script to delete the module after X amount of enemies have been killed.
lean lichen
i thought i could use actionbuilder but i can't find a tutorial on it
thick kite
im trying to make an mp mission that allows all players to use zeus but it doesnt seem to be working no matter what i try, I have players named and gave them each their own game master with a matching owner name and synced them but it wont work
modern plinth
is there a way to put a move waypoint stick to a unit ? (even if the unit is moving, the waypoint will still be on him)
so a unit a have a task move to go to X, the X is on the unit b, even if b is moving, the task X will still be on him
mossy lava
In the editor you can just drop the waypoint on the object. In script you can use waypointAttachVehicle.
modern plinth
thank you !
thick kite
my mp mission zeus works in multiplayer lan and single player but it wont work when i upload to dedicated server. zeus wont open at all. no clue what the problem is
mossy lava
Depends on how you set the owner of the game master module.
thick kite
theres 2 playable units and the variable names of them are set as the zeus owners
night nacelle
Hi
If I'm making a mission with a Zeus, what's the difference between making one using game module, with admin logged for instance, to making a virtuel entity Zeus?
Does tfar work better with the virtuel entity, meaning when teleporting to player you can actually hear them or?
Just wondering, since I tried finding the difference
sinful rampart
With the virtual entity you don't "posses" a unit by default.
That's just about the only difference
and yes. TFAR can move the virtual entity around. So that others can hear you talking while you are in zeus.
You can hear from the camera too
night nacelle
Ah sweet. Was thinking tfar was the only real benefit from it. Thanks! ๐
modern plinth
Hi
basically, unit A move to a location in car1, then he gets out of his vehicle with doGetOut.
after that, another script start (assignasDriver car1,moveindriver car1).
His next waypoint is linked to a trigger, and in the trigger, i check if players are in the vehicle (this thing work)
but for some strange reason, he doesn't want to move to the next waypoint (unit A)
does trigger sync with waypoint doesnt work ?
signal coral
is there an option for a time delay on a synced waypoint; for ex; I have 3 jets that fly over the bluez base when a player loads, however for the most part, the jets fly so fast over Malden, by the time you're at the arsenal; the planes are already shot down or right above you, ; I can't recall a delay modifier.
fiery lava
Does anyone know how to set the civilian presence module to only spawn a specific unit/array of units
jade ember
i faced the problem then i testing my coop mission sometimes people who played with me do not see bots, i think maybe it because init code on this bots. but if i starting mission again players can see, so who know how it avoid
example bot with null = [this, "STAND", false, 4] execVM "PLP_calmSoldier3.sqf" then this script done bot appears for players
karmic gale
@signal coral : I think you can create a "holding" waypoint, and set its [Waypoint: timer] values to the desired holding time. (Might require 3DEN enhanced)
modern plinth
is there any in depth explaination about the new arma 3 animated briefing ?
signal coral
@karmic gale oh thats a great idea, or possibly I can use another waypoint first then finally the move, thank you! Don't know why I didn't think of that lol
signal coral
I need some help, because im lost after about an hour of trying to fix this. I've got a mission which has an objective, salvage the tank, that appears 50% of the time through the presence value. when it's active, i wanted the tank, defenses, etc to appear with it. so i put !isNull mission in the presence condition for all the units, props, and the tank. everything spawns in properly, the units are all there when the mission is, so are the props, but the tank isn't, and I can't figure out for the life of my why. when it's set to isNull mission it doesn't spawn when the mission isn't active either, and it does spawn when the presence condition is set to true.
winged aspen
Out of my mind, without a direct solution. Why not write a script with a random number from 1 to 2, wich is, basically, more or less a 50/50 chance? And if the script returns the desired number, spawn in everything and generate the mission over that then?
sharp axle
Is there a significant load diffrence between a building added in via the editor vs a map building being loaded?
prime dome
sinful rampart
Map buildings are streamed in/out. I don't know if that happens with editor placed ones
feral gate
I figure Editor placed buildings are also Simple Objects, considering they don't have an option to be made as such.
tawny holly
No, I think the assumption is the opposite: they aren't simple objects unless otherwise specified.
feral gate
If you move a building above the ground high enough, it doesn't fall does it?
tawny holly
No, but this was never the behavior even before simple object implementation. Not the same type of simulation
feral gate
The Simple Object system is based on disabling physics movement while not fully disabling simulation, isn't it?
Since a building - terrain or editor - can't move like a simple object, but is still physically simulated to other objects including units - also like a simple object, it's essentially a simple object.
cinder holly
@feral gate a terrain building can be destroyed, a simple object cannot
feral gate
TIL
Still, @sharp axle I don't figure there's any large difference between a standard terrain or editor placed building - except that one is pre-marked on the map and the other has to be manually marked.
sharp axle
Yea, I'm about to basically replace some bases on Altis, and curious what kind of limits I should look for
feral gate
Actually, I've heard from here that the Hide/Edit Terrain Objects modules cause problems - and that if you bomb the removed building's location a destroyed building appears in it's place.
If you test that and it doesn't happen or don't plan to include any destruction like that, go ahead and just try it out - see what happens to your performance.
pine nest
Does anyone have ideas for a fun mission including heavy artillery? I see myself always using it too much that just gets the fun away, launch one missile ddestroy the entire city from 10KM away
sharp axle
Enemy opposition is using artillery as a shield to stop advancement in order to withdraw critical assets. Mobilize with mechanize units to get acrossed the open ground and through the barrage to your objectives.
pine nest
Hmmm interesting idea
sharp axle
I do understand your plight though. the 230mm rockets are beast
sharp axle
Yea usually anything about 120mm is for player use only, and not for receiving. You can try using various military bases that have much tougher walls to absorb the explosions though. IMO
pine nest
thats a good idea
prime dome
If you look at the benchmark provided in the wiki I linked, editor placed objects seem to at least cause a 10% performance hit over map objects, even if they're super simple objects
But moreover, buildings don't seem to cause much of a hit even if they're regular physx enabled objects
Whether or not you consider 10-15% significant is another matter
jade ember
is there a way to lock enabled AI at lobby? on reverse disabledAI=1 people cannot enable AI, but i need reverse. a way that this command do not removes all playable units which do not have a human player
prime dome
@jade ember disabledAI=0 ?
jade ember
@prime dome it enabling AI at lobby but people can disabled it anyway
prime dome
Only admins should be able to disable it, usually ๐ค
jade ember
don't know exactly, anyway then i publish my mission someone can disable AI at lobby. then game starting with a script errors, and without units to which scripts are connected
prime dome
oh this is a workshop mission?
the person hosting the mission can always disable AI
or logged in admin on a dedicated server
use isNil to check if that unit exists @jade ember https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/isNil
and then only run the script for those units
jade ember
@prime dome thanks for helping, is useful but i want what units all exist. example:
sp/coop mission, player start at full of infantry truck - all playableUnits
MP: then truck reach the point and ambushed all units except Players will down (but they exists and need me for dialogs etc)
SP: then truck reach the point and ambushed no one down (or a few guys) .Player is a leader of infantry squad
i all did this but in MP with disabledAI infantry truck has a couple players, and if i use isNil dialogs will not exist, maybe it only one decision for mp...
prime dome
then just add a note in the mission description, asking people to use the AI slots
and use isNil as a safeguard against script errors
proud rock
So Iโm working on creating campaign/missions that are US based whatโs a good mod that has only US troops?
quasi delta
rhsusf
sinful rampart
I also give my vote to RHS
tawny holly
We're voting now?
proud rock
Good lord I canโt believe I never found that till now, thanks!
Another mod Iโm looking for is a realistic ai reactions like when a convoy gets shot at, the units react by getting out and providing cover fire, or would it be easier to do that with a trigger?
quasi delta
vcom ai
proud rock
The one other mod Iโve been trying to look for is one where I can drag bodies and put them in cars or helis. Does anyone know if there is such a thing?
feral gate
ACE3?
quasi delta
ace3 lets you do that
strange rampart
Hi. Is the RHS mods classlist at http://class.rhsmods.org/ down for anyone else?
quasi delta
yeah its been down for about 6 months or so
strange rampart
Faaaak.
sharp axle
What classes you need?
Sometimes you can copy the CfgPatches and get a good chunk depending on what you need.
quasi delta
call bis_fnc_configViewer;
sinful rampart
@quasi delta http://tikka.ws/class/index.php?b=cfgWeapons has RHS too
meager bluff
So, regarding the link provided by @prime dome https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3_Simple_Objects#Performance
Do I assume correctly that super-simple objects are the ones placed by the terrain builder? I cannot declare objects as super simple when I am just a mission maker?
sinful rampart
quasi delta
oh that's dope thanks for the link
prime dome
So i was trying out making a Supports mission last night https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/MP_Support_Guideline and integrating it with our F3 template
problem is, if i link the helos to the base module, it populates them with NPCs (except the driver)
if I start the crew mounted, then it doesn't, but in that case the crew (including me) can't disembark
any idea how I can make it spawn empty helicopters/not populate the crew?
lost ember
can anyone help me get this to work with addaction?
http://www.armaholic.com/forums.php?m=posts&q=20610
crimson moat
is there a way to specify a valid target list for a unit (type)?
I want air defense units and certain aircraft in my mission to only engage enemy aircraft, and not bother with enemy ground units.
lapis isle
Hey guys! quick question! I want to redecorate Novyi Sobor a bit with some modern buildings. I Hid the village but Is there a possibility to Hide also those building markers on the "paper" map?
tawny holly
bold zenith
anyone know a place to get up to date RHS classnames? their site for that seems to be down for who knows how long and most places I've seen are rather out of date and I don't really want to look through cfgviewer for all the million types of ammo, unless anyone knows a better way
sinful rampart
http://tikka.ws/class/index.php?b=cfgWeapons this site has rhs classnames too.
You can easilly find them by filtering for rhs
bold zenith
Thx
bleak wadi
Maybe someone already created script to destroy assets placed on the building when building is destoryed (to prevent floating sandbags and other no-physical objects)? Please, share :3
silver girder
had this problem too
don't remember how but I had a way to make them invisible
maybe a trigger
visual crag
Hey, here's an idea/wish ^_^
What if you could create a mission that contained multiple *.sqm files, and you could rotate through them based of a numbered order (mission1.sqm, mission2.sqm,etc...). That way you could keep all of the same sqf functions and scripts, but have multiple highly detailed play areas (maps), without having the player needing to re-download the mission file each map rotation.
Anyone heard of something like this being possible? If not, pweease Bohemia, i want this for Christmas! ๐
bleak wadi
it's called addons
like you move all scripts to addon pbo and all players downloads it one time, and both missions and scripts are inside, so eveybody is ready to play without additional downloads
visual crag
But using addons means that the player would have to manually download and install it, creating dependencies yeah, or am i wrong?
What i am after is a way to have anyone connect to my server, only have to "Receive mission file" once, then play through all my "maps" without having to go through the "receiving mission file" screen again. (I've got 4 highly detailed maps, and i don't want all objects to be in the world at once).
bleak wadi
Then you can try export to sqf (not sure is it vanilla or cba feature) and use script to load needed 'mission'. Mission.sqm is name used by engine, and there is no legal way to make it read different file
sinful rampart
vanilla feature since last update
visual crag
When you say export to sqf, do you mean that it will export the classname and positional information for all objects placed on a map to an array?
So i could use a script to make it change the name of another .sqm file so that the engine will load a different .sqm?
lethal jacinth
Hello there, have anyone tried to ask BIS to fix 3DEN freeze on vehicle edit?
The first try to open any vehicles attributes causes application to hang to like 20 seconds
vivid plank
Does anybody know for sure if description.ext overrides the attributes set in the 3DEN editor?
proud rock
So Iโm setting up artillery units and I have multiple support batteries across my map is there a way to have letโs say 3 Mortar units fire from different places but with only 1 call for support?
Is this possible
Never mind I figured it out. They have to be grouped, then only the leader synced
old tapir
I made a sector control mission: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1503362669
Feel free to try and give some feedback!
This mission is currently running on one of the KP public servers
Name: KP Public arma.warfare Server
IP/Port: 195.201.56.254:2332
Needed Mods: CBA A3, KP Ranks
smoky dock
I don't know if people might know in here but thought ask anyone know about how to get missions to respawn after so long and gives you message when people havent done mission new spawns in etc for exile server dms? Thanks
proud rock
How do I make a unit with a get in waypoint get into my helo without me having a waypoint?
feral gate
It should work regardless. Is the get-in waypoint spatial or directly placed and attached on the vehicle?
proud rock
Spatial
feral gate
Directly attach it if possible. Just drag it onto the vehicle.
Otherwise, use Get In Nearest if you have to.
proud rock
Ok
How would I make units fire in a certain direction without their being any enemy units. Iโm trying to make a case-vac but I need the friendlies on the ground provide supportive fire.
proud rock
Thank you!
mental nexus
how do i make a respawn point ontop of an aircraft carrier using the respawn marker, they always spawn either inside or under it
dry whale
Make a trigger or eventhandler that teleports them to the top on spawn?
I don't use the USS Freedom but the Nimitz has a tool for it.
feral gate
Just putting one on top of the other should be fine, unless you need it to move.
pale totem
I try to do that but when you zoom in, it doesn't stay together
feral gate
It takes a bit of close up fiddling with where you place the markers exactly
sharp axle
It's a bit more work, but I personally like using ORBATcfg instead
It will dynamically adjust based on the sizes you set. IE Army groups will show up as bigger icons then a fireteam
terse harness
Hey guys, i'm working on a randomly generated mission system. So far the actual mission works perfectly but i have issues with creating new ones after completing one. My issue is rather weird and it's a generic error when trying to execute SQF _taskIdNum = _taskIdNum + 1; Can anyone tell me what am i doing wrong? I have pastes of my sqf to provide
sinful rampart
there is almost always more to "generic error". It always says generic error. But except in a few rare cases it provides the actual error message too
Like.. Maybe the variable is undefined?
terse harness
https://pastebin.com/eu9hK74t this is the link to "completeao.sqf" and "missionEngine" https://pastebin.com/VJ6CgwQi
I hinted the value of taskIdNum to check if its nil and it is a number
sinful rampart
missionengine.sqf you are deleting all your variables again in line two
private ARRAY
set's a variable to nil on the current scope
params already has private integrated
terse harness
I added that to test but I had the error even before adding that
@sinful rampart lemme screenshot the error popup
maybe im wrong about something
I tried putting it in brackets just in case but that obv. didnt help either
@sinful rampart from how i understand the error popups, the generic error indeed comes from _taskIdNum = _taskIdNum + 1;
sinful rampart
Only thing that I can see is the private ARRAY in line two. That would definitely break it.
Can you check with a hint or diag_log directly above the erroring line? that it's value is?
terse harness
params ["_missionAmount","_missionType","_lastLocation","_taskIdNum"];
_scriptLocations = ["missions\clearao.sqf"];
private _noSpawningRange = 2000;
private _locations = nearestLocations [(getMarkerPos "basemarker"), ["NameCity","NameCityCapital"], 20000];
_randomTown = 0;
_randomTownPosition = 0;
for "_i" from 1 to _missionAmount do
{
_taskIdNumNew = _taskIdNum + 1;
private _accepted = false;
while {!_accepted} do {
_randomTown = (selectRandom _locations);
_townName = text _randomTown;
_randomTownPosition = position _randomTown;
_accepted = true;
private _nearBaseLoc = _randomTownPosition distance (getMarkerPos "basemarker");
if (_nearBaseLoc < _noSpawningRange) then {
_accepted = false;
};
};
if (_missionType > 0) then {
_taskid = format ["task_%1", _taskIdNumNew];
_missionType1 = _missionType - 1;
_currentMissionType = _scriptLocations select _missionType1;
_mission = [_taskid,_taskIdNumNew,_randomTown,_randomTownPosition] execVM _currentMissionType;
}
else {
_currentMissionType = selectRandom _scriptLocations;
_taskid = format ["task_%1", _taskIdNumNew];
_mission = [_taskid,_taskIdNumNew,_randomTown,_randomTownPosition] execVM _currentMissionType;
};
};``` This is how it was before I added the private array and the issue was samecurrently it says _taskIdNumNew instead of _taskIdNum just for testing but it has no effect
proud rock
How do I give a unit unlimited ammo?
river phoenix
@proud rock
this addEventHandler ["Fired" , {
params["_unit" , "_weapon"];
_unit setAmmo [_weapon, 1000];}];
im trying to make a simple mission, you spawn in, you have to kill a target, and extract.
how would i do that? sorry for the noob question but i guess its something to do with the objective markers and stuff, but im not sure how to use them + id prefer to keep this in the editor, outside of zeus so i can load and replay :) thank you
signal coral
@mental nexus What do you have so far? At what point in making that mission do you need help?
kindred relic
I'm trying to apply a custom texture to the AAF Officer uniform, using setObjectTexture. Problem is, none of the selection values I'm trying do anything, except for "1", which puts the entire texture on a small patch on the left arm.
Am I going insane, or do camo selections just not work with this uniform?
sharp axle
Check your HiddenSelections, see which number matches the main uniform
kindred relic
As far as I can tell it should be the 0 selection, but that doesn't do anything
I've confirmed the texture itself works by successfully applying it to a different uniform
winged aspen
mcc 4 is a tool for mission-makers. And i use it temporarily to have sorta campaign running with the gaia ai. The description of the campaign init says that i may change the day/night cycle to my liking but does not explain how i do it.
other module where i can change it does not work. Does anyone have any idea how to achieve it? Google doesnt spit out any help for that topic either.
mental nexus
could someone please help me out
im trying to add a helicopter extraction
when task complete, helicopter flies in and lands
waits for all units to enter, then takes off and mission complete screen,
how do i go about doing something like this ???
misty timber
hi all, simple question , why do I get an error with this please, _wp1 setwaypointstatements ["this land 'land'"];
signal coral
_wp1 setWaypointStatements ["true", "this land 'land'"];
I'm not 100 but try that?
misty timber
will do thanks Uv
rapid hatch
Does HIGH COMMAND module work on dedicated server, multiplayer?
kindred relic
yes. It's a bit crap but it does work.
thorn vapor
so sometimes when i go in zeus, when i go back to being a player it wont let me turn my body
like i can look around but i cant actually turn to look anywhere and move anywhere i want
kindred relic
It sounds like you might be accidentally toggling free-look. Try tapping or double-tapping ALT. (I think it's ALT by default, you might want to check in the controls)
cinder holly
Or numpad * yup
iron pond
Anyone got a link to explain editing a mission.sqm to remove a dependency?
mossy lava
@iron pond
Launch Arma with correct mods
Open editor with new mission on same map
Merge in the mission containing old mods
Save
iron pond
@mossy lava you get 5 internet cookies for that response you magnificent bastard :)
sorted all my problems in 1 go
mossy lava
Glad to hear it. Have fun!
signal coral
I just updated a old FOB Template I had from back in the day if any of you mission makers wants to use it for anything! I have a lot of hours in it so if you use it for anything let me know so I can play it lol
If you need the unpacked version just PM me
toxic field
sometimes people join my mission and cannot spawn into certain people on the map. it just shows them the map, but no respawn option.... WTF did I do wrong?
dry whale
if (vagueQuestion) {
return vagueAnswer;
}
...probably didnt set respawn_west
sinful rampart
That is a "known" bug with the vanilla respawn system
even when everything is correctly set up.
Workaround is to kill yourself.
cinder holly
- hi, I need help about my script!
- kys
west silo
@cinder holly ask in scripting ๐
cinder holly
zing! ๐
grave harness
So "question for a friend" here
He had an error in his mission, and he seems to have figured it out that it was caused because he had a mission image set in his editor options AND in his description.ext
Is this normal? Shouldn't description.ext override any image defined in the in-editor settings?
cinder holly
@grave harness it should yes... Reproducible with an empty mission?
grave harness
could ask, didnt try myself ๐
he only had the problem with a dedi server though
not locally
And our unit uses a modified F3 framework, so that could be a culprit as well
wooden garnet
Can you have a friendly vehicle, and prevent the player from actually trying to drive it?
Like a static unit?
feral gate
Set lock to Locked for Players?
tawny holly
lock the vehicle
feral gate
Or just locked?
tawny holly
feral gate
^Unnecessary, the simple locking stuff can be found in the double-click attributes of a vehicle.
tawny holly
_friendlyBlahMobile setVehicleLock "LOCKEDPLAYER";
You say this now, but when you forget about it and wonder why it's locked then you're screwed into looking for hours
tawny holly
Eden Attributes I'm not talking about complexity
I'm saying is that you can't manage it as easily as you can in a sqf file. Creation, crew init, set lock. Done.
feral gate
I disagree. Mostly because I don't get your Point of view.
tawny holly
Sure.
wooden garnet
That is, if a truck the players used to respawn is destroyed, and the players can therefore no longer respawn, that can be Mission failure right?
tawny holly
@feral gate It's exactly like using init fields for everythint player related. It's an easy way to get lost in finding what was happening and how it happend. Less options for debug, alltogether less control.
Especially if someone wants to edit your mission, good luck.
feral gate
As an almost purely editor user, I just really don't get the problem.
tawny holly
@wooden garnet
waitUntil{damage(vehicle player) > 0};
["end_1",false] call BIS_fnc_endMission;
@feral gate The same thing applies to triggers as well, triggers will only hinder how large you can expand functionality.
feral gate
Still don't get the problem. Are you talking about how editor placed objects don't have variable names by default (and so are difficult to find?)
tawny holly
No. Eden attributes!
feral gate
๐
wooden garnet
Thanks @tawny holly
tawny holly
@wooden garnet Keep in mind, that needs to be ran where suspension can occur (scheduled environment)
so in case you are not running the script in a schedule environment, spawn it.
dry whale
Is there a way to stop the USS Freedoms landing outline from showing up on the map?
I'm trying to hide it, and I can't really do that if everyone can see it on map ๐
feral gate
To be fair, if a faction has the means to attack it it seems like it'd also have the means to detect such a big hunk of metal.
little berry
Yeeeah you can't disguise an aircraft carrier sadly.
Now if you made it a submersible aircraft carrier, that's a different story.
visual crag
Hey, just wondering if anyone knows how to spawn an object using the createVehicle using the positioning and angle values found in a mission.sqm.
Example mission.sqm ```sqm
class Item1
{
dataType="Object";
class PositionInfo
{
position[]={5372.332,219.72102,5250.2388};
angles[]={0.059930447,2.7307997,0.017500184};
};
side="Empty";
flags=4;
class Attributes
{
};
id=6;
type="Land_Wreck_BMP2_F";
};
Object will be spawned with something like this: ```sqf
private _veh = "Land_Wreck_BMP2_F" createVehicle [0,0,0];
_veh setVectorDir [0.059930447,2.7307997,0.017500184];
_veh setPos [5372.332,219.72102,5250.2388];
it doesn't look like sin-1, cos-1, etc... that setVectorDir might require, but neither can i set the direction using setDir.
perhaps a question for #arma3_scripting?
visual crag
yeah, but "2.7307997" in "[0.059930447,2.7307997,0.017500184]" isn't between 0 and 1, so it can't be used with setVectorDir anyway?
Either way i will try.
sinful rampart
Does it even really matter what units that is? I mean.. Just try normalizing it. That should do it I think?
Or maybe it's just that that object has been rotated multiple times
visual crag
The end goal is to be able to parse the mission.sqm to array, clear the objects from the game world, then repopulate object placements via sqf script when the player comes into a specified distance to an object (sorta like object streaming). Thus avoiding object overpopulation and the performance issues with that. I know... it's very clunky, but i can't think of anything else.
sinful rampart
Why don't you grab the positions before you delete the objects?
visual crag
"Or maybe it's just that that object has been rotated multiple times" - Do you mean that perhaps createVehicle sets the direction, then setVectorDir tries to rotate it again too soon?
sinful rampart
instead of trying to get them from mission.sqm
No. When you rotate a object 360ยฐ's. Usually it's rotation should be 0. But I think 3den doesn't do that. So when you rotate twice, you'll end up with a rotation of 720ยฐ's even though it's really 0ยฐ.
That's probably why that value is so big
visual crag
ahh, ok makes sense.
I might be able to work with that.
"Why don't you grab the positions before you delete the objects?" for over 1400 objects, would take a long time ๐
@sinful rampart
Yes it is XZY
For position. Thanks.
Now just gotta work out direction XD.
visual crag
And angles are in radians https://forums.bohemia.net/forums/topic/188595-angles-in-missionsqm-objects/
dark ibex
I'm not a dev but a friend of mine is starting a server and would like to know, can you input lightweigh mods (a few vest and helmet textures) into a mission file or do players need them downloaded beforehand?
sinful rampart
you can put textures into mission yes
if you apply the textures with a script
which afaik you cannot do for... vests and helmets..
dark ibex
I understand that, my question is if those textures were put into a mod, could the mod be put in the mission file that everyone downloads when connecting?
sinful rampart
you cannot put a mod into a mission file no
signal coral
-download commandline? ๐ค Que x-files theme
sinful rampart
plays stargate theme
bronze furnace
Hey guys, I'm pretty new to making missions, in fact this is the first time I've tried, so I've been following a simple video guide to add ALiVE modules to an OPTRE map, however when I get to the point to test the function of the commanders occupying their TAOR I get some error that says a script is missing
http://tinypic.com/r/fwope8/9 this is the error message
lament juniper
@bronze furnace did you used any ''execVM'' ?
bronze furnace
nah my dude
lament juniper
Try to repair or redownload Alive and try again
Its look like some sqf file was missed from your addon
And if you trying to use the script without module , you must use the addonse class that defined in CFGpatch of each addon
bronze furnace
Could it be that the map isn't indexed with the alive mod?
lament juniper
No
bronze furnace
honestly IDK what any of that means but I found the GIThub for the alive mod and it's got a list of maps that are indexed
lament juniper
Can you give any photo from yor editor
Where you put the modules?
lament juniper
Np
Try to re do this totarials
http://alivemod.com/wiki/index.php/Mission_Editing
It looks you dont have some PBO's
bronze furnace
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dqDyVLbJHs this was the tut I was following
lament juniper
Ok we shoud do a test
Open your Arma 3 luncher
Right click on the alive mod in mod tab
Hit open folder
Move inside the addon folder
bronze furnace
kk
lament juniper
Look for main.pbo
bronze furnace
here's the photos of the modules I have in any case
main.pbo here
just to save time, alive works on the liberation mission I have
just showed blufor side, the opfor side is the same just opposite
lament juniper
I cant acces the photos
bronze furnace
yea I'm gonna try now
lament juniper
Ive never be seen this error befor
bronze furnace
hey by chance do you know of any mods or methods of making AI act as a medic?
lament juniper
@bronze furnace yes search for injured Ai that maked by [DAM] PersianMo
bronze furnace
kk thanks my dude
bronze furnace
do you use this mod?
bronze furnace
okay, have you ever tried it with ace?
lament juniper
It dont work with ACE
because the AI wont to use it XD
bronze furnace
I kinda figured
I think ace has an option to have only player's using the ace medical system though?
lament juniper
IDK
tranquil panther
Anyone have any top tips for troubleshooting "local variable in global scope" RPT spam in a big mission? I'm probably just going to do a binary search, deleting half the objects / scripts, but the turnaround on that is about 10 minutes as I need to change the mission, export it, restart the server, upload it to the server, join the server, then restart ArmA each time. Any way I can speed that process up?
sinful rampart
can't you just test in local MP?
tranquil panther
I only get the error on a proper dedicated server, the editor's play in MP button doesn't do it. It's a client side error - the RPT gets spammed even after leaving the server, so I have to actually close ArmA.
Oh, that might not be right. The error still shows up on screen but that could just be it trying to catch up.
dry whale
What are possible reasons for spawning in as seagulls? There's a few slots in my mission file that are always seagulls, and I cannot figure out why. I'm doing it the same way I've always made my slots ๐
novel epoch
This is a long shot but I remember reading about respawn tickets and a option to spawn as a seagull when you run out . Could be tied into something like that .
dry whale
It only happens with certain slots though
I deleted every slot and replace them all
and it still happens with certain slots
specifically, certain squads
in 10yrs of mission making for Arma I've never had something like this happen ๐
icy comet
maybe they don't have a respawn pos?
chilly wyvern
ive seen the seagull thing happen before, in an invade and annex server, not entirely sure why but it sure is funny as hell
tranquil panther
Re. my "local variable in global scope" troubleshooting: I made the workflow much nicer by running two windowed ArmA processes, one with the mission editor open, the other for joining the dedicated server. It got the turnaround time down to about a couple of minutes.
signal coral
how do i make a zeus vs zeus game, were both zeuses have limited points, and gain points from capturing places, i also want them to only be able to place stuff in certain places
lament juniper
@signal coral search bohemia forums for limited zeus
This is all you need to know about zeus
quartz yoke
@signal coral _unit join (group player); should work. How you activate the script is, however, a different question. This should be better discussed at #arma3_scripting
gilded oak
Hello everyone, I have this problem with ALIVE ied's on zargabad. They are working all expect that if i find one. and i want to blow it up with a charge. it doesn't blow up and when the explosion goes off the ied model just starts to float away
final heath
Using the line #include "\A3\Missions_F_Warlords\cfgMissionParams.inc" in my description.ext after the warlords update crashes my server
(after I do #missions )
Without my mission on the server, the missions menu comes up fine
sinful rampart
correct
3DEN update broke external includes in mission pbos
just copy that file into your mission and include it locally
final heath
Sooo, wheres that file then? ๐ฎ
final heath
Cool, thanks. Will try that now
final heath
So I added that inc to my mission, and funny enough, now I got this error
a3\Functions_F_Heli\Params\paramViewDistance.inc not found.
Hoping right now, that it'll be the last file I need to add, xD
mild minnow
@final heath You can do the following: sqf copytoclipboard loadfile "\a3\Functions_F_Heli\Params\paramViewDistance.inc" This can be ran inside the mission, in SP or MP via the debug console, or even in the editor by using the shortcut CTRL+D
I done the same to actually edit Warlords.
sinful rampart
Yes. You can run that code. Which will help you exactly 0%
final heath
I found it, I was being silly, the functions_f_heli was in the helicopter dlc folder, xD
sinful rampart
just search for that in your Arma directory
If you had done that. You'd have found it ;)
I didn't say addons directory.
sinful rampart
can you send me your RPT?
Also.. Didn't you mean to post that in #arma3_troubleshooting or #server_admins? You know... Some channel that's atleast somewhat related to your problem...
rocky sinew
tulip gazelle
hi just would like to know if there is a way to spawn a unit based off a trigger
cedar bronze
Having a hard time adding a respawn to this mission...
I add a respawn for a certain side, but the side doesn't appear in the Side menu
cedar bronze
Is there some way to make the AI stop fleeing? I am trying to make a mission where the players and AI storm a beach, but the enemy AI keeps causing the allied AI to flee
cedar bronze
Never mind, I figured it out. Now I need to know if I can set loadouts before a mission starts
tough moon
@tulip gazelle use https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/createUnit and for groups, use https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_spawnGroup (or the command createGroup if you wish)
Place the code in the activation of the trigger, or make execVM to a script file and have your code there instead.
visual crag
Anyone know if there's a way to de-binarize a mission.sqm file, for purposes of corruption recovery.
icy comet
Hey, do you guys have tips on how to brainstorm mission ideas?
Also is there a collection of terrains somewhere? Id like to use a desert terrain for some middle east action, but the CUP Packages are just too big for my friends.
meager bluff
I get most of my mission ideas from documentations and movies. You might also look on YouTube, a lot of guys upload their mission replays.
thorny pike
how to brainstorm mission ideas? Use a paper and scribble on it. Keywords, snippets, drawings. Use another paper, refine the snippets. Put it into digital for further refinementsteps.
Or use a pen tablet and scribble directly digitally
unless you mean ideas for story missions... then i would not watch hollywood movies. Documentaries (preferably from before the "drama documentary" time), wiki articles of battles, interviews with participants
icy comet
tbh I just want to create COOP mission for my friends so they can learn tactics and the game while having fun on a mission with a bit of story background and logical explaination of the mission and the available assets. Also the objectives should make sense and should feel realistic. Like no army would send 5 random dudes to take over a whole AO or something like that.
A very open learning mission with story, background and realism basically
icy comet
I just can't really think of any story though, as some part of me wants to make it fit into the campaign story line
@tough moon lol thanks, that could help
icy comet
I think that will certainly help
sharp axle
One thing I learned is to keep the scope to a certain aspect. When writing out a story, I tend to lock up with the idea of why hasn't NATO and CSAT started WWIII over Altis, ect.
A good way to deal with a flexible foundation. Assuming you are not 100% sure on how many people may join or leave, is to simply put the player base as a "detachment".
5 people? A detachment of Charlie Platoon. 32 people? Charlie Platoon itself.
icy comet
@sharp axle Thats actually a genius idea. I usually play with one or two friends, rarely with like 4 which makes it hard for me to design missions that are challenging and fun. The distribution of skills in arma in our group make it also hard. We got two "Rambo" like guys, who literally kill half an enemy army with a single vehicle by just driving over them for example. And in gun fights they are extremly deadly too, while the other members are quite new to ArmA.
I still consider making something like a learning mission for them or something...
I guess im also approaching my missions totally wrong. Before I even got a area of operations where I place the objectives im preparing a fancy HQ with NPCs with animations and stuff, and "cutscenes" where vehicles transports them to the AO and stuff like that.
terse harness
Getting this error from BIS_fnc_getArea. I am not calling the function within my scripts so its called by one of the functions I'm using. The only one that I'm sure calls getArea is randomPos. This error seems to be caused by changes to getArea in 1.86 since my script worked perfectly fine before. They added a new format but that shouldn't matter because i use a simple [position, radius] format for my randomPos. Can anyone else reproduce? https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/302560274681167874/521404996374364170/20181209201614_1.jpg?width=1202&height=677
sinful rampart
how did you call it?
terse harness
@sinful rampart You didnt read the thing, I didnt. I've just confirmed that the issue is caused when BIS_fnc_randomPos calls BIS_fnc_getArea. This is how Im calling randomPos:
_randomPos = [[[(position _hvtHouse), 150]],["water","out"]] call BIS_fnc_randomPos;
I just ran that single line trough debug console and the error popped up again
terse harness
hmm
sinful rampart
if it's none of them. Then it passes that as parameter to BIS_fnc_getArea
terse harness
mustve changed it in 1.86 cause it worked perfectly before
sinful rampart
meaning it calls "out" call BIS_fnc_getArea
sinful rampart
you might wanna try ["out"] instead of just "out"
terse harness
I actually don't know what "out" even refers to, i copied the line from some other script and then edited it but didnt pay attention to "out", only to water. Do you know what "out" means?
sinful rampart
well it's invalid in randomPos
And get's passed to fnc_getArea. String argument to getArea is a marker name
terse harness
No, i meant as what the person who used "out" thought it might do.
sinful rampart
Maybe he had a marker called "out" and wanted that in his blacklist
Or that person also just copied it from someone else and didn't know what it does
terse harness
Ah you're right, must've been a marker
mint cosmos
hm no idea whether this is the place for it. but i guess this might be the place for people who worked with a lot of different maps
yesterday we had a funny bug during mission while playing on Kapaulio
while inside a building (apparently only certain buildings), opening of the map would make a sound somwhat like rolling dice
also it appeared that the sound was only there, while the flashlight on the map was on
although not everyone can confirm that
it seems that nobody recorded it unfortunately
icy comet
Is it normal that #includes in the description.ext to vanilla things, like parameter templates and the warlords settings, inside PBOed missions doesn't work?
icy comet
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3_Mission_Parameters
The warning under the list of templates for Params atleast says so...
cinder holly
Yup, use Steam to distribute your file (don't know why, maybe prereading is only active with Steam "mod" files)
tropic pawn
I've my Markers in layers, is there a way to just call the whole layer?
example this is my script
ADDMARKER(west, "MARKER1");
i just want to name the layer with the markers in it
instead of listing each markers
marker
fiddling with this atm getMissionLayerEntities layerName
karmic glade
Looking for ww2 SAS uniforms. Re-Creating "Hidden & Dangerous 2" missions and I am searching for mods that can provide SAS gear (desert uniforms)
woeful magnet
Faces of War @karmic glade
They might not have desert camo specifically but guaranteed they and other mods that depend on FoW should have something
Just a bird that can provide a radar overlay of some kind, similar to what the USAF mod AWACs does if possible? Basically so it can see and coordinate aircraft that are BVR from each other. @celest cosmos
celest cosmos
@woeful magnet To answer your question I would say that if you're not needing something authentic the Apex DLC's V-44X Blackfish does this -- pilot toggles the fixed-forward active radar, copilot pitches and rotates the FLIR (infrared and "visual" sensor on the same axis with near-identical characteristics), 360-degree laser/IR-strobe tracking, a radar warning receiver (RWR) is included, and by default its broadcasts its tracks and own-position to same-side vehicles which have Data Link Receive enabled
woeful magnet
I was more wanting something where the person monitoring radar could accurately relay something like, "Uzi 4, there is a bogey at Angels x", etc. @celest cosmos
celest cosmos
You can sort of do that if you can line up the Blackfish enough to the bogey to use the Lock Target/Reveal Target keybinds (default T) because active radar provides speed/altitude/range-from-Blackfish readouts for the selected target in the SENS panel
@woeful magnet But if you mean a full-screen thing... hmm, have you heard of the Arma 2 version of Swedish Forces Pack? It had a static radar 'vehicle' which with its search/track radar toggled on would overlay air targets' positions (with altitude, bearing/heading, and [ground] speed readouts next to the icon and displayName) within the radar's range (represented by a yellow ellipse) onto the fullscreen map, and with the RBS 70 static launcher you could connect to said radar to get cuing hints while operating the RBS 70 (e.g. Target is to the left and up); video of the latter is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TSJOXPxXEc
mild minnow
Anyone know how to sort this error out? https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/522195344600072213/522212654241021984/20181211194544_1.jpg It's when the Export to SQF is pressed.
celest cosmos
@woeful magnet May I DM?
woeful magnet
@celest cosmos go ahead.
oak sage
@woeful magnet While I cannot name a mod off the top of my head, look for helicopters with 360 radar as well. Many armed forces actually use helicopters for the AWACS role instead of fixed wing aircraft because they can not only launch from carriers but also from support ships, littoral craft and dry land. The downside is that they tend to have reduced time in the air and shorter overall radar range (due to flying at a lower altitude).
for example with their brand new carriers, the UK Navy is intending to using Merlin helicopters equipped with Crowsnest radars for the role, in British terminology ASaC (Airborne Surveillance and Control).
The Blackfish would not be out of place, they did also look at using Osprey's fitted out with an AEW system. That said, aircraft in those roles tend to be equipped with 360 radar and not the forward facing radar that the Blackfish has now.
woeful magnet
As dumb as it sounds, the drawback of using the Blackfish is that this operation is supposed to take place in the early 2000s. It's also off the deck of the Nimitz so a Merlin doesn't seem like it's quite fit either.
signal compass
does anyone knows why the AI disappears when i play my missions when they should be playing an animation
for example i'm using AI switchMove ""; but when i play the mission the AI is no longer there
signal coral
What are some things that you thought added a more "alive" feeling to an area in ArmA? I'm making a base and it feels so cold and dead. I've added some AI here and there, random sound etc. Is there anything you always add, have seen in a mission, or always wanted to add? ๐
spare coral
You can add like everything to a base. But the problem will be AI is dumb and still drive against walls. So what you can do is random animation by AI, but you will never get this nice. I'll add flight operations to a airport if one is near. And what you can do is add simple objects for immersion feeling. A table is nice. A table with a map is standart. A table with a map, a compass, a water bottle, a radio is more realistic. Add briefing table with a real briefing for your actual mission. You can add very very simple music as 3D from a speaker. Also a guard for the entrance who will open the bar gate. But first of all, everything have to functional. Better 3 nice things which are functional, then 30 giving out error or glitching around.
i'll post a imgur link in one or two mikes
I left the markers to see what I added and what not. https://imgur.com/a/t15PHUZ
You will see the same object in four or five pictures. These are template objects. Try to use the same object for the same things. The red object is our logistic depot. The flag a teleporter and the briefing board our loadout changer for technical problems. The TV is a spectator when you are death. The vending machine actually works. Try to use these objects you place. The rest are just ideas that worked very well for me
signal coral
Cheers! I've already added most of what you've said. I do that stuff. The ammount of detail is pretty low for FPS reasons though.
Are you guys also adding vending machiens wiht ACEX's new mre system? ๐
spare coral
no you can buy cigarettes and matches from there, but a good idea too.
If you put the most on simple object without simulation. nearly no fps issues will be provided
signal coral
yeah, noticed
vapid trail
is there any way to "fake" an airstrip to a map that has not got one?
cinder holly
maybe try putting a carrier underground (no warranty)
vapid trail
Thanks Lou, I just now tried that but no dice. Would need to somehow "fool" Warlords to think that a map that does not have and airstrip has one. If there's no airstrip Warlords modules won't initialize correctly
hoary basin
Hello guys. Small question. What faction, units will fit best for the upcoming WINTER Chernarus? Thank You.
final prism
@vapid trail yeah that is a bug that will be fixed in a patch next week. Sorry about that :(
rough stratus
It's been resolved
woeful magnet
Quick question for making a mission. I was wanting to have it be a SEAL team (or Green Berets, haven't decided) off of the Nimitz, meeting up with and assisting local fighters in a Cold War-style conflict.
Are there any passenger/air-drop capable birds that can launch and recover from the Nimitz?
signal plaza
trying to make a warlords mission is there a way to change the loadout vehicles spawn with? like say the Po-30
icy comet
And https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/landAt (Second Example)
Not sure if there is already a vanilla Dynamic Airport, but I strongly believe there is because of the second example.
cinder holly
oooh, noice
icy comet
I kinda expected something like that to exist, how else would planes be able to land on the carrier (which can be literally anywhere on my map) for example? ^^
cinder holly
MP question, can one skip debriefing?
sinful rampart
Yes. But don't really know how. Had it happen to me a couple times.. Maybe if server just ends mission, and you don't end clientside. Maybe then you are thrown to lobby?
cinder holly
(I mean by that, can the mission skip the debriefing screen and bring the player back to slot selection or some other screen)
hmm, I may try that then
my working lazyness will create an adaptive newspaper debriefing (according to the in-mission events) then just leave the mission, 30ish seconds later
icy comet
This might be a weird question...
But what do soldiers who enter a helicopter say to tell the pilot that everybody is ready?
Where could I find information too such things, like military jargon and what is said in specific situations?
cinder holly
"all loaded up, ready to go"? I am no military; @ionic thorn ?
ionic thorn
I've always just been a passenger, you cant hear sh*t. So, the answer is "i'm not sure" ๐
cinder holly
some official missions (campaign or showcases) involve a helicopter, you may check their translations / sounds @icy comet ?
cinder holly
GL ๐
dapper plover
There's no real "jargon" for it. You just tell them when everyone is in and the pilot takes off. It's pretty simple really
If anything, the crew chiefs will tell the pilot when the aircraft is clear and ready to take off
cinder holly
"all of the soldiers in the unit I have the chance to command today have been properly and safely seated. You may then proceed to a delicate take-off, as to bring us to our next destination, without demanding, my good sir!"
icy comet
lol
mossy lava
The leader of the group boarding should be the last one in, and will tell the crew chief something like "All in, good to go."
Watch the documentary series "Inside Combat Rescue".
signal coral
@hoary basin
I would do ChdkZ. They have some winter splinter camoflauge stuff and generic cold weather looking gear. Can be found in both PO4 and RHS: Gref. Probably CUP units too. As opposing force I'd say maybe USA (UCP) or USMC woodland.
Does anyone have a frigate (Vanilla, forgot the name) template I could use? Nothing with 300 ketchup bottles or tanks on deck. Just the guns, a-boats etc.
spare coral
Build yourself? There a 3 Guns and 2 Boats?
signal coral
But, how do I get the baots on the racks?
I want it to spawn with the orange/black a-boats (zodiac whatever) on the racks, but IDK how lol
spare coral
Drag and drop
spare coral
Maybe yeah?
In Eden you spawn a boat and a rack and take the boat with left mouse button and move it in the Object Icon from the rack. Voila
signal coral
Oh, you need a boat rack?
hahahaI thought you could just place it under the "hook" on the destroyer.
spare coral
๐ณ
signal coral
There's like a boat "hook" on each side of the destroyer. For what I assumed was boats. I swear I've seen it before with interaction to deploy
spare coral
Oh then I think I helped you
grave harness
Can anyone help me with the Sector module, i can't seem to get it to work.
I placed a Sector module, and made it 500x500 and placed it where i wanted.
Then i placed a Location Logic (Area), a Blufor logic and an OPFOR logic and synced those to the sector module
Just like explained in this guide: : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnRs_MEqwSs
but nothing happens for me.
Additonally, the wiki states using a trigger and syncing the module and sides to the LOCATION logic instead of the sector module
grave harness
never mind figured it out... forgot to sync the OPFOR module to it... thought i did that but the lines were overlapping
damn, that felt almost as if i missed a ; somewhere in my code
narrow owl
Question
do yall know how to limit the use of a trigger?
specifically radio triggers?
cinder holly
Yesโฆ?
Simplest way: in activation field: this && activationVar
and set activationVar to true or false whether you need it or not
narrow owl
I see, well, how would I go about setting that? I'm relatively new to scripting.
So would I do that in the init or the trigger itself?
tropic pawn
Hello I've an array G= [[1st,2nd,3rd,4th],[1st,2nd,3rd,4th]] , I'd like to make X=[4,4]
how would i do that
tropic pawn
figured it out ty
daring grove
Looking for a little help here with setting faces of players in a mission. In order to use the full Incognito functions of the scripts done by Incontinentia (https://github.com/1ncontinentia/Incon-Undercover). I am looking to over ride the profile setting of players and force certain types of face on certain slots in the mission.
Below is one of my loadout for the players and all players have a variation of this SQF for each unit when they join the server or respawn after getting killed:
`
waitUntil {!isNull player};
_unit = _this select 0;
//comment "Remove existing items";
removeAllWeapons _this;
removeAllItems _this;
removeAllAssignedItems _this;
removeUniform _this;
removeVest _this;
removeBackpack _this;
removeHeadgear _this;
removeGoggles _this;
//comment "Add containers";
_this forceAddUniform "U_BG_Guerilla3_1";
for "_i" from 1 to 4 do {_this addItemToUniform "ACE_fieldDressing";};
for "_i" from 1 to 2 do {_this addItemToUniform "ACE_elasticBandage";};
_this addItemToUniform "ACE_EarPlugs";
for "_i" from 1 to 2 do {_this addItemToUniform "ACE_tourniquet";};
for "_i" from 1 to 2 do {_this addItemToUniform "hlc_13Rnd_9x19_B_P228";};
_this addItemToUniform "ACE_MapTools";
_this addItemToUniform "ACE_Flashlight_XL50";
_this addItemToUniform "ACE_epinephrine";
_this addItemToUniform "ACE_morphine";
_this addItemToUniform "ACE_wirecutter";
_this addVest "V_Rangemaster_belt";
_this addItemToVest "ACE_SpraypaintRed";
_this addItemToVest "ACE_EarPlugs";
_this addHeadgear "H_Booniehat_tan";
_this addGoggles "G_Aviator";
//comment "Add weapons";
_this addWeapon "hlc_Pistol_M11";
_this addHandgunItem "HLC_optic228_Siglite";
_this addWeapon "Binocular";
//comment "Add items";
_this linkItem "ItemMap";
_this linkItem "ItemCompass";
_this linkItem "ItemWatch";
_this linkItem "tf_anprc148jem";
_this linkItem "ItemGPS";
//comment "Set identity";
_this setFace "TanoanHead_A3_03";
_this setSpeaker "Male02FRE";
//comment "Set Medical Class";
_this setVariable ["ace_medical_medicClass",2];
`
If someone can point me in the right direction on how to get that โฌ done I would appreciate it. I have looked at the https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3_CfgIdentities page as well as https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Description.ext#CfgIdentities
sinful rampart
protip. Use ace arsenal for your loadout script.. It's a single line
daring grove
Honestly never looked at ACE arsenal. Can it do what I am looking at for the units @sinful rampart ?
sinful rampart
Checking right now
No. But atleast you don't have to uselessly copy 50 lines of loadout code with bad formatting into discord chat
daring grove
yeah well I never said I was a good code guy....maybe back when I learned BASIC way back in the old days
sinful rampart
What is your problem actually? ACE also uses setFace
daring grove
๐
Players keep spawning in with all sorts of faces and the incognito script actually looks at the face since it has a racism function
I need certain human players to be Tanoan and not camo face, white, Asian, etc...
sinful rampart
Add a sleep before your loadout script. Like 10 seconds
daring grove
In my initPlayerLocal.sqf?
`waitUntil {!isnull player};
missionNamespace setVariable ["tfr_playerSpawnData",[getpos player,getUnitLoadout player]];
player addMPEventHandler ["MPRespawn", {
_parameters = missionNamespace getVariable "tfr_playerSpawnData";
_respawnLoadout = _parameters select 1;
_respawnPos = _parameters select 0;
player setUnitLoadout _respawnLoadout;
_respawnPos
}];
if (player getVariable ["isSneaky",false]) then {
[player] execVM "INC_undercover\Scripts\initUCR.sqf";
};`
Or where?
daring grove
OK ๐
daring grove
@sinful rampart would it be better to run it in the init of the unit instead of running it from the SQF for the loadout? Such as:
[unit, "faceName"] remoteExec ["setFace", 0, unit]
sinful rampart
I don't see why
If you run in init. You don't need remoteExec
as the init would run everywhere. I assume you mean editor init.
But that would probably not reapply on respawn then
daring grove
yes that is what I meant...sorry trying to do real job work while working on this function as well
stiff bone
Hello, does anyone know why on respawn, a message is being sent in chat with the unit variable name?
[ct_mc,ct_mc]
I checked everything about the mission and there's nothing that causes it.
I even created a new mission and placed only a unit and typed "asd" in the variable and I got the same result [asd,asd]
signal coral
Using mods?
stiff bone
Yes
I have CBA. ACE, MCC, RHS (GREF USAF AFRF), TFAR, SHACTAC, ACHILES, CUP (MAP CORE)
novel epoch
Try it with out MCC
signal coral
Switch mods off one by one until it doesnโt show
pale anvil
So i installed with that pmc guide. But i dont know where i put the p drive mount i honestly cannot remember.
Anyone know where it tells you to put it?
raven whale
@stiff bone we got similar mods but not MCC so Iโd bet on that
stiff bone
Okey, I'll try without mcc. Thanks!
distant fog
How do i make sure that Zeus-Spawned AI will get offloaded to a Headless client?
quartz yoke
@distant fog How do you offload them to ZEUS in the first place? AFAIK It's not a trivial thing, requiring other mods or custom scripts.
oblique niche
@distant fog if you have acex running as well you can set some cba settings so it does it for you. I am personally a fan of spawning ai directly on HC tho.
signal coral
Heia, is this the place to ask about help with changing a vehicles loadout in the eden editor?
mossy lava
I'd say it's ok.
cinder holly
Here or #arma3_editor, your call ! @signal coral
But since you are already hereโฆ drop your coat, have a seat, may I get you a drink?
signal coral
@cinder holly apprechiate^^ So i am currently working on part 2 of my first campaign and it starts out with a vehicle for the team serving as their "base" in regards to all their equipment being stored in it. However, i cant seem to figure out how to add equipment to the vehicle. I managed to get all the equipment i want in the vehicle, into a copy paste however i dont know how to add these things to the vehicles inventory. The copy pasta is as follows:
i know that you can add this copy pasta to the vehicles inventory once you start the mission as a zeus, however i'd apprechiate if there was a solution in the eden editor right away.
stiff saffron
@signal coral you should be able to right click on the vehicle, go to attributes and there should be a tab you can open called Object: Equipment Storage where you can edit the vehicles contents, unless you want to do if via script or init?
signal coral
@stiff saffron i was hoping i could use a list like posted above. Is that possible somehow?
stiff saffron
@signal coral well if you want to do it in the eden editor you would then have to put it in the init tho the code above would need a bit of editing since you would need to use something like addItemCargo
signal coral
May i ask how it would have to look to make it work?
2bh i have 0 experience with coding related stuff in regards to arma ๐
stiff saffron
sure tho I'll send you it in a pm
gray cedar
Is anywhere here familiar with the GRAD Buy Menu?
I'm attempting a PMC-style campaign soon(seeing as my unit IS a pmc unit) where players need to buy their equipment based off a monetary pool, and thats the only thing I can find atm
sinful rampart
gruppe adler? yeah. They are on this discord
gray cedar
Actually good to know
You wouldn't happen to know of any other buy-menu type mods/scripts, would you?
spiral drum
Got a quick question. Ive got a Zues in a mission Im working on and want to restrict it to only modules and not actually able to place down units, any idea how I would go about doing this?
icy comet
I got kinda problem with one of my missions.
When I host it on my server, upon join (mission select screen) it says that It can't find the picture called picture.paa in mpmissions/MISSIONNAME. But it is exactly there and is loaded fine by everything else (loading screen, etc.). Could this be because I did not PBO the mission? Or maybe because I have already downloaded the mission since I created it on my ArmA instance?
sinful rampart
"Could this be because I did not PBO the mission?" yes
or maybe because the actual files of the mission aren't even loaded. Besides just the description.ext being parsed
icy comet
hmm could be
but If I PBO it, Vanilla params like guerfriendly and enable debug console and the revive template (Basically all param templates) stop working...
Also I just had the weird bug that the Arsenal stops working if I use it with a remote controlled unit at an ammo box. Which is very weird
sinful rampart
do you binarize?
sinful rampart
I'd say don't
icy comet
Okay. And the only way to fix the picture problem is by PBOing the mission... thats kinda bad...
I guess my mission not showing what game mode it is, is also resulting of not PBOing the mission?
@sinful rampart
sinful rampart
ยฏ_(ใ)_/ยฏ
icy comet
Kinda sad that mission PBOs are "broken" in that specific way...
@sinful rampart Are actually references to all /a3/ things broken? or just the param templates?
icy comet
ahhh
hmm
guess I need to somehow make my own Revive Param thing then
same goes I guess also for the debug console stuff
What is the difference between an .hpp and an .inc? they both look similiar
sinful rampart
none different arrangement of letters one has a h and two p's. and the other has a i and a n and a c.
sinful rampart
file endings mean nothing
you could have a .sqf file as a config. Or a .cpp file as a sqf script
Or a .takatukaland include file
signal coral
Might have problems packing with unknown file extensions
sinful rampart
k yeah. packers might be confused if you have a .p3d script file ๐
But only if they binarize. without binarize they should ignore all file endings
static needle
i have a problem with spawning
i made a spawn point of players and a helicopter above the LHD in the CUP but when i start the game, player and helicopter is spawned on the LHD but on the sea
how can i make them spawned on the LHD?
signal coral
how did you make spawn point?
static needle
@signal coral base chimera in greuh liberation
signal coral
don't know what you are saying
hidden eagle
I have a script that runs every 5 mins it does some objective relocation stuff, how can i only run this on the mission startup?
signal coral
try adding terminate _thisScript; at the end of the loop
icy comet
@sinful rampart so I uhh... pboed the mission. And it still says it can't find the picture.paa for the overview picture...
dapper lotus
how do you make someone holster their damn sidearm without a primary?
cinder holly
@dapper lotus unfortunately, you don't without scripts.
You could use (iirc) unit selectWeapon "", but no guarantee with AI
feral gate
I've had interesting experiences in which the AI tend to holster their sidearms if they don't have primaries.
Interesting as in they were only identifiable as enemies by holding weapons.
Might have to do with Tpwcas or ASR_AI
sharp axle
So I'm having two issues trying to set my mission up.
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The BI revive system seems to make modded units not die. They will take damage to what looks like the threshold, but not actually go into a unconscious state. I managed to bypass this originally by having vanilla units simply put on the mod gear. However, this time I have units that have a custom rig and can't do that.
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If that doesn't seem to work. I would like to try selective properties for each unit (determining who has revive enabled). I have the params all set up in the mission folder. However, it seems that the Eden multiplayer options tab won't read from the custom set up and vice versa. What function can I call or place into a units inti to disable the revive for that specific unit?
icy comet
nvmd
sharp axle
Yea, was about to say units = us >.<
sharp axle
I ended up just disabling it and using a 3rd party revive.
I think it has to do with the fact that the global armor values of the unit classes are diffren't from vanilla
inner sail
In mission like Warlords, any player could disable/enable AI.
Is there any way to prevent that?
signal coral
#warlords_discussion maybe?
jade ember
this is no longer relevant? does not work
https://forums.bohemia.net/forums/topic/152083-strategic-map-module/?tab=comments#comment-2490943
sinful rampart
@icy comet pbo on serverside or clientside?
I've seen it happen alot with serverside.
Because the Arma server only sends you the description.ext over so that the client can display proper name and description.
But it also contains the path to the image, which doesn't get sent over
icy comet
@sinful rampart PBO on Server side
but I also had the PBO (MPMissions ArmA Directory) and the folder version my client (Profile/mpmissions)
worldly gyro
Anyone have issues with Edit Terrain/Hide Terrain Objects on the map of United Sahrani? (I tried global and without global and they do not work on MP)
icy comet
Do you guys also have sometimes this happening to you?
You got a great idea for a mission and make a mission based on this idea, but then you somehow feel the idea is utter shit?
How can I avoid / deal with this?
silver girder
have better ideas
or get a mission making group so there is someone that can slap you in the face when needed
marsh cipher
has anyone successfully made a warlords mission yet?
cinder holly
@marsh cipher no. No one ever could. Not even BI.
a tumbleweed rolls in the background
west silo
@cinder holly The official Warlord missions are actually quite good
@marsh cipher Here's the documentation, let me know if something is missing https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3_MP_Warlords
final prism
@cinder holly oh snap!
amber viper
Is it possible to make a light shine even when its daytime? I'm trying to light up the namalsk bunker but at daytime the lights don't produce light, they are 'on' but yea.. arma
cinder holly
@@west silo j/k, obviously ๐
( @final prism I actually didn't try it yet!)
spare coral
@amber viper not 100% sure but for 80% I say no it is not possible
amber viper
@spare coral yea ๐ฆ
spare coral
Iโve had the same trouble some months ago
amber viper
i guess its arma and we have to deal with it ๐
spare coral
Yes
icy comet
@marsh cipher you can even enhance it with scripts, like persistent command points ^^
marsh cipher
@icy comet is it possible to make the sector only capturable when 0 enemy are around via a trigger synced to the sector?