#arma3_scenario | ARMA | Page 50

shell fox Oct 18, 2020, 6:37 PM

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That is usually achieved using https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/addAction or https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_holdActionAdd.

wide scroll Oct 19, 2020, 2:11 AM

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ill have to play around with it then

low gate Oct 19, 2020, 3:09 PM

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Hi, I scripted the drone to show the image as a texture on a billboard .. but the billboard is quite far from the drone and thanks to the distance the drone lags (flies flies, returns a little and then kicks and flies again quickly to the place where it should be without that return ..) something like internet lags in a file... but when I get closer as a zeus, the drone stops doing it, it does it exclusively on a dedicated server .. how to fix it ?

shell fox Oct 19, 2020, 7:01 PM

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That's just Arma 3 MP desynch, there's nothing you can do about it.

old orchid Oct 20, 2020, 3:59 PM

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~~I'm having issues with the Sector Tactic module.

As far as I know, I have set it up correctly, I synced the module itself to the main Spawn AI module and for ONE of the factions, it works.

The other two don't do anything, they just sit still when they spawn.

Issue I'm having is it used to work, all I did was change a spawn location for one of the factions but the entire thing broke on me. They're all set up the same, too, so I can't figure out exactly what the issue is.

CSAT attacks the sectors like they should, and the others just stand there, even though they're all set up the exact same ( I copy/pasted at first, and then tried deleting the modules and then setting them all up individually to no avail.)~~

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~~I know it's not a scripting question or something but for the life of me I can't see what is wrong lmao.~~

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~~I'm having no difficulties with anything else, either.

All the sectors are set up correctly, I have reverted my factions from my custom set ones in case that was the issue, and the only mods I have on that could at all conflict with the AI have been disabled.~~

old orchid Oct 20, 2020, 4:21 PM

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Fixed it :)

astral valve Oct 20, 2020, 7:05 PM

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Is it possible to change the loading screen text for a mission? I have the following code to do it but it seems to have no effect:
description.ext

class CfgWorlds
{
    class CAWorld;
    class Tschernobyl_Terrain: CAWorld
    {
        // Loading texts displayed on the bottom of the loading screen (picked randomly)
        loadingTexts[]=
        {
            "Jo Mama."
        };
    };
};

peak heath Oct 20, 2020, 7:07 PM

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Heh

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Wait sec xd

uneven wasp Oct 20, 2020, 8:02 PM

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So, has anyone messed with the firing drills since the Biki article went up?

cinder holly Oct 20, 2020, 8:03 PM

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5h ago ^^

uneven wasp Oct 20, 2020, 8:03 PM

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You got it working 100%?

cinder holly Oct 20, 2020, 8:04 PM

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no, I mean, the page was edited 5h ago, oh ye impatient 😛

uneven wasp Oct 20, 2020, 8:05 PM

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Oh lol, my bad

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I've been messing with it a little personally but have run into an obstacle that hopefully and probably will be cleared up eventually.

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The mission/challenge shows in the challenge list but without name and starting it simply goes to the default Stratis overview map

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And of course, being dangerously ambitious as per usual, I am already wondering about the ability to make them into CO-OP challenges

uneven wasp Oct 20, 2020, 9:02 PM

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JYmVl6yq0c&feature=youtu.be&ab_channel=OPSEC

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So I've made a playable course, but I can't for the life of me figure out why I don't have any magazines at initial spawn.

uneven wasp Oct 20, 2020, 9:57 PM

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I figured out why; magazinesCompetitor[] = { "16Rnd_9x21_Mag" }; is missing from the sample code on the BIKI. If someone with a BIKI account could make an edit to that page including that part in the sample that would be fantastic.

cinder holly Oct 20, 2020, 9:59 PM

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#community_wiki but yep, on it

uneven wasp Oct 20, 2020, 10:00 PM

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My bad

cinder holly Oct 20, 2020, 10:00 PM

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no no, it's just for it to be noticed ^^

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@uneven wasp sooo

magazines[] = { "30Rnd_9x21_Mag", "16Rnd_9x21_Mag" };
// and
magazinesCompetitorCount = 6;
```didn't do the trick? 🤔

uneven wasp Oct 20, 2020, 10:03 PM

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Nope, you need to add magazinesCompetitor[] = { "16Rnd_9x21_Mag" }; to between the two to get the magazines at the start.

cinder holly Oct 20, 2020, 10:09 PM

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added

uneven wasp Oct 20, 2020, 10:10 PM

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Thank you kindly.

cinder holly Oct 20, 2020, 10:10 PM

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Just doing my job sir 😎

somber pelican Oct 21, 2020, 12:21 AM

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Is there a way to end the mission once all of the enemys are dead? I'm new and I could not find an updated tutorial anywhere.

late breach Oct 21, 2020, 12:34 AM

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you could call BIS_fnc_endMission or BIS_fnc_endMissionServer

mortal karma Oct 21, 2020, 2:25 AM

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Hi new creator here. I am trying to make a single player mission and have setup almost everything correctly. There is one issue. When the mission starts, Opfor(enemy) goes to sector like the objective says they should, but Blufor(friendly team) don't go. The Ai stands at spawn point or prones, never going to objective. How do I fix this?

eager smelt Oct 21, 2020, 5:45 AM

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@somber pelican place a trigger with OPFOR not present on the area you want to cover. Then sync it with the end scenario module

somber pelican Oct 21, 2020, 11:58 AM

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Okay thank you so much!

main pelican Oct 21, 2020, 8:44 PM

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Does anything in the init field get overwritten when AI are taken over by a headless client?

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*init field of an AI unit placed in the mission

west silo Oct 22, 2020, 11:46 AM

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Not 100% sure but it should not overwrite anything since the Headless client is just a client without interface. So it's just changing the locality of the unit.

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Better ask this in #headless_client @main pelican

main pelican Oct 22, 2020, 4:20 PM

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Didn't even know there was a channel for that

humble lichen Oct 22, 2020, 7:50 PM

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@main pelican Transferring ownership of a unit to another client may require reexecution of certain commands.

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Since change of locality resets some aspects of units to default after done.

pallid obsidian Oct 23, 2020, 5:08 AM

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Does anyone know anything about the error "Cannot find Base"?

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Seems like it's about mission objects

astral bloom Oct 23, 2020, 6:43 AM

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No crossposting is allowed. Do it only in ONE place

wheat dagger Oct 23, 2020, 10:22 PM

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Hey there, is there any way to turn the sky blood red?

tame sage Oct 24, 2020, 12:31 AM

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@wheat dagger Two methods come to mind:
A) changing the skybox. This requires you making and loading a special mod that changes the terrain config. The red effect would persist throughout the mission.
B) Post processing effects. There is a Zeus module and scripting commands in the BIKI. But I would recommend designing it in the ReColor mod (in Steam Workshop) and exporting it as a script command that can be turned on and off whenever you choose. Pretty intuitive. Of course turning up the red color in PP will make everything get strange colors. But perhaps that could be intentional?

wheat dagger Oct 24, 2020, 4:00 AM

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Thanks a lot man!

granite copper Oct 24, 2020, 7:01 AM

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Hey guys, not sure which sub to ask in. I'm working in Sahrani (CUP) with ALiVE and I'm having some waypoint issues. So the main thoroughfare/bridge that runs through the middle of Corazol between North and South Sahrani is destroyable at two sections. The ALiVE AI will almost never drive across the bridge. I watched a Stryker keep hitting an invisible wall trying to cross the roadway onto the destroyable portion of the bridge on the South end.

So the question is, can I disable collision detection for the bridge segments? Would that even work?

shell fox Oct 24, 2020, 10:13 AM

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Arma AI and bridges mix like oil and water.
You can try https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/disableCollisionWith, but I doubt it will work / help.

signal coral Oct 24, 2020, 1:11 PM

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What is the map marker called where you can make a rectangle in a specific area and everything outside of the rectangle is a light grey/less visible?

shell fox Oct 24, 2020, 1:27 PM

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That'll be the Cover Map module, not a marker.

dusk marsh Oct 25, 2020, 10:26 PM

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How would i go about making AI attack one person, i want to make a protect the president mission, whereby you escort them from one side of the map to the other, any ideas?

signal coral Oct 25, 2020, 10:34 PM

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Is there any guides on mission making you guys suggest?

cinder holly Oct 25, 2020, 11:07 PM

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there is a "mission design" guide on the wiki @signal coral
otherwise, practice and balance 🙂

bleak breach Oct 25, 2020, 11:33 PM

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if someone doesnt have the mod with syndikat units (apex?) can they still see them if the unit it running around in game?

cinder holly Oct 25, 2020, 11:37 PM

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yes

bleak breach Oct 25, 2020, 11:37 PM

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k ty

cinder holly Oct 25, 2020, 11:37 PM

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see https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3_DLC_Restrictions

Arma 3 DLC Restrictions

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for more information @bleak breach ^

sharp axle Oct 26, 2020, 1:56 AM

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Anybody know of a good like arsenal system that I might be able to plug numbers into for specific limited items?

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I sorta been writing one out, but frankly it's a big task for me and I'm already just proud I can can write variables to a database XD

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I'm not too picky on the interface, just need the back end to plug my stuff into

late breach Oct 26, 2020, 2:03 AM

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I only know the vanilla and ACE arsenals, and both work with infinite amounts (even when limited on classname). Not sure if an arsenal like system exists for limited amounts.

sharp axle Oct 26, 2020, 2:13 AM

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Yea, I'm actually surprised only Antastasi made something like that, and no other examples since.

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I mean the dead alterative is people digging in crates.

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I'm also thinking maybe I'm thinking to deep into it, and can do some sort of template system that lets peeps pull their base kit fast, then go into crates if they want to customize.

signal coral Oct 26, 2020, 11:15 PM

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is there any way to make a vote mission menu or "type in chat x number or x prefix" and in the next round that mission will be selected without having to type any rcon command ? for instance i have a MP Mission and when it reachs X instance of the game i want to have the option to warn players that they can vote for whatever next mission

sharp axle Oct 27, 2020, 1:05 AM

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#vote mission (name) #vote mission myD.intro Users can vote on a particular mission to loaded.

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

jolly nest Oct 27, 2020, 12:45 PM

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Is there a pre-existing function to move all items from one inventory to another?

cinder holly Oct 27, 2020, 12:55 PM

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a command even, I believe
getUnitLoadout/setUnitLoadout?

jolly nest Oct 27, 2020, 12:56 PM

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Isn't that for characters only? My intention is adding an action to a crate that allows players to move all the items that are in said crate to a vehicle

cinder holly Oct 27, 2020, 12:57 PM

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oh, my bad then

eager smelt Oct 28, 2020, 1:42 PM

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Might be useful for mission makers. https://youtu.be/WoT930vVpQ4

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Making a custom path for ai to move

mossy lava Oct 28, 2020, 3:12 PM

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@jolly nest ZEN has a copy/paste vehicle inventory, which I think will over write.

jolly nest Oct 28, 2020, 3:12 PM

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thanks, I'll have a look at that later

indigo compass Oct 28, 2020, 7:23 PM

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Not sure where to post this, but trying to make a mission that spawns the players on a moving USS Freedom or alternatively, create a pre-spawn cinematic with said moving USS Freedom. I have a feeling spawning units on top of a moving ship may cause them to hover/slide off, but was unsure if you could even move the ship like a ship in game anyway. Not looking to drive it for the record, just add (essentially) an in-game staging of the USS Freedom being struck by a missile and running aground to start the mission.

tame sage Oct 28, 2020, 8:30 PM

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@indigo compass Interesting question. It's obviously not natively supported. But the script/mod of Duda's Advanced Train Simulator (ATS) essentially just uses setPos to move the train terrain objects as if they were vehicles. You could look into that example for some clues.

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There is also the Walkable Moving Objects mod from the Steam Workshop. I read it works, but looks ugly.

granite copper Oct 29, 2020, 1:41 AM

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Not sure where to post this, but trying to make a mission that spawns the players on a moving USS Freedom or alternatively, create a pre-spawn cinematic with said moving USS Freedom. I have a feeling spawning units on top of a moving ship may cause them to hover/slide off, but was unsure if you could even move the ship like a ship in game anyway. Not looking to drive it for the record, just add (essentially) an in-game staging of the USS Freedom being struck by a missile and running aground to start the mission.
@indigo compass

Do it in a thunderstorm and jack up the wave height. Now it's basically Paracel Storm 😂

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Not sure where to post this, but trying to make a mission that spawns the players on a moving USS Freedom or alternatively, create a pre-spawn cinematic with said moving USS Freedom. I have a feeling spawning units on top of a moving ship may cause them to hover/slide off, but was unsure if you could even move the ship like a ship in game anyway. Not looking to drive it for the record, just add (essentially) an in-game staging of the USS Freedom being struck by a missile and running aground to start the mission.
@indigo compass

Then movie magic it. Shoot an internal shot, add some camera shake, next shot is a beached CVN

potent crest Oct 29, 2020, 2:47 AM

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hey guys I am making a mission with unsung and for some reason whenever I start the mission random sam sites will spawn on the map and I cant figure out how to stop it

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some of them spawn right ontop of my units and some go randomly throughout the jungle

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they are well built and spread several dozen meters but they are killing my mission FPS and half the time they blow up everywhere

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the units do not appear on MCC sandbox but appear in zeus

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on the map

eager smelt Oct 29, 2020, 12:06 PM

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Do you have any population or spawn scripts/mods installed?

jolly nest Oct 29, 2020, 7:57 PM

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Does 3cb BAF have an API? I can't seem to find any documentation on it online. I'm specifically looking for an event that triggers when you use the service point, I want to tie in some resource stuff into that

karmic glade Oct 31, 2020, 11:08 AM

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anyone can share their ACE 3 NVG settings ? default one are horrible

meager jetty Nov 2, 2020, 6:01 PM

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Hello, folks! I'm a bit stuck with mission parameters, any advice will be helpful.
My aim is to expose a single setting which controls medical realism level in mission parameters (i.e.: Medical Level = ["Simplified", "Realistic"]). Then on the init phase, ACE is detected and medical system is chosen: BI Revive or ACE and corresponding settings are applied depending on mission parameter. It seems that BI revive allows to change global variables (bis_revive_*) and then init revive via BIS_fnc_reviveInit. But how to achieve the same with ACE? I didn't find anything related in CBA configuration framework, nor in ACE medical. Perhaps that's my lack of understanding of mission configuration as a whole, but any ideas?

low scaffold Nov 3, 2020, 9:30 AM

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Hello guys, I got a quick questions for the ALiVE mission makers around here !
I'm tryng to get an ALiVE mission running but ai don't spawn. Among rpt errors, i got Warning: This version of ALiVE is build for A3 version: 196.146114. The server is running version: 200.146773. Please contact your server administrator and update to the latest ALiVE release version. ! Does that means that i need to keep my servers and all the clients in 916.14~ to have a functionnal mission ?

sinful rampart Nov 3, 2020, 9:33 AM

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no

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it means you need to

Please contact your server administrator and update to the latest ALiVE release version.

update to the latest ALiVE release version.

low scaffold Nov 3, 2020, 9:40 AM

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However funny it may sounds as i'm not very capable, i am the server administrator !
And it seems that i am already at latest Alive version, but what is the proper way to check it out ? (i basically opened the changelog file in the @charred grotto folder and checked the topmost version, and it is the same as the github one )

sinful rampart Nov 3, 2020, 9:41 AM

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their last update was in february :u
Next step could be to contact the alive authors

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See #channel_invites_list

low scaffold Nov 3, 2020, 9:46 AM

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their last update was in february :u
So it can't be design to work with the 200 anyway, mhhm ! I joined their discord, will try my luck there.
Thanks for your help !

torn tartan Nov 3, 2020, 10:07 AM

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any best suggestion map for jungle warfare mission?

signal coral Nov 3, 2020, 10:35 AM

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rhspkl is pretty good

torn tartan Nov 3, 2020, 10:43 AM

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Prei?

grave harness Nov 3, 2020, 11:43 AM

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TL;DR - How do i setup a trigger to check if all blufor PLAYERS are dead without doing p1 !alive && p2 !alive etc etc

Context - I made a TvT mission where i have an ending trigger if one side is all dead. (i.e. BLUFOR NOT PRESENT) But since the Blufor team has access to a UAV (pre-placed drone and backpack darter), they count as blufor units as well and do not trigger the ending.

My first though was to just give them all a variable and put in the trigger activation p1 !alive && p2 !alive etc, but there must be an easier method right?

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Oh, i found this on the forum:

({(alive _x) and (side _x == west)}count playableUnits) < 1;

cinder holly Nov 3, 2020, 11:47 AM

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playableUnits findIf { alive _x && side _x == west } == -1
```yes (a tiny bit more efficient)

tired kite Nov 3, 2020, 1:39 PM

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Random question; has ALiVE been succeeded by another mod? Is it worth using in 2020?

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Maybe thats more of an opinion but id prefer your opinions :)

weak portal Nov 3, 2020, 10:59 PM

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Can anyone help me with a way to make it so I can't delete my own Zeus module on accident while i'm zeusing? Had this happen to me several times and I have to start the mission file all over again.

cinder holly Nov 3, 2020, 11:03 PM

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@weak portal you cannot edit the mission sqm while you're Zeusing - unless you mean Eden editing

You can set it in a layer, and make this layer readonly

weak portal Nov 3, 2020, 11:33 PM

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Somehow I've been able to delete my own zeus module while zeusing, and I can't get back into it

cinder holly Nov 3, 2020, 11:33 PM

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but when you reload the mission, it's ok?

weak portal Nov 4, 2020, 1:01 AM

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Yes

stray fulcrum Nov 4, 2020, 8:13 AM

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Hi everyone! I'm trying to make a persistent mission for our dedicated server work with Alive facing off an enemy Insurgent commander Vs a player force. It seems to be working but I have an issue with AI continuing to reoccupy areas we have cleared regardless of how many of them we kill and persistence to some degree. Can anyone help with the same?

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Pl feel free to DM me if you have experience running persistent missions with alive on a dedicated server. Would appreciate any and all help!

soft rover Nov 4, 2020, 3:15 PM

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Lads.
I'm trying to get a group of three tanks to stay stationary at mission start before being triggered to move.
How do you disable PATH or MOVE on a vehicle or even better the whole group/comp of all three tanks?

cinder holly Nov 4, 2020, 3:21 PM

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disableAI e.g its driver 🙂

soft rover Nov 4, 2020, 3:22 PM

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So each driver needs the disableAI command then?

late breach Nov 4, 2020, 3:24 PM

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Or attach a trigger to a move waypoint close to the start position.
This way they'll wait at that waypoint till the trigger activates

soft rover Nov 4, 2020, 3:24 PM

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Tried that

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Seems to ignore it

cinder holly Nov 4, 2020, 3:30 PM

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disable tank's simulation 😄

willow yacht Nov 5, 2020, 1:11 PM

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Hi, I have a question. In Arma i generate group using BIS_fnc_spawnGroup, this function return group reference. How separate all units in group and set individual location for any unit in group. PS. Sorry for my english

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I seek trouble shoot for spawn on one location 3 and more vehicles using vehicle array and function spawnGroup

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{}foreach doesn't help

cinder holly Nov 5, 2020, 1:53 PM

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units _spawnedGroup joinSilent grpNull

willow yacht Nov 5, 2020, 6:12 PM

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this is returns array of units in group?

cinder holly Nov 5, 2020, 6:31 PM

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units returns all the units in the group yes

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see https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_spawnGroup for the function's result value

stable briar Nov 6, 2020, 3:09 AM

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has anyone used moss targets before in a mission?

tame pecan Nov 6, 2020, 3:12 PM

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got a problem with holdaction function. its removed not for all players if executed even if i use remoteExec

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https://pastebin.com/BbpNcruA

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any idea?

humble lichen Nov 6, 2020, 4:35 PM

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@tame pecan You remoteExec the holdActionAdd, you need an additional script to remove it again with remoteExec and this time using holdActionRemove. The "Remove on Completion" parameter being true only removes the action from the person that used the action, not from the rest of the players.

The easiest way to do this would be adding an codeCompleted code with this code:

actionID = _this select 2;
[player, actionID] remoteExec ["BIS_fnc_holdActionRemove", INDEPENDENT, true];

However this is not the safest way but if you have no other actions added locally to other users, actionIDs assigned for each player should probably be the same which then the ID of the action to be removed must also be the same. I have no experience with this function either, nor did I read what exactly it would be good if someone else could confirm the approach.

west silo Nov 6, 2020, 8:16 PM

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That's the approach I suggested earlier. Should be fine.

quaint viper Nov 7, 2020, 4:31 AM

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for some reason when I make a vehicle into a simple object it works the first time I play the mission but when I return to the editor it reverts back to normal

cinder holly Nov 7, 2020, 4:48 AM

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unload all your mods, check your game Steam data cache and retry

halcyon shard Nov 7, 2020, 11:35 AM

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any1 know. when place down Warlords response team module and select:
Paratroopers (Synchronize a helicopter) group . If this allso need a group of units inside the heli? or is it only the chopper I need to sync it with. (heli with crew)?

grand dragon Nov 7, 2020, 8:03 PM

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Any good map suggestions that are/could pass for 1930-1960 United states?

primal star Nov 9, 2020, 6:27 PM

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Has anyone here played around with the Keyframe animation stuff? I just thought I would give it a go. I'm able to make vehicles and people move along the curve but not the camera module(In mission). In the editor I'm able to select the control points and see the camera moving along the curve like what I would like. But when I enter the mission it switches back to a ground shot and doesnt move. Anyone have any thoughts on what I could be doing wrong? Never mind I moved the camera module up and fixed it for some reason

thick prism Nov 9, 2020, 9:19 PM

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Hi guys. Is anyone super familiar with DAC. its acting funny and cant find a fix

tame sage Nov 9, 2020, 9:20 PM

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Pardon, what is DAC?

thick prism Nov 9, 2020, 9:20 PM

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Dynamic AI Controller

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creator

acoustic portal Nov 10, 2020, 12:20 AM

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So this is a question that pretains to ACE 3 I am aware they have a slack but it takes a day to get a response and I dont have the time. as I need this done in a week.

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I was wondering how I can increase the Carry weight using this frame work

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https://ace3mod.com/wiki/framework/dragging-framework.html

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In a mission file

late breach Nov 10, 2020, 12:44 AM

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Reading the documentation tells you how to do it, although not really explaining how it's done.
Simply put the following in your init.sqf:

ACE_maxWeightDrag = 800; // 800 is default
ACE_maxWeightCarry = 600; // 600 is default

potent crest Nov 10, 2020, 5:24 AM

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is there a way to lock an ace arsenal to certain players? For example I want a few of my mission helpers to have free access to an arsenal (in a vehicle or object) so they can equip things they need for their roleplay but I dont want all other players to have access to this arsenal

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or is there a way i can lock the arsenal object where only certain people can gain access through normal means

acoustic portal Nov 10, 2020, 7:59 AM

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@late breach All I needm, Was confused on where to throw it. Thanks!

willow yacht Nov 10, 2020, 6:04 PM

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units returns all the units in the group yes
@cinder holly I can't add Units from BIS_fnc_spawnfunction to grpNull

cinder holly Nov 10, 2020, 6:04 PM

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spawnFunction?

willow yacht Nov 10, 2020, 6:05 PM

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Oh, sorry

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BIS_fnc_spawnGroup

cinder holly Nov 10, 2020, 6:06 PM

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and what is your code?

willow yacht Nov 10, 2020, 6:07 PM

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I want separate units spawned BIS_fnc_spawnGroup, for set custom location

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_array1 = (_array call BIS_fnc_selectRandom);
_st =  [(getMarkerPos _marker select 0)-_rad1*sin(random 359),(getMarkerPos _marker select 1)-_rad1*cos(random 359)];
_group = [_st, WEST, _array1, 3] call BIS_fnc_spawnGroup;
_groupss = units _group joinSilent grpNull;```

cinder holly Nov 10, 2020, 6:09 PM

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1/ joinSilent returns Nothing so _groupss will be undefined
2/ if joinSilent grpNull doesn't work, try maybe each unit one by one using forEach

potent remnant Nov 10, 2020, 6:10 PM

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does anyone know a nice map i can use 20x20 km ? (@ me or dm plz)

willow yacht Nov 10, 2020, 6:11 PM

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1/ joinSilent returns Nothing so _groupss will be undefined
2/ if joinSilent grpNull doesn't work, try maybe each unit one by one using forEach
joinSilent Works

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just return nothing

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And him size equals = undefined

cinder holly Nov 10, 2020, 6:12 PM

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you just told me

I can't add Units from BIS_fnc_spawn(group) to grpNull
so I take it doesn't work?

willow yacht Nov 10, 2020, 6:13 PM

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you just told me
so I take it doesn't work?
it seemed to me that undefined is the error in the work of joinSilent

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what should contain units _group joinSilent grpNull; ?

cinder holly Nov 10, 2020, 6:17 PM

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{ [_x] joinSilent grpNull } forEach units _group```

willow yacht Nov 10, 2020, 6:25 PM

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Okay, how I can teleport all vehicles in group on special positions? And I want to save him groups, so as not repeat waypoint functions in code.

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If I separate groups, my functions for check vehicles in group will become broken.

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I just want to set the interval of positions between vehicles in a group so that they do not appear in one place and fly into the sky

acoustic portal Nov 10, 2020, 8:04 PM

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Using the vanilla capture. What would I put in expression to delete or add a module

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Example being I want to delte a spawn Module and add one

cold folio Nov 13, 2020, 1:48 AM

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Hey guys!
Quick question:
Is it possible to parent the camera position to an object for a cutscene for the main menu background missionfile thing?
In this case, I am attempting to get an "on-board" perspective of a helicopter landing near a battlefield.

Please tag me in your responses :D

cinder holly Nov 13, 2020, 8:10 AM

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@cold folio you can attachTo, or switchCamera

cold folio Nov 13, 2020, 5:45 PM

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Thanks

tawdry rampart Nov 14, 2020, 3:57 AM

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Is there a script to make AI stay in one place until they get aggroed?

cinder holly Nov 14, 2020, 11:59 AM

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no need, they won't move until contact @tawdry rampart

wide scroll Nov 14, 2020, 9:50 PM

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unsure if this is the right place : id like to have actual brief information when you pull up your map like the campaigns do for MP missions (I host MP ops on fridays). Ive been messing around with the Create Diary Module and have gotten it to work for myself (Module is set to show to all playable units), however it doesnt show up for anyone else. Im stumped so i figured id ask here if anyone has advice or a working tutorial. thanks

cinder holly Nov 14, 2020, 9:54 PM

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@wide scroll yes sir! modules are only working for single player. if you want to make it MP compatible, you will have to use #arma3_scripting 😉

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see https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/createDiaryRecord,
and
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3_Task_Framework
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3_Task_Framework_Tutorial

wide scroll Nov 14, 2020, 9:54 PM

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sad face. Works, ill transfer over there and do a search

unborn silo Nov 15, 2020, 9:26 AM

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Is there a performance difference between adding rhs units directly in the editor and gear up vainilla units by script?

shell fox Nov 15, 2020, 9:44 AM

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Well the script has to run (probably just once though?), impacting performance while it does so.

unborn silo Nov 15, 2020, 12:30 PM

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Asked that because I was thinking of try to make a mission without dependencies from any mod. Make a checking from loaded mods with something with swich do and case

sinful rampart Nov 15, 2020, 1:13 PM

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same end result in performance

unborn silo Nov 15, 2020, 2:48 PM

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Thx!

signal coral Nov 16, 2020, 11:16 PM

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@wide scroll @cinder holly I beg to differ, sir! I have made half a dozen cooperative missions running on a dedicated server that exclusively used modules for briefing. It's an incredible pain with formatting texts and getting them to appear in the correct order. But definitely works. Can you send me a copy of your mission Mjr?

wide scroll Nov 16, 2020, 11:20 PM

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@signal coral im just going to use a simple script to do it for now

cinder holly Nov 16, 2020, 11:20 PM

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howwwwwwwww 🙂

signal coral Nov 16, 2020, 11:23 PM

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I have got to be misunderstanding something. But a placed "Create Diary Record" with Owner set to "All Playable Units" is what I have used in all my coop missions. I can send you a few pbo's of my early missions. Worked for 10 players 🤔 .

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Or... do you want to do something special with this briefing?

wide scroll Nov 16, 2020, 11:24 PM

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thats how i had it, and it didnt work. or rather, it only worked for me and 1 other person out of 6

signal coral Nov 16, 2020, 11:26 PM

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Were there other things adding or changing intel or diary records on your mission?

cinder holly Nov 16, 2020, 11:26 PM

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(@signal coral I most certainly know way less about modules than you do, I literally never use them)

signal coral Nov 16, 2020, 11:27 PM

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I am not arguing that scripting doesn't give better control, to be clear. It's jsut more of a learning curve/debugging if your briefing is just a single text for all players.

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thats how i had it, and it didnt work. or rather, it only worked for me and 1 other person out of 6
@wide scroll Was the 1 player in a different side, separate group?

cinder holly Nov 16, 2020, 11:28 PM

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(I didn't know/forgot that you could set Owner to "All Playable Units" ^^)

signal coral Nov 16, 2020, 11:29 PM

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(No worries Merlin. We plebs have our own tricks)

wide scroll Nov 17, 2020, 12:21 AM

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@signal coral they were apart of another group. only major difference was that the other players loaded in later IE we had already "started" the mission before the other players came in

signal coral Nov 17, 2020, 12:22 AM

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Is the module attached to any sort of trigger/script?

wide scroll Nov 17, 2020, 12:23 AM

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negative. no triggers. just had the modules down. testing showed that it worked as is

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or it did local hosting.

cinder holly Nov 17, 2020, 12:24 AM

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maybe not JIP-friendly, for units created after?

signal coral Nov 17, 2020, 12:24 AM

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Yes seems so.

wide scroll Nov 17, 2020, 12:24 AM

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i think so. new way im doing it is supposed to be tied to playerInit instead

signal coral Nov 17, 2020, 12:24 AM

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But I don't remember having this problem myself. Having real trouble guessing what's wrong.

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Yeah if you script the diary entry into playerinit it should work great.

wide scroll Nov 17, 2020, 12:25 AM

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local hosting shows it still works

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much easier to edit stuff this way anyway

signal coral Nov 17, 2020, 12:30 AM

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I've had issues with the briefing modules not displaying for all players on a dedicated server quite a few times, usually when it's 20+ players a few guys wont have it display, so yeah could well be a JIP issue for the ones who loaded in a little slower?

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Good to hear a different perspective. OK. From now on it's official doctrine: no diary modules for multiplayer 😄

fresh gust Nov 17, 2020, 3:01 AM

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Im in need of help with eden editor and setting up a mission file for my dedicated server can anyone help

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can anyone help please

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pm me

wide scroll Nov 17, 2020, 3:21 AM

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@fresh gust, PM me what your trying to do and ill answer tomarrow

minor bronze Nov 17, 2020, 2:32 PM

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Hello fellow players, I'm a bit stuck okay so, I'm trying to create voice lines in my mission so for the first convo everything is fine but for the debrief that's were everything gets broken so the guy does the animation but does not speak, not even the subtitles.

this is the Sqf file:

`sleep 5;

CMD playmove "Acts_A_M01_briefing"
["Brf", "ConversationsAtHQ"] call bis_fnc_kbsay;`

Ext file:

class CfgSentences { class ConversationsAtBase { class Briefing { file = "brief.bikb"; #include "brief.bikb" }; }; }; class CfgDentences { class ConversationsAtHQ { class Brf { file = "briefed.bikb"; #include "briefed.bikb" }; }; };

cinder holly Nov 17, 2020, 2:36 PM

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CfgDentences?

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here is a full guide @minor bronze
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Conversations

minor bronze Nov 17, 2020, 2:37 PM

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thank you very much !

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Cfg the D must be a typo error my bad !

cinder holly Nov 17, 2020, 3:00 PM

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heh, it happens no worries 😃

autumn stone Nov 17, 2020, 3:44 PM

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I've had issues with the briefing modules not displaying for all players on a dedicated server quite a few times, usually when it's 20+ players a few guys wont have it display, so yeah could well be a JIP issue for the ones who loaded in a little slower?
@signal coral have you tried using a briefing.sqf file?

signal coral Nov 17, 2020, 5:01 PM

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Yeah, that's been a much more reliable way in my experience

sick wraith Nov 17, 2020, 11:41 PM

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How do i add the game master module to a player? I have two slots down, variables are named and assigned, each game master module is synced to one of the slots, but when i spawn, it wont let me in zeus?

barren dove Nov 17, 2020, 11:47 PM

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in the module attributes System Specific - System: Game Master Owner field you can assign a unit, uid or admin, or you can script it with https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/assignCurator

sick wraith Nov 17, 2020, 11:48 PM

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im doing this in eden with right click and check lol. Im very new to mission making

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Theres no way to see it from eden editor view and not in a console

barren dove Nov 17, 2020, 11:49 PM

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the first option i said is in eden

sick wraith Nov 17, 2020, 11:50 PM

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Oh i understand

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My apologies

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See i did that though

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I assigned it to a variable, and gave one of the slots a variable with the same name, but its still not working

barren dove Nov 17, 2020, 11:53 PM

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🤷 works for me

sick wraith Nov 17, 2020, 11:56 PM

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it doesnt even ping zeus in the mission when i press Y

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just does nothing

dawn phoenix Nov 18, 2020, 4:07 PM

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Trying to create a small 2-player coop slingload mission.
I would like to have a pilot controlling the chopper, and the co-pilot to control the slingload operations.
However the co-pilot does not seems to be able to control the robe, or using the cameraview.
I have tried to use the "TakeVehicleControl" action on the co-pilot, but this only allows him to control the chopper, and robe, but not the camera.
Any way to get the co-pilot to control the camera as well?

earnest cove Nov 18, 2020, 5:00 PM

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i don't think so. not without config changes in the vehicle

shell fox Nov 18, 2020, 7:07 PM

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meowthis

signal coral Nov 19, 2020, 7:06 AM

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@dawn phoenix You can try an extermely ugly experiment. Attach a ED-1 unmanned robot (requires player to have Contact DLC), or uav to the underside of the helicopter. Have the copilot player control the robot via uav terminal, and use the robot's camera.

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I had a different question

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I'm a little confused about one of the standard buildings in Livonia

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The back end of the humongous "Service Hangar" -s (left and right), is open. Classname: Land_ServiceHangar_01_L_F . As in, there are no walls or doors.

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How are they covered in the Livonia map?

dawn phoenix Nov 19, 2020, 9:49 AM

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@signal coral Thx for the suggestion. I will try that.

timid mauve Nov 20, 2020, 3:40 AM

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Hi, I'm trying to have an AI group join an APC and have that group act like placing mechanized infantry down does in the editor, I.E. they'll board for movement waypoints and disembark on contact, however whenever they join the APC it just drives off to the first waypoint without waiting for the infantry to embark, despite syncing waypoints and an activation condition
I've tried

`_aliveUnits = (units (group1)) select {alive _x};

({_x in apc1} count _aliveUnits) == (count _aliveUnits)`

(group1 being the group in question and apc1 being the apc in question)

to no avail in the waypoint activation

I have the infantry waypoints in this order
join>load (which is synced to the first apc move command, of which that first movement waypoint has the above activate condition)

What am I getting wrong?

bitter phoenix Nov 20, 2020, 4:01 AM

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I don't have an exact answer to your question but if I understand correctly, maybe on the first load waypoint you could set the minimum, medium and high waiting time for the waypoint to be considered completed

bitter phoenix Nov 20, 2020, 4:34 AM

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did that work?

timid mauve Nov 20, 2020, 4:52 AM

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sorry, was trying to trouble shoot, unfortunately not, it seems they don't want to follow the load or get in after they join the group

shell fox Nov 20, 2020, 9:01 AM

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/unassignVehicle - read the note in the description
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/addVehicle
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/assignAsCargo
You can try something with those, but I don't know if it'll help.
After a couple years of trying I've given up on trusting the AI with anything more complex than firing their gun.

timid mauve Nov 20, 2020, 9:57 AM

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thanks, I'll play with these some and see if I can't get something to work,
I've noticed if you add a vehicle to a squad with an infantry squad lead AI doesn't use it very well, they get stuck in a loop embarking and disembarking sometimes as well

bitter phoenix Nov 20, 2020, 6:21 PM

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I have a problem which is when I tell a helicopter to wait until this trigger is activated. it does wait a while, but then just leaves after about 4 min. basically, my mission is that the heli flys in, drops you off, then flies to a waypoint, waits until you kill a guy, then flies down and picks you up, and then it flies away. The only problem is that it only will wait and then just fly away after a while. Help?

bitter phoenix Nov 21, 2020, 12:34 AM

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I fixed it

ionic lynx Nov 22, 2020, 8:33 AM

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So I converted a few .paa files that open fine in texview2, but when I try to load them in a mission file, it says error loading

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I tried just the basic .png files too, same thing

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I have no clue what's causing it

barren dove Nov 22, 2020, 8:34 AM

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.png wont load in arma. try converting to paa with imagetopaa

ionic lynx Nov 22, 2020, 8:34 AM

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Already did, same thing

barren dove Nov 22, 2020, 8:35 AM

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and it converted successfully?

ionic lynx Nov 22, 2020, 8:35 AM

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I can even re-open it in texview

astral bloom Nov 22, 2020, 8:39 AM

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Make sure your path is correct

ionic lynx Nov 22, 2020, 8:41 AM

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It is, instead of getting an "cannot find" error, I get a "failed to load" error

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The only thing I can think of is I have my entire documents folder on the one drive for backup and its messing with something

astral bloom Nov 22, 2020, 8:42 AM

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Just in case, relaunch your game

ionic lynx Nov 22, 2020, 8:52 AM

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Relaunching worked. Odd, I had relaunched it earlier and it didn't change anything.

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Oh wait, still not working for my ORBAT textures.

ionic lynx Nov 22, 2020, 9:32 AM

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Weirdly, it works if I use the full path

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Instead of just pictures\orbat.paa

rocky carbon Nov 22, 2020, 5:17 PM

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Where is the pictures folder?

ionic lynx Nov 22, 2020, 6:01 PM

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In the mission folder

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C:\Users\...\OneDrive\Documents\Arma 3 - Other Profiles\...\mpmissions\Liberation%20Eridanus.Altis\pictures\image.paa
works, but pictures\image.paa doesn't. This is actually a known issue apparently.

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I have another question about the ORBAT setup though. How do you get generic names working?

shell fox Nov 22, 2020, 6:14 PM

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3_ORBAT_Viewer#Config

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Shows generic names being used.

ionic lynx Nov 22, 2020, 6:15 PM

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That's exactly where I'm looking, but I don't understand what it means by CfgWorlds >> GenericNames

shell fox Nov 22, 2020, 6:19 PM

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Open config viewer, navigate to CfgWorlds and it should contain a GenericNames subclass or attribute.
Further down the example shows it being used like so:

commander = "NATOMen";

ionic lynx Nov 22, 2020, 6:24 PM

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Oh snap, thanks

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There are so many CFGs wow

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I'm going to have fun exploring them

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Not 100% sure why "NATOMen" worked but "GenericNames" didn't, they're all classes under cfgWorld

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Is there a way to display both first and last? I assume `commander = "NATOMen" + "NATOMen"; wont work

shell fox Nov 22, 2020, 6:48 PM

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ionic lynx Is there a way to display both first and last? I assume `commander = "NATOMen" +...

Not using generic names I think. Hardcoded probably yes, but that doesn't seem relevant to you.

shell fox Nov 22, 2020, 6:49 PM

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ionic lynx Not 100% sure why "NATOMen" worked but "GenericNames" didn't, they're all classe...

Is NATOMen a subclass of GenericNames?

ionic lynx Nov 22, 2020, 7:15 PM

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Yes

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And it also has two more subclasses, firstname and lastname

shell fox Nov 22, 2020, 7:28 PM

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ionic lynx Not 100% sure why "NATOMen" worked but "GenericNames" didn't, they're all classe...

Documentation says it can be a class from GenericNames (meaning subclass of GenericNames), and GenericNames is not a subclass of itself.
Makes sense now?

ionic lynx Nov 22, 2020, 7:34 PM

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Interesting

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And yeah it does

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I think I understand how that works on the coding level

young herald Nov 23, 2020, 11:46 AM

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COS_equips
armastuff
VTN_AMUN_G_TACTICAL_CF
anybody know what mod packs these are from?

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i accidentally made an override of a save file, and now i cant get into one of my missions because of the assets that are missing.

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any recommendations on how to find what packs they're from? i'm fairly new to mission making, and it took a fair amount of time to make; in short, i cant get into a mission because of missing assets, plz help.

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if screenshots are needed, dm me, and i'll reply as soon as possible

astral bloom Nov 23, 2020, 11:50 AM

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VTN is really self-explained isn't it? Veteran MOD

young herald Nov 23, 2020, 11:50 AM

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i see.

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any idea for the others?

young herald Nov 23, 2020, 1:11 PM

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what i might just do is load all my mods, remove the ones i know it isnt, and then delete the ones i dont need

pearl coral Nov 23, 2020, 3:44 PM

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@young herald COS_equips is from C.O.S.

wide scroll Nov 23, 2020, 5:06 PM

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Hopefully correct location. So i can get the orbat to work on SP, is there a way to get it to work on MP?

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During SP play, the markers will follow the squads etc etc as they move. However during MP play, they init like normal but dont follow. Curious if theres a way around it or if its another module that just doesnt like MP usage

young herald Nov 24, 2020, 2:15 AM

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astral bloom VTN is really self-explained isn't it? Veteran MOD

checking my modlist, i dont even have veteran mod subscribed to-

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same with C.O.S

rocky carbon Nov 24, 2020, 2:19 AM

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when you say modpacks do you mean separate mods in a collection or actual modpacks where people bash in who knows what

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@young herald

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as mods just on their own are just called mods

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modpack is what is commonly known as game breaker due to usually unknown and often dated content

young herald Nov 24, 2020, 2:30 AM

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as in

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just mods.

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sorry for the confusion.

half shore Nov 24, 2020, 6:32 AM

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ive made a big mission

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anyone down to try it

queen zenith Nov 24, 2020, 8:25 PM

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I'm not sure if this is the place to ask but, i am trying to create a Mission Where Certain outposts have guard with animations, my question is how do i set it up so when there are shots fired the guards stop animation split up into groups and search the area , and I'm not sure how to detect a shot being fired, and currently I'm using polpox to setup the animations and I'm not sure how to incorporate that

vivid plank Nov 24, 2020, 8:33 PM

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There are editor mods for that try 3den enhanced it might gave the option to set animations i the unit attributes and still let them take cl tact and fire back

queen zenith Nov 24, 2020, 8:56 PM

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3den enhanced has that yes but only for a select few animations

boreal lichen Nov 25, 2020, 3:11 AM

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

see the first example on this page for the wait until code. You'll have to tweak it if you're not using ambient anims but should put you on the right track

earnest cove Nov 25, 2020, 7:52 AM

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BIS_fnc_ambientAnimCombat is probably better in this case, as you can set a condition for when the animation should be stopped

regal hatch Nov 26, 2020, 12:24 AM

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hey guys, im doing a campaign on RHSPKL, (the RHS jungle map) and im worried about proformance, can i use the hide terrain object modual on a large portion of the map to increase preformance? or am i stupid?

vernal brook Nov 26, 2020, 12:28 AM

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turn down view range like it says

regal hatch Nov 26, 2020, 12:34 AM

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yeah ive done that, is there anyways to improve it further?

brittle laurel Nov 26, 2020, 7:30 AM

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Hi, I'm trying to find the name of the respawn module. I've seen it in other missions of when you die, you get sent to a map view that has loadout and a button to resapawn

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How would i go about setting this up in a mission I've made?

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Thanks in advance

storm geode Nov 26, 2020, 7:33 AM

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Eden editor attributes → multiplayer → respawn?
also systems → modules → multiplayer, from here place “respawn position”

brittle laurel Nov 26, 2020, 7:35 AM

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Thanks! I didn't know about editor attributes haha

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Im pretty new to this

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But that's exactly what I was looking for thanks!

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Is there a way to set loadouts?

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My goal is to respawn players with just an AK & a couple mags

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there's supposedly "CfgRespawnInventory" but I can't see a way to use it in 3den editor

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It mentions something about the files

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but I don't really understand how that works

wispy sentinel Nov 26, 2020, 8:17 AM

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If there is a predefined class, you can use that one. See https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_setRespawnInventory

If you want to define your own: Create or open the Description.ext in any editor and add something like that at the end:
https://sqfbin.com/edajeyezebalajusewiz (not the link put the 'code' you'll find by following the link)

now put [this, "AK12"] call BIS_fnc_addRespawnInventory; in the init of every unit. Or use [missionNamespace, "AK12"] call BIS_fnc_addRespawnInventory; in the initServer.sqf

karmic solstice Nov 27, 2020, 2:00 AM

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Lurker here, Question is there any way to have a Sound play at a poss and then when they leave that "Trigger area" it will move over from a location sound to a Music effekt? (i have minimal skills in Scripting)

tame sage Nov 27, 2020, 7:20 AM

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@karmic solstice With "move over" you mean that your sound file is very long, and that you want it to continue when they get out of range?

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Eg not start at beginning of dialogue again (or whatever it is)?

earnest cove Nov 27, 2020, 4:32 PM

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uh, sounds to me like "make music start playing when player enters area x"

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if the sound effect should sound like a radio first and then bleed over into a real background music track ... pretty sure that's not possible

karmic solstice Nov 27, 2020, 9:10 PM

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Hmm 😢 ok it would be cool but i belived it was that way

timid mauve Nov 28, 2020, 5:46 AM

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Hi, I'm trying to have an AI fire a vanilla RPG7 at a specific target on a waypoint activation, in this case an invisible pen with simulation disabled named "targ1" once then stop, and continue on a waypoint, basically having it shoot at the side of a building
so far a few different combinations of selectWeapon "launch_RPG7_F";
fireAtTarget;
and
forceWeaponFire
have proved fruitless since I don't know much about syntax and scripting
are there any possible simple soluions?

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the simulated target doesn't really matter, I just figured a pen would be easier since it's a small target

astral bloom Nov 28, 2020, 5:48 AM

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Not really sure how did you do that though, BIKI is always your friend:
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/selectWeapon
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/forceWeaponFire
or maybe
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_fire

sharp axle Nov 28, 2020, 5:57 AM

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How much resources do mines tend to take?

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Like talking large UXO fields maybe 500 units or so

timid mauve Nov 28, 2020, 7:03 AM

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yea I tried
soldier1 selectWeapon "launch_RPG7_F"; soldier1 = this fireAtTarget [targ1,"launch_RPG7_F"];
and
this selectWeapon "launch_RPG7_F"; this spawn {this dotarget targ1; sleep 0.5; while {alive targ1 and alive this} do {sleep 4; gl action ["useweapon",vehicle this,this,0]; }};

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specifically but neither one works so far, both found from various BIforum posts and youtube videos

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tried it on unit init, waypoint activations, trigger activations and I can't quite get it to work

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though using the 2nd code I can get it to shoot its main weapon until it runs out of ammo at the pen

astral bloom Nov 28, 2020, 7:06 AM

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Use ``` instead please, current is rather hard to read

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Much better now, thanks

timid mauve Nov 28, 2020, 7:09 AM

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and the 2nd one uses a gamelogic called "gl" though I don't know what that actually means

astral bloom Nov 28, 2020, 7:10 AM

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useweapon action is kinda glitchy, of course it would work but I wouldn't recommend. I'll fetch a code for you if I can

timid mauve Nov 28, 2020, 7:14 AM

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yea I messed that second one up somehow too

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thanks, the help is appreciated

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or rather I tried
null = this spawn {_this selectWeapon "launch_RPG7_F"; _this dotarget targ1; sleep 0.5; while {alive _this} do {sleep 4; gl action ["useweapon",vehicle _this,_this,0]; }};
to just try and test to get the rpg to fire

astral bloom Nov 28, 2020, 7:33 AM

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...Yeah, I know, SQF and Arma are sometimes weird to do a simple thing, looks it must be overcomplicated than it should IMO ¯_(ツ)_/¯

timid mauve Nov 28, 2020, 7:46 AM

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yea, I just wanted to add a little flare to an AI attack lol

earnest cove Nov 28, 2020, 9:09 AM

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it's not that easy

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ai is very picky about when to shoot a missile launcher

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you can try myUnit forceWeaponFire [secondaryWeapon myUnit, "Single"]; after using doWatch and doTarget, but it might not work

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then you can try [myUnit, "the launcher weapon"] call BIS_fnc_fire; that should probably work better

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however, it's possible that this also won't work, because sometimes the ai is blocking it

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my tl;r is - use this only in very simple scenes. "running along a way, stopping, shooting, then continue running" is a step above "very simple scenes", so all you can do is try the above and see if it works. if not, better do something else.

wraith hull Nov 28, 2020, 6:15 PM

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Im having this issue, that i made a Headhunters mission, with mods, (copypasted the mission and all its files, replaced the Units (keeping all their INITs)) and the mission isnt showing up

wraith hull Nov 28, 2020, 7:41 PM

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fixed it

terse harness Nov 28, 2020, 8:34 PM

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anyone know of an animation for just interacting/hacking a computer/laptop ?

earnest cove Nov 28, 2020, 9:15 PM

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check the animation browser under cutscenes

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there is at least some stuff

buoyant vault Nov 29, 2020, 12:28 PM

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Is there a way to change the order of which decals render in? In my case, I need the helipad decal to render above the dirt. https://i.imgur.com/70jQLPL.mp4

cinder holly Nov 29, 2020, 1:48 PM

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Eden order mayhaps?

buoyant vault Nov 29, 2020, 1:56 PM

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What's that? 🤔

cinder holly Nov 29, 2020, 2:03 PM

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the order in which Eden items have been inserted

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otherwise, no

buoyant vault Nov 29, 2020, 2:37 PM

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Ah, no I've tried that. Seems like some decals just have priority over others.

buoyant vault Nov 29, 2020, 2:55 PM

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I'll just have to work around it.

silver girder Nov 30, 2020, 2:57 AM

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@buoyant vault have you tried physically moving the helipad icon above the ground?
I know its a decal but sometimes the position helps with priority

buoyant vault Nov 30, 2020, 8:34 AM

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I tried. Didn't help.

unreal schooner Nov 30, 2020, 10:51 AM

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Is there anyway I can have a vehicle held in place in mid air with engines running like a transport plane that when I have players teleported into it that will then start to move once everyone is in?

cinder holly Nov 30, 2020, 10:52 AM

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yes, you can disable collision, or attach it to some invisible object

unreal schooner Nov 30, 2020, 11:14 AM

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awesome thanks

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collision won't make people fallout at all?

cinder holly Nov 30, 2020, 11:15 AM

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sorry, I meant disabling simulation, but then players would be frozen

unreal schooner Nov 30, 2020, 11:16 AM

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I take it I can turn simulation back and then the plane will move as intended after all players are in?

cinder holly Nov 30, 2020, 11:17 AM

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yes, but I am not sure players can do anything, as in even turning their head or anything

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it might be better to attach it to ~~an invisible helipad~~ a hidden plane for example

unreal schooner Nov 30, 2020, 11:17 AM

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ok

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thanks very much

buoyant lance Dec 1, 2020, 3:24 AM

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Its my first time Making a mission: the players have to disable 3 data terminal which i do with :

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this addAction ["Deactivate jammer!",{(_this select 0) removeAction (_this select 2);hint "Jammer deactivated"; [jammer1,0] call BIS_fnc_dataTerminalAnimate}];

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then after that action i want to trigger a task to complete how can i do that i have 0 experience in arma scripting how can i do that?

shell fox Dec 1, 2020, 8:32 AM

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

buoyant lance Dec 1, 2020, 3:51 PM

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thx

next oracle Dec 1, 2020, 9:01 PM

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does anyone know of any good WW1 assets? ive been looking for some infantry equipment , all i know of at the moment is Remembrance
ping me if you have any good ones, i currently have the server muted

rocky carbon Dec 2, 2020, 12:25 AM

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@next oracle someone asked that not long ago and one mod was suggested. Cant remember what that was or who it was but you could do a search for WW1 on the server

iron geode Dec 2, 2020, 5:45 AM

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how can i stop ai from going through walls AAAA

earnest cove Dec 2, 2020, 9:30 AM

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not at all

tired kite Dec 2, 2020, 2:24 PM

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Anyway got a neat collection of mission making tools/mods they use?

late breach Dec 2, 2020, 2:26 PM

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3den Enhanced is the only thing I really use, and some composition mods (ZEI, ZEC, etc.)

frosty breach Dec 2, 2020, 4:00 PM

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7erra's Editing Extensions

late breach Dec 2, 2020, 4:03 PM

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^^ I used that more for mod developed and advanced mission development (which include a lot of scripting). Not as much for regular mission making.

west silo Dec 2, 2020, 4:20 PM

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But the config viewer 😄

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@tired kite https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1774491737

Steam Workshop::Eden Editor Extensions

Steam Workshop: Arma 3. A collection of useful extensions for [b]Arma 3's Eden Editor[/b].

buoyant lance Dec 2, 2020, 6:43 PM

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just looked at the workshop picture why tf is that not standard?

silver girder Dec 2, 2020, 7:58 PM

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https://steamcommunity.com/workshop/filedetails/?id=1673595418
I'd put there this aswell

late summit Dec 2, 2020, 9:03 PM

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When creating some kind of location for things to spawn on, I've always seen people use the markers (especially the empty marker), but is there any good reason to use markers instead of a Game Logic?
I'm using Game Logic because 1) I can see it in the editor 2) it has an Z position 3) it can function as a container to hold variables.

So my question is this: Any reason not to use the Game Logic over markers?

cinder holly Dec 2, 2020, 9:40 PM

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Performance - game logics have an AI, a group, where markers are only a bag of some values

late summit Dec 2, 2020, 10:08 PM

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I figured something like that.

autumn stone Dec 2, 2020, 10:09 PM

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buoyant lance then after that action i want to trigger a task to complete how can i do that i ...

You can put an invisible helipad near your terminals, since you have several terminals use the same number of invisible pads. Name them each like term1, term2 etc. You can then use deletevehicle “term1”; at the end of your terminal action. have a trigger with condition “!alive term1”, sync it to your objective complete. Do for each terminal.

So basically, once they hit the terminal it deletes the helipad and triggers objective complete.

Also, I’m assuming you are using the intel modules to create a task, and mark it complete etc.

The assigned task gets synchronized to the complete module, which is synced to the trigger.

late summit Dec 2, 2020, 10:11 PM

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cinder holly Performance - game logics have an AI, a group, where markers are only a bag of s...

what about invisible helipads? Performance wise better than Game Logic, or basically the same?

cinder holly Dec 2, 2020, 10:11 PM

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way better than game logics yes

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maybe a teeny tiny bit costier than markers because they are still objects and computed by AI for landing, but really not a big trouble - if you want an anchor point visible in the editor, go for it

earnest cove Dec 2, 2020, 10:52 PM

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i'd just use helper objects

buoyant lance Dec 2, 2020, 11:05 PM

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autumn stone You can put an invisible helipad near your terminals, since you have several ter...

will try that thx!

tired kite Dec 2, 2020, 11:35 PM

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west silo <@!100073331872526336> https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=17...

Thanks mate that's perfect

buoyant lance Dec 3, 2020, 2:42 AM

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as init:

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this addAction ["Remove this action!",{(_this select 0) removeAction (_this select 2);hint "Störsender Deaktiviert"; [jammer1,0] call BIS_fnc_dataTerminalAnimate}]; deletevehicle jammer1a,

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it deletes the jammer instant do i need to do this with *(_this select X) again?

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it should delete the jammer1a AFTER the action is done by the player!

barren dove Dec 3, 2020, 2:56 AM

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deletevehicle should be inside the action (i assume?). right now you have it outside so it is executing when the action is added, not when it is used/removed.

buoyant lance Dec 3, 2020, 2:56 AM

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so in between } and ]? sry im a total noob with arma scripting?

cinder holly Dec 3, 2020, 2:57 AM

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after ...Animate,add a ; then the delete thing

buoyant lance Dec 3, 2020, 2:57 AM

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thx

storm meteor Dec 3, 2020, 12:48 PM

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hi everyone :)
Im fairly new to the campaign making thing. so i was wondering if anyone could help me learn the things inside the game related to campaign making 🙂

west silo Dec 3, 2020, 12:52 PM

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A campaign is a collection of single missions which are related in one way or the other. Here's the documentation about it https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Campaign_Description.ext

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@storm meteor

storm meteor Dec 3, 2020, 12:56 PM

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@west silo thx but i think my thought about what a campaign is in Arma 3 are a bit off xD i was looking to learn how to edit maps and open servers for me and my friends to play on 🙂

primal star Dec 3, 2020, 5:20 PM

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Just out of curiosity does anyone know what is the difference between Sahrani and United Sahrani maps from CUP? Just curious they look identical to me

cinder holly Dec 3, 2020, 5:29 PM

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same as in Armed Assault *Queen's Gambit:
North & South are unified, no more "no man's land" nor checkpoint in the middle of Corazol

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@primal star ↑

primal star Dec 3, 2020, 5:40 PM

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ohh alright makes sense I havent played armed assault so probably why I didnt see it

open grove Dec 4, 2020, 2:19 AM

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Hello everyone!
I'm trying to start my own arma 3 server and i need someones help. Is there anyone, who could help me setup everything? I need help with settings. Especially when it comes to ace3, mcc4 and relation between them. Thank you!

tame sage Dec 4, 2020, 9:33 AM

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@open grove Hey bub. Not sure if I can help with everything. Seems broad. But if you have a specific question, feel free to PM me. It sounds like you're trying to load mods on a dedicated server

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This post is pretty up to date and answers that:

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https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=975431909

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Also you might want to head over to the server_admins channel :)

dark shard Dec 4, 2020, 1:51 PM

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This might be a stupid question but I hit some kind of hotkey by accident in eden editor and have no idea what i've turned on, but can anyone tell me what the light-blue half-box under an object is? Its the same look as when you disable simulation, but its light blue instead of red.

barren dove Dec 4, 2020, 1:55 PM

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dynamic simulation maybe?

dark shard Dec 4, 2020, 2:22 PM

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that's exactly what it was! THank you!

open grove Dec 4, 2020, 4:27 PM

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tame sage <@401497238062366730> Hey bub. Not sure if I can help with *everything*. Seems b...

Thank you, pm has been sent

signal coral Dec 5, 2020, 5:15 AM

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Hey guys, is there anyone here that can coach me into complex mission making? I know a lot but do not know how to do those automated strongpoint things where you go around the map killing targets, trying to make a map like that for a large group of friends, any help is appreciated

astral bloom Dec 5, 2020, 5:25 AM

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Better to sort the word: you're making a MISSION not a MAP ( #arma3_terrain ), so wouldn't confuse anything

signal coral Dec 5, 2020, 5:27 AM

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Oh yeah, trying make a MISSION for the group of friends

astral bloom Dec 5, 2020, 5:30 AM

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So well, anything advanced will require some SQF codes. Better learn step by step

signal coral Dec 5, 2020, 5:54 AM

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Where do i start

astral bloom Dec 5, 2020, 5:54 AM

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Check the pinned in #arma3_scripting

signal coral Dec 5, 2020, 6:20 AM

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ah damn, scripting is a weakpoint of mine, time to try to learn

pseudo sky Dec 5, 2020, 2:48 PM

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Right so i am trying to get into a bit of zeusing cus it looks like a bit of fun, one issue i am having is when i link a waypoint in eden to a trigger rather then waiting for that trigger to be set off right at the start of the mission they simply head to the waypoint.

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Anyone know a way to fix this or am i just doing something massively stupid that i haven't noticed?

shell fox Dec 5, 2020, 3:35 PM

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Zeus ≠ 3DEN
Now I'm not entirely sure and I can't test it now, but I think synchronizing a trigger with a waypoint has a slightly different effect:
The group moves to the waypoint and then waits there until the trigger is activated before moving to the next waypoint.

icy timber Dec 5, 2020, 3:37 PM

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Set a hold waypoint on the unit then their move/SnD etc waypoints. Sync hold waypoint and trigger with blufor presence or whatever then try. The squad will move to the hold then wait for baddies to enter the trigger area before moving again.

wheat dagger Dec 5, 2020, 8:27 PM

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Evening friends, I'd like to know: How is it possible to make a Loadout Selection screen similar to Apex Protocol, where once every player selected their loadout, it begins the mission?

shell fox Dec 5, 2020, 9:36 PM

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I think Apex Protocol uses https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Description.ext#CfgRespawnInventory.
How to use that is explained here, in the last table entry:
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3_Respawn#Official_Templates

signal coral Dec 6, 2020, 1:42 AM

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Would there be a way to count how many civilians are killed in a village? if so, can i make a mission fail if X amount of civilians are killed.

mortal plinth Dec 6, 2020, 4:30 AM

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does anyone have any links or now how to use script in server missions

astral bloom Dec 6, 2020, 6:01 AM

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There's no one and only way

shell fox Dec 6, 2020, 10:05 AM

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signal coral Would there be a way to count how many civilians are killed in a village? if so,...

Of course. Are all the civilians in your mission in that village?

signal coral Dec 6, 2020, 10:07 AM

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Yes

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I would eventually like to have the missions sprawl over many villages

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But I’m starting small because I don’t know how to script, any further than doStop this;

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@shell fox

shell fox Dec 6, 2020, 10:09 AM

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SP or MP?

signal coral Dec 6, 2020, 10:09 AM

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MP

shell fox Dec 6, 2020, 10:23 AM

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initServer.sqf:

CiviliansKilledCounter = 0;
{
  if (side _x == civilian) then {
    if (_x distance CenterOfTown < 200) then {
      _x addEventHandler ["Killed", {
        CiviliansKilledCounter = CiviliansKilledCounter + 1;
        if (CiviliansKilledCounter > 10) then {
          "EveryoneLost" call BIS_fnc_endMissionServer;
        };
      }];
    };
  };
} forEach allUnits;
```This can be improved by using `units civilian` from A3 2.01 on.
For multiple villages it gets more complicated, this also does not work with HC.

shell fox Dec 6, 2020, 10:43 AM

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@signal coral meowthis

signal coral Dec 6, 2020, 10:44 AM

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Holy

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Wow

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So where would I view the counter?

west silo Dec 6, 2020, 11:22 AM

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[missionNamespace, "CiviliansKilledCounter", 0] call BIS_fnc_getServerVariable;

signal coral Dec 7, 2020, 12:10 AM

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@west silo and that would pop up in a window? or a little bar?

west silo Dec 7, 2020, 12:22 AM

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systemChat str ([missionNamespace, "CiviliansKilledCounter", 0] call BIS_fnc_getServerVariable;)

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Now it pops up in chat

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If it was executed from a client.

signal coral Dec 7, 2020, 12:37 AM

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Ok

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anotehr unrelated question

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I made respawn works right, but I keep respawning on my body

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i wnat to respawn on a point

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how do i do that?

cinder holly Dec 7, 2020, 12:39 AM

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set a respawn point

signal coral Dec 7, 2020, 12:42 AM

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respawn point and respawn position are the same thing right? @cinder holly

cinder holly Dec 7, 2020, 12:42 AM

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yep

signal coral Dec 7, 2020, 12:42 AM

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I set them

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they are placed down

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and i synced them to some vehicles

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@cinder holly

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but it still says "force respawn" and i respawn by my body

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FIXED IT

cinder holly Dec 7, 2020, 12:46 AM

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signal coral and i synced them to some vehicles

…aaand did you happen to sync them to the unit you are trying to respawn there?

signal coral Dec 7, 2020, 12:46 AM

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I had to go and tick the "select respawn position" in the MP settings

thorny plaza Dec 7, 2020, 4:02 PM

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I'm using Civilian Presence module to simulate alive cities and I'd like to change their appearance. According to wiki, the "Apply random loadouts" works perfectly, but I'm unable to change their identity. Everytime a NPC spawns, it has a default "white" face, not what I defined in my script.

[_this, selectRandom ["UK3CB_ADC_C_CIV_CHR_01","UK3CB_ADC_C_CIV_CHR_02","UK3CB_ADC_C_CIV_ISL_01","UK3CB_ADC_C_WOOD","UK3CB_ADC_C_CIV_CHR"]] remoteExec ["setIdentity", 0, _this]; How is it possible it's not working if it's same script as in wiki, with just classes changed?

shell fox Dec 7, 2020, 4:16 PM

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Can you post the script context of that code?
Have you defined CfgIdentities?

thorny plaza Dec 7, 2020, 4:19 PM

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3_Civilian_Presence it's somewhere in the middle of this article

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same code, just with other classes

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i'm trying to use already-made identities, not customs

shell fox Dec 7, 2020, 4:28 PM

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Are you sure that 3CB provides these identities?

thorny plaza Dec 7, 2020, 4:41 PM

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okay, I confused head identity with unit class

shell fox Dec 7, 2020, 4:42 PM

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🙂

signal coral Dec 7, 2020, 6:33 PM

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How would I make an AI stay in a building by all means? Or make them stay within a boundary?

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Hoping there is a module

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Because having to trace boundaries with a script would be a pain, and I don’t even know how to script

late breach Dec 7, 2020, 6:37 PM

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can't remember it it is a vanilla module, or from 3den Enhanced, but I use the Garrison Module to put them in buildings and keep them there (with a few exceptions)

signal coral Dec 7, 2020, 6:37 PM

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Oh yeah, garrison module exists

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Not on PC rn, but you can edit the garrison bounds right?

late breach Dec 7, 2020, 6:38 PM

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you can set the range on which the unit/group will find suitable locations

signal coral Dec 7, 2020, 6:39 PM

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So the AI finds the house?

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If I put them into the house it is most likely that they will stay in it, I’m sure

late breach Dec 7, 2020, 6:39 PM

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they will be moved into that location

signal coral Dec 7, 2020, 6:39 PM

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Ohhhh

late breach Dec 7, 2020, 6:39 PM

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and not being able to move anymore

signal coral Dec 7, 2020, 6:39 PM

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Ok

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Gotcha

jolly lava Dec 7, 2020, 6:50 PM

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would any of you guys have experience editing the sqf files for dynamic recon ops

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by any chance

signal coral Dec 7, 2020, 8:47 PM

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shell fox `initServer.sqf`: ```sqf CiviliansKilledCounter = 0; { if (side _x == civilian...

just now implementing this, what console do i put it in

somber shadow Dec 7, 2020, 8:52 PM

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jolly lava would any of you guys have experience editing the sqf files for dynamic recon op...

What you trying to change?

jolly lava Dec 7, 2020, 10:18 PM

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somber shadow What you trying to change?

friendly ai in squad from 8 total including player to 12

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and maybe the transport heli to a chinook but that seems more extensive

somber shadow Dec 7, 2020, 10:24 PM

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The AI in the squad wouldn’t that be an editor change?

jolly lava Dec 7, 2020, 10:47 PM

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im not even sure how to get the mission into the editor

signal coral Dec 8, 2020, 12:03 AM

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Is a there a way to co-op edit, with like 2 people?

late breach Dec 8, 2020, 12:03 AM

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no

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it is possible to have multiple zeuses and uses some scripts to export whatever you made; but the editor is 100% singleplayer

daring palm Dec 8, 2020, 1:34 AM

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imagine a 2 player eden editor that would be sick!

silver girder Dec 8, 2020, 3:05 AM

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@signal coral only way I can think of is using the merge function
you make a piece of the mission
your friend makes another piece
and then you merge

late breach Dec 8, 2020, 3:07 AM

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it's pretty annoying to use though... if you merge 2 missions which have objects at the same place, than you'll get both objects, which will result in fireworks when you start the mission.

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so it works if both people work on different parts of the mission (aka different locations), and don't have any shared objects

silver girder Dec 8, 2020, 3:09 AM

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yup, not that great, probably not meant for that purpose anyway
I recall someone managed to create a coop mode for terrain making though

late breach Dec 8, 2020, 3:11 AM

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not sure if Plopper supports that, or X-Cam 🤔

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but I guess the same applies; editor is SP, Zeus can be MP

silver girder Dec 8, 2020, 3:13 AM

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yeah don't think it use that to eden
but maybe its a proof that its possible? not sure on the differencies

signal coral Dec 8, 2020, 3:36 AM

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trying to make a mission start scene brutal, and cinematic, do these look good?

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https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/758088508253667348/785711342886584370/unknown.png

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https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/758088508253667348/785711534164803594/unknown.png

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https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/765420403074007040/785711692897714266/unknown.png

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now I just have to figure out how to make music play when I walk out of a corridor

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is that possible^

astral bloom Dec 8, 2020, 3:39 AM

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playMusic

signal coral Dec 8, 2020, 3:39 AM

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those didnt send right

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https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/776516126724325427/785712149427126292/unknown.png

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https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/776516126724325427/785712081042407515/unknown.png

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https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/776516126724325427/785712000847446066/unknown.png

signal coral Dec 8, 2020, 3:40 AM

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astral bloom `playMusic`

how do i specify what music to play, would I have to import an MP3?

astral bloom Dec 8, 2020, 3:43 AM

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

Description.ext

signal coral Dec 8, 2020, 3:44 AM

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alright, how would I trigger it?

astral bloom Dec 8, 2020, 3:44 AM

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Somehow. That's what you need to think by yourself

signal coral Dec 8, 2020, 3:45 AM

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alrighty

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wow thats cool af

grave talon Dec 8, 2020, 11:11 AM

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is there any way to add more health points to a character in a mission?

cinder holly Dec 8, 2020, 11:13 AM

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using the "HandleDamage" event handler, but it is tricky

shell fox Dec 8, 2020, 11:47 AM

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signal coral just now implementing this, what console do i put it in

Console? None.
You place the code in a file called initServer.sqf in the mission root folder. That file runs on the server when the mission is started.
If you don't know how to find your mission root folder, open your mission in 3DEN and go to the top left: Scenario > Open mission folder (or something like that).

if (CiviliansKilledCounter > 10) then {
  "EveryoneLost" call BIS_fnc_endMissionServer;
};
```This part of the code makes the mission fail (for everybody) once more than 10 civilians (that were in the town when the mission started) have been killed. If that's not what you want to happen, you have to edit that code (change the `10` to a different number for example).

`CenterOfTown` has to be a position in the center of the town. To achieve that, you either replace `CenterOfTown` with a position of your choice (positions look similar to this: `[0, 0, 0]`) or you write `CenterOfTown = [0, 0, 0];` at the very beginning of the code (replace the `0`s with appropriate numbers!).

As it is, the entire thing will only work for a single town and the civilians have to be placed in the editor (not dynamically spawned during the mission).

signal coral Dec 8, 2020, 4:12 PM

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shell fox Console? None. You place the code in a file called `initServer.sqf` in the missi...

Holy cow, thanks so much dude, true saint

buoyant lance Dec 8, 2020, 11:04 PM

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are the addon options not exported via workshop upload?

cinder holly Dec 8, 2020, 11:05 PM

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…which "addon options"? 🤔

buoyant lance Dec 8, 2020, 11:06 PM

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uff ok i need to get back in the game then

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basicly the stuff for ace medical etc u can setup in the taskbar above

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let me find the right name

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settings->Addon options (ctrl+alt+s)

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then u get a window for game options

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server/mission/client

cinder holly Dec 8, 2020, 11:10 PM

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workshop uploads are for uploading your own mods, missions, and creations (objects set)

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so settings are local to your machine, I don't see how/when you would want settings to be uploaded 🤷‍♂️

buoyant lance Dec 8, 2020, 11:11 PM

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hm okay

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basicly i need this // A3TI
`force A3TI_ALLOW_VANILLA_TI = false;

// ACE Nightvision
force ace_nightvision_aimDownSightsBlur = 0;
force ace_nightvision_fogScaling = 0;
force ace_nightvision_noiseScaling = 0;
` to be included as settings for the mission

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would that be in the initserver?

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hm maybe i did something wron i try puplish and run it from the workshop

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strange it did but not on the first puplish

late breach Dec 8, 2020, 11:23 PM

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Those look like CBA settings

buoyant lance Dec 8, 2020, 11:23 PM

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ace works with cba so yes

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it worked on the second puplish but no clue why not on the first

late breach Dec 8, 2020, 11:24 PM

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Did you add a cba_settings.sqf in the mission folder before publishing?

buoyant lance Dec 8, 2020, 11:24 PM

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no

late breach Dec 8, 2020, 11:25 PM

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In that case it won't work...
At best it used your local settings

buoyant lance Dec 8, 2020, 11:26 PM

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it was set as mission settings via Addon options and did set them for the second puplish to the workshop and it worked fine

late breach Dec 8, 2020, 11:27 PM

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🤔 I doubt that works

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Because if you set them on your PC, it of course works when you test the settings

buoyant lance Dec 8, 2020, 11:27 PM

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could give u the link to the workshop file u need few mods though

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but i loaded the mission from the workshop

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not the editor

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my client settings are diferrent

late breach Dec 8, 2020, 11:28 PM

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Doesn't matter; your graphical settings also don't change per mission 😉

buoyant lance Dec 8, 2020, 11:28 PM

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no but these arent set via server, mission or client

late breach Dec 8, 2020, 11:29 PM

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So in cba_settings.sqf inside the mission folder/pbo

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Or from the user profile settings

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See: https://github.com/CBATeam/CBA_A3/wiki/CBA-Settings-System

buoyant lance Dec 8, 2020, 11:31 PM

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i will try to confirm with a friend tommorow if it did work or not

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we will see

grave pelican Dec 9, 2020, 5:47 AM

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Hey guys. I am making a campaign with a series of small missions. Every mission has a unique insertion and extraction point carried out by your transport helo piloted by AI. Since i want missions to feel a little dynamic, the Helo takes off (with ground team) to the insertion marker on map, drops off the team to complete the mission and moves to a wait point untill team reaches extraction point. Helo then picks up the team and returns to hq. The problem is that the helo lands at extraction point for around a couple second before taking off and RTB. Typically this time is just enough to get into the helo but i want to increase the window of time helo waits at LZ (preferably until the group leader boards). I don't want to use triggers as the mission is supposed to place markers dynamically and helo waypoints are linked to those markers. I only know how to move markers on the map and not triggers. Any suggestions for the commands that i can type in the waypoint " on activation" or "Condition"?

eager smelt Dec 9, 2020, 6:35 AM

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!(unit1 in helo1) && !(unit2 in helo1) && !(unit3 in helo1) && and so on... Should work

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On condition. You have to name the units tho

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For pick up wait you should check the ones alive or boarded

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(unit1 in helo1 OR !alive unit1 ) && (unit2 in helo1 OR !alive unit2) && (unit3 in helo1OR !alive unit3 )...

dusky lodge Dec 9, 2020, 10:37 AM

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hi,m can anyone give a code i can put in the init of an object to play a 3d sound?

i tried some but they wont work.

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i tried this one:

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speaker1 addAction [ "PLAY SOUND", { speaker1 say3D ["hades", 1000, 1]; } ];

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speaker1 is the variabel name of the speaker i placed
PLAY SOUND is the hint which is shown
hades is the name of the sound file

cinder holly Dec 9, 2020, 10:41 AM

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this code adds an action, it does not play the sound by itself

dusky lodge Dec 9, 2020, 10:49 AM

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thats what i wanted. sorry ma bad in ny expression

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@cinder holly

cinder holly Dec 9, 2020, 10:49 AM

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how does it not work then?

dusky lodge Dec 9, 2020, 10:50 AM

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i watn the player to walk to the speaker, then he will see an addaction and if he activates, he hears the sound in 3d, i need 50 meters

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d@cinder holly ok now it works, strange. haha. can u tell me how i can set the hearing distance to 50 m do i need tp set it in the speaker init itself or in the description.ext?

cinder holly Dec 9, 2020, 10:55 AM

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in the sound definition (CfgSounds), there is a max distance setting

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see https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Description.ext#CfgSounds

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// filename, volume, pitch, distance (optional)
sound[] = { "fx\wolf1.ogg", 1, 1, 100 };

dusky lodge Dec 9, 2020, 10:56 AM

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ah ok thanks. and what are the 1000 and 1 in this init code?

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speaker1 addAction [ "PLAY SOUND", {
speaker1 say3D ["hades", 1000, 1];
} ];

cinder holly Dec 9, 2020, 10:56 AM

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see https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/say3D 😄

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maxDistance: Number - (Optional, default 100)

dusky lodge Dec 9, 2020, 10:58 AM

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ahok, so if i want to hear the sound just 50 m i need to put a 50 in the description.ext and erase the number 1000 in the init code of the spwaker?

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or put also a 50 in it

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?

cinder holly Dec 9, 2020, 10:59 AM

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I suppose one of the two - you could set it in CfgSounds and just use obj say3D "mySound" without the array

dusky lodge Dec 9, 2020, 11:26 AM

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got it. thanks a lot man. helped me again

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@cinder holly

cinder holly Dec 9, 2020, 11:38 AM

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anytime

grave pelican Dec 9, 2020, 11:53 AM

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eager smelt !(unit1 in helo1) && !(unit2 in helo1) && !(unit3 in helo1) && and so on... Shou...

Hey man, I tried that. The problem is that if it is the activation condition for the "Load" waypoint, then the helo never lands. And if i use it as an activation condition for the next waypoint then the helo lands, takes off and stays in the air.

eager smelt Dec 9, 2020, 12:31 PM

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You could use just move waypoints with https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/land on the activation

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And after that you can place anothet move waypoint next to it with the condition on

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You can use invisible helipads for more accurate landing spot too

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You can have the second waypoints complete radius to cover the whole landing area, so it uses the second waypoint just for condition checking

shell fox Dec 9, 2020, 1:42 PM

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The extremely lackluster A3 AI and waypoints... my least favourite combination of them all krtecek
It might be possible to wait until the helicopter has landed, then use disableAIon the pilot(s), wait until boarding is done, then use enableAI to allow the AI to do what it does worst (move to the next waypoint) again.
No idea if this will work.

grave pelican Dec 9, 2020, 1:47 PM

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eager smelt You could use just move waypoints with https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/land ...

Yup i tried that too. It works when placed manually and run independent from the main scenario(i like to test buggy parts in a separate testing file so that I don't have to go through the entire scenario just to test one bit) but when placed via script doesn't work. I did a temporary solution by increasing the waypoint completion time to 45 secs (from 0) so that once the helo takes good 10-20 secs to land, it'll stay for around 20 secs more and allow players to get in. But I still have the same problem that if noone gets in, the helo will not wait and RTB.

grave pelican Dec 9, 2020, 1:48 PM

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shell fox The extremely lackluster A3 AI and waypoints... my least favourite combination o...

i can create a loop and keep the pilot AI disabled untill the group leader gets in. I'll let you know how it goes.

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and thanks a lot for quick reply and suggestions guys. Really appreciate it.

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I tried using a hold waypoint but the problem is that it needs an external trigger and i am trying to avoid using those.

eager smelt Dec 9, 2020, 3:33 PM

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Here is a example mission

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https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Tz-MdVvjoXLAcYnt3Mp1G2sh9OFwJbok/view?usp=sharing

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@grave pelican

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Works little different that i earlier said. It counts players group units and checks how many in vehicle. Like this {_x in _helicopter} count units _playersgroupname == count units_playersgroupname"

grave pelican Dec 9, 2020, 3:50 PM

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i am looking through the file right now. You used transport unload waypoint to check if the player is in the helo or not. I'll try using that waypoint

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I was using the move waypoint to check if player is in the helo or not

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Other than that, the script is same.

eager smelt Dec 9, 2020, 3:53 PM

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It doesn't actually matter i think. The transport unload automaticly kicks the player out when landed.

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Theres another check in the transport unload waypoint that is just reversed version of the same condition {!(_x in _helicopter)} count units _playersgroupname == count units_playersgroupname

grave pelican Dec 9, 2020, 3:57 PM

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also I didn't place the invisible helipads either. Do they effect the script?

cinder holly Dec 9, 2020, 3:58 PM

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only the landing spot afaik

eager smelt Dec 9, 2020, 3:59 PM

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They doesn't affect the script but the AI pilots land better on helipads

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sometimes if lot of trees and bushes in the area the AI pilot can sometimes land pretty far from the waypoint, if no suitable places found

grave pelican Dec 9, 2020, 4:01 PM

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I'll place them. Maybe the helo is landing a little too far away from the exfil marker to be in the completion radius.

grave pelican Dec 9, 2020, 4:17 PM

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ah unfortunately i am having the same problems with the new condition. Helo barely touches the ground and then takes off. @Toksa your sripts are working provided i manually place the waypoints. And I can't do that. The waypoints needs to be dynamically placed depending on the mission and player choice in game. I'll place a hold waypoint if its possible to complete it without a trigger.

eager smelt Dec 9, 2020, 4:26 PM

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You are making the waypoints with scripts?

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Do you need to place them multiple times during mission?

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You could place the waypoints already in the mission and give the waypoints new position with the scripts

grave pelican Dec 9, 2020, 4:29 PM

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I have created the waypoints in editor and the first waypoint is scripted that it sets the precreated waypoints at different markers. So what i am doing is making a campaign where the helo takes you to insertion, waits at a specific marker and then picks us up when we reach the exfil marker taking was back to base to report to command as "mission complete" and the command then gives us the next mission.

eager smelt Dec 9, 2020, 4:31 PM

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Did you use the Land command on the waypoints btw?

grave pelican Dec 9, 2020, 4:31 PM

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yeah i did

eager smelt Dec 9, 2020, 4:31 PM

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Helo also lands when you order the group to get in. (Of course you need to group to do that thou)

grave pelican Dec 9, 2020, 4:38 PM

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i was experimenting with the "waitUntil" command but couldn't get it to work quite right

eager smelt Dec 9, 2020, 4:39 PM

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you could use waitUntil command on script. Im not sure can you use it on waypoint or trigger (except you spawn it)

grave pelican Dec 9, 2020, 4:40 PM

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what i wanted to do was waitUntil{(isTouchingGround helo1)== true}; helo1 EngineOn false.

then i use the next waypoint to turn engine back on.

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I'll check out the spawn command

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maybe i am missing that

grave pelican Dec 9, 2020, 4:58 PM

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lmao the waypoints work now.
Idk what exactly made them work though. I added helipads. Changed the placement radius to -1, switched move and load waypoints and finally increased the completion radius of second waypoint to 500m.

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Thanks a lot @eager smelt for your help man.

eager smelt Dec 9, 2020, 4:59 PM

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👍

tired fiber Dec 10, 2020, 3:48 PM

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Hello

tired fiber Dec 10, 2020, 4:11 PM

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I have created a mission and I wanted to start it . then i accidentually klicked on save and not on loading. Then the mission was gone. How can i bring it back ?

cinder holly Dec 10, 2020, 4:12 PM

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Ctrl+O → load?

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you might have clicked New though

tired fiber Dec 10, 2020, 4:16 PM

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hello @cinder holly

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no my mission was replaced by an empty map. And all the things i created are gone.

cinder holly Dec 10, 2020, 4:19 PM

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ah yes, save instead of load - then, if you didn't make any backups, you are out of luck

tired fiber Dec 10, 2020, 4:20 PM

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Ok then i am out of luck. thank you!

cinder holly Dec 10, 2020, 4:20 PM

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sorry about it!

tired fiber Dec 10, 2020, 4:20 PM

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bye

sly lake Dec 10, 2020, 5:51 PM

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is there a way to make the spawned AI move to a specific area and stay within those limits? let's say it spawned 1000m from it the AI will move to that area and stay on its limits. side note (I'm spawning units via module)

west silo Dec 10, 2020, 5:52 PM

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Which module?

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@sly lake If you are using the Spawn AI module, then look at the "Expression Field"

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you can for example create a waypoint when a group is spawned

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(_this select 0) addWaypoint [position player, 0];

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_this select 0 is the group

sly lake Dec 10, 2020, 6:01 PM

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west silo Which module?

that one (Spawn AI), now refering to _this select 0 it will be always 0 or do I have to number every group that will be created?

west silo Dec 10, 2020, 6:02 PM

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nope

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it will stay 0

sly lake Dec 10, 2020, 6:03 PM

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ok thank you

grave talon Dec 10, 2020, 9:04 PM

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cinder holly using the "HandleDamage" event handler, but it is tricky

Thanks!

sleek moon Dec 11, 2020, 1:23 AM

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does anybody know the pixel size for images to replace the briefing screen object ingame? (i think this is the right channel for this?)

barren dove Dec 11, 2020, 1:27 AM

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the default image is 2048x2048 but it is split in two between the tv and table feed

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look at a3\boat_f_destroyer\destroyer_01\data\destroyer_01_screen_01_co.paa

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so it is basically two 2048x1024 images, tv feed on top and table beneath it

sleek moon Dec 11, 2020, 1:33 AM

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Thanks! is it the same for the "Briefing Room Screen" from the jets dlc? ( it has 2 legs and is a standalone object

barren dove Dec 11, 2020, 1:37 AM

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🤔 i only saw the jets one when i searched in editor

sleek moon Dec 11, 2020, 1:38 AM

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ive tried searching around online and most places only seem to talk about the one in the USS freedom or the destroyer and there doesnt seem to be much about this one

barren dove Dec 11, 2020, 1:38 AM

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whats the class name?

sleek moon Dec 11, 2020, 1:39 AM

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"Land_BriefingRoomScreen_01_F" , i think this is it?

barren dove Dec 11, 2020, 1:40 AM

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that is the jets one

sleek moon Dec 11, 2020, 1:40 AM

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yeah

barren dove Dec 11, 2020, 1:43 AM

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then what object were you talking about in your first message?

sleek moon Dec 11, 2020, 1:44 AM

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the jets DLC one, i cant find anything about it online

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sorry if I confused you

barren dove Dec 11, 2020, 1:46 AM

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i think the confusion is what was said after. my reply was for that standalone Land_BriefingRoomScreen_01_F object.

sleek moon Dec 11, 2020, 1:46 AM

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would you happen to know what it is for the object im asking about?

barren dove Dec 11, 2020, 1:50 AM

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if you arent asking about Land_BriefingRoomScreen_01_F then i dont know what object you are asking about. thats what i'd need the class name of.

sleek moon Dec 11, 2020, 1:52 AM

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facepalm that is the one im asking about, i assumed it was different from the one inside the destroyer you told me about

barren dove Dec 11, 2020, 1:53 AM

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nah. i think it just shares the destroyer filepath because that is what it was introduced with.

sleek moon Dec 11, 2020, 1:54 AM

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so they are the same size?

barren dove Dec 11, 2020, 1:54 AM

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idk. i only know what it is for Land_BriefingRoomScreen_01_F

sleek moon Dec 11, 2020, 1:55 AM

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ok, thanks anyways

barren dove Dec 11, 2020, 1:56 AM

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you should try with 2048x1024 or similar. the pixel resolution doesnt matter as much as the aspect ratio because the image will be stretched to fit.

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if you are saving as jpg it can be any resolution of that ratio, but as a paa is needs to be 2^x / 2^y. (2048x1024, 1024x512, etc).

sleek moon Dec 11, 2020, 2:07 AM

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ive tried keeping the ration from 512x256 up to 2048x1024 and the image doesnt seem to change size on the screen at all thonk

barren dove Dec 11, 2020, 2:08 AM

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the pixel resolution doesnt matter as much as the aspect ratio because the image will be stretched to fit.

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so if 2:1 isnt it then try other ratios but yeah idk what object you're talking about exactly.

sleek moon Dec 11, 2020, 2:14 AM

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i would post a picture but i dont think im allowed in here D:

barren dove Dec 11, 2020, 2:15 AM

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#screenshots_arma might allow it

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or you can link to imgur or whatever

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just describe what the link goes to when you post it

sleek moon Dec 11, 2020, 2:18 AM

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ive tagged you with it

barren dove Dec 11, 2020, 2:19 AM

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yea, that is Land_BriefingRoomScreen_01_F. it is 2048x2048 where that screen only uses the top 2048x1024 and the table variant uses the bottom half.

sleek moon Dec 11, 2020, 2:20 AM

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so i should make all my images 2048x1024?

barren dove Dec 11, 2020, 2:22 AM

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you should design them as 2048x1024, and save them as the top half of a 2048x2048 image.

sleek moon Dec 11, 2020, 2:22 AM

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ahh gotcha, ill give it a bash, ty so much

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yup it worked, thanks alot!

indigo mountain Dec 12, 2020, 12:04 AM

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How to make a city part be destoryed on Altis ? is there a script I wanna make a scenario like in a completely bombarded Kavala so the houses have to all be destoryed

cinder holly Dec 12, 2020, 12:04 AM

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grab the buildings, setDamage 1?

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I believe there even is a module for that (and if it exists, I don't know if it is MP friendly)

west silo Dec 12, 2020, 1:01 AM

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@indigo mountain

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

BIS fnc destroyCity

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Seems to be mp compatible

signal coral Dec 12, 2020, 1:53 AM

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is tehre a way to do combat patrol except it does not TP you to the location, and you can just go to any location that is marked?

west silo Dec 12, 2020, 4:30 PM

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it is possible, but requires quite a bit of scripting.

brisk temple Dec 12, 2020, 4:43 PM

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hey people, can two players use unitcapture at the same time in MP?

shell fox Dec 12, 2020, 4:52 PM

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Probably.

violet mantle Dec 15, 2020, 7:54 AM

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Is there a place to find the image resolution size to fit the various rugged monitors, white boards, and propaganda flyers in the editor?

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I'm trying by trial and error right now but my images keep getting cropped.

obtuse sundial Dec 15, 2020, 9:11 AM

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Personaly i search the default image of the white board for example and i import it to photoshop. If you don't know how to found the path just put your object in the editor, right click and show in config viewer, than at the left bottom u see cfgvehicles\"classname of ur object" click on it and search the line "hiddenselectiontextures = ["folder\nameoftexture.paa"];"
Here it's the folder of boards textures :
a3\structures_f\civ\infoboards\data

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For convert .paa to .png just open the image with texview (arma3tools) dans click on file and "save as"

violet mantle Dec 15, 2020, 9:25 AM

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Thanks you 👍🏻

obtuse sundial Dec 15, 2020, 9:30 AM

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np

potent trout Dec 15, 2020, 11:18 AM

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Does anyone know of a command that i can use in zues to make a Player turn into an AI?

signal coral Dec 15, 2020, 11:39 AM

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You want a player to control an AI?
Only Zeus can do that, with the 'remote control' module right in the same submenu with arsenal and zeus lightning.

potent trout Dec 15, 2020, 11:48 AM

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no i want a player, who is playing the game normally, turn into an AI, such that he either gets kicked out or just watches how the AI is controlling his body.

shell fox Dec 15, 2020, 12:04 PM

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There is selectPlayer

fickle aurora Dec 15, 2020, 12:58 PM

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How do you guys plan for a campaign? Writing my first campaign plan uo now for me and a few friends and it proves tricky coming up with ideas. Any hints or tips would be appreciated

cinder holly Dec 15, 2020, 1:03 PM

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fickle aurora How do you guys plan for a campaign? Writing my first campaign plan uo now for m...

it depends on what kind of action you are after, and what the resources are 🙂

charred cedar Dec 15, 2020, 7:43 PM

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So is there a way I can have x amount of tickets per side, and when they run out, switch to spectator?

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I don't even see any option to configure respawn tickets

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Ah it's on a module and not the damn menu

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ok I see

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frick

mossy lava Dec 15, 2020, 10:50 PM

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fickle aurora How do you guys plan for a campaign? Writing my first campaign plan uo now for m...

Watch some war documentaries. You'll get lots of ideas for different engagements.

signal coral Dec 16, 2020, 1:02 AM

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hwo would i edit a supply drop that the support modules provide?

signal coral Dec 16, 2020, 1:59 AM

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found out how to do one item, but how do i do 2 types of ammo?

north fossil Dec 16, 2020, 2:59 PM

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anyone willing to make me a training base? for my unit?

shell fox Dec 16, 2020, 3:06 PM

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north fossil anyone willing to make me a training base? for my unit?

#creators_recruiting is the place to find out

signal coral Dec 16, 2020, 4:37 PM

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If I wanted to rate limit my JTAC to call in a supply drop once every hour, how would I do so?

shell fox Dec 16, 2020, 4:41 PM

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Depends on how you enabled him to call in supplies.

signal coral Dec 16, 2020, 5:27 PM

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Via support requester/provider modules

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The provider is AI, my the requester is going to be a player

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@shell fox

shell fox Dec 16, 2020, 6:13 PM

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signal coral Via support requester/provider modules

That probably requires advanced magic that I can't provide without access to the source code of the (module) functions involved.
That's what I think (right now) at least, maybe someone else knows a better alternative.

signal coral Dec 16, 2020, 7:33 PM

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There might be some timer script that only lets it be available if the timer is on 0, once requested the timer goes to 60 minutes

shell fox Dec 16, 2020, 7:34 PM

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The problem is getting notified when the request is made.
The problem is also making the request option available / unavailable.

signal coral Dec 16, 2020, 7:36 PM

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Yeah

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I’m trying to make it so the JTAC can’t just spam requests for loads of ammo

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We played part of the op and supplies were somehwat scarce and that is what made it fun

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I only want that chinook to drop some every hour or 2, but if I can’t I either have to tell the JTAC myself or just remove the supply drops

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I had to do the latter with CAS

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They said it was fun getting pinned down, and having CAS would ruin the fun, so I had to remove CAS, or I could make it really stupid CAS

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Or just really easily shot down

humble lichen Dec 16, 2020, 11:44 PM

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@signal coral Just a timed loop and this https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_limitSupport

You can access the value from the namespace in SupportRequest module you drop and add on top of it using this function. Notification wise, it may be autohandled by module or u can just play a radio notification just like the module does.

sturdy fulcrum Dec 17, 2020, 12:04 PM

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is there anything different in Eden vs 2d editor to define playable slots also usable by AI?

cinder holly Dec 17, 2020, 12:27 PM

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sturdy fulcrum is there anything different in Eden vs 2d editor to define playable slots also u...

it should not be any different, did you spot something?

sturdy fulcrum Dec 17, 2020, 1:29 PM

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can't get them to shows for playableUnits

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in sqm they have:

                    class Attributes
                    {
                        init="BIS_grpMain = group this;";
                        isPlayable=1;
                        aiRadarUsage=2140110735;
                    };```

cinder holly Dec 17, 2020, 1:34 PM

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playableUnits should be for MP, switchableUnits for SP

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(again, iirc)

sturdy fulcrum Dec 17, 2020, 1:35 PM

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yes

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    waitUntil {((count allPlayers) > 0)};

diag_log ["allPlayers",allPlayers];
diag_log ["playableUnits",playableUnits];
diag_log ["switchableUnits",switchableUnits];

    _units = [];
    {
        _units pushBackUnique _x;
    }
    forEach (allPlayers + playableUnits + switchableUnits);```

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in my old game mode playableUnits works just fine. yet for some reason in Escape mode/Eden based something is bugged

cinder holly Dec 17, 2020, 1:39 PM

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(stating the obvious) but Eden is singleplayer, so maybe the following?```sqf
[switchableUnits, playableUnits] select isMultiplayer;

sturdy fulcrum Dec 17, 2020, 1:40 PM

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Eden, SP, hosted works fine

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just DS bugs out for some reason

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also super annoying is it updates mission.sqm/addons[] and AddonsMetaData[] despite auto save disabled

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seems like if you do a test from Eden as SP/Hosted, it saves automatically

cinder holly Dec 17, 2020, 1:45 PM

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sturdy fulcrum just DS bugs out for some reason

ah, ok!

sturdy fulcrum Dec 17, 2020, 2:08 PM

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i dont get it 🙄

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group player => <NULL-group>

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the playable slot AI => <No group>:3 (O_Soldier_AR_F) REMOTE

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15:05:27 ["BIS_grpMain 1",[O Alpha 1-1:1 (test) REMOTE,O Alpha 1-1:2,O Alpha 1-1:3,O Alpha 1-1:4,O Alpha 1-1:5,O Alpha 1-1:6,O Alpha 1-1:7,O Alpha 1-1:8,O Alpha 1-1:9,O Alpha 1-1:10]]
15:05:27 ["BIS_grpMain XXX",O Alpha 1-1,[O Alpha 1-1:1 (test) REMOTE,O Alpha 1-1:2,O Alpha 1-1:3,O Alpha 1-1:4,O Alpha 1-1:5,O Alpha 1-1:6,O Alpha 1-1:7,O Alpha 1-1:8,O Alpha 1-1:9,O Alpha 1-1:10]]
15:05:39 Cannot create object 4:5 with type[AIGroup], param[group], NMT code[103]: 
15:05:39 Cannot create object 4:6 with type[AISubgroup], param[subgroup], NMT code[107]: 
15:05:39 Client: Object 4:6 (type Type_108) not found.
15:05:39 Client: Object 4:5 (type Type_104) not found.
15:05:39 Cannot create object 4:8 with type[AIUnit], param[unit], NMT code[112]: 
15:05:39 Client: Object 4:5 (type Type_104) not found.
15:05:49 Client: Object 4:8 (type Type_113) not found.
15:05:49 Client: Object 4:8 (type Type_114) not found.
15:05:50 ["BIS_grpMain XXX",<NULL-group>,[]]
15:05:50 ["BIS_grpMain XXX",<NULL-group>,[]]
15:05:50 Setting invalid pitch -0.0000 for L Alpha 1-1:1 REMOTE
15:05:50 Setting invalid pitch -0.0000 for L Alpha 1-1:2 REMOTE```

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no join, no leave, no deleteGroup

wheat dagger Dec 17, 2020, 6:41 PM

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Any way to prevent the respawn notification from being put in chat in missions?

signal coral Dec 17, 2020, 6:58 PM

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Yeah

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So go to the MP SETTINGS, go down to respawn, and disable that things that says “Notification”

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@wheat dagger

wheat dagger Dec 17, 2020, 7:30 PM

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signal coral So go to the MP SETTINGS, go down to respawn, and disable that things that says ...

Thanks, wasn't able to find it though. In Eden, I selected Attributes > Multiplayer > Respawn but there was no setting called "Notification" there.

signal coral Dec 17, 2020, 7:31 PM

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Try in look in the respawn module @wheat dagger

wheat dagger Dec 17, 2020, 7:31 PM

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ohh, alright. Found it now, thanks. Will it also disable the "player forced respawn" messages?

signal coral Dec 17, 2020, 7:31 PM

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Yeah I’m positive

wheat dagger Dec 17, 2020, 7:31 PM

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thanks I'm gonna check that out

signal coral Dec 17, 2020, 7:32 PM

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One way to test it, just go to play and go to play in mp, you Can host in LAN so no internet connection is taken up

wheat dagger Dec 17, 2020, 7:32 PM

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would be cool because I'm making a mission where after a short intro all players are force-respawned but don't want the mass notifications to break immersion

signal coral Dec 17, 2020, 7:33 PM

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Yeah

wheat dagger Dec 17, 2020, 7:33 PM

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alright it still displays the forced respawn but that's no biggie, I'll check again. On another note, you know any way to force player respawn past a certain trigger so they get thrown into the loadout selection screen?

signal coral Dec 17, 2020, 7:34 PM

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So once they step on it it loads a load out screen right?

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I would just place a virtual Arsenal down (in props menu) and let them pick out of that, you can limit what they use too

wheat dagger Dec 17, 2020, 7:36 PM

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oh don't worry there will be one, but I follow the principle of Apex Protocol where after dying players will be able to select a new loadout

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arsenal only at start and checkpoints, so to force players to remain tactical and not rush since their gear is valuable

signal coral Dec 17, 2020, 7:37 PM

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That is in respawn options too, you can tick “select respawn loadout”

agile grail Dec 18, 2020, 2:56 PM

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How do i set multiple custom respawns on a map? im having a hard time figuring it out

cinder holly Dec 18, 2020, 2:58 PM

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agile grail How do i set multiple custom respawns on a map? im having a hard time figuring i...

how did you set one?

agile grail Dec 18, 2020, 2:59 PM

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I havent been able to. the videos ive found are outdated.

cinder holly Dec 18, 2020, 3:00 PM

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oh okay!
well you can either place respawn position modules, or place respawn_west_0 markers iirc

agile grail Dec 18, 2020, 3:01 PM

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I have the respawn position modules down, with different var names, and the setting in multiplayer attributes set to respawn on custom position, however, they dont show up on the spawn screen, and i respawn exactly where i die

cinder holly Dec 18, 2020, 3:02 PM

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ah, you may need to also enable "respawn selection" something-something in Eden

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let me find you a tutorial on the wiki, it should exist

agile grail Dec 18, 2020, 3:03 PM

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I havent made a mission in arma in like 4 years. forgot how. im just glad its not like it used to be with a 2d editor

cinder holly Dec 18, 2020, 3:04 PM

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"menu position" or something
see https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3_Respawn for some more info

agile grail Dec 18, 2020, 3:04 PM

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oh. i have to write the description thing?

cinder holly Dec 18, 2020, 3:04 PM

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nope, you should not need to

agile grail Dec 18, 2020, 3:07 PM

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Do i have to add the menu position to the position module?

cinder holly Dec 18, 2020, 3:10 PM

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I am launching Arma in order to check 😄

cinder holly Dec 18, 2020, 3:13 PM

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agile grail Do i have to add the menu position to the position module?

I believe the Menu Position thing is in Eden MP settings

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agile grail Dec 18, 2020, 3:17 PM

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I have both of those checked

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And on the map screen, i have no respawn menu

cinder holly Dec 18, 2020, 3:19 PM

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correct, same for me

agile grail Dec 18, 2020, 3:20 PM

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I have the var name for the module as respawn_west

cinder holly Dec 18, 2020, 3:20 PM

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tick "select respawn loadout"

cinder holly Dec 18, 2020, 3:20 PM

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agile grail I have the var name for the module as respawn_west

module name doesn't matter here 😉

agile grail Dec 18, 2020, 3:21 PM

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ticked it. still nothing

cinder holly Dec 18, 2020, 3:22 PM

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well, this one works for me

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I can select respawn pos on start

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mods? 👀

agile grail Dec 18, 2020, 3:22 PM

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yup

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could it be 3den enhanced?

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its the only one that does things inside 3den

foggy wyvern Dec 18, 2020, 3:23 PM

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@agile grail I had the same problem, you have to delay the respawn timer.

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Do not make the respawn time zero seconds.

agile grail Dec 18, 2020, 3:23 PM

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I have a 5 second timer.

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and no menu

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hmmmm

foggy wyvern Dec 18, 2020, 3:24 PM

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Fuck.

agile grail Dec 18, 2020, 3:24 PM

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might yeet 3den enhanced and see if that fixes it

foggy wyvern Dec 18, 2020, 3:24 PM

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Alright good luck chief.

west silo Dec 18, 2020, 4:08 PM

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agile grail might yeet 3den enhanced and see if that fixes it

Nope 😉

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No clue what's wrong. Menu works fine for me

agile grail Dec 18, 2020, 4:18 PM

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huh.

agile grail Dec 18, 2020, 4:34 PM

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Im gonna re-install and see if doing it in vanilla is ok

cinder holly Dec 18, 2020, 4:42 PM

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agile grail Im gonna re-install and see if doing it in vanilla is ok

you don't need to reinstall anything to play vanilla, just play without mods from the launcher?

agile grail Dec 18, 2020, 4:56 PM

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i have modified so much of the game itself as well

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that, and i re-install games from time to time

cinder holly Dec 18, 2020, 5:05 PM

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checking game files cache should do, but whatever floats your goat 🐐 😉

weak portal Dec 18, 2020, 6:08 PM

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Does anyone know if there is a way to over-ride the garbage collector script? For example if i want to have certain dead bodies that do not despawn, but others do?

cinder holly Dec 18, 2020, 6:31 PM

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weak portal Does anyone know if there is a way to over-ride the garbage collector script? Fo...

garbage collector is not in charge of respawn, only deletion?

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see https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Description.ext#Corpse_.26_wreck_management

weak portal Dec 18, 2020, 7:02 PM

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Right, what I'm saying is I want to have some corpses that remain, that the garbage collector won't touch

cinder holly Dec 18, 2020, 7:04 PM

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See also addToRemainsCollector, isInRemainsCollector and removeFromRemainsCollector commands.
😉

charred cedar Dec 18, 2020, 8:24 PM

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is there a way to remove a particular item from all units (blu+redfor), and add some other items?

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regardless of inventory size

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Basically, I want to remove FAK from all of them, and add some ACE medical stuff instead

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actually, seems like FAK is automatically converted with ACE, I'd like to add some more than just 2 bandages tho

cinder holly Dec 18, 2020, 8:31 PM

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charred cedar is there a way to remove a particular item from all units (blu+redfor), and add ...

removeItem/addItem?

charred cedar Dec 18, 2020, 8:31 PM

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I suppose so

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Just making like 6-7 missions with different units, about 40 per side for a big PvP event

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so going into each of them with arsenal is impossible :P

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Could also just have a box where they can grab stuff from

cinder holly Dec 18, 2020, 8:37 PM

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that too!

turbid kindle Dec 19, 2020, 6:47 AM

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Question, does hiding half the map then setting the hide module to "Operate locally" improve FPS?

violet mantle Dec 19, 2020, 6:51 AM

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I have a mission with 16 objectives/task. The task all tick correctly to complete as needed. However I want my mission to end when any four objectives are completed, (the players are not meant to complete them all). I have the logic down in my head how it should work but I don't know the syntax on how to get it to work. In the mission.init I have...
goalscomplete = 0
Each of the task when completed also include...
goalscomplete +1;publicVariable "goalscomplete"
I have a trigger to end my mission, and in the condition field i have...
goalscomplete = 4
Then in the activation field...
["end1"] call bis_fnc_endMissionServer;
However it doesn't work. I guess it's because the condition field is only boolena? Which is true/false? What could I do to make this work?

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Essentially, each time an objective is completed, no matter which one it is, the goalscomplete counter should go up by one. Once it reaches 4 the endmission trigger should go off.

barren dove Dec 19, 2020, 7:51 AM

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on task completion: goalscomplete = goalscomplete + 1;publicVariable "goalscomplete";
condition: goalscomplete == 4

shell fox Dec 19, 2020, 7:53 AM

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Might become a race condition, better count on server only.
Example:

//goalscomplete starts as 0.
//Now, a task is completed.
``````sqf
//Client 1:
goalscomplete = goalscomplete + 1;
publicVariable "goalscomplete";
//goalscomplete is 1 now.
``````sqf
//Client 2, slower than Client 1 for any reason:
goalscomplete = goalscomplete + 1;
publicVariable "goalscomplete";
//goalscomplete is 2 now, but only one task was completed.

soft rover Dec 19, 2020, 10:51 AM

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Anyway to make a driver camera set a different location when they enter a vehicle?

violet mantle Dec 19, 2020, 11:14 AM

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It works now. The only thing I did different is in my mission end trigger is change goalscomplete = 4 to goalscomplete == 4 literally all I changed was adding two = instead of having one. I was not aware this would make a difference. Thank you @barren dove 👍🏻 I've been pulling my hair out all night over this and that finally solved it.

barren dove Dec 19, 2020, 11:16 AM

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np. one = is to assign a value to a variable, two == is to compare two values.

violet mantle Dec 19, 2020, 11:16 AM

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Ah thank you. I never knew that, I always thought they meant the same thing. Now it makes sense to me why I've seen both in different scripts.

charred cedar Dec 19, 2020, 11:53 AM

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Is there a way to disable "enter" to play the mission in EDEN?

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We have our Zeus module set up that it requires "enter" to search for something, so out of muscle memory I keep on pressing enter after searching for something

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and this massive mission takes a solid minute or two to load 💤

wheat dagger Dec 19, 2020, 3:42 PM

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Hi all. How do I make a video skippable? Been using this, but when holding SPACE it won't skip.

["cinematic.ogv"] call BIS_fnc_playVideo;
missionNamespace setVariable ["BIS_fnc_playVideo_skipVideo", true];```

west silo Dec 19, 2020, 5:05 PM

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charred cedar Is there a way to disable "enter" to play the mission in EDEN?

@charred cedar Check this out https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1774491737

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There is a mod which disables preview shortcut

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@wheat dagger

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Did you try to end it with [""] spawn BIS_fnc_playVideo;?

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That works for me

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Make sure it's executed on the client where the video is playing

charred cedar Dec 19, 2020, 5:07 PM

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west silo <@!169979689518104576> Check this out https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/fil...

I am using 3den Enhanced, not sure which other one would be advantageous?

west silo Dec 19, 2020, 5:07 PM

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@charred cedar Please scroll through the mods 🙂

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It's one of the first mods you are interested in

charred cedar Dec 19, 2020, 5:08 PM

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Okay thanks! I'll have a good look at them

wheat dagger Dec 19, 2020, 5:32 PM

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west silo Did you try to end it with `[""] spawn BIS_fnc_playVideo;`?

Added it to my code, still doesn't work.

["cinematic.ogv"] call BIS_fnc_playVideo;
missionNamespace setVariable ["BIS_fnc_playVideo_skipVideo", true];
[""] spawn BIS_fnc_playVideo;```

west silo Dec 19, 2020, 5:34 PM

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huh

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weird

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Because I tried it and it works.

wheat dagger Dec 19, 2020, 5:34 PM

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It's for MP btw

west silo Dec 19, 2020, 5:34 PM

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where are you executing that code?

wheat dagger Dec 19, 2020, 5:34 PM

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and I put it in init.sqf

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Code is in the init.sqf file, so it executes at the start of the mission during which you'd normally see the "Select your Loadout" screen

west silo Dec 19, 2020, 5:35 PM

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try using initPlayerLocal.sqf

wheat dagger Dec 19, 2020, 5:35 PM

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for the full script?

west silo Dec 19, 2020, 5:35 PM

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yes

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Doesn't need to run on the server

wheat dagger Dec 19, 2020, 5:35 PM

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got it hold on

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Nope, still doesn't want to skip. You should be able to skip by holding SPACE right?

west silo Dec 19, 2020, 5:38 PM

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No

wheat dagger Dec 19, 2020, 5:39 PM

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How does skipping work then?

west silo Dec 19, 2020, 5:41 PM

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[""] spawn BIS_fnc_playVideo;
This line will skip it

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I don't think the function adds a hold action but I am not sure either.

wheat dagger Dec 19, 2020, 5:42 PM

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yeah I only want to allow players to skip it when they want to by holding space

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so this is kinda odd

west silo Dec 19, 2020, 5:42 PM

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There is a function or that

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HoldKey or so

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@wheat dagger

["A3\Missions_F_EPA\video\A_in_intro.ogv"] spawn BIS_fnc_playVideo; 
[findDisplay 46,36,2, {[""] spawn BIS_fnc_playVideo;}] call BIS_fnc_holdKey;

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If that doesn't work then it's a locality issue.

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I g2g now. Maybe some else can help you 😉

wheat dagger Dec 19, 2020, 5:54 PM

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OK I figured it out - I think it's because the mission starts as MP on the Map Respawn. Your version worked though, so I'll fiddle with that. Thanks a ton!

mint roost Dec 20, 2020, 11:48 PM

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i've got 100 bluefor slots, playable, gamemode Deathmatch
I want keep "DisableAi=true" for keep unusable playable models of bots out of game

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But while playercount is low < 5, i want keep alive 10 green resistance bots ingame for some shooting

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I guess it is very basic question, but it's my first time making scenario with bots meowhuh

outer python Dec 21, 2020, 2:42 AM

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please calm down and ask again friend 🙂

cinder holly Dec 21, 2020, 2:42 AM

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less allcaps thank you 👀

balmy dew Dec 21, 2020, 2:43 AM

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How do i make the car drive to the player i have not been trying to figure it out for an hour

outer python Dec 21, 2020, 2:44 AM

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balmy dew How do i make the car drive to the player i have not been trying to figure it ou...

Are you using waypoints to scripts?

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*or

cinder holly Dec 21, 2020, 2:44 AM

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yeah, what did you try so far?

cinder holly Dec 21, 2020, 2:44 AM

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outer python *or

(Discord allows you to edit messages, but 🤫)

balmy dew Dec 21, 2020, 2:44 AM

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Waypoints and scripts

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Neither have worked

outer python Dec 21, 2020, 2:45 AM

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cinder holly _(Discord allows you to edit messages, but 🤫)_

thanks mate - new to the place ❤️

cinder holly Dec 21, 2020, 2:45 AM

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welcome aboard then!

cinder holly Dec 21, 2020, 2:46 AM

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balmy dew Neither have worked

you are doomed then. uninstall Arma, reinstall Windows, reinstall Arma, uninstall it again, turn three times clockwise on yourself and say "APRICOT" for your issue to be solved

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or show us your tried script(s) 😁

balmy dew Dec 21, 2020, 2:46 AM

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cinder holly you are doomed then. uninstall Arma, reinstall Windows, reinstall Arma, uninstal...

Give me a second

cinder holly Dec 21, 2020, 2:47 AM

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I was kidding about reinstalling Windows

outer python Dec 21, 2020, 2:47 AM

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@cinder holly Thank you! and loved the disclaimer hahaha

@balmy dew 2 moments mate and we'll try help

cinder holly Dec 21, 2020, 2:48 AM

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years after years after years, this channel only tried to fill its one purpose and us to serve it: make Arma work. Our efforts keep going

outer python Dec 21, 2020, 2:54 AM

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@balmy dew Ok dude, so what have you got so far

of course - a vehicle with a driver given a name like 'car1' for exmple
the player - which for the sake of this example, lets name him 'player1'

You have a few options

easiest is creating a waypoint from the vehicle 'car1' to your preferred position near the player, which we called 'player1;

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Another option is double-clicking 'car1' and within the INIT Box, type this: car1 getPos player1;

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@cinder holly If Anemone has actually followed your advice mate, id expect a few angry emails later and maybe a few legal documents in the post within a few days 🤣

balmy dew Dec 21, 2020, 3:11 AM

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oh my dog

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god

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Im so damn stupid

outer python Dec 21, 2020, 3:13 AM

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Ya all good friend?

balmy dew Dec 21, 2020, 3:19 AM

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yES

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Pissed tf off, but yes

cinder holly Dec 21, 2020, 3:21 AM

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ah, I sense a disturbance in the sqforce

outer python Dec 21, 2020, 3:22 AM

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Glad you sorted it mate! And dont worry - editing/scripting is very tedious at the best of times but keep at it and persevering!

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me too 😄

cinder holly Dec 21, 2020, 3:22 AM

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I will take "stupid SQF mistake or typo" for 5000$ Alex!

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@balmy dew if that is so, don't worry, we all do that 😄

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it is also a way for SQF to tell you "don't code if tired"

outer python Dec 21, 2020, 3:23 AM

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^ Very wise words there

cinder holly Dec 21, 2020, 3:24 AM

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timeToDebugLater = timeSpentWhileTired * exhaustionFactor 😄

late breach Dec 21, 2020, 3:25 AM

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timeToDebugLater = timeSpentWhileTired * exhaustionFactor / amountOfCoffee 🤣

outer python Dec 21, 2020, 3:25 AM

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ahahahah

analog ridge Dec 25, 2020, 1:37 AM

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Love the old man editor modules, but the documentation on them is very sparse. I've managed to get most of them working, but I can't for the life of me figure out insurgent agent or insurgent team. I've been using ALiVE for that but it just feels hacky. Anybody had any luck getting those working?

cinder holly Dec 25, 2020, 1:40 AM

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analog ridge Love the old man editor modules, but the documentation on them is very sparse. I...

if you happen to know, ping us in #community_wiki so we can document it 😬

analog ridge Dec 25, 2020, 1:40 AM

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certainly

radiant oriole Dec 25, 2020, 6:03 AM

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Not sure if im in the right place but i am in need of some help im still new to all this but well working on a BMR map the BTC revive system it has, has an issue when u revive someone they lose the gear they had and get a basic loadout how can i fix this?

signal coral Dec 25, 2020, 6:59 AM

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I've seen a lot of tutorials for mission making that end up turning into "how to make x mission"

Are there any good resources other than scripting API's on how to make missions in general? How to get started? Triggers? Linking scripts and using FMS?

full tiger Dec 25, 2020, 4:11 PM

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may someone help me

cinder holly Dec 25, 2020, 5:22 PM

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full tiger may someone help me

not until you state your issue?

charred cedar Dec 26, 2020, 12:48 PM

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Ok so.... Just want to get this correctly and not feel embarrassed when something breaks regarding respawns.
In multiplayer settings:

- Respawn in Wave
- Show Respawn Counter
- Subtract tickets upon Respawn

Respawn delay: 2:00
Respawn tickets BLUFOR: 30
Respawn tickets OPFOR: 30

This means that ever 2 minutes there will be a respawn wave, 30 tickets per side, once tickets run out, players have the option to go into spectator mode and spectate the battlefield correct?

west silo Dec 26, 2020, 1:40 PM

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Not sure how wave respawn works exactly, but this should be about correct.

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Why not test it yourself?

charred cedar Dec 26, 2020, 1:40 PM

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Because I don't really have anyone available at the moment to test it with XD

west silo Dec 26, 2020, 1:40 PM

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you can test without anyone

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let me search the link

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Multiplayer_Scripting#Testing_locally

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You can either setup the dedicated server from your pc and join that or host a mission

sturdy fulcrum Dec 27, 2020, 12:21 PM

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if you do a mod mission and have a separate container for functions (aka pbo), how do you make it recompile all these functions?
a) set recompile = 1; to each file/function definition
b) use [1] call BIS_fnc_recompile;
?

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(if you use -filePatching and modify the unpacked files)

sinful rampart Dec 27, 2020, 12:22 PM

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Afaik you set only once allowFunctionRecompile? See CfgFunctions wiki page

sturdy fulcrum Dec 27, 2020, 12:27 PM

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3_Functions_Library#Recompiling

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well thats sounds more like about runtime recompilation

stray fulcrum Dec 28, 2020, 10:35 AM

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Not sure if this is the right place to ask but wanted to know if there's a way to modify Liberation to run with a separate modset or units and such? Appreciate any and all help. Feel free to @ me or DM with responses.

Basically looking to make a liberation mission for my unit using our modpack and units. Would appreciate any pointers in the right direction. Thanks!

shell fox Dec 28, 2020, 11:58 AM

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stray fulcrum Not sure if this is the right place to ask but wanted to know if there's a way t...

Definitely possible, but I can't point you in the right direction as I have never done it myself.

charred cedar Dec 28, 2020, 2:32 PM

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So ACE adds ammo handling to most static weapons, but I can't seem to just find the ammo for it anywhere in 3DEN. Anyone know what it's called?

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If I look at them, it's for example [CSW] 12.7x99mm Tracer HMG Belt (Red) for the RHS M.2's, how do I just drop those down tho?

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I can also see all the [CSW] weapons inside of equipment storage, but just can't find their ammo anywhere....

quartz shoal Dec 28, 2020, 4:04 PM

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charred cedar I can also see all the [CSW] weapons inside of equipment storage, but just can't...

AFAIK: At the very least they should be available to put in unit's backpacks through the ACE arsenal. From there you can copy the classname with CTRL+C

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Is there any documentation regarding the rules of where groups get put in the Lobby list in MP-missions? Or rather how the alphanumerical order is done as groups starting with letters seemed to get placed before numbers as well as before spaces. 1 seems to go before 0. 🤔
Suppose I have the two groups Alpha and Bravo, anyone know any tricks that'd place Bravo above Alpha?

shell fox Dec 28, 2020, 4:15 PM

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quartz shoal Is there any documentation regarding the rules of where groups get put in the Lo...

Pretty sure that order is determined by the order in which the groups were created in the editor (as such probably equal to the order in which the groups are defined in the .sqm).

quartz shoal Dec 28, 2020, 4:16 PM

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shell fox Pretty sure that order is determined by the order in which the groups were creat...

Ah, I see. Thanks, I'll have to figure out a clever way to shuffle them to the correct order then 😅
edit: liberal use of cut-and-paste resolved my issue. Thanks 👍

charred cedar Dec 28, 2020, 7:14 PM

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quartz shoal AFAIK: At the very least they should be available to put in unit's backpacks thr...

Thanks for that, I'll give it a shot!

grizzled sleet Dec 28, 2020, 9:40 PM

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just a quick question is there a way to remove the option of picking up a weapon that i place in eden i just want it to be a decoration

barren dove Dec 28, 2020, 9:42 PM

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disable simulation on it i think

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alternatively create it as a simple object

cinder holly Dec 28, 2020, 9:47 PM

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the disable simulation thing will (unfortunately) not work as it will disable simulation on the weapon holder, still allowing the option "take" while being unable to take the weapon - and it will also move it

barren dove Dec 28, 2020, 10:03 PM

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hmm, i was sure i used to be able to spawn weapons as their Weapon_* class directly from editor and it not be a container... guess not 🤔

bleak river Dec 28, 2020, 11:58 PM

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IIRC you can setDamage 1 the weapon holder and it will continue to exist but won't have any actions to interact with it.
You'll just want to make sure you exclude it from the garbage collector if you have it enabled.

cinder holly Dec 28, 2020, 11:59 PM

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oooh, hacky hacky but still lovely :3

sturdy fulcrum Dec 29, 2020, 3:25 PM

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is there a reload mission(.sqm) way/button in Eden or do you have to select via open dialog gain?

cinder holly Dec 29, 2020, 3:26 PM

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I do Ctrl+O/Enter, I don't think there is something else

boreal sky Dec 30, 2020, 4:38 AM

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Sorry if this is super simple, Im trying to make sure the player controlled unit is lead of the group, how can I do that? I was testing it and one of the AI units were lead

cinder holly Dec 30, 2020, 4:39 AM

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boreal sky Sorry if this is super simple, Im trying to make sure the player controlled unit...

if (isPlayer leader _myGroup) then
{
  hint "leader is a player!";
};
```🙂

sturdy fulcrum Dec 30, 2020, 9:19 AM

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looking for a way to generate random "convoys" in an Escape setting (aka players are moving throughout terrain, so enemies are to be dynamically generated - and removed)
the convoy can be also a single vehicle - its more how to define start and end point in relation to the players position. anything out there along these lines or ideas how to design this?

crystal bear Dec 30, 2020, 11:17 AM

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I am not super well versed in the editor and I need to make certain zones instantly kill the player when they enter the zone. I am basically making a border around a section of the map that kills players when they try to leave. How can I do this?

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I have already made the border using rectangle ellipses. I just need to make them a kill zone.

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@ me

boreal sky Dec 30, 2020, 10:13 PM

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cinder holly ```sqf if (isPlayer leader _myGroup) then { hint "leader is a player!"; }; ```...

where do I enter that? Im slightly lost, tried group init, also unit init neither of which worked. this is multiplayer mission if that changes anything, I have AI disabled and this player is only player in the unit

cinder holly Dec 30, 2020, 10:16 PM

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boreal sky where do I enter that? Im slightly lost, tried group init, also unit init neit...

then you don't need to check? since only a player can connect

boreal sky Dec 30, 2020, 10:20 PM

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theres multiple player slots, only one playable in that group

hallow lava Dec 31, 2020, 3:48 AM

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Hi! I'm a relatively intermediate skilled mission builder and I was wondering if I could chat with some veteran mission designers about good methods to make engaging objectives during missions. I've been making homebrew missions for my unit for a couple years now, and I was looking to see if I could up my game.

radiant oriole Dec 31, 2020, 7:08 AM

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Hello looking to see if anyone would know how i can make a trigger for a task to be completed once a EOS marker is cleared does anyone have any ideas?

cinder holly Dec 31, 2020, 11:33 AM

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hallow lava Hi! I'm a relatively intermediate skilled mission builder and I was wondering if...

there is a "Mission Design" article on the wiki that may interest you 🙂

thorny pike Dec 31, 2020, 9:24 PM

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Noob asking - Is it possible to remove the range displayed on task markers?

cinder holly Dec 31, 2020, 9:26 PM

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afaik, no

thorny pike Dec 31, 2020, 9:32 PM

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ugh... so if i put an "assault position" on something, its like an automatic, permanent range finder.

cinder holly Dec 31, 2020, 9:32 PM

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yep? don't place it then 🤷‍♂️

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make it only a map marker you can click?

thorny pike Dec 31, 2020, 9:34 PM

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how is that done?