arma3_editor

[small patrol]

Probably you mean the red circle?

[glad gazelle]

Yep

[small patrol]

AFAIK it is only disable-able through difficulties option

[glad gazelle]

Thx

[sharp lance]

im making a mission where there is a 4 story building with places on fire but only about half the fire and smoke modules are showing up. any ideas on how to fix this?

[vestal perch]

Possibly running into limit how much particles can be drawn at once

[cyan hemlock]

is it possible to make it that time skips when you hold space with an object?

[prisma oyster]

yes

[prime comet]

Im trying to assign a texture to the whiteboards, what size does it need to be in?

Also it appears incredibly dark, any ideas why?

[glossy sierra]

as everything ^2

[prime comet]

huh?

[glossy sierra]

256 x 256 , 512 x 512 , 1024 x 1024 , 2048 x 2048 etc etc etc

[prime comet]

ah sweet, thanks

[prisma oyster]

1024 x 1025
dat trap

[prime comet]

Im gonna go with that one 😂

[prisma oyster]

all jokes aside: it can also be e.g 1024×512, x & y don't have to match 🙂

[prime comet]

Ah right, ive got it working now, it looks amazing, thanks guys

[magic egret]

I am trying to do an amphibious assault but the troops in the vehicle keep coming out. How do I make them stay in the vehicle till they reach there point?

[grave oriole]

Maybe use a trigger to make them move to a marker? Might not be the best but might be a fix?

[frigid hearth]

If they spawn inside the vehicle use Shift+Left Click to give them marker to move, after that place a second one, go to its properties and change it to GET OUT.

[hybrid zealot]

in arma 3 editor, how do i make it so that i can deploy some troops as backup (ping if you know)

[prisma oyster]

How as backup?

[heady yarrow]

what mod does this logo add?

[small patrol]

Vanilla

[heady yarrow]

could you take a picture of the mod or the full name, please

[small patrol]

What

Vanilla means it came from the game itself, no Mod

[heady yarrow]

is it possible to delete it?

[small patrol]

I really don't know which vehicle/unit/whatever you refer to

[heady yarrow]

it is present on all vehicle

[small patrol]

Then some Mod breaks something

[heady yarrow]

OK, thank you

[sinful zenith]

It's usually only on vehicles as clan logo when I'm sitting in it 😄

[prisma oyster]

I see no one in Edita 👀

[sinful zenith]

She has one? Never seen

[small patrol]

She should have two-tone (whitey) one

[prisma oyster]

🙂

[keen jolt]

Arma 4 confirmed 😮

it has good graphics

[keen jolt]

I mean leaked 😛
it was confirmed long ago 😅

[hybrid zealot]

yes, command movement

[prisma oyster]

I mean "what do you mean 'as backup'?"

if they get attacked, another group arrives?
or they arrive anyway?
or create them magically when a certain criterium is met?

[hybrid zealot]

when i say something in the radio another group arrives

[prisma oyster]

You can place a group with two waypoints, create a trigger with e.g "ALPHA" activation (0-0-1), and sync this trigger to the first waypoint
when you will call alpha, the group will move to its second waypoint

[hybrid zealot]

im not sure if I did something wrong but

it just flies for no reason

and not to the waypoint

[round meadow]

Hey does anyone know how to make the different walking animations that come with Polpox's Mod actually move the character?

I've tried keyframing and I get a choppy result, is there specific values I need to put to ensure smooth movement while the animation plays in a keyframe timeline module?

[small patrol]

Don't use my Mod for such usage but just use switchMove or such animation commands manually

[round meadow]

gotcha, was just wondering if there was a more efficient way to do it.

[sturdy mountain]

i was wondering. is there an easy way to create new vanilla factions to use in vanilla zeus?

[modern plover]

Custom compositions

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Eden_Editor:_Custom_Composition

[worldly nacelle]

are there .ogv or video files by default in arma 3 files?

I would like to play a video of an Altian news outlet on a screen, couldn't find any on youtube so i wanted to know if there are in the files

[small patrol]

a3\missions_epa_f\data I think

[valid canyon]

Is there a way to make units be "Surrendered" or "Captive" from within the editor itself, rather than through zeus?

[round meadow]

If you use 3DEN Enhanced, it should be under the Unit's Attributes > Special States.
Make Hostage cuffs them.
Enable Captive makes it so enemies won't shoot at them.

[worldly nacelle]

a lot of quotations

[small patrol]

Yep. Somewhat big videos to re-enact the OFP quotes...

[grave oriole]

Does it create a mod dependency

[round meadow]

As far as I know the only thing that creates a Mod Dependency for 3DEN is the Ambient Animations.

[plain gale]

None of it creates dependencies

[grave oriole]

Oh ok thank you

[valid canyon]

Is there a way to add a specific arsenal to a Unit? In zeus I can create CSAT-specific custom arsenals in-game, but I can't find a way to do the same from the Editor and apply it to something.

[stark mulch]

I have come for some help once more! Currently working on a mission, I want the end state to be when either the players on one side get off of the map, or when they all die.

[upper forge]

description.ext > CfgDebriefing, there you define the ending

The 'getting off the map'-ending can be triggered by a set of triggers, the other one is the default ending (which you can alter to your own liking)

[stoic lion]

Two questions- firstly, is it possible to implement CDLC assets into a mission in the same way as regular DLC assets? For example, having a certain NPC using western sahara clothes or having some rifle in a crate that the player can use if they have it enabled but the mission won't outright require the CDLC to be enabled to work. Second, is there a way to add dialogue to a mission, ideally using the BIS_fnc_EXP_camp_playSubtitles style of subtitles that's less of a hassle than kbTell?

[prisma oyster]

CDLC free assets need the mod anyway
you could do "if the player has the mod then add CDLC items to him ", but not in multiplayer

[grave atlas]

Hello. I’m looking to see if anyone knows the code of how to spawn a group of AI after an objective is complete? What I want to happen is the players destroy an objective, and a QRF spawns to attack the players. I would also like music to play as this happens as well. Thanks in advance.

[dim kindle]

Simply check if the objective is completed.

Then create a group

then addUnit then add Units to group

Then give group waypoint instructions and hope they don't dumb out

[keen swallow]

anyone have a ballpark idea of the performance of non simulated, hidden objects vs simple objects?

Trying to have compositions across a big map and wondering if it's worth my time to have triggers with hideobjectglobal or if I could simply set em as simple object and not bother

[crystal bone]

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Simple_Objects#Performance

[keen swallow]

Thanks! I've seen the chart, I'm wondering about the effect of hiding the object

[crystal bone]

¯_(ツ)_/¯

[prisma oyster]

hiding is just "not drawing"

if they are away from the FOV, it shouldn't have an impact (especially if they are simDisabled)

but you can run a benchmark - f around and find out, report back and the results will be on the BIKI soon\™

[keen swallow]

I'm gonna test both within my mission, might not report back on the "find out" part. Thanks to you both

[prisma oyster]

this will be a short list

see https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Category:Function_Group:_Old_Man @harsh folio

hmyep

[wary dagger]

When I add the mange resources model it deletes the Global Mobilisation units from Zeus does anyone one how to stop this from happening?
Thanks in advance

[crystal bone]

@harsh folio@prisma oysterThere's this cool link too https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Old_Man_Systems
This might provide some help too:
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Modules

[wispy swan]

recently tried to add compositions into my mod, since it seems to be possible as of the last updates. in the documentation it says that I need a composition.sqe file for it. can anyone tell me how to get that?

would be nice if you ping me when you answer.

[crystal bone]

C:\Users\ (yourwindowsprofile) \Documents\Arma 3 - Other Profiles\ (yourarmaprofile) \compositions

[wispy swan]

appreciate it, thanks!

[crystal bone]

yw

[shrewd pebble]

Is there any way on the workshop to see all mods that have set your mod as a dependency?

[prisma oyster]

I shalt link that where it belongs! Thanks big time 👍

[dawn oasis]

I need help with warlords, any experts who work with the game mode often? I'm having trouble getting AI to work on a warlords Tanoa build, I made sure they werent disabled but they dont appear despite disable ai showing up as an option on the slot selection.

[dim kindle]

does anyone know how to find magazine classnames? ☺️

[small patrol]

Config Viewer

[dim kindle]

thank you

[dim kindle]

when you load arma with many owned dlcs you get all those (dlc) assets in editor right?

[worthy robin]

Yes

[glossy sierra]

Though, not all DLC require DLC to use map assets (You can use APEX assets and people can play on maps/missions with APEX buildings etc without needing APEX; you just can't use Tanoa)

[pastel wagon]

im going a bit insane here i got an trigger set with: type: none activation: Opfor act. Type :Present Repeatable yes condition this on act. true , on deact. false effect condition true and sound the standard alarm how can i make it loop after it si done playing for the first time?

[prisma oyster]

type: none
type present
hmmm 😄

[pastel wagon]

activation type

[prisma oyster]

eh yep 😄
regarding looping, you would need a different setup I think

[pastel wagon]

so that the trigger controlls a sound source set to loop after X time?

[long terrace]

how can I hide that damn blackbox im trying to make artwork

[prisma oyster]

don't use the showScriptErrors flag

or even better, fix your script
and if it is not your script, don't use this faulty mod

[wispy lake]

So this is causing my mission to not load on our server but idk what the actual issue is?

[vestal perch]

Broken mod or broken mission script

[wispy lake]

Yea it only happens when I load the addon settings so im assuming its that so ill just start fresh

[harsh panther]

hi, could someone tell me what I need to write in the trigger "On Activation" to use a script on activation? I have written "0 = this execVM "scripts\spawnUStroops.sqf";" , but this didn't seem to activate the script.

[safe swift]

0 = is unnecessary

this is undefined in trigger activation

but the code you have should still execute the script

so either the path is wrong, or you're not activating the trigger

[quiet plume]

with undefined variable in the call?

[safe swift]

very true, correction: execVM is silently ignored because the left arg is nil ☕

[charred island]

How dose one set lighting up such as lamps and such in editor, I've made a fob for a feature op on editor and ran into the norm very dark at night time problem ;-;

[harsh panther]

uh I hate the AI in this game sometimes. Trying to make a part in my mission where the enemy launches a counter attack.... but they just run toward their waypoint and do nothing when they start getting shot at... makes for a very uninteresting and boring "counter-attack" lol

[fossil urchin]

How do you command them to move current point?

[harsh panther]

move waypoint on Aware, otherwise on Combat they are too slow for what i'd like

oh and the APCs I had drove off a bridge lol

[charred island]

Have them roll in via Jeeps and have em get out on combat

Works for me

[charred island]

👀

[harsh panther]

well I have it so they run into sight on aware, then switch to combat. but they just dont shoot back at all

im just mowing them down with a machine gun with no opposition whatsoever

[charred island]

Interesting, id help more but I'm better at just making defenses

[solemn fog]

do civilians count towards 'seized by independent' triggers?

[charred island]

.

[prisma oyster]

no. they are civilians, not independents.

[solemn fog]

could you help me troubleshoot why the trigger is activating immediately, even if no independents are present?

[prisma oyster]

I can try

[solemn fog]

trigger type: none
trigger activation: seized by ind
activation type: present

on activation:

resistance setFriend [west, 0];
west setFriend [resistance, 0];```

can't post a picture, but inside the trigger is about 4 blufor and 4 civilians

ah nvm hadn't accepted the rules so i couldn't post images

trigger is a 17x17 within that compound

better view of the trigger

[charred island]

Someone please answer this ;-;

[solemn fog]

don't you just place them down in the editor?

[charred island]

I place the lamp down but no light

no light what so ever

And seeing as my group mainly dose night ops it's inconvenient

[raven shell]

which channel can i find someone to help me retexture a helmet

[solemn fog]

i think it's specific lamps that produce light, might be easiest to test them in zeus.

[charred island]

Ok thanks

[raven shell]

your welcome

[glossy sierra]

In future, try waiting at least 24 hours before "bumping" your post.

All the Lamps that [ON] are, well on... and those that have [OFF] are funnily enough Off...
No editor placed lamps/lights will work in editor. That's just how it works. Running it a mission is the only way to see the lighting working

https://i.gyazo.com/7ac8afee39d8e8c4b6fc36b711719428.png

[stuck furnace]

Is there a Minefield Module? I cannot find one and I remember seeing one before but it's not there anymore I'm not sure if its a mod or not

[prisma oyster]

Technically, you can enable them with the debug console (and move them around!) it just bugs visually on deletion.

[glass turtle]

Hey hey, a bit of a dumb issue but my editor used to show amount of units selected on the bottom bar, it's suddenly gone

this down here used to show amount of units selected

[open shoal]

Back in the 2.1 update "Editing terrain Locations by script" was added in the changelog. Is there any more information or documentation on doing this?

[stuck furnace]

I have solved the issue apparently the contact DLC removes some modules

[open shoal]

Not having the minefield module while running contact has always bothered me.

[white grove]

i’m using a map mod and ai keeps running into walls it’s weird

[wind raptor]

If I am not mistaken, displaying the amount of selected objects is a feature added by the 3den Enhanced mod.

[wind raptor]

Added: Ability to edit the terrain heightmap via script (setTerrainHeight / getTerrainHeight - please read the documentation disclaimers)
Added: Terrain Locations can now be edited like dynamically created ones (see createLocation for relevant commands)
Are you asking about one of these changelog entries (from https://dev.arma3.com/post/spotrep-00105 )?

[solemn fog]

.

[valid ether]

Weird question for anyone who might know, but is there something I need to do to allow the key frame camera to actually work?

I've made it work before, and I've followed the same exact steps but on start, it doesn't actually swap to the camera (I have the option checked in the camera module).

[tepid bolt]

Something new is coming and its working ....

[charred island]

what mods would y'all suggest for making a scp facility but dose not take too much space in editor?

[glossy sierra]

What do you mean "not take too much space in editor" ?

[runic orbit]

Everytime my players spawn in they have blurry vision for the first 10 seconds or so. This wouldn't be a massive issue but it's messing up my animated intro, any one know a way to fix it? Google searches so far haven't turned up a solid fix

[prisma oyster]

it's most likely a mod thing.

[runic orbit]

I'm using the same mods as always and this is a new issue. The only mod I can think of is ACE since medical could be a thing

the only difference between this and other missions I've done, is the desc.ext has respawnonstart=0

[charred island]

Not to much space like in terms of mod space because most of my playerbase plays on laptops and have very limited storage

[sinful zenith]

Look at alt syntax of createLocation command

[woeful raptor]

does anyone know if a "workable" water mod has been made? that can be used in the Editor. I've tried the only 2 I found.

But they really don't work that well

I'm trying to place them in shallow creeks and streams

[small patrol]

How about a3\structures_f_enoch\Water\pond_big_01.p3d from Enoch?

[woeful raptor]

Thanks for the information. I'm not sure how to use it however. Can you guide me along a bit further?

I've searched in the Editor but cannot find ponds

[vestal perch]

ponds likely are not given config classes

you would have to create them with simple object command or make a mod that adds classes for them

[woeful raptor]

beyond me... thanks @vestal perch

[dim kindle]

**question **about CDLC and map design: when you get a CDLC do you have access to props like buildings and that stuff to design maps or is that only possible with official DLCs?

[prisma oyster]

if by "design map" you mean creating scenarios, it makes your scenario CDLC-dependent
most if not all CDLCs add their buildings to the Editor

[dim kindle]

Yeah creating scenarios, thanks

[ember olive]

hi i spawned AI spawn module but how make them move to specific area that i want?

[runic orbit]

I have an AI I want to animate to "Show Vehicle The Way" but when I go through Ambient Animations in the editor it doesn't exist. It only exists in Zeus. Any idea how to get that to happen on it's own, or is that a zeus only anim?

[acoustic yew]

there's an animation browser, I forget what it's called but it's alongside the config viewer in the debug menu and under one of the tabs in the editor. if the animation is in the game it'll be there. You can then use a scripting command like "switchMove" to run the animation on a unit

[runic orbit]

aight lemme look

[runic orbit]

It was "acts_showingtherightway_loop"

[nimble dragon]

Good morning gents, unsure if that's the right thread to ask, but how can I get my OB to actually display tga textures? I've tried a lot of things and it just refuses to 😦 edit dumb mistake, I fixed it

[modern brook]

hello, can you suggest me an abandoned map, except pecher

[wintry wadi]

Is there a way to custom-set the faction used in the Sites module? I'd like to have an OPFOR base using a non-CSAT OPFOR group, and I remember using a short "this (FUNCTION) (name-of-group)" thing the last time I did it, but just don't remember what the function to set the faction was... EDIT: this setVariable ["faction", factionname] seems to do the trick 🙂

[strange creek]

Hi folks, i was just publishing my composition from the editor but an error pops up and basically says “failed to process, action accomplished”.. then when i check my workshop in steam the object that i uploaded is completely blank, no images, no description, no file at all.. what’s going on with this composition? Do u have any clue?

[strange creek]

Or maybe it says “failed to process, operation accomplished”, i’m translating it from the Italian error message displayed which says “elaborazione non riuscita, operazione compiuta”… when i try to publish other composition nothing goes wrong 😑. I guess some third party addons might be the problem

[light pawn]

Does anyone know how I can set a spawn point? I set a respawn point for blufor infantry but every time I load into the scenario it doesn't show me any spawn points avaible, it just boots me in the spectator camera

[wind raptor]

Did you also place playable units?

[light pawn]

No, I was hoping you could just select a respawn point since it's a mp mission

Do I just need to get 2 playable units (for me and my friend) or will those 2 playable units respawn?

[wind raptor]

Every playable unit corresponds to one slot in the multiplayer role selection screen, so you need to place some so that players can join the mission.
If and where they can respawn is a separate matter and depends on how you configure the respawn system.

[light pawn]

Alright I did that but it still doesn't load

[wind raptor]

You'll have to ask WebKnight about that error. It's probably not related to the respawn system.

[light pawn]

So I am guessing the mod is an issue?

Cuz it just throws me that and boots me into the camera, no team select, no respawn, no nothing

O hold on, it works in MP but not in the editor lol

How to get multiple respawns?

[wind raptor]

You can configure the respawn system in the Editor (go to Attributes → Multiplayer) or using description.ext.
The hub for respawn system documentation is https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Respawn, and more information about configuring the system in the Editor can be found at https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Eden_Editor:_Scenario_Attributes#Multiplayer.

[light pawn]

When I name it respawn_west it says that variable name is alredy in use in a diffrent entity

[wind raptor]

You can name them respawn_west_1, respawn_west_2, etc.

[light pawn]

Ty!

Is it normal that when I switch into zeus my physical self disapears?

[wind raptor]

@light pawn No, that is not vanilla behaviour.

[light pawn]

That's weird than. Cuz me and my aircraft disapear from the side menu and from the zeus view, but when I get out of zeus I am still flying the aircraft

[prisma oyster]

that might come from scripts in the framework you use

[light pawn]

Lemme check in vanila if it still does that

[prisma oyster]

THEN WHY FIND IT WEIRD WHEN ONE TELLS YOU IT'S NOT VANILLA BEHAVIOUR

*ahem*.

[light pawn]

Cuz it won't let me into the scenario wihout the mods?

Oh found something else, none of the vechicles that I placed in the editor will show up on the zeus menu when I host the game

[prisma oyster]

then that's not weird, because it's literally not vanilla.
try in vanilla, no mods, no anything, just start a Zeus scenario and see if it works well
if it works well, you can try to setup a vanilla Zeus mission eventually and see if it works as expected.

if everything works well in vanilla, the issue is in your mods/Zeus mission.

[light pawn]

Any idea which mod can cause that?

[prisma oyster]

no, you can figure it out yourself.
disable half the mods, if it still does that, disable the other half of what remains, etc

[modern plover]

Objects and units placed in editor cannot be manipulated by Zeus upon mission initialization unless added as an editable object by the curator

See video for details: https://youtu.be/1Il8QnFk5L8

I would highly suggest if this is your first time dealing with the editor you look up tutorial or introduction vids or someone more experienced to walk it through

[wintry nacelle]

Hey, my loadouts maxe with the ace arsenal in the editor are very different as to what they appear in game. For exam in editor it says 10 bandages on the dedicated server it says like 50. Same with some other stuff

[placid orchid]

Okay, so I used to be able to make these missions in editor a few years ago, but the process seems to have changed. All I'm trying to do is set up two players on different sides at different respawn points, but none of them can chose where to respawn.

[dim kindle]

Holy crap, how many Mods are there

[lone thistle]

Not sure if this should be in scripting or here but I'm not sure how to make a vehicle respawn that picks from a designated list. Like, say I want to spawn a plane in a hangar, but I want it to be a random plane from the pool of existing aircraft each time it respawns. Is this possible?

[light pawn]

37 loaded about 100 in total

[dim kindle]

315 of total Mods

But some need optimal DLCs and I don't own them yet

[dim kindle]

Umm

[prisma oyster]

try without mods :)

[dim kindle]

It is

[prisma oyster]

I doubt it is without Steam subscriptions?
a compo is corrupted/wrong, ditch it

[dim kindle]

It works anyway

[prisma oyster]

kewl! enjoy

[harsh forge]

any ideas of what resolution this might be? [I somehow managed to find a mod with larger banners]

[prisma oyster]

that png file is 1920×1080

[wintry nacelle]

Hey, does increasing the mission size have a bit on performance? I was thinking about adding a video cutscene

[small patrol]

Mission size does nothing to do with it. Just will increase the loading/downloading time

[wintry nacelle]

Right

Any good garbage collector scripts you suggest?

[small patrol]

I never used one

[charred island]

Just a question, im using the tent floors for roads because I couldn't find anything that looked like roads a
Other then these and deleted the grass below, so I just wanna ask do any of y'all know anything better then tent floors to use as a road?

||[Also any suggestions on how to make this fob look better would be greatly appreciated]||

[mighty vale]

If you're open to using modifications; CUP allows you to place road textures. If you're looking just to create a dirt road and you want to keep it strictly vanilla you could use Dirt Patches.

[charred island]

ok thanks

[prisma oyster]

#videos_arma @sacred briar

[sacred briar]

Should've spotted that channel lol, my bad

[prisma oyster]

np ^^ hf!

[dim kindle]

question, I’m trying to create a scene in arma where there a forced shooting at each other does anyone know if there are like muzzle flashes or something you can addd in to make the gun look like it’s shooting

[woeful raptor]

So why does Arma hide objects for the Editor? Example a3\structures_f_enoch\Water\pond_big_01.p3d , For someone like me who can't even make a simple mod to add it to the list in Editor I find it incredibly frustrating to spend 2 days researching asking questions, only to get answers like, "Try this script", or "you need to make a ______file" . All I want is for these things to be available so I can enjoy fiddling with placing a few objects

[glossy sierra]

Yes "all these times you've mentioned it" #arma3_editor message
Which is once.. have you tried looking for a mod that does what you're after?

[woeful raptor]

@glossy sierra I've looked and asked in many other places not only on discord thank you very much!

Why is it such a sin to ask somebody to do this for me so that I can see what's done reverse engineer it, and then understand it? For 10 years I've been asking for little things like this and I always get steered into dead ends That I don't understand and it's a continual barrage of questions to try to figure out what people are trying to explain. I have watched countless tutorials I have read countless instruction pages.

I know these things are simple but I just don't understand the concept of how to package it as a mod. All I ask is for someone to make this mod available in the editor so that I can place these little water ponds. When I say it's simple or easy I mean for those who know how to do it.
For me at the front end it's impossible to understand what if I have it in front of me and can look at it I could maybe figure out how it was done.

@ everyone else, I have given thousands of hours on other projects and all I ask is for a few minutes of someone's time.

As you can see my frustration has peaked to an all time high

[small patrol]

If you just want to have a pond prop which is placeable easily, guess use O&T Mod is the easiest way to do

[polar gulch]

O&T Expansion Eden mod
Structures >> Aquatic >> Pond (Big)

[vestal perch]

They are hidden by default as they have some limitations on how they work and they are easily used wrong causing things to break leading to bad game experience.

[woeful raptor]

@polar gulch I swear I added the O&T mod and first thing I did was "search" for pond, and nothing showed. yet today it is there

@vestal perch Seems so ironic as there are (were) so many things broken with Arma that they would concern themselves with "bad game" experience. Almost laughable but I get what you're saying.

[polar gulch]

No-no, he was absent, i was 100% sure that I added this pond in 2019
I added this pond after your steam comment a few hours ago

[woeful raptor]

Very nice, thanks!!!

[bronze peak]

Hey, guys, can I use both the 3Den settings and Description.ext at the same time?

I need Description.ext literally for respawnOnStart=-1;

[prisma oyster]

Description.ext > Eden settings

[bronze peak]

So it will override any settings present in the Description, but will leave the ones not there be?

[prisma oyster]

description.ext will take precedence, if defined

[bronze peak]

And if, say, respawn settings are not present in the ext, the game will take the 3Den settings, I take it

[prisma oyster]

ye

[bronze peak]

Cheers, Lou

[left jolt]

Hello! Recently I set up an ace blacklisted arsenal, including items from one of my local mods. I can see these items fine when I access the units arsenal through zeus, but when that units accesses the arsenal nothing from the local mod shows up, even items that are not blacklisted.

Any help?

[light pawn]

Is there a way I can make the AI not do anything? (not shoot not move just be static targets)

[prisma oyster]

disableAI "ALL" yes 🙂

[light pawn]

In which settings is that?

[prisma oyster]

it is scripting
is it a singleplayer mission?

[light pawn]

Yea

[prisma oyster]

should all the AI be disabled?

[light pawn]

Yep

[prisma oyster]

in mission init (in Eden) write```sqf
{ _x disableAI "ALL" } forEach allUnits;

should do the trick 😉

[light pawn]

Mission init is in atributes right?

[prisma oyster]

I think so (I believe I never used it)
it should look lik a big textbox

otherwise, you can write this in <missionDir>\initServer.sqf (that you will have created for the occasion)

[light pawn]

Yep works, thank you!

[hollow gorge]

trying to apply some poses, it gives me the incorrect vehicle error

would be cool if i could get some help

i have had this issue for hours and its consuming me

[dim kindle]

has anyone had a mission just completely wipe itself clean for no reason?

pls help

my mission.sqm just completely wiped itself clean

[small patrol]

Read Enhanced Artwork Supporter manual

[hollow gorge]

so i should try in the init field?

[small patrol]

What

[hollow gorge]

with all due respect, nothing in that manual is of help...?

[small patrol]

If I say so so so and ask later

[hollow gorge]

i have followed the manual

i still get that error

[small patrol]

https://polpox.cyber-ninja.jp/articles/arma3mods/EnhancedAS/
You sure that you've read this

[hollow gorge]

No, I have not

whats set unit template?

it again mentions ctrl+e which does not work

[small patrol]

If you still don't know how, read the bottommost part of the guide

[hollow gorge]

so i need the module

i have a question directed at you

[small patrol]

What

[hollow gorge]

you must be the creator of the mod

surely

so i ask you

since i have no idea how mods work

the artwork supporter used to be much easier to use in my eyes

why has it changed

[small patrol]

A reason

[hollow gorge]

its a genuine question

im just curious

thats all

[small patrol]

Because it is easier

[hollow gorge]

then i must be an idiot

[small patrol]

Also the chnge is on Enhanced, not on Artwork Supporter

[hollow gorge]

bizarre.

[small patrol]

If you dislike what I've done, remove EAS

[hollow gorge]

wait wait wait

uhh, i dont even have EAS?

i only have the standard version

[small patrol]

Enhanced Artwork Supporter.

[hollow gorge]

yes

i have the POLPOX's Artwork Supporter

and the base functions one

i can send you a picture if you want

[small patrol]

No need to. Never updated AS for ages, and the error I've introduced is from EAS

[hollow gorge]

now thats odd

how exactly is EAS an improvement

[small patrol]

A lot of things that easy to handle

[hollow gorge]

ill try with EAS

so after i put the module i do what exactly?

[small patrol]

It is explained in the URL

[hollow gorge]

how do i remove the fireball from the turret gun from a vehicle after i transform it to a simple object

[small patrol]

Hide zasleh selection

[hollow gorge]

in the animated section?

[small patrol]

No, selection

[hollow gorge]

and how did i open splendind camera in eden again?

[dim kindle]

Does anyone know why when I give a ai plane a paradrop order from the RHS mod, they keep turning on landing autopilot?

[small patrol]

We always would need to know how you've done so

[runic orbit]

Trying to get some containers to fall down to "trap" players into the maze area. But the containers don't seem to be reacting to any kind of physics....is there a different object I could use or a way to make it happen that I'm not thinking of?

[glossy sierra]

Is the simulation disabled? (if so reenable it!)

[runic orbit]

nope, simulation enabled

[mighty vale]

Could try a simple show/hide command or module, alternatively you could manually keyframe?

[runic orbit]

I'm trying to get it to fall because it's supposed to be like "walk into this mess of containers and then this one falls and locks you in, now find your way out" kinda thing

[glossy sierra]

What containers are you using? (as in mod or not etc)

[runic orbit]

CUP

[glossy sierra]

ah. That might be the issue.

[runic orbit]

But I'm not tied to those, just using cuz they come double high

[glossy sierra]

IIRC the physics on them aren't great or not even existent.

[runic orbit]

That was it, has to be the container under the "Storage" category

[wind raptor]

I agree with Hinde, using the keyframe animation system (https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Key_Frame_Animation) to move the container is probably the best idea.
Relying on the A3 physics would be a mistake (even if you got them to work with your containers), they are simply too inconsistent and unpredictable.

[runic orbit]

For what I’m doing, it works. As long as it blocks the way out (which this does) I’m good.

But I’m def gonna look into this because as I make more and more it’ll be useful. Thx

[sacred briar]

Sorry if you've already tried this, but would https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/enableSimulation not work? If the object falls naturally, disabling the simulation and then reenabling it via script is probably the simplest way. Keyframe animation means you have more control over it though.

[swift crystal]

Hello guys, i tried to use this code for the arsenal and i doesnt show any item inside, can anybody help me out ? (["AmmoboxInit", [this, true]] call BIS_fnc_arsenal;)

[small patrol]

Do you use ACE and its Arsenal?

[swift crystal]

no

I tried using the BI Arsenal

if i use ace arsenal it works its weird, ill check again if the problems come from the mods

[prime cave]

See I was messing around with commands in the debug editor and I teleported while inside a heli and now no matter what I do, I cannot move. Wtf am I supposed to do, like at this point it seems like only reinstalling can fix it

[vestal perch]

debug editor?

cant move?

even if you restart mission/go back to 3den and start the mission again?

[prime cave]

Yea I cannot move at all

No matter what

[prime cave]

Debug console my bad

Not even in a different server I still cant move

[vestal perch]

how about them other details? 😅

[prime cave]

I did this in the console player addAction ["teleport", tele];

tele = {
hint "Click on the Map where you'd like to teleport.";
openMap true;
onMapSingleClick {
onMapSingleClick {};
{_x setPos _pos;} forEach units group player;
hint '';
openMap false;
};
};

and I used it while in a helicopter

[vestal perch]

huh, thats new one then. you definitely managed to break something then

did you try restarting the game?

[prime cave]

yea I could definitely tell

Yea

[vestal perch]

did you try making a new profile?

[prime cave]

how do I do that?

[vestal perch]

theres a profile button somewhere in the main menu. dont remember exactly where

googling it should help

[glass turtle]

So this teleports me as a player. Will this teleport all the players or the only one inside the trigger area?

[small patrol]

Only one who activates the trigger

[glass turtle]

thank you!

[ripe sand]

that's such a coincidence you are here, im using your animation viewer mod to ctrl+e on units to give them an idle animation
is there any way i can get them out of it once they are in the combat state or maybe even from a trigger

[small patrol]

No

[gritty tulip]

Anyone know why boats that are placed with the editor, freak out when the mission starts?

[prisma oyster]

you pressed the Preview button a bit too hard perhaps

(freak out how?)

[gritty tulip]

One launches into the air, one ends up spawning above the other one. Things like that

I’m placing them slightly above the water, no chance of hitting anything

[final snow]

Hello everyone - Question - Any good tutorials to have AI shoot at parked planes on an AirField? I am trying to simulate a raid and am having a hard time committing them to shoot at empty planes. Any ideas?

[quick portal]

Hi All, has anyone put together an object brush for eden?

[supple holly]

Hi guys question is it possible to change the skybox in the editor. Is it possible to change VR skybox?

[supple holly]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=leTXtzhCQXs&ab_channel=WhiteRaven

[wind raptor]

Only by modding.

[muted sand]

Hey uh

I got a question

Does anyone know how to possess units in Zeus?

I was able to at some point but forgot how to

[fossil urchin]

Posses? Change pos or change group of them?

[glossy sierra]

He clearly put "possess"

[glossy sierra]

Ctrl+double LEFT mouse

[tranquil rain]

For some reason, the triggers I set decided randomly to not wait until their activation conditions are present or their timer has elapsed, instead activating seconds after mission start for no discernable reason

for example: a trigger detects a lack of players in a small area at mission start and then waits 120 seconds to skip some waypoints, allowing vehicles to move. Instead, however, this trigger trips and skips almost immediately

another trigger detects when enemies are in an area (in front of a base) and then skips a hold waypoint, allowing a vehicle to drive up to the area. This also trips immediately despite there being no enemies

[wind raptor]

Can you show us how these triggers are set up?

[spark sentinel]

Hii im new to the whole editor thing and i have a question

how do i make a helicopter move from one point to another and attack the enemies?

because i used a "seek and destroy" waypoint but all it did was over over the infantry rather than attack it

[prisma oyster]

it most likely did not notice it (or they were not enemies, perhaps)

[pure field]

Is there a way to make a vehicle spawn with you on combat patrol?

[vocal cave]

how is the water world intro in vr done? i dont understand

[prisma oyster]

the camera just stays above the water

[vocal cave]

where is the water in first place?

[prisma oyster]

North-East 🙂

[vocal cave]

thanks, BI is confusing

they placed the soilder somewhere else

i cant see it in 3den

i dont know how to locate the camera position

[dim kindle]

Help. I am in the editor, I need to know how to make an AI aircraft (AH-164 Wipeout) level an entire town by bombing it, gun running it, and shooting missles at it. I also want the AI aircraft to land.

[prisma oyster]

you can press M to open the map

[vocal cave]

figured it out, forgot to mention :)

i didnt spot it before, now i have

[vocal cave]

i cant find the second vr intro thats used in the main menu

im trying to learn how its done

[crystal pecan]

i was told to come here for my issues with my current scenario that ive been working on. my game is for lack of a better term. craping the bed

[wind raptor]

Fascinating.

Can you describe the issues you've been having?

[crystal pecan]

every time i switch from eden to zeus i am unable to take control of the AI ive assigned as zeus. when i attempt to load the game in a single player or multiplayer game my screen looks like this

ive loaded the game with and without mods. removed all triggers and AI. done just about everything i could think of and yet have had no luck

[wind raptor]

Have you placed a player unit or a playable unit?

[crystal pecan]

yes

[wind raptor]

Can you share a screenshot of that please?

[crystal pecan]

im unable to move. ads crouch lean or anything else

zeus still works though

i can move around and place objects as usual

[wind raptor]

Sorry, I meant a screenshot of how the playable unit is set up in the Editor.

[crystal pecan]

shoulda figured lol

one of the game master module too

[glossy sierra]

Thats alotta simulated objects

[crystal pecan]

yeah been testing my computers load

[wind raptor]

The second screenshot here is what it looks like when they player does not have a map, so unless the player does actually have a map, this is fine.

[crystal pecan]

ive tried giving them a map and it doesnt change it

[wind raptor]

I can't tell why you are unable to move after spawning in though.

Does any of this also happen in a blank scenario (with the same modset)?

[crystal pecan]

nope

even tried putting down similar ammounts of assets but it doesnt break like this

if there is no way to recover it within this save is there a way for me to atleast save the things ive made like the FOB i created

mayhaps as a blueprint?

[vestal perch]

Composition

[crystal pecan]

how might i do that. im still very new to eden and making things

[wind raptor]

Two more things I can think of (apart from mod shenannigans):
What do the respawn settings look like?
Does the mission have any initialization scripts (e.g. init.sqf, initPlayerLocal.sqf)?

[crystal pecan]

i have my respawn set up using a empty marker labeled reaspawn_west

and for the last one i have no idea

would it be easyer if i steam it so would could see it in real time?

[wind raptor]

Go to Scenario in the top left, then click on Open Scenario Folder and check if there are any files other than mission.sqm in that folder.

[crystal pecan]

sorry was a idiot

no

there is no other missions

[wind raptor]

What does the respawn stuff in Attributes → Multiplayer look like?

[wind raptor]

Unfortunately I can't find any issues with that, so your best option right now is probably to set up a fresh scenario and salvage what you can.
I recommend you start using Git (or something similar) for important missions to avoid such experiences in the future. In addition to that I recommend unticking the Binarize the Scenario File checkbox when saving modded missions with Scenario → Save As (this won't save your current mission but it can save you if a mod update breaks the mission).

[crystal pecan]

alright thank you. i saw sombody mention i could use composition to save some of the things ive already made in eden to possibly load them into another file to save a bit of time. is this correct and if so how would i do so

[wind raptor]

Have a look here https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Eden_Editor:_Custom_Composition to learn a little more about custom compositions. Feel free to ask any open questions in this channel 🙂

[crystal pecan]

thank you

i truly appreciate it and all your help

[crystal pecan]

so. after some testing i may have figured out whats wrong

it has somthing to do with some AT mines i put down

@wind raptor i have nobody else to ask so i may as well ask you. do you have a guide on how to keep NPCs inside vics. they keep getting out when i switch to zeus. any help is appreciated

[pure field]

I think you can assign order to the NPCs to get in

if they're getting out anyways then i dunno

they usually stay in till the designated team lead orders them out

[wind raptor]

@crystal pecan I guess you can try locking the vehicle once the NPCs are inside, but there's no telling if that will actually work. Unfortunately, attempts to make the Arma 3 AI behave in some specific way rarely yield satisfactory results.

[crystal pecan]

Thanks both of you, I'll see what I can do to get my Vic patrols to work

[cyan hemlock]

How can you make it so that a vehicle starts of with speed at the start of a mission and so doesn't have to start up?

[prisma oyster]

engineOn + setVelocityModelSpace

[cyan hemlock]

thanks!

[frail canyon]

Does anybody have some recommendations for maps that are basically just a huge compound / center around one? I'm trying to run some involved CQB but am struggling to find something that'll run well and give a squad or two enough content for 1-2 hours.

[sick merlin]

Hey, I made a mission in the editor and used some editor utility mods to help make it, but now anyone who tries to join needs those mods to play. Is it possible to allow players to join without the mods?

[prisma oyster]

it depends on the mods

• copy-paste your mission directory to work on a safe copy
• edit that mission.sqm with notepad (hoping you do not binarise your sqm)
• remove the dependencies listed at the top of the file
• save
• try to open that second mission in a vanilla environment

[sick merlin]

ok thanks, ill try it

[sick merlin]

How can i make a trigger that spawns a vehicle

[prisma oyster]

scripts

[sick merlin]

yeha but i researched and got nothing, im confused and incompetent with scripts

[sick merlin]

the file is a mess of "nulls"

[prisma oyster]

then open your mission in Eden Editor, click "save as" and at the bottom, untick "binarise"

[sick merlin]

alr it worked thanks

[dim kindle]

Hi guys, I have a quick question (This might be for Arma3_Scripting), but let me know if I should ask it there instead. So, I am currently creating a little teaser video for our upcoming campaign, and I am wondering how to make an AI wait for ex, 10 seconds before performing the animation

Is there an easy way of doing this? There will be a scene where a civilian throws a molotov at a police officer and I want him to start the "Being on fire" animation then

Anyone know?

[prisma oyster]

yep

but I won't tell you.

hah!

well, again, it depends 🙂 how do you do your shots?
(also you don't have to have all your camera shots done in the same mission instance, ofc)

[dim kindle]

😄 So, in these teasers the shots are being taken from phones, cameras etc from different angles (Basically like a protest).

[dim kindle]

Yeah, I know, I just want a realistic looking scene

Of a guy being on fire instead of using the fire module xD

Looks a bit odd

Is it ok if I tag you in #videos_arma with the video? Its super short, but it will sort of give you an insight of what I mean?

[prisma oyster]

sure

[prisma oyster]

noicely made, clearly a lot of effort has been put in it
(there is a white overlay on the bottom-half of the screen, is that wanted?)

[dim kindle]

Thanks man! The overlay is fine, this is for the unit to check out

[prisma oyster]

so, how is your scene triggered?

[dim kindle]

Ah, actually, I see what you mean

[prisma oyster]

this spawn {
  sleep 10; // wait 10s;
  _this playMove "MySuperAnimation";
};
```this in the init field should do 🙂

[dim kindle]

Fantastic, thanks Montana!

Ah, now when I see this white overlay, I cant unsee it haha

[prisma oyster]

yes this thing 😁

[dim kindle]

Yeah, that is soo annoying now when i see it hahah

[gritty tulip]

Does anyone have experience with ace slideshow?

[prisma oyster]

the ACE Discord should 🙂

[gritty tulip]

Fair enough. Thank you

Do you actually have an invite to that by chance? All I can find is GitHub, twitter, and their website.

[prisma oyster]

sure thing, the link can be found in #channel_invites_list!

wait

it cannot 👀

it can

ACE3 https://acemod.org/discord
https://discord.gg/FVkgwggNcZ

@gritty tulip ^ 😄

[gritty tulip]

Lol thanks I appreciate it.

[vestal perch]

its also here

[vocal cave]

how can i access the 2D eden editor?

[fossil urchin]

M

[vocal cave]

thats the map, i see it doubles as 2D editing, but it seems there's no access to the old editor

[modern plover]

There is no pure 2D 3den editor in Arma 3. That was done away with a very long time ago

You literally are working from the map if you want that experience again

[vocal cave]

Okay thank you, i edited my response

[fossil urchin]

Aa, okey, thought you want just map view, my bad

[vocal cave]

since which patch?

[quiet plume]

The 2D-Editor is now permanently replaced by Eden Editor (3D-Editor), but can still be invoked from the editor map selection screen with Ctrl + O shortcut for legacy purposes!
🤔

[vocal cave]

oh okay

Control+O is the open dialog

[quiet plume]

from the editor map selection screen

[vocal cave]

im on the map

im confused

[quiet plume]

not from the map. From the map selection screen. Before opening the 3DEN

[vocal cave]

ohhhh

[quiet plume]

i can't think of any use for it now, but you do you

[vocal cave]

yeah thanks

[vocal cave]

is there a template for like creating a zeus mission on any terrain?

[vestal perch]

if you throw something like arma 3 zeus mission guide to google does anythin useful looking come up

[vocal cave]

hmmm good question

[vocal cave]

i find stuff for playing not making

there's some youtubes

[vestal perch]

start from those then

I seem to get number of how to make zeus mission results so try some other search words

[vocal cave]

okay

does game master owner support wildcards?

eg i have many entities starting with zeus

im trying to use the virtualcurator_f entity for zeus instead of a soilder

[wind raptor]

It most likely does not (I can't think of anything in A3 that supports wildcards), plus, as far as I remember, every Zeus user needs to have their own Game Master module.

[hollow gorge]

cannot get rotor blades blurry in pictures

suggestions?

[vestal perch]

have you managed to create the rotor blur object?

[hollow gorge]

if by that you mean the picture that lou sent earlier then, yes.

[vestal perch]

have you then attached it to the helicopter to right position?

[hollow gorge]

we're talking about this, right?

i had nothing to attach

[small patrol]

If you want to use that function, just try and see if it works?

[hollow gorge]

i tried and it did not work

[small patrol]

Which helicopter you try?

[hollow gorge]

a pavehawk

[small patrol]

Are you sure you're adding that line into the helicopter itself, not a crew of it?

[hollow gorge]

i double checked as well

[small patrol]

Make sure you didn't put it into a group's init as well

[hollow gorge]

i didnt

ill try again in a couple of hours

right now im very tired

[vestal perch]

https://tenor.com/view/sleep-time-gif-25989090

[hollow gorge]

Alr I'm back

[rustic nexus]

HELP!!! If i want to place a weapon on the wall or on a table but i don't want the weapon to be all naked

Is it possible to somehow customise the rifle in editor????

[hollow gorge]

well some rifle props already have some attachments on them but if not i think you can use polpox

not sure

[modern brook]

hi

Where can I find a radio message screaming RPG! RPG !?

[novel temple]

How can I make it so AI doesn't shoot you unless some condition is fulfilled? (Like going too close, or shooting at them)

[novel temple]

Also how do I turn all this shit off so I can actually see. Thanks 🙂

[small patrol]

What is "shit"? What you want to see?

[novel temple]

The structures I built without the icons.

[small patrol]

Make those objects into a layer and hide the layer

[novel temple]

How?

[small patrol]

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Eden_Editor:_Layer

[pure storm]

How do I publish my scenario for others to play on?

And when they sub does it show up in their mods section?

Do I publish as a single player file or a MPmission?

[prisma oyster]

backspace, if it is temporary (hides the UI iirc)

[prisma oyster]

Yes (depending on what it is, a SP or MP mission)
Eden Editor allows you to do so

[pure storm]

But can they then use it and edit the file to then host the mission from?

[prisma oyster]

yes, they will find the pbo (dedicated servers) or how to host from in-game)

[coarse gorge]

They could if they know where it's stored, easy to get yeah

[pure storm]

Okay !

[novel temple]

Thank you 😛

Now all it needs is some actual lights. Can't get those to light up in the editor for some reason.

@prisma oyster

[prisma oyster]

I am not a lamp

[novel temple]

Yet you bestow all of us with the light of knowledge

[fossil urchin]

Whether you activate them via inits or via init/serverInit.sqf with variable names, the editor will not recognize the variables until you have started the mission, those needed to be loaded.

[hollow gorge]

so, can i still get some help on how to make the rotor blades blurry ?

[small patrol]

Just in case did you start the preview?

[prisma oyster]

awwwwww
well you could use a script in the debug console to get all the lamps then enable their simulation, that should do
note that you will have to do that on every preview stop too

[hollow gorge]

of course i did

[uneven pulsar]

It might be the place for this question is here

Hi ho. A question about sector control.

I have.

Sector control
Sector linked to SC
Sides Opf, Bluf linked to SC
Site area linked to sector linked to trigger etc etc.

Set variables in sector, but expression is empty.

Everything every tutorial shows. I am no stranger to Eden editor, but I am stomped here.

I start in SP, or MP, same result.

I get the area to capture, the color is standard black even if I set owner at start to any faction, blu, red or green.

I move into the area, the bar on the side counts up, but the area stay black, it does not "capture", even though the bar on the side of the screen does.

What am I doing wrong? Does the expression need input? Do I miss something?

Tried in all variants that can work.
The sector is being captured, but the icon does not change, nor does color, nor do I get "zone captured" task pop up.

[pure storm]

Still having an issue, I published the file and my friend subbed to it, yet can’t boot the file in MP editor or Eden Editor, what am I doing wrong?

[pure storm]

I can’t make my scenario file into a composition

[tender loom]

Is there a way to take AI loadouts from the editor, and export them to the Virtual Arsenal loadouts to be saved/loaded for myself?

[glossy sierra]

You cant make scenarios into compositions.
You make groups of objects into compositions.

[pure storm]

But then they can download my compositions and use them correct?

[tidal nebula]

Hello, I'm having an issue with the Editor. Even if I remove all contents in the Arsenal, it still appears when I open in it. Is there a way to remove all items inside of an arsenal?

[pure storm]

Is there a way to select all my entities at once?

[glossy sierra]

IIRC ctrl+a works

[pure storm]

Okay 🙂

[rustic nexus]

Why cant i post pictures in here?

[glossy sierra]

#arma3_editor message

Accept the rules or post image url

[rustic nexus]

image url?

[glossy sierra]

Imgur, Gyazo etc

steam links (perhaps idk though)

[rustic nexus]

Im on the look for a specific concrete wall but I cant find it anywhere in the editor and I literally looked everywhere

[prisma oyster]

is it in the game 🙂

[rustic nexus]

So i wanted to ask if it was a specific mod

I can pm a picture if anybody want to help me find it

[prisma oyster]

that's more of a modding question than an Eden Editor question 🙂

[small patrol]

The entite section is for modding/editing, but mounting P or such is... rather a topic of nowhere. Maybe #arma3_config ? Not entirely sure if there is a better place come to mind

[acoustic yew]

what does register mean

[acoustic yew]

you can just turn that off for ai

[vestal perch]

souns like we need more channels

[small patrol]

Then dunt ping me but Dwarden!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111eleven

[prisma oyster]

ok!

[small patrol]

Gniii

[vestal robin]

Anyone know a fix for advance repelling? It works well in Editor but when I test it in a dedicated server, rope just snaps and i fall

[fossil urchin]

start from sharing your code and let helpful wise minds do the thinking work and solve your problems with you

[vestal robin]

I would but i don't have one, I thought it's those type of addons that is plug and play.

[prisma oyster]

then the author should fix it 😬

[fossil urchin]

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=713709341
This mod?
Have you done parts "Not working on your server?"
and under "FAQ" is examples to fix if that doens't work on yours server.

[vestal robin]

[fossil urchin]

maybe some1 drives too fast
Reduced max rappel speeds. Action is only available under 100km/h. Players will fall from rope if heli reaches 150 km/h while rappelling.

[mental crow]

anyone know where i can find a runway i can place in the sky?

[vestal perch]

you wont find any is my guess

[mental crow]

i wanna make a mission for my group but the aircraft carrier isn't big enough to take off with a c17

[vestal perch]

that is a pickle indeed

[prisma oyster]

place plenty of concrete blocks perhaps? not sure how it would go with fast-moving vehicles

[tidal nebula]

I ported my eden mission to my dedicated server. When I start up the mission it locks me in the rôle selection image and shows this. Any help would be very appreciated!
mpmissions__cur.mp.DYA\mission.sqm/Mission/Entities/Item2.Type: Vehicle class CUP_C_Octavia_CIV no longer exists

[prisma oyster]

your server most likely misses mods?

[tidal nebula]

Ah alr, i'll check thanks

[acoustic yew]

it's a checkbox in the addon options

in a CBA menu in the settings

[kind prism]

a) start C-17 in the air and teleport ppl aboard once everyone is ready "after a 3-hour ingress flight"
b) script a takeoff and call it RATO / catapult

[glossy sierra]

^
b.2) use Free Fall Off Ramp mod

[glass turtle]

Hey, super stupid question but my mission plays some default music on start and I have no idea how to get rid of that xD

it seems to be actually looping a song and I have no idea why

[mental crow]

uh how do i do that?

[ember kelp]

Anybody know of a method to attachTo a vehicles turret? Let me know please, @ me so I get a notification.

I'm making a DIY armor terrorist T-55 using the attachTo relative function

[small patrol]

Check attachTo syntax

[ember kelp]

I don't know what that means lol

[small patrol]

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

[ember kelp]

So... boneRotation?

[small patrol]

Yes

[ember kelp]

Alright so is that a universal command like ArmorPlate attachTo [T55, offset, memPoint, followBoneRotation]

Or is offset, memPoint, and followBoneRotation unique to each vehicle?

Like for example the CUP T-55 would have a unique name for its memPoint or bone?

[sinful zenith]

many points are vehicle specific

there are some that generally have the same name, but I think that cannot be trusted

[cloud mortar]

so i have issues with most building lights rn, i have a night op, anddddd the briefing takes place in the building military office

but military office doesnt have interior lighting, so...

i tried light cones, zeus light source, both did not penetrate into the building somehow, i used eden placed street lamps which worked but didnt light the building enough

any ideas?

i tried tpw mods, didnt work in mp somehow

or atleast not with military office

[prisma oyster]

multiple lights?

[cloud mortar]

yes on all 4 sides of the building, sneakily placed but all pointed towards the briefing area

the point is, somehow say, i put down a zen light source, and the lighting didnt light the interior of the building but the ground below it 💀

i do have to mention the office itself is a 3den placed building

not organic to the map, if that matters

so i tested on...a non eden building and it works, although it could be brighter, it works

im gonna try shutting off all the street lamps, and putting in just zen light sources

[prisma oyster]

if you can script, I would recommend using lightpoints

[cloud mortar]

👀 i guess i have the time

[cloud mortar]

also, on this note, it works only with altis, then i switched maps to the one im working on and then it didnt work 💀

[cloud mortar]

so slight problem, set the rgb to 0,0,0 and 1,1,1 but both produces a...white with an off pink hue

now a briefing room with an off pink lighting may fly in the navy, we're playing the arma :p /s

[prisma oyster]

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Lightpoint_Tutorial :3

[cloud mortar]

right i looked at that...

but that doesnt necessarily mention my issue i dont think

ill look again

[prisma oyster]

can't help without code :)

[cloud mortar]

fair

i did actually, figure it out, soooo

setLightColor and setLightAmbient do different things, basically, the white was just fine, but the pink was because setLightAmbient

[prisma oyster]

yup

[cloud mortar]

thanks for telling me btw, with everything fixed its perfect!

@prisma oyster you’re not gonna believe this, the moment i finish saying that, the light stops working

oh, i made a typo in lightBrightness, fuck me

ok so i know why, when the light is set to brightness 1 it doesnt penetrate buildings interesting

[ember kelp]

How do I figure out the name of a vehicle turret to reference as an attachment point?

[sinful zenith]

its in config, don't have time to explain

[ember kelp]

Thank you Mr. Furry avatar 🙂

😢

[small patrol]

Looks like there is no 100% way to get the selection of the turret since we can't access into model.cfg ingame?

[ember kelp]

I did some testing with my goofy up armored T-55 and it seems having all those objects attached to the tank makes it seem "invisible" the enemy AI so they don't fire at it lol

Oh well, it will have to be up to the player to kill it.

If someone can help me out with attaching objects to a tank turret and have them rotate with the turret it would be greatly appreciated

[small patrol]

this attachTo [vehicle player,[0,0,4],"OsaHlavne",true]```Not even sure if OsaHlavne is the selection for the T-55, but there should be a way

[sinful zenith]

there should be reference to it in CfgCVehicles config

[vestal perch]

there is a point in vehicles that AI tries to aim at and yes separate objects can obscure AI visibility

just like driving the tank behind a wall or rock

[ember kelp]

Right on man, now we are getting somewhere. Thank you. I'm gonna tinker with this after work

[small patrol]

Nope, I've searched the entire MBT_02 config but it mentions no OsaHlavne

[ember kelp]

Once I get this figured out perhaps I will try attachTo an invisible target so the AI will still fire at the tank

[kind prism]

least-technical way would be to just put the plane in the air with an ai pilot, over water, like 5000m up. let it circle while ppl prep. once ready, zeus teleport yourself to the plane (copilot), zeus teleport other players into plane (cargo), take controls and fly it to the drop zone (presumably).

[mental crow]

how do i teleport them while its moving..

[kind prism]

Zeus Enhanced let's you tp players into vehicles, moving or not.

[glossy sierra]

this works wonders. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2733017413&searchtext=lights

[cloud mortar]

i hate the fact that, i saw that earlier, but i thought it was another thing so i skipped it

looks really good doh! this should be perfect

[glossy sierra]

can be a pain to position, but once you've done it its fairly easy to replicate; the base (square part) should be where you want the light to come from. I've found that clipping this can hide the light.
Providing you know how to use https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Lightpoint_Tutorial, you can easily edit the colour too.

[cloud mortar]

neat

[mental crow]

we are using zeus enhanced yes

[glossy sierra]

IIRC; it may TP players into crew slots rather than passenger seats. (Even when there are AI in those seats)

[ember kelp]

Hey @small patrol I got it working man thanks!

Tell me this isn't the coolest shit ever

[small patrol]

A shit doesn't run, fire and vrooms :3

[ember kelp]

I've got the brackets mounted on the turret, now I just need to get the plates on (and facing the right way and not clipping through the tank)

[reef lintel]

killdozer!

[ember kelp]

It's coming together slowly but surely. ALOT of trial and error

[jade rock]

Anyone know how I can add the of an ACRE 117 Radio to a static radio object?

[prisma oyster]

add the ? yes, easily, just and it's done

[jade rock]

Was that to me?

[prisma oyster]

yes 😄 your question is missing a word 🙂

[jade rock]

Derp.

So I want to add the functionality of an ACRE Radio to a static radio object (A static SOG radio to act as a home base radio to communicate with players out in the field who also have the same radio). What do I need to put in the init for the object?

[prisma oyster]

hmm, that would be an ACRE question
they should have a Discord, lemme check #channel_invites_list

welp, nope

[scarlet crystal]

https://acre2.idi-systems.com Acre has a guide/documentation, there should be something about adding radio functionality on static objects

[fossil urchin]

It's under ACE discord, #other projects

[prime pivot]

Hey, does anyone know about a way to make the time stand still with the camera still moving around?
Meaning that characters, muzzle flashes, explosions and missiles just don't move while you can do stuff with the zeus camera.
I'd like to make an operation trailer using that.

[kind prism]

you can pause time while in Splendid Camera https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Splendid_Camera

[mental crow]

anyone know a way to scipt for a player to disable a SAM site when walking up to it?

[prime pivot]

Thanks bro

[ember kelp]

C4? Lol

[vestal perch]

addAction could work

[jade rock]

Are you able to find this? I cant seem to find anything

[fossil urchin]

variablename call acre_api_fnc_initVehicleRacks;
[variablename, ["ACRE_VRC103", "Upper Dash", "Dash", false, ["external"], [], "ACRE_PRC117F", [], ["intercom_1"]], false, {}] call acre_api_fnc_addRackToVehicle;

[jade rock]

that doesnt work

Anything else i need to do?

I just copied and pasted this into the object init - "variablename call acre_api_fnc_initVehicleRacks;
[variablename, ["ACRE_VRC103", "Upper Dash", "Dash", false, ["external"], [], "ACRE_PRC77", [], ["intercom_1"]], false, {}] call acre_api_fnc_addRackToVehicle;" only change i made was the type of radio

[scarlet crystal]

variablename is the variable name of object you're adding functionality to

so if you named your static object mySuperRadio then replace variablename with mySuperRadio

[jade rock]

yea i tried entering that and it didnt work either

sot it looked like this - https://i.imgur.com/Pm4aqxV.png

anything going wrong here?

[fossil urchin]

No, but i think i cannot attached to radio.
If you join to ACE discord ( https://acemod.org/discord ) and there is ^ other projects #arce2 , i would say you could get best answer from there.
Earlier event is to
Assigning racks mid-mission or to non-enterable vehicles Racks can also be dynamically added, removed or initialised using API functions.
I didnt' test current code to some other object , so i believe you need some other workaround here

[jade rock]

Okay - thank you.

[light pawn]

Any way to disable AI for a certain area?

[prisma oyster]

yes.

[light pawn]

How?

[prisma oyster]

depends
do you mean area as in surface or area as in "some AI traits"?

[light pawn]

Make AI not do anything but react to bullets that hit them

Not move, not shoot, not crouch or lay down

[prisma oyster]

this would involve scripting, disableAI

[light pawn]

How can I choose between respawns when the player dies? Cuz they just respawn on a random one

[kind prism]

have you already looked at https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Respawn?

[light pawn]

Yes

[kind prism]

What did you try? also is your question about choosing a respawn type to use for the mission, or how to let the player choose between multiple respawn positions?

[light pawn]

I put down multiple respawn points and on respawn there is no respawn screen they just get respawned on a random respawn point

[kind prism]

You need the Respawn Template: MenuInventory or MenuPosition

[light pawn]

Where to change it?

[kind prism]

description.ext, but the checkbox in multiplayer attributes will work too. make sure your respawn modules are set to the right side, and that your respawn timer is not 0

[mental crow]

someoen tel me please the command in script so players can read a laptop that gives some dialog

[fossil urchin]

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

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma:_GUI_Configuration

[kind prism]

If you want the leaflet style, this is pretty easy https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_initInspectable

[light pawn]

@kind prism Fixed that, now I just need to figure out how to make it clear (I have 1 spawn on each position bdw)

Respawn settings

[kind prism]

You can name each respawn position module in its attributes

[light pawn]

I have named it, the problem is arma gave it another name

[kind prism]

oh I see. not sure why the text is overlaid

[mental crow]

really don't know how scipting works

[fossil urchin]

I'd say you learn a lot by doing it yourself and asking questions when you run into problems. If someone does it for you, you won't know what to do when you have a problem with it. So start your path here on how to learn to script.

[serene lake]

Hey how does one make it so you can play an eden editor level

When I hit play theres no options for choosing what role, so it doesnt let it start

[kind prism]

Checkmark Player or Playable for some units.

[serene lake]

Where would I find that?
I'm just trying to set up a map so I can mess around with Zues and spawn stuff in

[kind prism]

place a unit and go into the attributes

I recommend the editor tutorial, the graduation hat button at the top right.

[serene lake]

One more quick question

How do I enable zues, just for purely my own chaos in spawning stuff

[kind prism]

place the game master module https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Curator

[serene lake]

Thank you, now to figure out why it's not working xD

[kind prism]

What have you done so far?

[serene lake]

Added the module to the map and I have the info screen open

When I started it after just adding the game master my Zues key didnt do anything

[fossil urchin]

Add on owner
#adminLogged

[serene lake]

Done

[fossil urchin]

And from general setup - states - debug avaible for editor and logged admin

[serene lake]

Where might I find that?

[fossil urchin]

Left up in editor is tab General

[scarlet crystal]

attributes -> general*

[serene lake]

Oh

[fossil urchin]

yeh

[fossil urchin]

Yeah this. Sorry

[serene lake]

Am I still looking at the game master?

[fossil urchin]

if you are hosting on your own client you will see debug console in esc menu, if you use dedicated you need log in via chat menu #login YourAdminPassword

[serene lake]

Im in the eden editor, I'm sorry if I'm being stupid right now

Oh wait I did it, I just can't leave it now

Works for me

[fossil urchin]

When you go in game, you will see debug there when you are hosting (SP/MP) on your own.

[cloud axle]

Hey guys, we are making a mod for our patches

Could we just drop this file in, and it will apply always?

instead of adding it to each mission

[fossil urchin]

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Creating_an_Addon

[fossil urchin]

make an addon and share it with your community

[cloud axle]

we got it

but

if we just drag that file

to the addon folder

would it work?

does it need to be inside the PBO?

[prisma oyster]

you can disable channels from server config

[cloud axle]

oh

like forcerotorlib?

[prisma oyster]

yes

[cloud axle]

thanks as always Lou

it adds fine the server info

but wont try to connect and add the password

any idea?

[prisma oyster]

only one onEachFrame works, you can't have them all like that 😂

[kind prism]

Don't change so much from this http://killzonekid.com/farewell-my-arma-friends/ if you're trying from in-server. Or work off this if going from spotlight https://github.com/ampersand38/Server-Spotlight/blob/master/amp_spotlight/joinServer.sqf

[cloud axle]

what is spotlight¿?

[cloud axle]

Sorry its a really old code we found

[kind prism]

spotlight is mainmenu big square buttons

[cloud axle]

we fixed the logo ratio

no it looks fine

would it be like that?

[kind prism]

Not sure what you're talking about now. I thought you were trying to do single-click-connect-to-server?

[cloud axle]

yes

we are

the thing is

i dont really understand the code, the only thing i was able to guess (might be wrong) is that, each element of the menu has an ID

[kind prism]

That's exactly what the github link is https://youtu.be/y39yCfWaqts

[cloud axle]

but, what about this

/*
1    _IP
2    _PORT
3    _PASS
4    IDC_CANCEL
5    IDD_MISSION
6    IDD_DEBRIEFING
7    IDD_MP_SETUP
8    IDD_MULTIPLAYER
9    IDC_MULTI_TAB_DIRECT_CONNECT
10    IDD_IP_ADDRESS
11    IDC_IP_ADDRESS
12    IDC_IP_PORT
13    IDC_MULTI_SESSIONS
14    IDC_OK
15    IDC_MULTI_JOIN
16    IDD_PASSWORD
17    IDC_PASSWORD
18    diag_tickTime + _TIMEOUT
*/

[kind prism]

notes

[cloud axle]

do i need to know the idc code?

ok

are u sure?
["_buttons", []],

at the start

there is buttons

[kind prism]

The idc numbers are in #include "\A3\Ui_f\hpp\defineResincl.inc"

[cloud axle]

ooooh

an buttons

gets filled

ctrlactivate ((ctrlparent (_buttons # 0)) displayctrl 105);

there, maybe?

[kind prism]

no, the params get filled when the code is called here https://github.com/ampersand38/Server-Spotlight/blob/master/amp_spotlight/config.cpp#L26

[cloud axle]

hmmmmm

thanks a lot dude @kind prism

im just worried

the visual style of this

oh u are the creator

OOOOOOOOOOH

THATS SO DOPE

https://youtu.be/y39yCfWaqts

[kind prism]

I just changed a lil bit from KK's work. Also please finish your thought and type a sentence instead of 8 msgs in a row 😅

[cloud axle]

ok, im gonna try to modify it even more

[cloud axle]

yeah, really sorry about that, bad habits. Im gonna try now your code and maybe try changing also the top arma 3 logo with ours, thanks a lot dude ❤️

[formal eagle]

I made a field hospital, I think it only uses ace stuff, it’s unlisted because I think it’s missing something, what do you guys think? Any criticism welcome!

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2917660565

It’s a composition, not a mod or anything

[cloud axle]

if u can, adding a photo of how it looks makes it far more possible i would subscribe

[formal eagle]

Oh I went to bed after I posted that, but here is a picture. I added some sheets and pillows after I made this, but that’s about it. The point isn’t that you subscribe, it’s for tips on how to improve my hospital 😅

[scarlet crystal]

a floor would be a good addition

[hardy solstice]

Any reason why i cant merge a specific file into another in the editor?

The same mods were used making both but not showing up on the merge list

[hardy solstice]

never mind I used ctrl shift V to paste in original pos

[glass turtle]

Any idea why this doesn't work ? I'm trying to add random weapon to objects storage. But with this in init.sqf I get stack size violation on mission start

[cloud sparrow]

trailing comma in the array.

[glass turtle]

Thanks a ton I got it working!

[reef lintel]

Use vsc and sqfLint

[acoustic yew]

you can also just use selectRandom, the function call is unnecessary

[slate zinc]

how do I spawn in vehicle compositions on eden? im new to it

[coarse gorge]

is it possible to add new town names to a map?

[wind raptor]

Yes, with createLocation.

[steady delta]

I need help I cant change faction config in warlords and when i am changing faction config nothing happening in the game.

[small patrol]

Are you sure that rhs_F is the correct name?

[steady delta]

i have RHSUSAF mod but I dont know how I use that

in faction config

[dim kindle]

Hey peeps! I am currently struggling with a small issue here with AIs that I spawn in, in the eden editor. Their gear keeps on changing every time I play the scenario. They still use the same weapon, but their clothing changes each time. Is there a way of turning this option off?

[vestal perch]

you are probably using some modded units that are designed to have random gear on each start

you may not be able to turn that off

[dim kindle]

Thats odd, I was using the vanilla Syndicate ones

But no worries, I find a work-around

[prisma oyster]

there is unit randomisation on vanilla units as well, as far as I know

See https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Vehicle_Customization

@dim kindle

[dim kindle]

Thats the work-around I found 😄 Thank you either way Lou!

Appreciate it guys!

[stable rock]

Sup guys, do you have an idea how I could export Eden compositions to another mission? For example this compound

Main goal, copy 1:1 and use in zeus or in another mission/map

[sinful zenith]

Select it all, create a composition. Done, you now have a composition that you can place

[quiet plume]

in editor, select the needed items => right click => "Save Custom Composition..."
To get it back in editor: Compositions (F2) => Custom (rightmost icon) => it'd be there
To get it in Zeus: Groups (second tab in right panel) => Empty (rightmost icon) => "Custom Compositions" in the list below.
When placing in Zeus, you can hold Alt to move to the original location where the composition was stored from to exactly replicate the placement. I'm not sure that's possible in editor

[stable rock]

I do ge the point, but how can I select those objects if they are map objects and not placed by me?

[quiet plume]

it's not straightforward at all

[sinful zenith]

Short answer, you can't
longer answer, you can't but you can try to find all map objects in editor (if available) and place a editor object at the same position where the map object was

[stable rock]

Thanks, that what I thought but was not sure of it

[plain gale]

@river quiver I think there was a mod that could do something like that. (Sorry, wrong ping)

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2613892572

[glossy sierra]

@stable rock

[plain gale]

I pinged the wrong dude 😬

[river quiver]

No worries lmao

[plain gale]

Oh no, even a green one

https://tenor.com/view/the-simpsons-homer-simpson-homer-good-bye-bye-gif-3611799

[river quiver]

if(user == R3vo)
   DamageReceived*=10;

[plain gale]

Changes username

[fickle oak]

So on Fox Pamai, which is a gorgeous and brilliant jungle map, there arent any roads, and there doesnt need to be. I, however, attempt to use the hide terrain object feature in Eden editor to make roads. The issue I am having is the Ai do not want to drive the road no matter what. They will avoid it as if all the trees are there and I surmise that is exactly what is going on. Is there a command or some thing to force the AI to drive these 'roads'? lambs rush and assault waypoints do not work either.

[vestal perch]

road network does not update dynamically as far as I know

the engine is not designed for that major dynamic changes

a lot of AI related work is done by prebaked terrain passability calculation and road connection mapping and that happens when the terrain is build into pbo

one is not supposed to create major bases or towns live

[fickle oak]

I figured as much, figured I would ask before giving up

Thank you for answering!

[slender nova]

Is it better than SQF Language?
It has double the downloads

[gritty tulip]

Anyone know how to make an AI look like he’s talking on a radio or cell phone?

[prisma oyster]

these are tools for SQF, not a language replacement

[slender nova]

Yeah, the most downloaded SQF plugin for VSC is called "SQF Language". "SQF Lint" is another one and has half the downloads. So I was just wondering if I am a victim of old popular tool missing on new cool features in a new one, less popular.

[prisma oyster]

ah, the plugin itself is called "SQF Language" 😄

[slender nova]

Yeah, I understand that confusion thought

Not the best name

[safe swift]

sqf language is just syntax highlighting iirc

[pastel wagon]

so i use the setFlagTexture for an custom flag in game via init on the flagpole with this setFlagTexture "flag.paa"; i can see the flag if i load it Localy on my pc as a Hosted MP session but on our server the flag doenst show (just the empty pole) but the images is uploaded and also visible in the loading screen as it is also set there too! any ideas?

[vocal cave]

which sqf extension for vscode is recommended to use then?

[safe swift]

first one for highlighting

4th one for debugging

others i'm not sure

[covert trench]

the one you have highlighted is also good

[placid gyro]

Hey guys, I have a question regarding the Spawn AI module in Arma 3. I'm currently making a multiplayer mission. I'm trying to set the spawn AI module to spawn 30 ai maximum. When they are killed the module keeps spawning additional AI. Ideally I would like it to stop one it has reached a number of 30. Is this possible?

[hasty lake]

Super basic question here... But you know when playing, we press M to get the map and then being able to drawn lines Ctrl + left mouse or even a straight line. How can we do this in the editor?

[prisma oyster]

can't

[hasty lake]

Sad, no mods to be able to that?

[prisma oyster]

no idea

scripts can, but it's a hassle

[hasty lake]

Thanks for the quick reply

[kind prism]

Use long thin rectangle markers for the same effect.

[scarlet crystal]

(and be aware you can't move them during the mission unlike hand-drawn lines)

[hasty lake]

I tried playing with square, circle and triangle and noticed when you zoom in and out the map, the scale changes with it. Here is what I mean. Using Square, I made 2 lines that connect to each other. I Zoom in and then they're not connected anymore.

[kind prism]

Use the Area Markers (different sub-tab) not the icon

[raven comet]

In the Spawn AI module, how does the Manpower Cap value actually translate to numbers of units? Is it weighted for vehicles or group sizes, is it literally just a max count of units?
https://i.imgur.com/W0wUtdm.png

[glossy sierra]

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_MP_Support_Guideline#AI_Spawnings_and_Tactics

[raven comet]

Thanks. What value would I be looking for in the config for the manpower value per unit?

[zealous egret]

Hoping someone can help me out with the Respawn Module. I have a medevac UH-1 that I intend to act as a respawn vehicle. I have a Respawn Location module synced to the vehicle and it works perfect.

The issue is that I’d like to stop the respawned players from being slotted into the pilot or co-pilot seat. Is there an easy way to do this? For reference, this helicopter will be flown by player pilots.

[worldly lodge]

Im adding a launcher to a character

but when I play as it it doesnt have ammo

how do i give it ammo

[vale kelp]

What app i can use for read files .bin ??

[tawny jacinth]

arma3tools and mikeros tools to un-binarize it

[soft shore]

any reason all my zeus units would be missing in that little drop down section on the right?

[kind prism]

Can you explain "zeus units"? do you mean modded units and vehicles?

[soft shore]

I meant all units, I'm in a mission and enter Zeus and the menu on the right with markers, behaviors, modules. units etc. was completely empty

turns out that was a bug though so I was able to fix it\

Now however any units I spawn, for example a mechanized infantry nato 2035 unit, I can't get into any of the vehicles

nvm fixed it by changing my side to blufor with ares module again for some reason

[prisma oyster]

is a pond object an acceptable wishlist item for Arma 2.12/2.14? @sinful zenith 👀 :3

[sinful zenith]

I don't do objects

🏃‍♂️

[prisma oyster]

we already have them, we just need a config + eventual translation ^^ @hazy osprey / @frosty rivet ?

[hazy osprey]

aren't they still causing issues when 2 identical named ponds p3ds are present in the world?

[prisma oyster]

that, I do not know! 😬

ez, we ask Dedmen to fix issues, bam! problem solved 😎

[void fractal]

Hello all, first post in here. I have been tinkering with compositions. basically copying what I can of what i have seen other people do with hiding parts of vehicles and sort kitbashing them together with attachto and stuff. Is there a good way to look up what textures cover what parts of a vehicle model so I don't have to guess at what I'm doing? Specifically I'm trying to hide tires on a cup humvee so I can hide the truck and use its gun/turret on another vehicle. Or is it one of those things like the tracks on most armored vehicles where they just don't want to go away. What about animatesource commands? should something like that maybe work? Thanks in advance for any info

[vestal perch]

also the shader is still whacky

[prisma oyster]

that would be #arma3_scripting and hiding selections (not textures) yes 🙂
see https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/animateSource / https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/animationNames
as well as https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/setObjectTextureGlobal / https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/getObjectTextures

[void fractal]

Thanks!

[void fractal]

And thanks again! Just got to try those out and they worked just about how I had hoped! Now I just need to lock out all the extra seats and stuff and these things will be in business! I'm pretty sure I know where to look up how to do that.

[median cipher]

Heyo, uh, random issue

my editor has suddenly dropped to about 9 fps, on loading into it

it never recovers either, any ideas what could be going wrong?

disregard, something somehow has gone wrong with a mod im working on

[rustic nexus]

HELP!!! Do anybody know how to make roads stay above ground patches??? Problem is that when i place some dirt texture and then place a road texture it goes underneath the dirt texture so the road cant be seen

[severe grail]

Greetings everyone. I was hoping someone could point me in the direction of a script that locks players out of vehicles until theyre a certain rank ..?