arma3_editor

[nova temple]

So if at any point I return to main menu all my progress is lost?

[nova temple]

To answer my own question, all I had to do was export to singleplayer lol

[uneven leaf]

how would i go about having a helicopter crash and then having players wake up on the ground?

im trying to make a mission where it starts off with the players flying, then they get shot down, it fades to black and then they wake up at the crash site

so i can add animations and stuff and decorate it instead of just having a heli

[regal venture]

I'm quite new to editing and had a question about animations.

I have a group of ai and I assigned them different animations. The ones standing, leaning and sitting are working but the ones assigned "BRIEFING" "LISTEN_BRIEFING" and "GUARD" does not work.

Is there anything wrong with how I did this?

[this, "BRIEFING" , "ASIS"] call BIS_fnc_ambientAnimCombat;

[this, "LISTEN_BRIEFING" , "ASIS"] call BIS_fnc_ambientAnimCombat;

[this, "GUARD" , "ASIS"] call BIS_fnc_ambientAnimCombat;

For more context they're the default FIA OPFOR Autorfileman, Combat Life Saver and Rifleman

[small patrol]

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_ambientAnimCombat
They're not supported anim set

[regal venture]

@small patrol so is there a different way to do it?

[small patrol]

Different way to do what?

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_ambientAnim
Do you mean this?

[regal venture]

Ok, I see I can have them do the animations but they won't enter combat

Which sort of defeats the purpose

So I guess I'm asking if there's a way around that. My goal is to make it appear that 2 ai are talking but will enter combat if alerted

[small patrol]

You can script it anyways. In a better ways to do, BIS_fnc_ambientAnim is actually using very old/unoptimized way to do

[regal venture]

Oh, what's the best way to do it then?

[small patrol]

EventHandlers

[regal venture]

@small patrol so it would be....

this addEventHandler ["animstatechanged" , {params ["GUARD"] ;

?

Ok probably not that lol

[small patrol]

I'm not really going to write a snippet because it takes hours to write from scratch. But one thing I can say is just your assumption is simply very wrong

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Event_Handlers#Group_Event_Handlers
I meant these are “better” ways, and I haven't said it is “best”

[regal venture]

this addEventHandler ["AnimStateChanged", {
params ["_unit", "_anim"];
}];

This is what the site is saying. I'm just not really understanding how to insert the animations in to it

Like, what would the "_unit" parameter be? I'm pretty sure the "_anim" parameter would be something like "BRIEFING" right?

[small patrol]

It does NOT let you to animate unless you write a script within. It is just a trigger of a script

[regal venture]

😫

So what would the script I need exactly?

[small patrol]

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Category:Command_Group:_Animations
playMoveNow, switchMove etc

[regal venture]

@small patrol ok so I'm assuming that it would be the "animate" script. I've seen this in both of the links you've sent me and I'm not sure what to put there. What should I put as the "object"? Do I type "this"?

[small patrol]

animate is not the command to put an animation to a soldier

[regal venture]

@small patrol switchmove?

[small patrol]

Pretty much but I'm not going to explain A to Z because it takes forever to do

[plain gale]

In case you own Spearhead 1944. I wrote an ambient anim function for it

[regal venture]

@small patrol so to explain what you claim would take forever to do...

To get the ai to do an animation, it's....

this switchMove "Acts_CivilIdle_1";

To have it play globally

[this, "Acts_CivilIdle_1"] remoteExec ["switchMove"];

In order to find animations you'll go in to the editor, click view, click animations Viewer.

This took me roughly 1:30 to type...

[regal venture]

I don't unfortunately but thank you

[small patrol]

If you meant one and half minutes of scripting can satisfy your goal, go for it

[proper python]

Hey, does anyone know how to play a mission that i made in editor with my friend?

So we can play together against AI

[plain gale]

You need to have a two playable units in editor, then export the mission to multiplayer via the Eden Menu Strip

Then just host a server, select the mission and let your friend join.

[proper python]

Thank you so much man!

[pastel wagon]

How do i get
player setVariable ["ACE_isEOD", true, true]; player setVariable ["ACE_IsEngineer",1,true];

in an addaction without using and .sqf

this addAction [ "<t color='#ee3b3b'>Gear System</t>", { [player setVariable ["ACE_isEOD", true, true]; player setVariable ["ACE_IsEngineer",1,true];]; }, nil, 6, false, true, "", "true", 20, false, "", "" ];
gives me missing ] !

Nervermind figured it out! To much [] at all!

[bronze peak]

Hey guys.

Uh, anyone know how to reliably get AI moving through the Ghost Hotel, possibly on a map where it IS preplaced, but isn't necessarily Altis?

[raw hazel]

This might be a really dumb question, but is there any way to utilize headless clients in a local MP mission, not on a dedicated server?

[smoky river]

Hc has to allowed via headlessClients[] = {"<IP>"};, but since you have no way of editing that on listen server, id say no. I could be wrong tho

[sonic bane]

AI convoy second vehicle keeps stopping

i even have AI mods like LAMBS

i literally spend 99% of this game in editor

anyone have a fix?

[cyan hemlock]

Do they stop at waypoints specifically? If so increase their completion radius

[sonic bane]

no

[cyan hemlock]

If not maybe try and mess with their state

[sonic bane]

the lead vehicle stops randomly and then the second one is broken forever

[cyan hemlock]

Like safe or combat mode

[sonic bane]

its safe

they drive on roads

[cyan hemlock]

Try changing drivers only to careless

[sonic bane]

i played ARMA 2 for a long time and never had issues like this

[cyan hemlock]

Or group state

[sonic bane]

I even use the

"better convoy" mod

[cyan hemlock]

how can you set the live feed fnc to a screen?

[small patrol]

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Procedural_Textures#Render_To_Texture
This and setObjectTexture

[prisma oyster]

no crossposting please
you will most likely need scripting, or timed triggers

[feral magnet]

huh

welp, timed triggers then

[sterile torrent]

How can I get the classnames from vehicles from inside zeus?

[young nebula]

Is it possible to save scenario while it's being played, and edit it later in the editor?

Basically I'm looking to add more stuff as the game progresses, but I also want players progress to carry over between play sessions.

[keen jolt]

technically it is possible, but it's not easy
you have to manually write a mission.sqm file

[young nebula]

I suppose there is no easy way to do what I want?

[scarlet crystal]

"technically it is possible, but it's not easy"

Zeus Enhanced has an option to write the ongoing mission to sqf which you can load up in editor but it does not take much into account and of course it will take a lot of time to debug. There's also the Rimmy's persistence mod but I've never used it.

And judging by its popularity it doesn't do what people expect it to do

[patent thorn]

hello quick question, what is the photo resolution of the briefing room desk prop

[drowsy stone]

anyone knows how to open antistasi plus in eden editor?

[keen jolt]

that kind of mission is generated via scripts not Eden editor. even if you do open it there's probably nothing useful in it

[grand notch]

id like to include an econ system in a survival mode im making, i was considering using the old man modules however that was causing an issue with capturing zones. once i added the initialization and econ modules zones stopped getting capped. anyone know how to fix that?

[muted adder]

could i perhaps grab some help from someone regarding CDLC and zeus

assets specifically

[small patrol]

https://dontasktoask.com

[timid hare]

How do I make the game end by completing 3 tasks? On start you have 3 tasks, once all are complete how do I make the mission end?

[plain gale]

BIS_fnc_taskCompleted is your friend

Then use BIS_fnc_endMission

[dim kindle]

Is it possible to do thing like in the campaing where u can click at some brigade or division and check there what vehicles are in it or check other things like who is Commander, Team leader etc?

[prisma oyster]

yes

[dim kindle]

I never saw someone who did that how do you do that tho?

Is there a mod for that?

[plain gale]

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

This is what you want.

You can use the ORBAT module to create these interactive markers on the map.

Then define the config in the description.ext

And insert the config path into the module.

or you can use this function https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_createTooltip

I have recently added some decent examples.

[prisma oyster]

if it exists in vanilla content, it can be made in the vanilla game 🙂

[plain gale]

True, but this system is pretty badly documented

[prisma oyster]

not denying that aspect here

[dim kindle]

Yoo it's working damn thank you guys so much

[dreamy breach]

is there a bind or something i could do to delete crew very quickly? or just spawn a vehicle with no crew, right clinking take a bit of time with a lot of vehicles

[crystal bone]

small check box on bottom of objects list

[dreamy breach]

thanks

[small patrol]

Or press Alt when you put a vehicle

[woeful raptor]

So I want to spawn in and there is a crashed vehicle that is burning nearby. How can I delay me spawning so that the smoke is in full display by the time the screen opens

[signal leaf]

Hi fellow makers, I have a bit of a weird one here. In my MP mission, I have an event (start starts a mission), and I then teleport all players to that new location. This is the simple function I use for this, run in the server's namespace:

params ["_spawn"];

format ["Teleport System Debug: _spawn: %1", _spawn] remoteExec ["systemChat", 0];
{
    _x setPos _spawn;
} forEach allPlayers;

The weird thing is when I run the the firrst time, I don;t teleport to the new position. But if I restart the server and try again, it works fine.

Is there any typical reason (in terms of how the server spins up etc), that this might happen?

I appreciate there's not a lot to go on here, but my question is more around any typical/known issues that are resolved through restarting a server, as opposed to debugging my code, above

Cheers

[keen jolt]

Does the code run at all?

[signal leaf]

yeah, works fine second and subsequent times

[keen jolt]

I mean the first time

Do you get any hints?

[signal leaf]

ah, sorry, I get the debug message yes, but no setPos _spawn

[keen jolt]

Maybe you run it too early

Print allPlayers too

Maybe it's not filled yet

[signal leaf]

Roger, will try that, cheers mate

Interesting. On first go, allPlayers is an empty array. After that, it shows player info as expected. I wonder if the command needs some time after an initial server load to ‘see’ the players (in the context of that command)?

Great steer, as always 🙏

ahh..

The complete array of allPlayers may get delayed on mission start in multiplayer. Use BIS_fnc_listPlayers to obtain it earlier.

thanks Leopard .. I was going mad for a bit here haha

Resolved 🫡🙏

[sick berry]

I know how to get a warlords going in the editor but can anyone show me how to port the SOG vehicles into the request menu and change the CP prices?

Ive been clicking all morning and getting nowhere! lol Im already bald or I would have pulled a hair out or two

[sick berry]

PM and we can hop into my personal server. I just want to make awesome missions but there are not very good tutorials for the SOG stuff.

[vestal perch]

request menu where?

[sick berry]

I want to change the cp cost for the assets and change them from the vanilla warlords to sog vehicles.

[vestal perch]

I believe SOG already provides a compatible warlords version

[wispy adder]

I have a question about the SOG dlc. Can I use the onslaught, tracker and dynamic reinforcement modules on missions in altis or whatever and have players who dont own sog still be able to join?

will the onslaught and tracker area modules still work?

[lethal rover]

hey i would like to make a mod similar to playeruknown dayz mod for arma

will the trees render low detail like this on arma 3 or arma reforger?

i need this simplistic look

should i use arma 3 or reforger

[small patrol]

I have no idea what is your question

Do you want to make a Mod for Arma 3? Or Arma Reforger? Or even Arma 2?

[lethal rover]

whatever one would have more players

does arma give free 3d assets to use?

or do i need my own

i want to make a little battle royale project

but i am worried that it would not have many players

[small patrol]

Do you even know what is Arma?

Ever done a simple mission first?

[lethal rover]

yes

[lethal rover]

no

some guy told me arma would be a good to make a game in

[small patrol]

1. You at least should to do anything to learn what both Arma can offer and cannot
2. Arma 3 has the biggest playerbase today vs Refoger has more advanced tech
3. PLAYERUNKNOWN ever done a battleroyale style Mod for Arma 3. It does not go well after all, and eventually went to a standalone game (PUBG)
4. Then, what is your question first? Why is a tree concern?

[lethal rover]

tree question doesnt matter anymore

i was just telling some guy how i really want to make my own BR but dont have the money to buy assets and other stuff

then i remembered that pubg and h1z1 started from an arma mod

so i wanted to know if its possible to make a battle royale in arma 3 and if you get free 3d assets from arma 3

[small patrol]

You can in Arma 3 I guess. You cannout out of Arma 3

[lethal rover]

is it a dumb thing to do?

[small patrol]

If you think so it is I guess

[lethal rover]

is it like fortnites unreal engine where its easy to do or do i need to use some coding on this?

[small patrol]

Arma 3 mostly is not going to offer some node-based scripting (ever seen a Mod that tries to do that but I haven't used it), but on your text editor

[lethal rover]

hmm

if its alot of programming i may aswell do something on unity and wait to buy more 3d models

[small patrol]

Have no idea why is Unity and buying 3D assets here are thing to concern

[lethal rover]

bc i want to make a game but making a game costs alot of money

[small patrol]

I thought you're trying to make a Mod for either of Arma

[lethal rover]

yeah but if it needs alot of programming i will do it on unity and not arma

[small patrol]

I don't even think you can escape from coding on Unity either

[lethal rover]

you cant

thats why i may aswell make it on unity instead of arma

if arma is going to require alot of coding

[small patrol]

Okay

[haughty verge]

@lethal rover the benefit of making a game on say unity, is that you can sell it. You can't sell things made with arma or it's tools.

[lethal rover]

I just need a good battle royale to play

I’m looking for whatever makes it as easy as possible

To make a BR how I want it to look

[sonic bane]

how to edit the inventory of an AI (like give him a placeable anti tank SAW)

[drowsy swallow]

Right click them and select arsenal or change loadout

[narrow dew]

@drowsy swallow I have a question for ya. I tried to set down an observer slot In warlords but when used It will just display a black screen.

Is there a fix for this?

[drowsy swallow]

Sorry I'm not familiar with warlords or what an observer slot it

[narrow dew]

Alright thank you.

[narrow dew]

I have a few more questions for you. I have been plagued by problems for weeks and you managed to help me resolve one of them.

One last Issue I have Is vehicle respawning. We notice after a 10 mins or so that they would not respawn after being destroyed. I had speculation that the garbage collector had something to do with this.

[drowsy swallow]

What system is respawning them?

[narrow dew]

Its a module In EDen editor.

Vehicle respawn module.

[drowsy swallow]

Are you synchronizing the vehicle to the module and setting the settings correctly?

[narrow dew]

Yes I am

They respawn but after 10 mins they will not.

[drowsy swallow]

Whats the timer on your garbage collector?

What time did you set for them to respawn in the module?

[narrow dew]

Now I am not sure If each vehicle needs a module or can they all be synced to one of them.

Timer for garbage Is 5 to 10 mins

[drowsy swallow]

They can all be synced to one

What is the time you have set for the respawn?

[narrow dew]

Yes then this has been done.

At first It was 10 mins.

Then for testing during live play 1 second.

At 1 second this would work for about 5 mins and then some veh would spawn and some would not.

[drowsy swallow]

Garbage collector only applies to destroyed objects, it shouldnt be causing a problem with such a short respawn timer. Could you send your settings for the respawn module?

[narrow dew]

I can send a photo of It In a P.M

[drowsy swallow]

why cant you send it here?

[narrow dew]

It will not allow.

I can try one more time.

[drowsy swallow]

It should let you...

[narrow dew]

I tried dragging It to the chat but It will not allow.

[drowsy swallow]

Forced Respawn should be disabled, that might be causing your issue

[narrow dew]

Thank you.

I will give this a try. My understanding was when the module timer activates It will force the respawn of the veh

[drowsy swallow]

I googled it and it said that it meant when the module activates ALL synced objects respawn even if they arent destroyed

[narrow dew]

Not sure how this would create the Issue.

I will test It and see what happens.

I will also modify the trash collector time.

[wet nest]

not sure where else to ask this question, but is lambs or Vcom better?

for ai improvement

[narrow dew]

Very strange. When I place down the spectate module In eden editor and test It on the both a dedicated server and non-dedicated server I get different results. On a dedicated server when a players connects to the spectate slot the screen Is black. When I host locally and run the server for players to connect we can spectate. Any advice on this?

[inner creek]

Is there any way to make triggers function on AND mode?
For example, a player would have to stand in each trigger for them to activate the module attached.

[small patrol]

each trigger as in, standing in two trigger areas in the same time?

[inner creek]

As in two different players each need to stand in their own, different trigger.

At the same time

[small patrol]

So, two players, two triggers, activate in the same time?

[inner creek]

Like an AND gate

So they'd both have to be standing in it to activate

[small patrol]

I don't recall right now if it works, but how about to synchronize both triggers?

[devout laurel]

Okay so how do I make some artillery rain down with a trigger?

I'm playing the Vietnam dlc for arma 3

Incredible game

[dim kindle]

In Eden editor ofc

U have to put a trigger

Find it

[nova temple]

Guys how can I actually apply changed names to units? Whenever I give a unit a custom name in the Identity tab in Editor, the squad HUD you get as a leader will still present it as it having a randomized name still.

[devout laurel]

@dim kindle I've got that

Dude Arma 3 is the best

Arma reforger is like some weird experiment.

Not a fan

[narrow dew]

I am trying to find BIS function for respawn.

How do I find these functions?

Ah found It

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Category:Arma_3:_Functions

[slate hatch]

How do you add images to a picture in the game

[narrow dew]

Anyone have any fixes for falling Into the carrier when walking around?

I notice that this happens In certain areas of the carrier.

[devout laurel]

The AI is so impressive with Arma 3

Love the way the units talk the whole time

[placid prism]

having stupid issues with home-made mission - no matter what I do, the game ignores my game logic setViewDistance command and my locally set view distance and instead uses 200 meters unless I forcibly override it with CH view distance. WTF is causing this and how do I fix it?

[scarlet crystal]

what is "locally set view distance", you mean that you set higher view distance in video settings and the game defaults to 200 even without that game logic? if so, I guess it's a faulty mod overriding this for you

[placid prism]

Settings > Video Options > Visibility is set to 12000
Game Logic has 'setViewDistance 9000;'

Actual view distance used when entering the game is 200 meters.

makes testing my mission very PITA.

[scarlet crystal]

game won't lower the view distance to anything less than what' set in video options unless it's enforced by the mission (not your case because its your mission) or a shitty mod.

unload all mods, make a simple mission and see if this keeps happening.

if it doesn't ,add the logic with your setviewdistance entry and see if it works. if it works, you know the rules

[placid prism]

I must keep this exact modlist (I am not authorized to change it) per my unit's rules for mission makers.

[placid prism]

The game logic is present, and it is not working.

[scarlet crystal]

with no mods?

[placid prism]

To clarify this, it's the same modlist as the rest of the unit has used for several months, no such issue has occured in anyone else's missions.

[scarlet crystal]

then ask any other mission maker from your unit for a copy of their mission and compare what they did to what you have.

I see this as a mod issue nevertheless, setviewdistance command has been working since its introduction.

[placid prism]

Currently, the mission is a game master module attached to a virtual slot, a slight tweak to environment settings to make it rainy, and the game logic setting distance.

[scarlet crystal]

btw you'r etesting this on your PC or on a server/MP environment?

[placid prism]

locally.

it will go on the server once I get it stable here for further testing.

[scarlet crystal]

does the view distance change if you set it through debug console when previewing the mission?

[placid prism]

Yes- that's what CH View distance does.

[scarlet crystal]

then you can set it with a delay if you don't want to spend too much time on this.

or figure out which mod is defaulting the view distance and find settings for it, perhaps there is a specific entry you don't have but others had. Hard to guess with no magic ball

[placid prism]

Loading the mission with no mods does make it work, which baffles me because nobody else has this issue.

[placid prism]

How would I do so?

[scarlet crystal]

a waituntil function to make the script wait for mission time, (like 5 ticks in to make sure it executes after the faulty mod). Slow internet here and getting links from wiki would take me too much time, check for waitUntil and time and you might figure it out. Alternatively reach out to guys in #arma3_scripting for different solutions, but IMO this would be the simplest bandaid for the time-wasting issue.

[placid prism]

My confusion has just grown immeasurably.

The view distance is correct when I first spawn, but falls when I take control of a unit in zeus (which I've been immediately doing in an attempt to test something else entirely)

it also resets when I switch back to zeus

[scarlet crystal]

¯_(ツ)_/¯

mod fault to me. Can't say much more, other than making an inquiry to whoever thought forcing a modpack with no config included for the mission maker was a good idea, I guess.

[placid prism]

oh, no, I was given config. I'm just having a bug that nobody else in J-3 is having.

(Sorry, J-3 is our mission making group)

[nova temple]

No one ever answers my questions 😦

[fossil urchin]

#arma3_scenario message

[nova temple]

Thanks but I already know about setName, I'm trying to change names of the squad members in the leader HUD at the bottom left. Even with setName their names stay randomized

[fossil urchin]

If you read more than setName part. It doesn't work on MP.
You can use cfgIdentities.
Like I wrote.
For MP workaround
is do own class to description.ext

[nova temple]

This is not for MP, I'm a pure SP guy. setName only works for the player unit but not other playable AI units.

[fossil urchin]

How do you test setName?
String or array?

[nova temple]

Sorry that's a bit too technical for me, but what I tried so far is use team switch then take control of the squad members and simply put in player setName "(name here)"

Doesn't work tho

[fossil urchin]

Only last name will appear in command bar i.e. this setName _myNameArray will display _myNameArray select 2. If setName is used with a string e.g this setName "blah", nothing occurs in the command bar and the default randomized name is displayed

From
Wiki.
So test

//Example 3:
_unit setName ["Ben Kerry","Ben","Kerry"];

[nova temple]

I see. I will test it out later, how would I go about applying these commands to specific units though? Say I wanna apply this to squad member 3, how would I target them? Does _unit become 3unit in this case?

[fossil urchin]

How do you want to do that?
In game change the name of the unit or in editor ?
There are many ways to do it.

[nova temple]

In debug console

[fossil urchin]

private _grp = units (curatorSelected select 1) select 0;
systemChat str _grp;

So you get units of the selected unit group.

And you can select from array specific unit.
Or

_currentUnit =
(curatorSelected select 0) select 0;
systemChat str _currentUnit;

To get selected unit and use that.

[placid prism]

having a stupid issue - a mechanized squad is supposed to be doing mechanized things, but 1/4 of the infantry won't stay in the vehicle. forcing them in in zeus causes 2 other people to dismount.

they all fit in the editor, they just dismount for no reason once the mission actually starts.

[scarlet crystal]

are they on the safe behavior? in Aware and when threatened they will dismount until given a waypoint

[placid prism]

they are safe, and they have a move waypoint several kilometers away

even setting them to careless, it doesn't work.

the vehicles are also ignoring their move order

[nova temple]

And if I wanted to put it in a unit's init tab, would the command be _this instead of _unit?

[narrow dew]

Trying to find a solution to a problem I think might be happening from respawn options In eden editor.

[quick roost]

Is there an addon similar to DMP that can use and spawn units that you've changed equipment for in the Virtual Arsenal?

[narrow dew]

Having an Issue with "Cannot connect to the positioning system " and cannot respawn.

Does anyone have a fix for this. Thought It might be an Issue with editor Issus.

[strong sphinx]

is there any mod to build a mission in editor? i want to do some tasks, like intel and similiar.

[dim kindle]

There are some but I think Vanilla way to make missions is alright

It's really easy tho

Depends what would you like to do let me know I can help you out I actually have some experience with making missions and briefings

[bronze peak]

Hey guys. Is there a way to spawn a "vehicle" that behaves like an FFV seat, that I could place anywhere as a "turret" of sorts?

[strong sphinx]

i dont have a certain scenario to do, but knowing how to setup somethings easily would help

[dim kindle]

Contact me on DMs I will catch you tomorrow because today I have an Operation

[humble rain]

If im editing a group in eden editor, and move the units of a group around is there a way to snap them back to set formation locations or do i have to manually drag them?

[scarlet crystal]

right click the group and there should be an option to place them according to the chosen formation.

although I don't remember if it's a vanilla thing or 3den Enhhanced's feature

[woeful raptor]

So I have been trying to get white smoke but all my fiddling only gets me to a light grey. Is that a limitation?

[untold rock]

hi all. is there is the way to copy the whole object's config into clipboard from eden editor or splendid config viewer

[hushed python]

genuinely baffled at how ridiculous eden is sometimes

why the hell do i have to learn C++ to customize a goddamn loadout in the respawn menu

literally a fully implemented mechanic and i have to script everything in manually

[small patrol]

Use one of utils

[small patrol]

None of end users do use C++ to do ingame stuff unless you make an external extension. This is not a rant channel or claim some invalid info, but "ask for help/suggestion"

[frozen sinew]

can someone help i spent hours making a scenario and suddenly this happens

[small patrol]

We can read nothing

[frozen sinew]

ill type it

"no entry" and then the folder adress

[small patrol]

Write full error

[frozen sinew]

No entry 'C:\Users\Abuza\Documents\Arma 3\missions\chechnya.altis\mission.sqm.version'.

[small patrol]

Your mission.sqm is somewhat corrupted

[frozen sinew]

is there a way to fix it?

[small patrol]

Try if Merging mission works. Ctrl+M

[frozen sinew]

doesnt work

[small patrol]

Then don't know, if your mission.sqm is binarized maybe there is no way

[untold rock]

sorry but there is no link (

[small patrol]

Link of what

[untold rock]

of utils i guess

[small patrol]

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Utilities
Do you mean this

[random prawn]

Does anyone know if it’s possible to make AI helicopter pilots deploy flares when they are fired at/locked on by missiles etc. ?

[small patrol]

They should do if they have one by default

[random prawn]

Ah gotcha, the model I’m using might not have it then

[plain gale]

No way to fix it now if binarized. In the future use 3den Enhanced + Pythia mod and enable mission.sqm backup in the preferences.

[near shore]

I put 2 zeus on the map but when I enter mission there is only one player to select

what should I do?

[drowsy swallow]

Make sure both units are set as "playable", leave player unchecked. and make sure they have variable names and those variable names are in the zeus module as the "owner" and sync the module to the unit

@near shore ^

[near shore]

thanks dear

and another thing:
how can I use camera position module in gamemaster?

I mean how to enable it

[near shore]

how can I disable teleport on game master?

[prisma oyster]

don't crosspost, thank you. I deleted in #arma3_scenario for you

[hexed solar]

Anyone ele have the issue when creating mission tanks that are grouped contain some that never move when given waypoints?

[jade rock]

Using the Attributes - > General tab to build the mission briefing, how can I get the Situation, Missions, and Briefing tabs to freaking stay in order? They always populate at the mission brief screen in some random order

[plain gale]

That's an 3den Enhanced attribute. You cannot influence the order.

I'll see if I can fix it in my mod

[jade rock]

Do you make 3den enhanced?

[plain gale]

Yes

[jade rock]

And you just happened to be here to directly answer my question about your mod? Thats fucking amazing.

Thank you so much haha

[plain gale]

You're welcome.

https://github.com/R3voA3/3den-Enhanced/issues/297

I have created an issue. Once I have some time I'll look into it.

[summer patrol]

what was the thing I put in description.ext to make it so DLC are not required? I know of the button in general attributes for it but I was hoping I could add a line to my "Drag and Drop then Export" template to make it easier

[plain gale]

I don't think there is such an option

You can set appid but that does the opposite of what you want

[sullen zodiac]

Can someone confirm something for me? While in the editor I cannot seem to display the units within a group using the following - hint format ["%1", count units group player] or hint format ["%1", units group player] - both display zero. All I have done is drop a fire team in with the player as the Squad leader. I can perform forEach commands to affect the group using (group player), but not display the units in the group. Is it broken, or me missing the obvious?

[crystal bone]

(group player)

actually ex. says units group player.

[sullen zodiac]

If anyone has Arma at hand would it be possible to test and see if you can get group names to be displayed?

@crystal bone Tried (group player) also still no joy.

[crystal bone]

rgr

where are you executing the command?

[sullen zodiac]

Debug Console

[crystal bone]

no problems here

have you named something group?

it woudn't accept, so no, just tested

[sullen zodiac]

I haven't, all I have in the editor is a single group. I will restart Arma and see if the issue persists.

@crystal bone Thanks for checking your side btw

[crystal bone]

np

so are the AI grouped with you?

[sullen zodiac]

Yup

[crystal bone]

blue lines and all? 😛

it's the only reason I see, is you're not on a group

even that should give you at least 1 😛

[sullen zodiac]

Blue lines the lot

For context, I am no stranger to arma scripting just been away for a while

[crystal bone]

just place yourself and check

[sullen zodiac]

will do

[crystal bone]

you on any branch not stable?

Mods? Custom faction?

[sullen zodiac]

All default no mods active

[crystal bone]

did it work?

[sullen zodiac]

I have just validated files and am checking now

I can confirm, validating files has fixed the issue. Thanks @crystal bone for testing and providing troubleshooting options

[crystal bone]

hooray

Arma is very little broken 🙂 Only very miniscule things usually fail.

just validate and bam!

[sullen zodiac]

I know, should have thought of doing that first to be honest

[crystal bone]

good times, back in my day there was no Steam to check files and sh*t, had no uninstall and reinstall...

[sullen zodiac]

cassette tape? floppy disk?

[crystal bone]

cassete baby

[sullen zodiac]

C64??

[crystal bone]

ZX 128K

[sullen zodiac]

Ah, yup never had a ZX

[crystal bone]

great games

[sullen zodiac]

I agree but I dont think I could go back to those times now

[crystal bone]

sure, upcoming games are very exciting

[dim kindle]

hey rq, there's some items from a DLC that i'm trying to put into a crate, but they're just not showing up in the "Equipment Storage" tab, is there some other way i get get them in or something?

[crystal bone]

What are you trying to add, magazine, weapon, item?

[dim kindle]

a pair of goggles, some helmet covers, and a gasmask, they all go into the "Facewear" slot

[crystal bone]

Anna, I wanna say supplyBox addItemCargo ["optic_ARCO", 10]; but i'm having a hard time adding any item right now

for exampe that optic name in the editor is Item_optic_Arco and that won't work, i'm trying to find where the proper name can found

[dim kindle]

let me try that rq and tell u if it works, thanks for the help :>

it didn't :<

[crystal bone]

in the Arsenal the name seems correct

can you get them there?

[dim kindle]

yea from the ACE arsenal i got the item names and replaced "optic_ARCO" with it, so it looked like supplyBox addItemCargo ["gm_ge_facewear_m65", 10];, i'm suppoed to put it in the "init" box of the crate right?

[crystal bone]

yes, but supplybox replace with this

[dim kindle]

gotcha, mb lol

[dim kindle]

yea it works now, if there's multiple items do i just make a new line with the next item or is there a way to add multiple items with the same line?

[crystal bone]

multiple lines only. Not that I know of, you can't.

[dim kindle]

oki, ty again

[crystal bone]

🫡

[hot pendant]

hey guys, I'm having some issues with the show/hide modules... I've got units being "shown" upon players activating a trigger, but every time the AI shows, they enter combat mode (even though their orders are to follow a waypoint as SAFE... There is obviously combat happening while the AI is hidden, but it's as if as soon as they become shown they react to what they had heard. Anyone had this issue before?

[lavish sedge]

Im having an issue with a mod, the Holster isnt working at all, Ie pistol isnt showing in holster, any fixes?

[primal cobalt]

Is it possible to select all items instant for the Arsenal or i need to click every item by my self?

[gloomy geyser]

is it possible to make a mission where the task is to plant and detonate explosives, and once the explosives detonate it uses the environent object state modifier to make a building be destroyed?

I know how to set the building's state to destroyed, the main issue I am having is finding out how to make a task that is completed upon detonating explosives

probably just planting some sachel charges then detonating them

[gloomy geyser]

also is there a way to use the CAS module for modded aircraft?

[narrow dew]

Any Idea how to make a turrets under AAF control without placing a unit In It?

[mighty flume]

When you say turret, do you mean an automated turret? Because to my knowledge, those only work because it has a faction alligned AI inside it.

[narrow dew]

Nato turrets like VLS and ship defenses. I have turrets that I want AAF controlled until players on Bluefor or Opfor can hack them. Issue Is to make It AAF controlled you must place an AAF unit IN the turret which when players go to hack will not work. It does the action for hacking but does not flip It.

Now In editor I have tested and It kicked the AI our the turret during hacking but when we play on the dedicated server It does not work and only show the action being done.

[small patrol]

You maybe delete AAF unit and spawn corresponded AI and call it a scripted hack

[narrow dew]

I did not understand.

[small patrol]

What part you don't

[narrow dew]

I have found a solution to the Issue. It Is not quite what I hoped for but It will do for the time being. Thank you for your response.

[runic cloud]

those things have a invisible UAV unit in them you just need to change the type iirc

[narrow dew]

IIrc?

[small patrol]

"If I Recall Correctly"

[narrow dew]

Alright.

[narrow dew]

Yes this Is true but having them for a specfied faction Is the Issue I am having.

Turret Is empty as of now to allow the players to hack It.

[clear ridge]

im starting to find building even simple missions on arma, somehow funner than like some mission i find thatd be the most amazing one in all of arma history

[woven hinge]

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2836999643

[misty star]

Hello everyone. I'm currently trying to do something very simple : I want to make a shot of a civilian walking in the editor. I'm using switchmove but i can't find the proper animation (the default walking animation in most of the RP servers)
I found AmovPercMwlkSnonWnonDf which is the good walk i'm looking for. But when i'm launching in the console, it stops.
Please help me 🙂
Have a good day

[drowsy swallow]

If the animation isnt looping automatically then you might need to just keep recalling it

[lapis chasm]

When using the Vehicle Respawn module, for the vehicle spawns - does it make it so that all the synced vehicles share spawn positions?

For instance if I sync a jeep on one end of an airfield to the same module as a helicopter at the other end of the airfield, does that mean that if both are destroyed, there's a chance the jeep respawns on the helipad and the helicopter out in the parking lot? I did some digging on youtube and couldn't find anything that really seemed to clarify it for me.

[narrow dew]

Having an Issue when players die the AI that they control In warlords will take over and start dishing out new orders such as getting out vehicles. Is there an option In EDEN editor to turn this off before mission design?

[unique hamlet]

They should respawn on their corresponding original spawpoints, unless specified otherwise. (You can change spawn pos to death pos in attributes of the module)

[lapis chasm]

Thanks!

[olive plume]

Hey, any good resources for easily learning the A3 editor coding stuff? I have a couple campaigns in mind and the coding is the biggest hurdle for me

[scarlet crystal]

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

[olive plume]

thank you 😄

[scarlet crystal]

there are also videos on youtube and some blogs around, in most cases even the ones from 2013 and pre-3D editor might be sufficient for your needs

[lucid comet]

Is it possible to hide compositions that have entities missing / currently not loaded?

[scarlet crystal]

nope, you just don't click them and you don't get any missing entity warnings

[lapis chasm]

There shouldn't be any issue in MP by placing multiple Zeus modules, so long as each one is synced to a different player slot, right?

[unique hamlet]

You are correct

[final hill]

Is there a simple way (without scripting) to use the Supply Drop via heli to drop a custom ammo crate I edited in the editor?

[scarlet crystal]

no

[final hill]

simplest way to do it please

[quartz junco]

drop cargo waypoint?

[final hill]

no as a support on call thing

[quartz junco]

then definetly no

[final hill]

is there a way to add custom country flags painted on the sides of vehicles?

[quartz junco]

if you do a graphic mod and post it to workshop - yes

[final hill]

so none are available to use now?

[scarlet crystal]

no

you would have to use vehicles that have special selections in their model that allow flags on sides.

simplest way would be to attach flags on poles to them, a tutorial here: https://youtu.be/0SRQhDcxINw?t=73

[final hill]

yeah i got that flags on poles with vics

[final hill]

i tried with the method shown in the video but the config list wouldn't open

in the attributes of the vic there is a field for flag...how to use it please

[plain gale]

You provide the texture of a flag

With 3den Enhanced you can use the texture finder to get the path

This only works though if it's configured correctly in the vehicle config

[final hill]

I had a custom pic in my missions folder named "uk1 jpg" I put that in the flag box but it didn't work

Can you give an example plz

[small patrol]

Did not work how

[final hill]

Flag didn't appear on vic

[small patrol]

What R3vo said. Try in vanilla vehicle

[final hill]

how to use texture finder?

[plain gale]

Alt + f iirc

Otherwise look for it in the menu strip

Ctrl+c to copy the path

[final hill]

Wait, so I press alt+f while in the attributes menu of the flag or vic I want the flag to on?

[raw vapor]

I made a mobile respawn with the addRespawnPosition function, set it to mobileRespawn_1 object. Problem is that after the vehicle gets destroyed and respawned through the Vehicle Respawn module it's not possible to respawn to the vehicle. It just says vehicle was destroyed.. I tried also to go around it by removing the old respawn position and applying a new one with the respawn module expression but that too says vehicle destroyed

How do I fix

[quartz junco]

@final hill If you still have a problem there is a new mod in the workshop: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3142700997

[final hill]

thnx i've contacted the mod creater and also figured out how to use to place the flag using flag directory

[pastel wagon]

is there a Init command for locking building doors we got a problem with locked doors in the editor it wont stick to them on the Server if u set it via the normal attributes!

[woven chasm]

Soo was wondering im new to single player scene and started a campaign, red hammer.. i was looking for mods and found one but i notice that it doesnt load on an preexisiting save, i checked eden editor and the mod works there but what i had to do was start a new save to get it to work in the campaign

Is there any work around fix for this? It sucks i have to lose progression to add a new mod in :/

[small patrol]

No

[quartz junco]

Try using lock doors module or sumething like this

[pastel wagon]

@quartz junco these are editor placed buildings but the settings in them doenst stick with the server i try a command i found yourbuilding setVariable ["bis_disabled_Door_1", true, true]; later but frome the looks of it there could be an error using it on mutliple objects via the init of a building

[quartz junco]

But did you try the doors module? When other things were not working for me I just used it and it did the job in all times...

[pastel wagon]

dont remember rught now but i will try that too later

[pastel wagon]

well the doors module just gives me close and open not lock(ed) opton and that it what i need im testing the bis disabled door thing now!

[quartz junco]

Weird I have the "lock for every entity " Option

[fossil cosmos]

Hey guys, im trying to make a super short cinematic clip. Is it possible to use these animations and make the character move in the editor somehow? When i place the animation to the character he is just moonwalking around :D

[small patrol]

Don't use my Mod's way to do it

[fossil cosmos]

How should i approach it then, is it possible? I tried to google/watch some yt videos but didint find any answers 😅

[small patrol]

switchMove and such commands can help

[novel slate]

How do I get AI to perform animations in the Eden editor?

[small patrol]

Literally just above post told you that

[novel slate]

I play on Mac and it’s hard to download mods

[small patrol]

Not sure how a Mod is related with your question

[novel slate]

Your above post says to use a mod for animations?

[small patrol]

No?

[novel slate]

Which post are you talking about then?

[small patrol]

This

And none of above posts said you need to use Mods

[novel slate]

That post doesn’t help? I’m wondering how I can copy and paste an animation script onto an AI unit in the eden editor

[small patrol]

Well that post only described what command should do. If you need example, say so or check BIKI article: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/switchMove

I'm not available to write a snippet right now though

[novel slate]

Okay thanks

[jolly blade]

is there anyway to make something spawn in the editor with the debug console i get it to spawn the buildings but they dissapear as soon as mission is launched.

[drowsy swallow]

are you saving?

[winged snow]

Sector Control module does not work after save/load. Has something similar happened to anyone? I play in SP

[grand notch]

Is there a way in the editor to control players respawning on the Z axis? Markers don’t have a Z coord and the respawn module places them on the surface regardless of Z coord.

[tight cliff]

Can you make compositions with triggers and use them in zeus ops

I got this error

[quaint quarry]

Game is AAA but doesn't live up to hype -> "9/10"

Btw, not sure if he ever reported it to you eden devs, but zx64 brought up the other day that you can't give waypoints to game logics

Which is useful for marking out polygons

[keen pebble]

🍤

[final hill]

@plain gale how to enable single player respawn, this box doesnt appear in my units attributes

[slate geode]

hi guys. Does anyone have a reshade preset for arma 3?

[quartz junco]

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3120794424

I recommend this

[slate geode]

thank you bro

So, how do we change our perspective?

[quartz junco]

Im the creator so I can give you the edited one

[quartz junco]

what perspective

[slate geode]

For example, changing our perspective while playing from the internal camera

[quartz junco]

this
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3131919989
and this
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2679569820&searchtext=helmet+camera

[slate geode]

ım from Türkiye. ı use to google translate sorry 😄

[slate geode]

thank you

[tulip shore]

can anyone for the love of god help me with setting up interactive intel im struggling so hard lol

[fossil urchin]

Vanilla or with ace?

[tulip shore]

ace

[tulip shore]

I just want to put a piece of intel on a table the player will pick up and can read on their map. just text is all I need nothing fancy but I can not for my life figure it out.

[fossil urchin]

There is in attributes own box for text

[tulip shore]

ok so when I type in there and test it out in mission i am unable to open to read or see it on the map options

[tulip shore]

maybe I am doing something wrong?

[fossil urchin]

open

[tulip shore]

bro I might actually just be an idiot lmao or maybe making a couple missions in one night is not a good idea with no sleep

that plus burnt out from learning advanced equipment mod

[young nebula]

I want to place dead units in the mission with specific ace injuries on them, namely headshots.

Any way to do this, apart for manually going in as Zeus to headshot them?

[scarlet crystal]

https://ace3.acemod.org/wiki/functions/medical#ace_medical_fnc_adddamagetounit idk if it's still up to date, but you can always join the ace3 discord server and ask there.

[safe scaffold]

how come when i try to load a depboed mission in the editor I get this error

the mission works fine when hosted.

[quartz junco]

Do you have all the mods needed to open in with editor?

[safe scaffold]

I have all the mods to host it and it runs smoothly, is it because I have extra mods? They run fine when I am hosting it

And just to make sure the path is arma 3 other profiles/ missions right

Not the ones under user saved or saved or anywhere else?

[quartz junco]

I dont recommend using other mods other than standard ones. If its not your scenario use a mod that changes the mission into editable save for editor.

@safe scaffold

[safe scaffold]

It’s a Fallujah lib port I’m just trying to rename the points on and add more and change the opfor. What mod are you referring to? I’ve always de-pboed the mission.pbo and then drag it into my profile missions. Do you have a link for the mod you are referring to?

[quartz junco]

https://forums.bohemia.net/forums/topic/231279-tutorial-how-to-edit-a-steam-workshop-mission-scenario/

If you use this metod it should work normally. Sometime ago I found a mod that does this for you, but I dont know anything to find it. I found a steam discussion to the similar problem that you have: https://steamcommunity.com/app/107410/discussions/2/412447613561230366/

[safe scaffold]

Thank you man I will look into it

[young nebula]

Would it be possible to have sound effect play globally whenever a player dies?

[drowsy swallow]

Yup, will be a combo of remoteExec and playSound/its alternatives. Probably should move to #arma3_scripting if you need help with it.

[late grail]

Can someone please help me with looping an animation? It seems like it works with some and doesnt with other. I want to make guy simply repeat "Acts_Ambient_Dismissing" so it seems like hes arguing with other guy. In his int i placed

while {true} do {

this switchMove "AmovPercMstpSrasWrflDnon_Salute" ;

};

And it worked, guy salutes forever

But why this didnt

while {true} do {

this switchMove "Acts_Ambient_Dismissing" ;

};

[formal mural]

How to use SQF syntax highlighting in Discord

```sqf
// your code here
hint "good!";
```
↓

// your code here
hint "good!";

[prisma oyster]

also, this is a wrong way to do a looping anim, you should use an animation event handler

[late grail]

without sqf

[late grail]

damn, sounds p[retty bad

[prisma oyster]

```sqf example:

while {true} do { this switchMove "AmovPercMstpSrasWrflDnon_Salute"; };
//
while {true} do { this switchMove  "Acts_Ambient_Dismissing" ; };

this addEventHandler ["AnimChanged", {
    params ["_unit", "_anim"];
    if (not alive _unit) exitWith { _unit removeEventHandler ["AnimChanged", _thisEventHandler] };
    if (_anim != "AmovPercMstpSrasWrflDnon_Salute") then
    {
        _unit switchMove "AmovPercMstpSrasWrflDnon_Salute";
    };
}];
```I suppose

[late grail]

is this really the only way to do it inside the game?

[prisma oyster]

lett's take a step back and not focus on a solution: what are you trying to achieve? 🙂

[late grail]

so, im making scenario for me and my friend. And im just making the base where we start, theres a guy doing something on laptop with (animation that has loop in its name so i guess it must work), and i want two guys arguing and probably few other things

in most cases the guy didnt do animation at all, or did it once and stopped any actions

i tried making a trigger that activates when anyone does anything inside of it, set it as repeatable but still doesnt work

why isnt there like one simple command like i dunno
this switchmove "MOVE" repeat :c

[final hill]

Hi, can anyone tell how to enable single player respawn in single player, option doesn't show in unit attributes

[cloud sparrow]

this is terrible for performance

while {true} should never be used without sleep as it will execute multiple times per frame up to when scheduler will pause it

[prisma oyster]

oh really 🙃 😄

[late grail]

okay, i gave up and went into sqf thingy and it went better than i expected. This worked perfectly

while {alive n1} do {
n1 playMove "Acts_Ambient_Aggressive";
sleep 1.0;
n1 playMove ""

};

[late grail]

i do not understand it anymore.

this code works for n1
but this exact code doesnt work for n2

while {alive n1} do {
n1 playMove "Acts_Ambient_Aggressive";
sleep 1.0;
n1 playMove "";

};;

while {alive n2} do {
n2 playMove "Acts_Ambient_Aggressive";
sleep 1.0;
n2 playMove "";
};;

[small patrol]

Do you run this on the same script?

[late grail]

both are in the same file

[small patrol]

That's why

The whiles don't run simultaneously in this case

[late grail]

do i have to make a new file every time i want an npc to do this animation loop?

[small patrol]

It is not about one file but more of context

spawn command can run multiple scripts simultaneously

[late grail]

spawn [] ?

[small patrol]

I would do different approach if you just want to loop an animation though

[late grail]

im pretty new to sqf so i tried the easiest way

[small patrol]

Not quite sure if this is easiest but quite inefficient and unreasonable actually. But if you're brand new to the SQF I wouldn't suggest anything complex

[late grail]

damn :c

[small patrol]

Anyways, spawn it is

[late grail]

okay, thanks

worked, thank youuu :3

[] spawn {
while {alive n1} do {
n1 playMove "Acts_Ambient_Aggressive";
sleep 1.0;
n1 playMove "";

};};

[] spawn {
while {alive n2} do {
n2 playMove "Acts_Ambient_Aggressive";
sleep 1.0;
n2 playMove "";
};};

[small stump]

hi friends

when selecting a mission on a dedicated server using #missions in chat, do you guys know how to use the correct custom difficulty?

where does the custom difficulty get its settings from? i checked the profile settings and it doesnt seem to be matching up

[oblique parcel]

Hey guys so I have always played with other people on their server. I’ve been wanting to play a couple ones I like with some of my buddies but I’ve been having the issues as follows
Arma 3 survival ( the bulwark one) won’t save. Duws will not allow me to use zues Kp liberation will not allow me to use the things in zues it’s just blank and will not let me place things

[sullen jackal]

got a issue in the editor and im not quite sure how to fix it (i am using mods which could be the issue im on Operation Trebuchet with ace and thats basically it)

i have a game master down and my players who are set to playable but when i try running it the game says "cannot connect to the positioning system" i did some looking online and i found its related to a anti tank mine (which i dont have any mines) and the players not having maps but to my knowledge they do have maps on there inventories?

i also have another annoying bug where my editor goes bright white this is my modlist https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3149620639 the map is also I04 Archipeligo

[woeful light]

I think its needs to be defined on the server, but I haven't done it myself yet on a server.

this link will help you.
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Server_Config_File#Difficulty

[small stump]

ah i see, i think i was able to force custom dfifficult using this, but for some reason, i believe the mission i am running is overridding the difficulty settings set by the server. is there any way to undo this ?

[woeful light]

description.ext would be where I would start.

[oblique parcel]

Hey guys so I have always played with other people on their server. I’ve been wanting to play a couple ones I like with some of my buddies but I’ve been having the issues as follows
Arma 3 survival ( the bulwark one) won’t save. Duws will not allow me to use zues Kp liberation will not allow me to use the things in zues it’s just blank and will not let me place things

^^^can anyone help me out?

[small stump]

hi again, does anyone know how to make briefings for different sides without the other one seeing it?

nevermind i used the only sync'd units can see diary task thing

[mossy ravine]

New to coding and sqf if i have created a function and want to add it to the game where do i put the code ive written? and i sthere anyone who could prrof read what ive written?

[plain gale]

If you need it for a mod then you create a mod. If you need it for a mission then in the mission.

[mossy ravine]

in the mission where?, the general init box? or do I need to actually open the mission file in the folder?

[plain gale]

If you wanna use the function in a mission then this https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Functions_Library is the recommended way of adding it description.ext-> CfgFunctions

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Introduction_to_Arma_Scripting This might be interesting as well for you

[mossy ravine]

thank you

[hidden mountain]

is it possible to have players respawn in an airborn aircraft as the pilot(the aircraft spawns at the same time the player does with them in it) if so how would one implement this

[wind raptor]

You could use onPlayerRespawn.sqf or a Respawn EH to spawn the aircraft and teleport the player into it.

[hidden mountain]

is it possible to link this to a particular respawn through the respawn module

[wind raptor]

Probably not, but if ((getPosASL player distance _myRespawnPosition) < 1) should work 🤷‍♂️

[lapis chasm]

Is it possible to have a map marker only be visible to certain members of one side? I'm wanting to mark out the approximate flight pattern around the carrier for BLUFOR aviators, but not have other players on the team see it.

[plain gale]

They need to be created on the client that should see them e.g. createMarkerLOCAL

[lapis chasm]

So as someone who's really new to editor work, would that be something done in those roles' init sections?

[drowsy swallow]

If you wanted the markers visible at the start if the mission then yes. They maybe be hidden after respawning though

[lapis chasm]

Its a 40 player operation, 6 of them are pilots / air crew. Basically I just want those specific markers visible to them and not anybody else.

That way they have reference to the pattern around the carrier, but the grunts don't have it cluttering their map / providing them with irrelevant information.

[drowsy swallow]

You can add it to the init and see if it stays after respawn

[wind raptor]

1️⃣ Place your markers in Eden.
2️⃣ Set the marker name (the name, not the visible text!) of every special marker to something that contains "CarrierPattern" (e.g. CarrierPattern1, CarrierPattern2, ...).
3️⃣ Create initPlayerLocal.sqf if it does not exist yet (see https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Introduction_to_Arma_Scripting#Script_Files to learn how to create and edit that file; feel free to ask for help if you need it).
4️⃣ Assuming that all of your pilots and air crew have either "Pilot" or "Air Crew" somewhere in their role description, place the following code in initPlayerLocal.sqf:

private _roleDescription = roleDescription player;

if !("Pilot" in _roleDescription || "Air Crew" in _roleDescription) then {
    {
        deleteMarkerLocal _x;
    } forEach (allMapMarkers select {"CarrierPattern" in _x});
};

This way, the carrier pattern markers are deleted for any player who is not an aviator. This happens while the player is joining the mission, so the effect is that players who are in aviator slots spawn having the carrier pattern markers on their maps while players who are not in aviator slots spawn without carrier pattern markers on their maps.

This "system" is not influenced by respawns: An aviator will still be able to see the carrier pattern markers after respawning (and vice versa for non-aviators).

[oblique parcel]

Hey guys so I have always played with other people on their server. I’ve been wanting to play a couple ones I like with some of my buddies but I’ve been having the issues as follows
Arma 3 survival ( the bulwark one) won’t save. Duws will not allow me to use zues Kp liberation will not allow me to use the things in zues it’s just blank and will not let me place things

[young nebula]

I was testing respawns for my map and got this when players respawned.

I have no idea what is causing it, but the error makes me think it's related to CBRN.

I have no idea what CBRN is, I have no scripts on the mission and I haven't edited the mission.sqm either.

So I don't even know where to start looking for the problem.

[small patrol]

I'm nearly 100% sure that you have a modpack in your Mod list, which includes Chemical Warfare Mod by Assaultboy, and is outdated

[young nebula]

Welp. I guess it's time to go through them and see.

[serene lake]

hey so I'm trying to set up zeus for a map that doesn't have it built in as a mission

What do I need to do to have it work the same as zeus does normally, I know I'll have to do it through tthe editor

[plain gale]

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

[serene lake]

This didn't help xD

[small patrol]

It says how to place a Game Master module in very early part of the article

[serene lake]

I understand that part

It’s getting player slots and parameters set up to function like built in Zeus missions that I’m having trouble with

[small patrol]

It is in Systems (F5) > Logic Entities > Virtual Entities > Zeus. You can also check missions_f_curator.pbo and its missions

[serene lake]

Yeah already have that placed and linked to game master

[unique vessel]

Hey there! How could I make a trigger or whatever so that in order to complete the task they must pick up a laptop and bring it to a location?

[prisma oyster]

(please don't crosspost)

[unique vessel]

My Bad!

[unique hamlet]

Do you mean actually carry it, like with for example ACE3 carry option, or just pickup->move to point X

[lapis chasm]

I'm wanting to make some custom images for use with the APP6 mod and just to include in the briefing / intel screens for a mission. Would making a folder with those images in the modpack the players will be using get the job done? This is the first time I've ever looked at setting up a custom image that wasn't included already in ARMA 3 such as flags for the destroyer, or similar.

[upper cloak]

hello, can anyone help me with a problem? I am currently making a scenario, but one of the vehicles I am currently using in my scenario has too much acceleration, and that's the problem, because it goes about 50km/h in a second. Can i somehow edit the vehicle config in arma 3 eden editor?

[scarlet crystal]

no

config can be altered only by a config patch. From the editor you can either damage the car's wheels to have it drive slower (dunno if this would help with acceleration) or figure out a script that would change its velocity.

[upper cloak]

oh, understood

config patch is like a separate mod/addon?

[scarlet crystal]

yup, a mod that overwrites that specific config entry. However I am not sure how much vehicle stuff is kept in them and how much is actually dependant on the model weight, wheel position etc. Dunno what vehicle from what mod is that either. Might be easier to just ask the author to fix the acceleration

[upper cloak]

okay, i'll try to figure out that by myself, thanks for help!

[limber charm]

Can I get some tips for making the blackfish CAS variant AI compatible? I had to detatch the pilots from the gunners and have the pilots strictly no-fire otherwise they don't remain in loiter

the problem is the gunners sometimes don't see anything on the ground. my temporary fix for this has been to group them to a spotter on the ground, who is themselves tasked with guarding their "squad".

surely there is an easier approach

Also I've been experimenting with making the blackfish singleplayer-flyable. My approach so far has been to make the gunners high command and the pilots subordinate so that they can be given cycling orders to fly around a town.

If anyone has further suggestions I'm all ears.

[lapis chasm]

I know there's a mod in the workshop called Spotlight, it allows you to set up spaces where the AI can detect units entering that space, resulting in longer range engagements.

[limber charm]

Cheers, that sounds helpful

[small stump]

hi friends, i may be silly mode but for some reason, when i make a mission, i make sure to set the vanilla settings to show friends on map. im also running ace, and i've tried setting BFT tracking to on, and off and it makes no difference. im hosting this mission on a dedicated server and i made sure my arma profile that's runnin gon the server has the correct difficulty settings including show friendlies on map. does anyone have any ideas what might be causing this ? thank u!

[unique hamlet]

Sounds like the server profile settings are not loading correctly, or are not set correctly

[ancient kraken]

Anyone knows what better for performance? Spawning AI in eden or in zeus?

[unique hamlet]

For FPS, doesn't matter.

Spawning in Zeus: Can cause small stutter(s) when spawning them in.
Spawning in 3den: Bigger file, more loading at start.

Basically a preference question.

[ancient kraken]

Thanks!

[unborn dragon]

Seem to be having a fun issue with 3den.

When creating x amount of groups, 3den seems to love putting in the groups in a seemingly random order. For example, for one team, the role selection seems to be alphabetical, and then for the other, it seems to be in the order that I placed them.

Recreating the group seems to work, but when I move the group to a layer to tidy it up, again it seems to mess with the order. Is there any way to always specify the order that it should be?

Using CBA so renaming them with ' @Squad Name ' which is how it's getting alphabetical. But then changing the group name doesn't update the alphabetical order which is even more confusing.

[wind raptor]

On the role selection screen, groups are ordered in the order in which they are defined in the mission.sqm, which is the order they were placed in (moving things between layers probably also moves them around in the mission.sqm).
With CBA, you can use Tools > Lobby Manager in the Editor to adjust the order for the role selection screen.

[unborn dragon]

Oooh yeah Lobby manager was what I was looking for! Thank you.

Which actually doesn't seem to work that reliably but I'll have a proper play with it tomorrow.

[lyric rose]

alright so I need help with something i got the 3den enhanced mod
im posting this link here or else i might copy and paste the same thing again
https://forums.bohemia.net/forums/topic/280086-object-hold-action-on-3den-enhanced/?tab=comments#comment-3520006

not sure if this is the right channel for this but im taking a wild swing

last time lou helped me this time im all alone T--T

[hearty anvil]

Well that's an unfortunate (oversight? bug? intended-for-revision?)

[wind raptor]

Change Condition Show and Condition Progress from true to (Obj1 distance Obj2) < 5.
No need for a trigger.

[lyric rose]

Thanks ❤️

[kind prism]

Consider these Zeus Enhanced features, demonstrated here with the SOG gunship https://youtu.be/bRaMCtfaOHg?t=128

[small stump]

blood=1;
singleVoice=0;
gamma=1;
brightness=1;
ppBrightness=1.01;
ppContrast=1.0599999;
ppSaturation=1.08;
class DifficultyPresets
{
    class CustomDifficulty
    {
        class Options
        {
            groupIndicators=0;
            friendlyTags=0;
            enemyTags=0;
            detectedMines=0;
            commands=0;
            waypoints=1;
            weaponInfo=2;
            stanceIndicator=2;
            reducedDamage=0;
            staminaBar=1;
            weaponCrosshair=0;
            visionAid=0;
            thirdPersonView=2;
            cameraShake=1;
            scoreTable=0;
            deathMessages=0;
            vonID=1;
            mapContentFriendly=1;
            mapContentEnemy=0;
            mapContentMines=0;
            autoReport=0;
            multipleSaves=1;
        };
        aiLevelPreset=3;
    };
    class CustomAILevel
    {
        skillAI=0.5;
        precisionAI=0.5;
    };
};
activeKeys[]=
{
    "BIS_Antistasi_takistan.takistan_done",
    "BIS_NightAssault.Malden_done",
    "BIS_UkraineMissionReal.gc_krayina_done"
};
sceneComplexity=100000;
shadowZDistance=100;
viewDistance=1000;
preferredObjectViewDistance=800;
pipViewDistance=500;
terrainGrid=25;
volumeCD=5;
volumeFX=5;
volumeSpeech=5;
volumeVoN=10;
vonRecThreshold=0.029999999;
volumeMapDucking=1;
volumeUI=1;```
heres the profile settings bro

[slate geode]

hi guys

Does anyone have a reshade preset for arma 3?

[scarlet crystal]

it's not really editor-related isn't it? Making a custom reshade preset is 5 minutes of work, and you'll be tweaking it anyway so why look for something premade then?

[thorny mountain]

Would I ask for help with making a mission here?

or another channel

Nvm

[dense zephyr]

Is there script to disable weapons MOA? I created long range sniping training yard to learn some specific rifles bullet drop. I found no sway/no recoil/bullet trace, but cant find script to disable moa so only bullet drop remains.

[prisma oyster]

@slate geode no allcaps, thanks
Your best bet is a reshade discord/forum, not Arma
anyway, unrelated to #arma3_editor

[slate geode]

Which channel should I use to ask about mods? my english is not very good

[prisma oyster]

#arma3_questions

[slate geode]

thanks

[unique hamlet]

you have to create a new config for the gun IIRC

[dense zephyr]

i have no clue what is gun config. I want to know is there scripta like this one
Bullet impact:

this addEventHandler ["HitPart", {_spr = "Sign_Sphere10cm_F" createVehicle [0,0,0]; _spr setPosASL (_this select 0 select 3);}];

tracers:

[this, 20] call BIS_fnc_traceBullets;

I found no sway/no recoil/bullet cam/bullet trace, and now i need only set guns with 0 MOA.

[unique hamlet]

you need to make a new config for the gun, meaning you need to make a new mod for the gun to have 0 MOA

[dense zephyr]

there is scripts for AI accurachy this setskill ["aimingAccuracy",1]; but no for pplayable one?

[unique hamlet]

as far as i know, no

those stats are typically put in the weapons config

[dense zephyr]

ok sad. Then about bullet impacts is there way to set amount of them like in bullet trace [this, 20] or set it to [this, 1]

[hoary cloak]

Is there a way to limit AI driving speed? I want to limit a convoy to 25km/h and the only thing I’ve found is limitSpeed 25; but they just don’t listen and still go as fast as possible (like 70+) even if I set them to limited speed

[supple holly]

Put this in init field of a vehicle that you want to go at certian speed:

this forceSpeed 25;

P.S. Actuall i just tested this i dont think this works on vehicles 😄

[hoary cloak]

Oh rip I was just about to do that lol

[hoary cloak]

I got it to work! I was dumb and wasn’t putting the this before the limitSpeed command lol

[sinful zenith]

What do you mean by "MOA" ?
MOA is a angle measurement unit...
Do you mean the bullet spread, so a weapon fires perfectly straight ahead?

You can use a "Fired" eventhandler.
Grab the projectile.
Its velocity will be with random spread already calculated in.

Get the velocity magnitude. Get the exact aiming direction of the weapon.
Multiply that direction by velocity, and apply it to the projectile. Tadaa zero spread.

Exact position of weapon aim is a bit oomf
private _gunDir = (player selectionVectorDirAndUp ["proxy:\a3\characters_f\proxies\weapon.001", 1]); This might give gun direction. Not sure how accurate that is.
That's from https://gist.github.com/dedmen/61643bd7b7205c13b68bff4b214f5840#file-weaponlaser-sqf-L60

[jade rock]

Im working on an ALIVE mission and really want to have an immersive base for my players to launch their operations from - anyone have an ideas? Stuff I have already - radios around the base, AI sitting around, manning posts, I have a few scenes made with animated AI (some cooking on a grill, getting a briefing from a CO, treating wounded) I have occasional helicopters dropping off supplies, a POW in a cage. What else can I do to make my base more alive and breathing?

[scenic cobalt]

If you can add random conversations. It’s a lot of work but can help make it feel more alive.

[jade rock]

Im using SOG Prairie Fire - so the AI actaully just naturally talk and say stuff which is cool.

I do face some towards each other with a talking animation as well.

[unique vessel]

Just pick up, put in your INV and move it from where you find it or if someone drops it to point X

[icy seal]

Does anyone have any good videos or tutorials on how to make intro mission cutscenes? I want to use a mixture of text and images, happy to make a separate video and use it as a starting cutscene...if possible - im not sure?

[dense zephyr]

thanks exact thing i was looking for.

[safe sand]

How do I change the name of an npc to johnny. What I am seeing now is Sharpshooter

[scarlet crystal]

which one, the one displayed when you put your crosshair on the unit or the one in squad commander's menu

if former you can't, it's unit's title not its name, you would have to create a new one in faction config. The latter you change with setname/setidentity

[safe sand]

the name during playing

[scarlet crystal]

there are a lot of names "during playing".

or maybe this??

[safe sand]

yes, this "2: Grenader" I want to change to "johnny"

[small patrol]

There is no way

[safe sand]

can it be made hidden, during gameplay then?

[scarlet crystal]

then as I said, "you can't, it's unit's title not its name, you would have to create a new one in faction config"

and you can hide it, it's in difficulty settings.

[unique hamlet]

With my knowledge not possible to have it in inventory.

Would propably require making the laptop an inventory-capable item via an external mod.

And not sure if armas scripting would not break woth an item it is looking for being in inventory, esp if someone dies.

[scarlet crystal]

some of these objects are available as intel items that can be picked up and fit most of containers, including uniforms. And if you properly script it, dropping and picking up won't matter

[safe sand]

is there a mod where the unit's number (1,2,3,...) is inside his hexagon?

[safe sand]

How to hide the unit's text messages?

[unique vessel]

That's insane lol thanks for the help though! Guess I'll just have to make this it's own stand alone thing not using arma.

[vague geode]

Hi, i want to lock this door "Land_BackAlley_01_l_gate_F" for civilians and opfor from eden editor. Any way to make that without scripting ? Just with trigger and object init ?

[inland pulsar]

@quaint quarry The devs know. Game logic WP's are a discontinued feature in EDEN. https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Eden_Editor:_Switching_from_2D_Editor

[west fog]

hello

i seem to be having a problem where a helicopter synced to a respawn module keeps respawning at their starting position

even tho the position is set to " respawn positions synchronized to respawn vehicle "

some help in figuring out whats going on would be really appreciated

[unique hamlet]

have you edited the respawn positions attributes?

theres this option in vehicle respawn module attributes

[west fog]

yes

ill send a sreen of the attributes here

[unique hamlet]

you have all of the modules with the exact same settings?

[west fog]

yup

i got like 3 or 4 of them

ur thinking that could be the prob ?

[unique hamlet]

if they all have the same settings/attributes, and linked to the vehicle, there shouldnt be any reason for it to not work

[west fog]

welp

and its only this one vehicle that doesn't wprk

[unique hamlet]

do you have use different veh respawn modules for each vehicle, or do they use the same ones for all?

[west fog]

diff moudles for diff vehicles

[unique hamlet]

then double the check the attributes of all

of the one that is having problems

[west fog]

it only this one

[unique hamlet]

double check that vehicle, if its only that one, more than likely one of the respawn modules attributes is wrong

[west fog]

oh wait i just relaised what ur msg said

there is only 1 repsawn module synced to the vehicle

[unique hamlet]

and the attributes is as in your picture?

[west fog]

yes

i changed the delay to 30 now

[unique hamlet]

hmmm

[spice lynx]

uhh silola will be furious. no DAC with custom zones and stuff

[queen vapor]

or just find out a different way of doing it :)

[icy seal]

Does anyone have a code for making a player invincible when walking through a trigger. Then the next trigger they reach makes the take damage again?

[wind raptor]

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

[icy seal]

thank you

[sour wasp]

Heya, I have a problem with the Create Task modules

I use it quite often, usually in succession and for whatever reason, the first task in the order never wants to complete itself

In order for a task to be able to be set as complete, it first has to be created with a trigger and not just on its own apparently

[young nebula]

I have run into a bit of a pickle. I use virtual zeus on my mission, but right now, when I start multiplayer I am unable to spawn in as the zeus becasue "respawn is disabled".

Players can respawn without issue though. Any idea how to solve this?

I have tried adding respawn for logic, but doing this causes the virtual zeus to die randomly.

[lethal rover]

Does the editor give you assets to use? Is there a wide range of assets to use?

[small patrol]

Yes

[olive plume]

how annoyed would you guys be if I came here like every day for the next god knows how long until I can code sqf by myself as I work on making a long form custom campaign?

[prisma oyster]

not, as long as it's honest and in a civil exchange on both ends 🙂

[olive plume]

yay 😄 then prepare for some hand holding as I have a lot of ideas and 0 experience with SQF lmao

[chrome storm]

Hello, I want to add ai to a base just for ambience. What's the best way to do this for performance? Is it enough to place them then disable ai and simulation? I was hoping to put some ambientAnims on them but I heard they aren't that good in MP since they aren't optimized on MP.

[plain gale]

You can use dynamic simulation on them. Or hide the layer once no player is nearby.

Ambient animations is sadly true.

@prisma oyster where is that optimized ambient anim function you have promised?😄

[chrome storm]

Will the show/hide modules have the same effect?

[prisma oyster]

I never promised it (I wished it would make its way to A3), but it exists in my CAAS scenario :p

[plain gale]

I think they just hide the entities.

[plain gale]

We should just write a function and post it on the wiki so people can use it in their mission.

[prisma oyster]

it's all written already yep

[plain gale]

You can also try 3den Enhanced. It has build in ambient animations .

[plain gale]

Put it on GitHub and let's go

[chrome storm]

I'm actually using 3den Enhanced. Is the ambient animations better there? I thought it just used the same thing (BIS_fnc_ambientAnim)

[plain gale]

It's an entire rewrite

[chrome storm]

Ohhhhh! So is this better to use in MP? That'll make my life so much easier hahaha

[plain gale]

It doesn't create endless logics like the vanilla function does.

[chrome storm]

Thanks so much! Didn't know that at all!

[plain gale]

There are some mods that break it though. So you just need to test it.

[chrome storm]

Will do! Thanks so much R3vo! I see your comments all over the wiki, thanks for all the contributions!

[plain gale]

You're welcome

[chrome storm]

Is there a way to use the 3den ambient anims on ai spawned through scripts?

[plain gale]

Kinda. But it's hacky and not intended.

You would need to execute the attribute code on the unit.

[chrome storm]

Got it! I won't force it haha thanks!

[unique hamlet]

is it possible for a respawn point to be an area?

like a 100m circle, where when the player chooses that spawn point, spawns randomly in that area

[neat quail]

hi i need help with building doors, i dont do anything to lock them but they are being locked once i open and join my server. any solutions?

some of them are not locked but lots of em are

[prisma oyster]

yes, make a round marker named respawn_west

[unique hamlet]

wait, that easy? oh noo

i have went all way and around thinking and its just a matter of a names

[unique hamlet]

hmmm, but, i cant sync a marker to a trigger

[gloomy geyser]

which DLC is the one with the chess knight?

as its little symbol in the ditor

editor

[prisma oyster]

TacOps iirc?

yup
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Template:Icon

[gloomy geyser]

sick thanks

[livid sedge]

Anyone know of an easy way to light a large open room, like a hangar?

[gloomy geyser]

why is it saying "on activation missing ;" when I very clearly have the line say "a AIenable "move";"?

[scarlet crystal]

whoops it's too late for me.

[scarlet crystal]

there is no "AIenable" command. Write your actual script.

if anything, it's enableAI. https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/enableAI

[lethal rover]

does arma 3 editor have the sculpting brush like reforger tools?

[sinful zenith]

This channel is about the mission editor, which doesn't let you edit terrain. Unless with mods maybe. But not by default

[unique hamlet]

deformer addon can help with sculpting terrain

it can cause issues tho with heavy amounts of editing

[plucky cape]

hi

[lethal rover]

Arma 3 and dayz editor always been confusing to me

I see videos on this stuff and it just has someone taking a picture from real life

And putting it into the editor

I want to make my own map

Not something from IRL

[scarlet crystal]

it doesn't matter if you want it to be an IRL terrain or not, you simply cannot make your own map in Eden editor and that's it

deformer allows you to sculp existing terrain but it's barely a fraction of what the terrain builder has, not to mention that it produces a lot of data and can slow down your mission and loading speeds by a lot.

[lethal rover]

Oh I did not know that

[scarlet crystal]

https://pmc.editing.wiki/doku.php?id=arma3:terrain:ultimate-terrain-tutorial

you can head to #arma3_terrain if you struggle with this tutorial but so far this one is the most competent one.

[lethal rover]

So those guys that take images from the earth cannot add things to the map and cannot sculpt the map?

[scarlet crystal]

I have no idea what you are talking about

you can use sat data to create terrains, but Editor is for mission editing, not terrain building. Terrain Builder and other 3rd party tools allow you to use sattelite images to generate all neede stuff.

[lethal rover]

Oh

Now I get it

So I guess my new question is can I make a map in arms reforger and make it playable in arma 3? Reforger only gets 1k players a day

@scarlet crystal

[scarlet crystal]

that's a question for people in #arma3_terrain channel, but I assume you can't. The terrain mass itself probably can be somehow exported from Enfusion to specific files for heightmap, colors etc, but buildings, roads etc. are Arma 3 specific

[lethal rover]

Okay thanks but I have one more question, does AR give you assets to use when building a map? And can i view which assets it gives you?

[scarlet crystal]

what's AR

[lethal rover]

Arma reforger

[scarlet crystal]

#enfusion_generic

ask there

[unique hamlet]

trying to make a area respawn for sector control

i have respawn positions for both sides that lock/unlock based on controller, but im trying to make it so that the spawn is a randomized point in an area rather than a specific point

[lusty tangle]

Hello, I want to configure the ace mod, so that the coma lasts exactly the time of 40 minutes, like this setting. My problem is that as soon as a teammate is too seriously injured, he dies immediately without being able to treat him.
How can we ensure that no matter the injury, he doesn't die directly? THANKS

[magic magnet]

Does anyone have a composition for a "safe zone"?
want my players to stop TKing at spawn

[hexed thorn]

how can i fix that error

[scarlet crystal]

how is this related to editor

[vestal perch]

#arma3_troubleshooting is the correct channel

[hexed thorn]

ty

[copper trout]

How do I set up respawn?

I followed a tutorial and it didn't work

[vague rampart]

Hello i have saved a senario that i made in eden editor but how to i play that senario with my friend? Any help appreciated.

[scarlet crystal]

export it to multiplayer in editor, host a mission if you have everything configured, make sure you both have the same mods loaded and done

[vague rampart]

Whould you mind helping me? Or link a vid or smth?

[bright plaza]

Currently making a scenario for my buddies that is set in the gulf war. But I can't find any mods with vehicles and so on from that era. I have the troops, but no vehicles. The american vehicles I have are driven by more modern troops. Any mods or is there a way to make my own? I tried making custom compositions but it is very janky in zeus.

[fading goblet]

RHS has most of the vehicles from that era, unless you're looking for something very specific

[bright plaza]

I was looking for a mod that has the 90s troops + vehicles. Cause its weird when I use 90s marines but the cars carry modern ones.

But thanks anyway!

[gilded nimbus]

Hey there guys, I'm currently trying to utilize buildings and objects from a terrain however I can't find the actual object and or terrains in the editor, I reached out the maker of the map and he told me it has to do with how their access is set up, I'm curious as to if I could find the class name of the objects similiar to the large tonoa hanger that's split into two halves, my hope is to find the names of the objects and spawn them in with the debug console, if anyone could tell me how to find these and or how to place them it'd be greatly appreciated.

[prisma oyster]

point your gun at the building and run typeOf cursorObject in the console

[gilded nimbus]

thank you

Would this also work for the vegetation?

[prisma oyster]

most likely not (""), as these are not declared objects but directly 3D models, iirc

[gilded nimbus]

I gotcha, would there be any sort of way to ever make them as placables in the eden editor or is that more of a lost cause lol.

[prisma oyster]

some mods do that iirc; but IDK if they setup dependencies after that

[gilded nimbus]

Makes sense, I also was doing a bit of reading online and theres debug scripts I can put in where I can list the objects I'd like to place and they'd randomly place them for me in a designated area right.,

[primal wave]

Trees, foliage, and other terrain objects can be placed using script commands (on dummy markers/objects). It's rather tedious. I have just searched the workshop and found this. Maybe it'll work for you:

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2704659026

[gilded nimbus]

Right on thank you.

[forest gyro]

i need help with shit

any vehicle i place in arma 3 the crew isnt fucking editable

so i cant move the vehicle and shit unless i get the crew out and then do it

does anyone know how i can fix this

[prisma oyster]

less poop, more info thanks

try without mods

[forest gyro]

its fixed

[leaden tangle]

Hey is there anyway to set a speed of a plane, I’m trying to make a plane fly by at low speed but can’t figured it out !

[leaden tangle]

Do you know how ?

[prisma oyster]

clench your bumcheeks and hold it until you can release it

[leaden tangle]

To this

@prisma oyster

[prisma oyster]

quit pinging me - thanks

[eternal adder]

try
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/limitSpeed

[leaden tangle]

Will this work for jets too?

Want to make this with 2 jets in the background flying at same speed

[eternal adder]

I think so, just try it?

theres also https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/setCruiseControl

[boreal harness]

does anyone know how to dpbo

[small patrol]

dpbo? dePbo you mean and why?

[cobalt orbit]

Quite lost in making objectives work. I've made them appear, but all of them are always visible, no matter what.
Each individual Create Task module is set up with the options shown in the first image, and is synced to a task destination, which is either synced to another object like in this case a boat or something else, or is set as destination: module position
Tasks are activated using triggers synced to task states. By default, all tasks are created (Not assigned) and are not always visible in the option
I've also included a diagram for what it looks like in the second image with some annotation
I'd like to be able to avoid creating these on the go as I want this to be a minimal zeus work kind of job and I want it to flow smoother, but I have no idea how to do it. Scripting would also work, but only if the explanation on how to do it is very detailed as I am a complete beginner, so in short, the best solution would just be one that I can do in 3den editor without much scripting needed

Also unrelated, but how do the official campaigns get detailed and curved lines on their map markers? I haven't found any way to make it so that a detailed outline of a region is marked as opposed to just an elipse or rectangle

[cobalt orbit]

And just to remove one more variable, just ran it completely modless and set it up in the same way as I would normally and it still shows both despite the second one being only created and not assigned by default

[inner creek]

Hello, I keep having issues with opfor shooting random members of their own side and also civilians when they definitely shouldn't be. I believe it may be the friendly fire scoring system (the system that makes ai shoot you if you've friendly fired) bugging out but I'm not sure. Has anyone found a fix for this problem?

[winged sun]

Is it possible to get map markers placed in editor, while still in editor? I need to run a script in editor to spawn stuff I need to later export for terrain making. I'm running the script via debug console. I would need to get markers I placed on the map in the editor to run my script properly.

[winged sun]

🤔 Maybe instead I should consider running the object exporting script from within mission.

[cobalt orbit]

Update to anyone who has this issue:

• Triggers that would normally assign the task need to be set to the Create Task module and make the Create Task module assigned by default, not just created
• If you find problems with the task position disappearing, simply remove Task Destination and use Module Position as the position for the task
  Hope this helps!

Luckily as I use all triggers for my tasks, this is very easy, but I don't know how to do it for a trigger to check if a previous task is complete, so gl on that

[scarlet crystal]

A created task is always visible because it's created, that's how it works. Not sure where did you get an idea of it being hidden tbh, there is no setting for that in these modules. Unassigned means it's not selected as active in the task list. If you want it existing from beginning and not visible to the players, assign it to a different side or a single dummy unit and then use setTask to reassign it to the players.

You would have easier time if you used commands instead of task modules tbh, they are infamous for desynchronizing and breaking the flow when used in multiplayer and people JIP.

[scarlet crystal]

A premade marker, shape painted in a graphics design software and then slapped in the game as a custom marker. Or a script like drawPolygon. Most official campaigns (if not all) can be unpacked and looked into if you're that keen on making similar thing

[jade rock]

Whats the easiest way to make an AA gun just shoot randomly into the air?

[cobalt orbit]

Oh interesting, thanks!

[sonic bane]

there is no "get out" option in vehicle

i am stuck

in the vehicle

this game is heavily bugged

you stay 99% of the gameplay in editor and the some bug ruins your whole scenario

[gusty blaze]

And that's why we love it so much. And for few other reasons.

[scarlet crystal]

then fix your mods or learn how to make scenarios instead of blaming the game for your own incompetence.

unless your issue is not related to eden editor itself, then you and we all will benefit from you learning how to read.

[dim kindle]

oh shit uh

my modlist is absolutely bloated

like

[scarlet crystal]

then make yourself a beverage in case you might dehydrate while verifying it.

[dim kindle]

i am having issues disabling stamina and it is absolutely my mod list.

i might just shoot myself just go over my modlist and see what I use

and dont use

let me see what mods I wanna keep and which ones I dont

loaded mods 73

off the top of my head there are like

a few total conversion ones so

[hexed ether]

How does the addon options work? if i want to change the settings for just this mission specifically and override what people have set for their settings, do i change the 'server' settings or the 'mission' settings

whats the difference between the two

[scarlet crystal]

server settings are, well, for servers, in singleplayer you (or the player) are the server so whatever you change there, it will overwrite settings from the mission (assuming you check the marker to do that). On actual dedicated server you can either run mission, edit the server settings and then restart to have them work or, if using CBA, have a custom settings file.

Mission settings are for mission, they will overwrite players' settings. That's what you should change when designing a mission. You can set to overwrite clients (players) in case a certain setting is crucial for the scenario.

First loaded are the Server settings, then Mission settings are applied to options that Server settings don't edit, and then Client settings are applied to everything not edited by previous two.

[heavy pivot]

Can anyone help me of making a map I tired bit I need you some guys to do something for if yall intreasted please let me know private dm me thanks

[hexed ether]

thank you very much!!

[heavy pivot]

@scarlet crystal

[small patrol]

What's the point of pinging person without a user secific question, not even a generic question

[scarlet crystal]

60 bucks per hour, or explain what you are trying to do here and wait for someone that would know how to help.

[hexed ether]

can someone help me with PBO project?

im trying to work with the "1 troop slideshow system" and make a pbo as it instructs

but in PBO project doesnt work, it just gives me an error that says

'Packing failed

view the dos screen and
View -> output

for the cause(s)'

[small patrol]

What system and what instruction

[hexed ether]

this mod

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2985419499&searchtext

and this video tutorial

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uomDUqdijdc&ab_channel=1Troop%2CARMAMilsim

[hexed ether]

also i forgot to say but it also says "the ignore list in setup can't be empty"

idk what that means

[small patrol]

pboProject > Setup > Exclude From Pbo > Restore Defaults

[twilit snow]

Does anyone know how to index a map? if so can you shoot me a message im trying to find someone that can either share a indexed Bala Murghab map with me or point me to someone that does

[prisma oyster]

put your index on the map…?

[twilit snow]

i wasn't able to get it to work or find the right files for it, i wanna get alive to function on it

[hexed ether]

holy shit thank you

i gave up and tried to use the regular ace slideshow system, but its terrible

you saved me

[languid dagger]

Anybody have any idea why this keeps coming up, I’m trying to edit and anytime I go to run the scenario it comes up with this then puts me back into editor mode.

[small patrol]

Probably a bad Mod or script

[prisma oyster]

(also: you have a PrintScreen key for this reason ^^)

[small patrol]

Or F12

[prisma oyster]

You didn't change it for Arma 3?? 😵‍💫

[small patrol]

I changed Arma 3

https://tenor.com/view/think-about-it-use-your-brain-use-the-brain-think-brain-gif-7914082

[mental imp]

hey if anyone can help me, i am having a issue with making missions for my dedicated server, i am doing it the way i always have and just recently it's saying 0/0 players and Maxium number of players reached anyone know how i can fix this?

[scarlet crystal]

mods mismatch probably, unless you didn't set the min/max number of players in your mission and server

[mental imp]

Sorted it, it was something to do with Hatchets h-60s

[chrome plover]

im trying to load a mission in the eden editor on corregidor but it keeps crashing and saying this error - Internal error: Rendering command buffer too small anyone know a fix?

[prisma oyster]

you may update your GPU drivers, otherwise I do not know - PS: #arma3_troubleshooting

[chrome plover]

but it doesn't do it to any other map its just that and a few others

[prisma oyster]

¯_(ツ)_/¯

[spring garden]

Hey how can I turn headlights on for a unit of starship troopers

Please and thanks

In Eden of course

[sinful zenith]

modded terrain? sounds like there is too many objects. Maybe reduce view distance before loading it

[icy seal]

Anyone know how to fix this error with my custom patches on start

[prisma oyster]

yes, fixing the code works

[icy seal]

🤣 thanks captain

[prisma oyster]

well :) who wrote this code

[icy seal]

the bohemia forums

I fixed it now. I placed it in the wrong init tab

[dim kindle]

anyone know of a simple object init that adds random weapons and items to crates/boxes

would use ravage but it dont work outside of the map or on water XD

[dim kindle]

or a script

[prisma oyster]

well, yes?

[trail matrix]

Hey gang,

Currently taking advantage of ambient animations through Eden enhanced (I believe that's what gives me the ambient animations menu when in the Attributes menu).

Currently, during testing scenarios, I'll create a duplicate of a unit that will use the ambient animation. The ambient model will be visible when the scenario starts, and then after a specific trigger, that model will be hidden and the non-ambient model (combat ready) will switch to viewable.

Anyone have a better system for something like this?

[scarlet crystal]

you could just run a function to "free" the unit from the animation

_unit call ENH_fnc_ambientAnimations_exit

[scarlet crystal]

the saved folder contains only the saved missions, so those you played and made a save when exiting. Downloaded ones should be somewhere in Steam\userdata\SOMERANDOMIDHERE\ugc\referenced

not really related to editor btw.

[jade rock]

Whats the easiest way to get the spot lights pointing up in the sky?

[small patrol]

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

[jade rock]

doesnt seem to do anything

[small patrol]

Without your code I can't say anything

[jade rock]

light lockcamerato [spot]

where light is the name of the search light and spot is invisible helipad in the sky

its in the init of both the search light and the gunner on it

[small patrol]

turretPath is required

[jade rock]

it was to put an array in that area, what would I put here?

[small patrol]

[0] maybe

[jade rock]

didnt work - got a script error

[small patrol]

?

[jade rock]

error type number, expected array

Arma 4 needs to just have a "Shoot in the sky" checkbox for Search Lights and AA

[small patrol]

I don't know why you are saying a wish out of the blue. What you need to do is tell the code

[jade rock]

I dont know how to freaking code

[small patrol]

It is not the question