arma3_editor

[silver turret]

thanks anyuway

[silver turret]

anyway

how do i get the animation to just stop and go to another one

[fossil urchin]

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/playMoveNow
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/switchMove

[silver turret]

k

tjx

hx

ik how to trigger an anim

but i wanna do a public execution

i want to switch from abused victim to execution victim loop

where the victim is just kneeling and dies when you trigger the anim

what if i havbe multiple guys though

which i do

wdym by variables and the function

im new to arma coding

is it easy to understand?

hmmm ok

what if my animation is a loop tho

oh wait

i got it to work

based

now

i gotta reposition them

pain

what i mean is that

when the animation gets triggered

it happens but it happens where the first anim took place

luike

for e.g.

i have an animation of a bad guy forcing his victim to move

at the end of that animation

they end up somewhere else

but

when i trigger a new animation

they go right back to their original space where i spawned themn

[silver turret]

hmm

nan

why can't editing in this game be like gmod or smth

its unnecessarily complicated

[silver turret]

@sick osprey

my anims sometimes work

and they sometimes dont

its weird

[grave oriole]

How can I get a task to complete by the removal of a unit from the trigger area. Right now I have the activation type to not present but it's still getting completed.

[silver turret]

how can i change the sky colour and stuff?

i want it to look like this

[silver turret]

i want to add tracers, but that's easy, but anyway, i want my sky to look like this

[small patrol]

Possible. But complicated to understand how it works

[silver turret]

how would i do it?

is there any code i could ste- i mean learn from?

[small patrol]

diag_setLightNew, look it up

[terse tapir]

how do you add tracers???

[silver turret]

in systems

under effects

i have the sky and lightingh mod

bbut

how does one change the colour of the sky

[small patrol]

Again

Possible. But complicated to understand how it works
And
diag_setLightNew

[silver turret]

.

it sayus it has a sky box setup

[small patrol]

What says what has a sky box setup

And what do you mean by a sky box setup even

[silver turret]

Features:

• Detailed sun, moon and ambient illumination of terrain depending on the weather and time of day.
• Sun and Moon illumination changes depending on weither clouds cover sun/moon or not.
• Brighter nights. Adjustable via moon phase and fog density.
• Dark greyish fog in overcast and at night.
• Advanced Skybox setup
• Custom moon object and halo setup.
• Customized rain and lightnings.
• Custom clutter (grass and debris) on some terrains.

Advanced Skybox setup

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2809399991

this si the mod

i was referring to

[small patrol]

What do you think it does? Why do you need this? Have you tried my suggestion?

[silver turret]

i want it to look like this

it changes the lgihting in the game ofc

[small patrol]

Two questions to go

[silver turret]

wat

and no i havbent tried

cos idk what to do

with that code alone

[small patrol]

Well and, I actually said it is not impossible. Which doesn't mean it is documented and easy to understand

[silver turret]

diag_setLightNew "sunOrMoon = 1; diffuse[] = { 0, 0, 0, 0 }; diffuseCloud[] = { 0, 0, 0, 0 }; ambient[] = { 0, 0, 0, 0 }; ... ";

im guessing the zeroes are hex code right?

the hex code for the colours

[small patrol]

Nope

[silver turret]

what is it then

[small patrol]

diag_setLightNew "
    height = 0;
    overcast = 0.25;
    sunangle = 35;
    sunOrMoon = 1;
    desiredLuminanceCoef = 1;
    desiredLuminanceCoefCloud = 1;
    luminanceRectCoef = 1;
    luminanceRectCoefCloud = 0.5;
    swBrightness = 1;
    diffuse[] = {{1.00,0.99,0.97},13.02};
    diffuseCloud[] = {{1.00,0.99,0.97},13.02};
    ambient[] = {{0.79,0.74,0.96},11.39};
    ambientCloud[] = {{0.79,0.74,0.96},11.39};
    ambientMid[] = {{0.58,0.53,0.47},11.29};
    ambientMidCloud[] = {{0.58,0.53,0.47},11.29};
    groundReflection[] = {{0.58,0.53,0.47},10.50};
    groundReflectionCloud[] = {{0.58,0.53,0.47},10.50};
    sky[] = {{0.24,0.46,0.84},13.22};
    skyAroundSun[] = {{0.07,0.23,1.00},12.50};
    fogColor[] = {{0.64,0.82,1.00},11.20};
    cloudsColor[] = {{1.00,0.90,0.70},12.00};
    apertureMin = 28;
    apertureStandard = 50.56;
    apertureMax = 60;
    standardAvgLum = 500;
    bidirect[] = {0,0,0};
    bidirectCloud[] = {0,0,0};
    rayleigh[] = {0.007,0.01388,0.035};
    mie[] = {0.005,0.005,0.005};
"```My old code that *might* work

[silver turret]

and where do i put this

in the weather systems thing>

?*

[small patrol]

Nope. This is an SQF code so you can put it into some SQF file and execute it, maybe

But once again - what you wanted to achieve is not just impossible, but as the documentation might suggested you already, this is a debug command which doesn't work in a fancy way

[silver turret]

forget this bruh

i dont even understand sqf

[granite plinth]

I'm having an issue where some vanilla objects (sandbags, road barriers, etc.) will randomly move a bit whenever I load the mission????? does anyone know a fix?

example of this

[silver turret]

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2499317133

how woud i use thsi mod

[stuck rose]

Any way to keep players on multiplayer from respawning with weapons and equipment they collected during match? IE just respawn as basic class?

[terse tapir]

how do you start helicopters flying? like have them fly as soon as you start the game

[stuck rose]

place them airborne

or give them a waypoint

[terse tapir]

how does the tracer module work??? it just doesn't fire tracers for me

[silver turret]

ez

[silver turret]

wha

how

[terse tapir]

tracers just don't

[silver turret]

that's weird, unless ur probably missing when they're being fired

you can change the interval

[silver turret]

you could place them in the sky and give them a move waypoint

or

if you want them to entirely take off from the base

then you place them on the base and put a move waypoint

if you want it to land, then put the land module where you want

if u want it to cycle, then put that cycle module where the heli spawned

its the same with jets as well, the jets are a lot more satisfying imo.

(i want a convoy of locals to be bombed by my jet which is 600m in the sky)

[terse tapir]

yeah they just dont fire

[azure compass]

I have a scenario set up that has a group of 5 playable units, and when I launch in MP any AI units in the group immediately die, then respawn, then stand at the respond site and don't join my player group.
Has anybody else had this happen?

[silver turret]

huh

weird

[small patrol]

Just in case you won't see the tracers if you're close to the module

[nova cedar]

Would it be good to make all objects local only, or will this "kill" the performance for players? We have a pretty strong server, could the server run all the objects? Damage off, Simulation off, simple object and local only for all currently

[plain gale]

Why would it kill performance for players. Local only means that state of the objects is not synchronized over network.

[nova cedar]

But if i have over 1K objects as simple object and local only? If it does not worsen the performance then im going to use this for my objects - just wanted to ask how it would maybe influence players with low-end hardware - i get about 180 FPS on Mortain map with about 400 objects in our HQ - but others only get 50 FPS since they have 7y old hardware ^^ - was thinking that mby all the "local" objects mby "overload" their system

[young nebula]

Is it possible to create an objective that completes when players see the target?

[scarlet crystal]

yes

[young nebula]

How do you do that?

[scarlet crystal]

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

[rare sonnet]

HELLLPPPP

im doing a mission i made

how do i switch teams

its only letting me spawn as blue

but i wanna be opfor

[restive cloak]

Hi guys, sorry if this is the wrong channel but is there a beginner's guide that would point me in the right direction to mod? I've seen a lot of info about this online but it's been more confusing to me than helpful so I came here looking for any beginner-friendly modding resources that might be available?

[vestal perch]

#arma3_questions is best place to start if other channels dont quite feel like right ones.
This channels topic is the Arma 3s mission editor and its use.
"To mod/making mods" is a rather broad topic though so best you try to first figure out what particular topic of modding you are intersted in

[restive cloak]

Ok thank you, I'll ask there 👍

[crystal kestrel]

Trying to make a teleporter using addAction where depending on the variable name of the player that uses it they are teleported to a different place, but im not exactly sure where to start. Heres my current script:

this addAction ["Enter VR Simulation",{player setPosATL (getPosATL test1)}];

In specific I'm having trouble figuring out how to find out the variable name of "player"

[ashen marsh]

this addAction [
    "Enter VR Simulation",
    {
        params ["", "_caller"];

        _position = switch (_caller) do { 
            case var1: { ... }; 
            case var2: { ... }; 
            default { [] };
        };

        if (_position isNotEqualTo []) then {
            _caller setPosATL _position;
        };
    }
];

[heavy fractal]

Hey. What things are good to put "local" on in editor? Its for a locally (upnp) hosted mp op

Trying to cut down wherever I can on unnecessary performance consumption while not giving up on detailing

[sinful zenith]

local objects should not be able to interact with.
Not move around, not take damage, can't switch their state (fireplace). Just static props

[heavy fractal]

So they are fine for indestructible walls and misc objects (decoratios)? Like an alternative to simple object

Ive previously used it for things like trash but ive been hesitant on objects that I still want things to have collision with (I.E a barrier)

Does the AI still treat them as any other static object?

[keen jolt]

You can still collide with them.

[keen jolt]

Yes. But if you move the object around it will not synchronize in MP

[heavy fractal]

Perfect

[viscid kraken]

i have a boat with ai in it how do i make it so the ai get out of the boat when the boat beaches?

[primal wave]

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/moveOut
You can either name the AI units p1 et cetera.
Or iterate on a named group:

{ moveOut _x } forEach units _yourGroup;

I am trying to create a giant rocket prop.
I have found an appropriate item class, "ammo_Missile_KH58".
But I can't get it to spawn with createSimpleObject:

createSimpleObject ["ammo_Missile_KH58", eyePos player]; 

What am I missing?

[scarlet crystal]

that's an ammo class, not object.

find its p3d path and use it instead

[primal wave]

Took a bit of a search through the configViewer. Thank you.

For those who want their own rocket missile prop:

miss_1 = createSimpleObject ["\A3\Weapons_F_Sams\Ammo\Missile_AR_02_F_fly.p3d", eyePos player];
miss_1 setVectorUp [0,-1,0];
miss_1 setObjectScale 8;

[modern parcel]

how do i put fast travel into a prop like a map board or a car
hopefully iwth editor modules or some script i can just copy paste

[viscid kraken]

i have a trigger that has the type set to Guarded by Independent and i have a waypoint for a group set to guard but the ai wonder outside of the trigger arena how do i make it so they dont

[modern parcel]

if i set a hatchback as simple object can i still run an addaction script on it

[ashen marsh]

No, as noted on BIKI.

[silver turret]

yk

the ai in this game drive so recklessly

how do you fix that

i tried changing formation, but they have a stroke when an IED goes off and i dont want them to get worried about anything

how

[modern parcel]

did u set them to careless

[silver turret]

yh

but they still drive like maniacs

i want their driving to be completely smooth

[analog burrow]

Hello, who knows why in debriefing in the civilian section, they indicate the destruction of the house, and the number is equal to the number of players?

[ashen marsh]

Because houses have civilian side.

[crisp cosmos]

Hi! does anyone know how i can add mouth movement while playing briefing animation or other type?

[scarlet crystal]

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

[silver turret]

how do i play sound from a speaker

i have done the description.ext file

no work

[fossil urchin]

CfgSFX or cfgSounds?

[fossil urchin]

You could share your content and how do you try to play sound?

[silver turret]

not yet

[young nebula]

What was the command to get name of preplaced object on map that you are looking at?

[keen jolt]

cursorObject?

[young nebula]

Yea, that was it. Thanks.

[blissful egret]

Hi guys I was just wondering is they any mods anyone suggests me having for editor mode for creating a co op mission

[woven zenith]

Does anyone know what's happening?

why can't it be seen

[small patrol]

I don't even know what is the issue you want to tell

[woven zenith]

the problem is that it doesn't move

and it doesn't follow its line either

[small patrol]

Probably the waypoint is too close

[woven zenith]

does not follow its line

[small patrol]

Then try to wonder if Mods you load does this

Or mission scripts

[woven zenith]

I have too many

[small patrol]

It is not a suggestion

Especially an AI Mod

[woven zenith]

I have like 44 mods

[woven zenith]

pkey

[small patrol]

It is not a suggestion

[blissful egret]

Can someone help me please

It let me wear this

[primal wave]

A mod is causing this. I cannot tell you which mod. I would start with the one that adds that uniform. If that doesn't fix it, start halving the loaded mods until you find the one.

[limber ravine]

Check the side the uniform belongs to. And check the side of the player's classname. Side= 0\1\2\3
Civilians can wear any uniform. All other sides can only wear the one that belongs to their side. (I don't remember exactly if they can wear civilians)

configfile >> "CfgVehicles" >>(typeof unit) >> "side"

In image i look on classname unit. (3 = civ)

[quick yoke]

Hey - I need some help on a trigger condition. I don't want trigger2 to fire if trigger1 already fired. I had !trigger1Fired in the condition for trigger2 but it doesn't work. Any idea?

Also tried trigger1Fired = false; in the condition of trigger2

[ashen marsh]

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

[plain gale]

Just delete trigger2

[hard ocean]

hey im admittedly relatively new to eden

trying to do something with it but cant quite figure it out

I want to have a jet thats "crashed" so its down on the ground, partially embedded in the ground, but not completely destroyed

and more importantly can be completely destroyed via a det charge

seems i can embed it via setting it as a simple object, but then it cant be damaged, wihtout that though it just launches out of the ground and/or explodes at mission start

would also be ok if i could embed it in the ground in its destroyed state

[primal wave]

First idea I can come up with. Not tested:
A) You place the jet as you want, set the damage level, and disable collisions
B) You create a trigger that detects explosions around the wreck. Several ways, I'd start with this in the condition field:

{_x inArea thisTrigger} count allMissionObjects "#explosion" > 0

Can also try: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Event_Handlers#Explode
Then in the effect field have it setDamage 1 the Jet.

[hard ocean]

Unfortunately for some reason if you disable simulation to disable collisions the aircrafts model appears pristine regardless of set damage amount

[primal wave]

See B)

You can also play around with https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/enableSimulationGlobal

[hard ocean]

cool ill fiddle, see what i can make work

thanks for the tips!

[wanton venture]

anyone know what this large grey box on the bottom right is

[small patrol]

Maybe a broken Mod or broken interface anyways

[wanton venture]

it just disappeared

I'll take what i can lol

[plain gale]

It's the control hints.

You can disable them in the menus strip -> interface

[blissful egret]

Hi everyone. I just need a little help, I’m making a mission and wanted to know if it’s possible to have two helicopters full of men spawn in and drop the men that then attack me and my squad after retrieving intel?

[scarlet crystal]

yes

[dim kindle]

Is it possible to "lock" a placed vehicles appearance? So it starts with the color I chose.

[scarlet crystal]

yes, you edit the vehicle's appearance and press OK to confirm it.

[blissful egret]

Sorry could you explain how I can do this

[scarlet crystal]

for the sake of making it an easier thing you could preplace those helicopters with men inside already, give the pilots two waypoints, first a HOLD one almost on top on their positions and then another TRANSPORT UNLOAD where you want them to land. And separate move waypoints for the infantry so they go where you want them to. Place a trigger, set its type to skip waypoint and synchronize it with the HOLD waypoints. Set it condition to run upon finding that intel of yours. Once condition is true, helicopters will stop "holding" and do what was described

[blissful egret]

Thank you!

I have 1 more problem I want this guy to shoot out the window but when I come to the position he just crouches down like this and don’t fire I’ve enabled path

[prisma oyster]

_guy setUnitPos "UP";

[blissful egret]

Thanks I sorted it

Is they a way I can make my AI smarter I walk in a building and it takes a couple seconds for them to realise I’m actually there and try kill me

[wanton venture]

where can i find that?

im at the menu but i cant find the interface menu

[plain gale]

Under the view category I believe

[stone epoch]

question, is it possible to create a large base w/ out taking up a ton of server resources?

[scarlet crystal]

no

[stone epoch]

DANG

caps

[dim kindle]

trying to make my 2 playable characters without stamina. I have unchecked the box in Attributes - Special States, but still tired AF. anyone have an idea how to remove stamina?

[ashen marsh]

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

[dim kindle]

where do I put that?

[ashen marsh]

In initPlayerLocal.sqf.

[dim kindle]

here? haha, sorry for stupid question. really new with all this

[ashen marsh]

I wrote "in initPlayerLocal.sqf", this file should be created in mission folder: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Event_Scripts

[vestal perch]

Smarter, no. but you can make a trigger that makes them target you

[unique hamlet]

anyway to attach/sync a high command - commander module to a player mid-mission?

[scarlet crystal]

just not attach player to it in the beginning

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_High_Command#Adding_multiple_commanders then run this

[dim kindle]

Can I save a vehicle as a composition, and make it travel to my last known location when I placed in with Zeus

[muted epoch]

I'm trying to create a "Tanoa DPM" by taking pictures around the map of green, "red", brown, and "black" colors. But I don't know where I could find a blackish color ?

[inner prawn]

Hey! Not sure if this is the best place to post, but I am having issues creating an ArmA 3 Warlords scenario - essentially, I have 8 Squadleaders synced to the WL Base module, they show up in the server browser as AI, but when I start the game, they don't actually spawn. Modlist attached.

Is there something I need to add in Description.ext for custom unit players?

[inner prawn]

Fixed it!!!! You have to sync only ONE unit to the Warlords Base module, not all 8

[harsh lodge]

gamers

is there any way i could make an arsenal inaccesible to a group?

better yet, individual players?

[dim kindle]

How do I do this, so I created an objective right, and upon completing that object/task a follow up objective will follow.

[scarlet crystal]

make a trigger to check if that task is completed, and on activation create the following task.

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

[hallow basin]

is anyone able to help me set up a headless client?

[prisma oyster]

did you find https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Headless_Client for starter? 🙂

[hallow basin]

ye but complicated

[prisma oyster]

you may head towards #arma3_questions see if you can get guided during the process

[hallow basin]

yeah currently doing the talkings

[blissful egret]

Hi can someone help me please I’ve set my created editor mission to Multiplayer but my friends can’t find my server

[light briar]

Small question guys: is there a solution to define the name of a Group into compositions ?
(except via script, even if I am not sure if compositions support init field or not)

[light briar]

Not an editor issue, you should ask into #server_windows or #server_linux why your server cannot be found.

[blissful egret]

I sorted it I had to export it

[blissful egret]

Hi everyone can I have some help please I want to create a trigger so when I get in a set radius a squad of men will spawn in and attack a certain location

[light briar]

I suggest you to look into youtube, tons of videos with slightly different solutions....

It will goes around that:

[dim kindle]

Is it possible to make the game "dirtier"? With a mod or something. Add dirt or mud or something? Everything is so clean haha

[scarlet crystal]

add dirt to what

[fossil urchin]

You mean decals or what kind of dirt and whre?

[wicked phoenix]

Having issues with white screens and looking to figure out what mods it could be if anyone has experience. First two pics are the scope type, Second two is the vehicles within this winter faction

[dim kindle]

The roads, clothes, hands, vehicles

[scarlet crystal]

you would have to make your own mod with modified textures or vrmats.

regarding roads there are terrain decals you can place on ground to make it look dirtier.

[kindred wave]

When I got to place a unit down/ vehicle I am unable to rotate them for the direction I am wanting to place them. What are the controls to be able to rotate them ?

[prisma oyster]

Shift+drag'n'drop 🙂

Alt is for altitude

[tame dirge]

Could anybody take a little time and join a voice channel when they can and tell me about the editor

[small patrol]

Explain in text

[tame dirge]

No

[small patrol]

Then no

[kindred wave]

how do you get units to follow you/ is it hard to get ai vehicles to go places, like i had an a10 and it was just slowly driving down the air strip

[small patrol]

Please explain your situation more precisely. What you've done to that A-10? Where it is placed and where you wanted them to go?

[kindred wave]

it ended up taking off on its own

which was good

im just trying to figure out how to get tanks and humvees to move to the area of where the enemy is aty

at*

[small patrol]

Use a waypoint

[kindred wave]

oaky will try out

[pearl mirage]

So i don't totally know what is the best option in the editor.
I got a capture zone mod i'm working on where all the points are held outside the map except one, and when you cap it then it becomes locked and the next point is moved into place. Invasion style.

But i need a way to have NPCs move in and attack/defend the current point. Is there already a good way to do this in game?

Otherwise my idea was to have a move marker be teleported to the current point by a script when the objective becomes active.

I was thinking there should be a proper way to actually set one of the points as the "current objective" and NPCs move to it, but i'm not sure.

[dim kindle]

1. I'm looking for a composition with lots of dead trees (even better with wrecks, craters and such) anyone know a good one?
2. Anyone has a good idea how to make a scorched earth feeling?

[silver turret]

um

i can't seem to adjust the windage on my scope

i have the ace mod installed too

vro

[scarlet crystal]

what

and what does it have to do with editor

[undone basalt]

maybe use the (Spawn AI: Sector Tactics module)

[pearl mirage]

never seen that. Will give it a try, lets hope i can figure it out.

[glacial elm]

Does DLC ammunition on a non-dlc weapon cause ads?

[small patrol]

No

[frozen sparrow]

Anyone know if it's possible to sync multiple objects to a task? Let's say I have a Search and Destroy task that involves destroying 2 objectives to complete the task, how would I go about making it so the task only gets marked as complete when both of the objectives are destroyed

[plain gale]

Make a parent task with two sub tasks

[terse tapir]

I frequent this server in A3 with a system where you can select/change your class with a HUD in-game without having to abort, how exactly would I implement a system like this in my own game?

[primal wave]

See https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Respawn#Loadouts_and_Roles
Otherwise a custom interface that uses commands like setUnitLoadout
Could be a lot of work(!).

[primal wave]

I'd like to place one of the editor graffiti/signs, such as the dirt or oil stains, on a static object. Normally these objects only appear on the ground beneath. Is there a dummy object or other trick I could use to make them appear above ground?

[limber ravine]

Create your own texture .paa and apply it to an user texture.

Those that change the surface cannot be shifted from the surface. And if the center of the model is not in the player's visibility zone, then this texture will simply disappear.

The decals on the surface have a texture God knows where. I can't even find them in the config. And the models need to be unbinned to find out the paths to the textures. I've already looked and couldn't find it, and I was too lazy to unbind.

[primal wave]

Ah. I was hoping you could tell me where those texture paths were (that was also my idea). Anybody else have an idea?

Thanks; you explain my frustration exactly.

[upbeat dirge]

I'd appreciate if someone could explain to me how you use the Respawn Position module.

I can get respawns working totally fine with markers, but I can't make it work with Respawn Position, no matter what I do. None of the settings seem to matter. It's driving me insane.

[primal wave]

Editor settings, description.ext settings, and modules conflict with each other.
My recommendation is to stick with description.ext settings and markers.
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Description.ext
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Respawn

http://killzonekid.com/arma-scripting-tutorials-respawn-on-marker/

[upbeat dirge]

Ok. So do you just never under any circumstance use the Respawn Position module?

I'm talking like Herman Melville level insanity. It is my white whale.

[primal wave]

I used a vehicle respawn position for transport trucks once for a coop mission. But it gave bugs for UAVs, and if you wanted to do any scripting on the vehicle.

For player respawn; my coop missions use a combination of leader respawn and "checkpoints" using the "BASE" template. Leader respawn scripts attach a marker to the group leader (search for examples). The "checkpoints" were triggers that either created respawn markers, or moved them.

Messing with templates resulted on persistent respawn on start position, or none at all, or other unusual behavior, that sometimes only manifested in multiplayer, or when hosted on dedicated. I would keep things simple.

[upbeat dirge]

OK

[silver turret]

tbh

playing around with the editor for like

a good

100 hours in the span of 2 ish weeks, theres so much in arma icl

i turned off ace sniping, why is sniping a bit easier, i never used the wind thing and all the other sniper stuff, only the shift+k wind meter and a lot of practice shots

[dim kindle]

I want my vehicles spawn ine with DMP to keep their attributes/color when they spawn, I understand that is a init script - but where do I find the color to add?
is this the right script? this setObjectTexture [0, "pathtoyourtexture.paa"];

[drowsy knot]

hey so I have Gcam cinematic camera tool and I can't use it

[prisma oyster]

see its details
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=909893746

[drowsy knot]

I saw many videos but I don't have in game

the option

[prisma oyster]

maybe you are not loading it, IDK

from the comments:

Cant get the scroll menu to work?
Paste and run the following code in the debug console while in singleplayer

[Unit] execVM "gcam\gcam.sqf"; 

[drowsy knot]

thx

how do I hide these stupid messages?

[drowsy knot]

hey do u know how to mute these

[prisma oyster]

nope

[plain gale]

Might be able to turn them off by disabling radio subtitles on the game menu

[drowsy knot]

okay thanks

[gleaming prawn]

So uh

flyinheight doesn't seem to work for me no matter what I type

😭

[primal wave]

What is your question or goal?

[gleaming prawn]

How to make flyin height work😭

[small patrol]

Post your code and/or error then

[jovial mural]

Can someone help me configure KAT MEDICAL

[sour wyvern]

try this.

0 fadeRadio 0;
enableSentences false;```

[dim kindle]

Is it possible to have one friendly AI with mortar to set up or do it have to be 2 people? one with base plate and one with tube?

[final hill]

Yeah, it has to be 2 man operation depending on weapon

[modern parcel]

how many brain cells will it take to constantly spawn in veichle ai and have them head towards a cpature point with waypoints

maybe also have some ai get different waypoints that would be like flanking

basically war thunder ground rb but in arma 3 using ai

[plain gale]

how many brain cells will it take
availableBrainCells + 1 😬

[modern parcel]

is there a way to at least have a constantly spawning ai veichles that have common waypoints

[jovial mural]

?

[prisma oyster]

how it feels sometimes 😄

[knotty vale]

hello guys, i made a mission where i edited the loadout and apperance of my characters, but when I start the scenario on dedicated multiplayer server all of the characters that we play as are reverted to the classic vanilla outfit and guns, does anyone know why is this happening?

[gleaming prawn]

helicopter flyInHeight 0;

[small patrol]

And how it doesn't work

[gleaming prawn]

helicopter flys up and stays there

[small patrol]

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/flyInHeight
Read example 2

[gleaming prawn]

I've tried both and it still doesn't work

Unless I'm being stupid it doesn't work at all

[small patrol]

Are you sure you have a helicopter that is named helicopter

[gleaming prawn]

Yep

It's spelt correct to the t

[small patrol]

What if you do likesqf helicopter flyInHeight 200;

[gleaming prawn]

How can I tell if that one works?

[small patrol]

You'll see if it does

[gleaming prawn]

let's see

[gleaming prawn]

flies up and hovers like before

[small patrol]

Then trysqf helicopter flyInHeight 0.1;
or other small numbers like 1 or 2 or so

[gleaming prawn]

still not working:((

so I tried on a diff heli (MH 47) and it seemed to work, but only worked when I was sitting in the gunner place. As soon as I pressed 'get out' the heli started lifting

seems to work now

I had to get rid of the waypoints????

I hate this

Although it still hovers over ground before landing and holding

[modern parcel]

is there a way to spawn a random veichle from a list, manned by ai, and will all have the same set of waypoints from spawn

so maybe like have a marker with a script

[dim kindle]

How do I "lock" this fence?
I've made it horizontal but when I try to adjust the height of it, it goes back to its usual position

[plain gale]

Use the translation widget to move it along axis after it was rotated

[dim kindle]

I have created a unit which I use as a player. But when I respawn in my mission, I'm a totally new dude, with different clothes and all. Is it possible to respawn with my last used kit? And how?

[ashen marsh]

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Respawn#Restore_Loadout_on_Respawn

[modern parcel]

can i have the player respawn in singleplayer rather than the default death screen

can someone explain what these do

especially sector tactic and the difference between spawn ai and spawnpoint

hoping to get a steady stream of armored veichles all headed to a common capture point

[harsh panther]

is there a way to make some weapons or ammo types deal 100% damage per mission? I want to make a mission where all guns except handguns and SMGs are one-shot-kill.

[prisma oyster]

a "hit"/"damaged" event handler on the target can do yes

[keen jolt]

spawn AI spawns the AI (doesn't matter where you put it) and spawn point is just where they will be (its position is important)
You probably have to sync the spawn point to spawn AI

[modern parcel]

thx

[keen jolt]

idk what tactics is but you probably have to sync it to both spawn AI and a sector control module or something

Most of those modules have a description that tells you how to use them

[knotty vale]

can anyone tell me whats the issue?

[sinful zenith]

None, ignore it.
Fixed next game update.

[knotty vale]

thanks

[sly sleet]

hey guys does anybody use ravage much still? im about 10 years too latelol

[dim kindle]

Hey guys, what does a super simple file structure look like for writing custom code. I got it to work like 3 years ago and cant remember. Shouldn't be super complex. I know their are .pbo and .sqf files.

[small patrol]

PBO is not a script file. SQF is

[gritty tulip]

trying to spawn a composition in the eden editor, but they spawn at different heights instead of all put together if that makes sense. any ideas?

[lime dagger]

in eden, theres an option for objects to be either at terrain hight, or free float. check if the composition is placed on terrain as terrain hight,

[gritty tulip]

ok let me try that. Thank you

[lime dagger]

That option applies on the specific object level, and saved along the composition.

[gritty tulip]

ok. I tried spawning an submarine interior on an airstrip to look at, and it was all our of wack, I would have had to play legos with it

[dim kindle]

what is a .pbo?

[gritty tulip]

that worked. I didnt click the right icons. Thank you

[dim kindle]

and how does the .pbo and .sqf communicate? should the .sqf be nested in the .pbo?

[lime dagger]

.PBO is a kind of compressed binirized archive containing within it the folder structure assets, textures or path to textures config files, models, scripts, etc etc.

[dim kindle]

okay I can just super confused

like. I made a multiplayer mission. I have the saved .pbo in MPmissions

but my computer cant open the .pbo or render in VScode

I am trying to write some code in a .spf file... but like here is as far as I got.

so the .pbo should be a folder? and the .spf should be in it?

[small patrol]

You're seemingly trying to get thr idea overcomplicatedly. What you need to edit to edit script is SQF. A mission can be packed and exported into a PBO

Also, no to crosspost

[dim kindle]

okay so I can't write a .sqf for an MPmission, thats one thoing I was doing incorrectly

Has to start as a Mission, then be exported. Right? So now I am running into an issues where altohugh I saved it as a normal mission, it doesn't appear in the amra3/mission folder?

[dim kindle]

I have selected a Loadout that I want to start with in my LAN mission, but when I spawn in I have a totally different Loadout, not even close to what I chose. anyone know what I'm doing wrong?

[ashen marsh]

Try to disable this: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Description.ext#respawnOnStart

[dim kindle]

Is it best (lower effect on the FPS) to have one huge minefield module or several smaller? or is it shit the same?

[plain gale]

Doesn't matter. The modules just create the mines.

[primal wave]

You could try to split them up, and synch the mine modules to triggers, to make the performance hit optional. You can also use the Zone Restriction module. https://forums.bohemia.net/forums/topic/222932-zone-protection/?tab=comments#comment-3403465

(perhaps would also lower mission filesize)

[tame dirge]

does anybody know why when you get a scenario from the workshop you have to export it as multiplayer in your server but when I click on the map no roles pop up for me to choose from

[unreal pivot]

Hey does anyone know why the gear loads perfectly fine before I load into the editor?

[woeful raptor]

I'm missing something (brains) how do I make whilte smoke?

https://i.imgur.com/dqkqpkg.png

I've tried many different settings but....

[plain gale]

Color values to 1

[scarlet crystal]

what

[mortal hare]

unit randomization probably.
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Description.ext#disableRandomization

@unreal pivot

[unreal pivot]

Got it fixed it was a mod conflict but thanks brother

[woeful raptor]

@plain gale doesn't work

[vestal perch]

How does it look like with all red green blue as 1.0

[woeful raptor]

still basicly grey

[hard ocean]

anyone have any tips for keeping a infantry squad in an APC until the APC gets to a waypoint?

im looking at using setUnloadInCombat but that resets each time they get shot at it seems, i could write some code that constantly checks canUnloadInCombat for all of my APCs and sets as needed i guess but that seems inefficient and clunky

just want my infantry to stay inside until they get to their disembark point or if their vehicle is immobilized

[scarlet crystal]

keep them in careless behaviour

[hard ocean]

yeah could work though then i need to have a trigger or script for each squad to kick them out of careless if they disembark due to vehicle being immobilized dont i?

if i want them to fight

and that doesnt even work, even careless they disembark...

[scarlet crystal]

are you using any AI mods?

[hard ocean]

just LAMBS, to clarify last comment, seems they wont disembark if the vehicle crew is careless but if the crew is in combat and the squad being caried is careless they will, obviously not ideal when you want the gunners to shoot things

im attempting disbaling FSM for the vehicle crew, see if that sorts it maybe

ok update that solved it, i did try without LAMBS enabled as well and it was still happening

but disabling FSM on the vehicle crew stopped it

[azure bone]

can anyone help me when Im playing arma 3 editor anytime I place a move or any waypoint for vehicles or AI they do not follow them or move: for example I placed a vehicle down and highlighted over it to select the unit I then put a move waypoint and when I put spectate in sp nothing happends they dont drive or move.

[fast void]

Yellow, I am having an issue with "composition: group marker" for a multiplayer mission. I am using the "respawn on custom position" attribute as a respawn method. This means though that on the very first spawn, the groups get deleted as the player is killed in the debug corner for the respawn. Is there a way to prevent the group from being deleted? If not, is there a workaround for this?

[vestal perch]

disable all mods and try again.

[azure bone]

Still not working no mods downloaded only dlc

I've assigned a move waypoint for the ai to drive and he just stays there

[vestal perch]

is it placed in an open space it can navigate in? have you tried some other spots?

[azure bone]

Yes still nothing

[vestal perch]

post your RTP log at #arma3_troubleshooting

[silver turret]

is there any mod for helmet cams

like one that goes directly on ur head

not on your left or right

[scarlet crystal]

no

[silver turret]

sad

💔

[knotty vale]

how can I stop it from showing? im new to modding

[small patrol]

Fix your script error

[knotty vale]

I found a script online that when someone dies it reapplies their last outfit in the init code

can I post it here? its short if someone could look it for me please

[small patrol]

Why not

[knotty vale]

this addEventHandler ["Respawn", {
[_this select 0, [this, "last_loadout"]] call BIS_fnc_loadInventory;
}];

[this] spawn {
waitUntil {sleep 5; alive (this select 0)};
[(this select 0), [(this select 0), "last_loadout"]] call BIS_fnc_saveInventory;
};

[small patrol]

[this] spawn { 
    waitUntil {sleep 5; alive (_this select 0)}; 
    [(_this select 0), [(_this select 0), "last_loadout"]] call BIS_fnc_saveInventory; 
};```

[knotty vale]

should I use that?

[small patrol]

Try it

[knotty vale]

It works!!! Thank you very much :)

[silver turret]

genuine question

is there an alternative to gcam?

cos abu khobz finds that gcam no worky

[scarlet crystal]

no

[modern parcel]

how do i disable singleplyaer respawn and instead add a multiplayer respawn kind athing

[fast garnet]

any ideas how to get my .sqm file that I exported from eden to become a .pbo file?

[small patrol]

Better to explain your issue, as your question doesn't really make sense

[fast garnet]

don't know how to really explain it lol, I'm trying to get the file to become a PBO so I can have it hosted on my server and it's a SQM file. First time trying to do this lol

my last scenario I made was PBO and this one is a SQM

[small patrol]

Editor > Top Left menu > Export > Export to Multiplayer

[fast garnet]

I tried that, it remains a sqm file and I deleted the file and tried again it becomes a sqm file again

[small patrol]

What becomes a SQM

Where exactly you look

[fast garnet]

can I sharescreen in general voice? im super confused lol

[small patrol]

No

Post in screenshot. I don't even prefer VC

[fast garnet]

I click the file and it shows up as a sqm

[small patrol]

This is not where it goes

[fast garnet]

Where does it go?

[small patrol]

steamapps\common\Arma 3\MPMissions

[fast garnet]

oh

so this is where the exported files go?

[small patrol]

Yes

[fast garnet]

💀

thank you so much man

we were over thinking this for 6 hours

[small patrol]

You can even try Google for a minute

[fast garnet]

tried it lol

not even half of my history lol

was overthinking it

thank you though much love man!

[silver turret]

how can i use spectator cam with xbox controller

[honest solar]

I'm making a mission where players lead an AI squad, with each player commanding a squad of their own. However, I'm not quite sure how I should handle respawning. Is there a way to give the player a new squad to command upon respawning, or have the killed squad members respawn nearby? Alternatively, if someone else has ran a mission like this, what solution did you use?

[dim kindle]

Ive created a Loadout for a unit, but when I use in-game, the weapon is changed (don't know but probably back to the vanilla weapon the unit had) so I have to go through the Arsenal using Zeus to change weapon...
Is it a setting or a bug or am I doing something wrong?

[scarlet crystal]

you're probably using a unit that has loadout randomization enabled for it. Hard to guess if you don't even say what mods you're using. Try using a vanilla Survivor or whatever basegame unarmed character as a base instead.

Or find an option to disable randomisation in one of your mods.

[dim kindle]

this did the trick, thanks!

[shut trellis]

Hello, sorry if this is a stupid question.
I've been having an issue where triggers only activate on local host and not on a dedicated server.
I tried making a clear the town objective using triggers, criteria was:

• If OPFOR
• Not Present.
  I synced the trigger to a task state module that was synced to a create task module. When I run the scenario on local host the trigger activates and displays a notification saying task ... completed, but when I load the mission in on my dedicated server it doesn't show any notification and the task isn't completed.
  How can I fix this?

[scarlet crystal]

double-click the trigger, select the checkbox to have it execute server-side.

unless it's supposed to happen for everyone. Then it's probably because you're using modules.

[shut trellis]

Just for clarification, are you referring to the 'server only' checkbox?
Cause I tried that earlier and It didn't seem to resolve the issue.

[worldly vapor]

does anyone know how i can make it to be able to edit players in my server
i make them editable objects and see there icons but after that i cant edit them all'

[worn pagoda]

God morning all!
I have created a shitload of different loadouts, can I share them with a buddy when playing LAN? With a mod or something. Created them in ACE arsenal if that is good to know

[primal wave]

Unless you're interested in scripting, I'd use the "export" button at the bottom of the arsenal screen on every loadout. See: https://www.reddit.com/r/arma/comments/ck9kpi/how_do_i_transfer_virtual_arsenal_loadouts/?rdt=35579

[supple holly]

Ace arsenal has a feature where you can share your lodaouts in same session. You need to make your lodaout public and other person should see it and take it.

[worn pagoda]

Haha thanks! This was perfect! Worked like a charm

Tried this game over LAN and holy shit it's fun!
Noticed a bad thing regarding loadouts. I created them in ACE arsenal in the editor, when I tried to use them in-game there were no clothes and some of the weapons were gone. They all worked great when I've tried them. I have no mods with gear, only using Spearhead 1944 stuff. Anyone know what happened?

[silver turret]

i cant seem to adjust my windage when i use ace sniping

help

[silver turret]

i can only adjust my elevation

i have my windage key binded too

it works on normal arma sniping

idk why it doesnt on ace

[coral vortex]

Most likely an issue between ace and spearhead 1944

[worn pagoda]

And that gives you a gold medal! Thanks alot! Now it works perfect, and alot more haha 😄

I have used Drongos Map Population and it's pretty nice to use, to populate the map.
What I want to do now is a place on the map that is "the front" where I would go to from my own base.
This is probably way to impossible but I have to ask 😄
Can I, in some way, make so both I get reinforcements that helps me "on the front" and the enemy AI will get reinforcements to the front?

[scarlet crystal]

are they silent if you have no mods?

[dim kindle]

yes

[silver turret]

is there any mod where the hand adjustment for the pistol looks more realistic

/ a one handed pistol mod

[scarlet crystal]

no

also not related to editor

[dim kindle]

Can it be a bad idea to mix units/vehicles from Spearhead 1944 and IFA3? For example
Thinking of errors and bugs and such

[atomic rose]

I need help making mortars act with triggers in my mission anyone down to call so I can stream and you could possibly direct me?

[spice cave]

Hello, how does one make a vehicle spawn in multiplayer with a custom loadout, i mean for example a heli with custom pylon loadout?
i'd like the vehicle to respawn with that same loadout as well

[slow jewel]

why not just make a rearming station

[spice cave]

i dont even know what that is 💀

im not running on a lot of mods either

[slow jewel]

i use no mods

[spice cave]

enlighten me

[slow jewel]

ok ummm

i make a trigger 6 by 6 by 3 and make a script to rearm my chopper when i land in the trigger

[spice cave]

hmhm

oh i see the vision

thing is ive got 6 helis with diff loadouts

that would be a lot of different scripts

[slow jewel]

well heres the trigger i use

_unit = _this select 0;

WaitUntil{(getPos _unit select 2)<2};
sleep 3;
if((getPos _unit select 2)>2 && speed _unit <=1 || not (_unit in list Rearmlist)) exitWith{};

_unit VehicleChat "Repairing...";
hintSilent "HomeBase RRR";
"Repairing" remoteExec ["hint", 0];
sleep 2;
_unit setDammage 0;
sleep 2;
_unit VehicleChat "Refueling...";
hintSilent "Refueling";
"Refueling" remoteExec ["hint", 0];
_unit setFuel 0;
sleep 2;
_unit setFuel 1;
_unit VehicleChat "Rearming...";
hintSilent "Rearming";
"Rearming" remoteExec ["hint", 0];
sleep 4;
_unit setVehicleAmmo 1;
sleep 2;
_unit VehicleChat "(Lock & Load)";
hint "Ready (Lock & Load)";
"Ready" remoteExec ["hint", 0];
sleep 2;
hintSilent "";

if(true) exitWith{};

[spice cave]

i see

recon i could just make it change loadout

[slow jewel]

well really its the script that rearms my chopper

you can ajust the script to do as you wish

[spice cave]

indeed

[slow jewel]

thats a roger

[spice cave]

still i'd rather have something that makes it directly on spawn for a noob like me that cant land

[slow jewel]

can you use a respawn modual

[spice cave]

this setPylonLoadout ["Pylon1", "PylonRack_12Rnd_PG_missiles",true]
i've tried this

no changes

[slow jewel]

in MP modual there a vichel respawn

[spice cave]

sure

[slow jewel]

in the init of the modual you can edit what the modual does

[spice cave]

yes im following

[slow jewel]

nice

[spice cave]

if you wanna vc if its easier im down

[slow jewel]

i made a full chopper script that uses a modual along with it that redress a chopper pilot and respawns both pilot and chopper

[spice cave]

on respawn

im following but the issue is with the pylons :/

[slow jewel]

i see yeah i dont really chang my pylons i did in the past

but to me it seems redundent

[spice cave]

for example, id like to spawn a chopper with DAR and DAGR

i edit the pylons in editor to have them

[slow jewel]

yes i did that before

[spice cave]

i launch the map, theyre not even on, and even with script above it doesnt change

how did you do it?

[slow jewel]

ummm heres what my friend Alex does

[spice cave]

that removes all pylon weapons and mags right

[slow jewel]

i think so

i dont use this but he does

[spice cave]

i see

[slow jewel]

i just use the choppers as they are

[spice cave]

if i cant get it to work ill do the same but thatd be sad

[slow jewel]

i hope that helps you m8

[spice cave]

ill try

[slow jewel]

ok cool

ill see if i can find it other places

POLPOX can help us i know he can

[small patrol]

Your last code doesn't even make sense. Since it's not even an SQF, but a config, and even if it is, the config is very broken at multple reasons

[slow jewel]

ok i dont use it my friend does i never tryed it

[quiet plume]

i wonder if friend's name starts with "Chat"

[small patrol]

How you run this is important. Where you put it

[slow jewel]

ill tell my frien that its broken

[spice cave]

in object init of the chopper

[small patrol]

Then try 1 instead of "Pylon1"

[slow jewel]

im not sure ill ask my friend whats up with that

[spice cave]

ive tried that as well :/

[small patrol]

But in Editor you already have a easy to use GUI to edit pylon

[spice cave]

i know! but it doesnt spawn with the edited pylon lmao

[quiet plume]

well, i'd like the vehicle to respawn with that same loadout as well isn't exactly a clean editor job

[spice cave]

could it be by any chance because of the mounted minigun

2x so i have to use pylon 3 and 4

[spice cave]

i tried and no

[small patrol]

Okay was slightly confusing since the convo is very flooded with some nonsense. So the point is you are using a Vehicle Respawn module?

[spice cave]

would you like to go in voicechat so i explain better

[small patrol]

No thanks

[spice cave]

the point is, id like a chopper to spawn with specific armament

then if destructed, to respawn with the same armament again

editing pylons doesnt even work for some reason

[small patrol]

You missed the point I'd like to ask. Do you use a module

[spice cave]

i do use a respawn module

[small patrol]

Then that's why that chunk of code don't do anything

Let me wake myself up and take a bit of meal. No idea why I couldn't fell asleep today

[slow jewel]

hes not useing that code

[small patrol]

?

[slow jewel]

go to the video i posted

[small patrol]

I didn't. I already smell that is very unrelated

[spice cave]

sure, take your time

[slow jewel]

you smell it lol

thats funny

[quiet plume]

(screenshot from video) yeah, not exactly relevant

[slow jewel]

i know why you couldnt fall asleep you need to help us with stuff

[spice cave]

plasma cannon executioner 👀

[small patrol]

If you tried your best to be funny, that concluded that you're judt disgusting

[slow jewel]

i was not being funny

i was being real

[spice cave]

its all good lets not argue and wait for polpox to start the day

[slow jewel]

oh hes just getting up ?

[spice cave]

maybe, anyway ive got plenty of time

thanks for trying to help! i appreciate

[slow jewel]

i try my best to help but i guess i always fail

[spice cave]

nah its good you gave some ideas that ill try if i cant change pylons

🫡

[slow jewel]

well anyways i learn as i try to help

well thx m8

[small patrol]

params ["_newVehicle","_oldVehicle"]; {_newVehicle setPylonLoadout [_forEachIndex+1,_x,true]} forEach getPylonMagazines _oldVehicle;```In Expression of Vehicle Respawn

It's 0230 here. You know what I mean

[spice cave]

i know how it feels yes

doesnt seem to work hm

[small patrol]

Okay, how it doesn't work?

[spice cave]

comes in with base pylons

[small patrol]

AKA, what you've done, what you've input, what you've behave and what gone wrong

[spice cave]

pasted code in expression of vehicle respawn

[slow jewel]

wow that looks nice awsome

you da Man POLPOX

[small patrol]

Okay, which vehicle you talk about?

[atomic rose]

how do I make it so that mortars come down with trigger activation? im new with triggers

[spice cave]

my chopper

[small patrol]

Which chopper

[spice cave]

wy55czapla

if i dont sync the respawn it will spawn with edited pylons however

tbh i dont wanna disturb your sleep schedule feel free to check tomorrow

[small patrol]

Is this how it does look to you?

[slow jewel]

woowah

lol nice

[spice cave]

absolutely

[slow jewel]

holy pylons BatMan

[small patrol]

And do you sync the module and the heli?

[spice cave]

i do

[slow jewel]

and to the server

[small patrol]

Just to make it sure, can you do this with vanilla game?

[spice cave]

give me a few seconds

[quiet plume]

inb4 pilot/copilot pylon ownership kicks in

[spice cave]

im using eden enhanced could that be the isssue?

[small patrol]

Most unlikely but other Mods maybe

[spice cave]

i only have cup terrain and cup core

[slow jewel]

do you have a server logic on the map to synk it to also

[spice cave]

i dont think so

[slow jewel]

i think you need that too

[spice cave]

it works now

curious

[slow jewel]

synk the moduals to the server logic

[spice cave]

i dont understand what would cause this

whats the server logic

[slow jewel]

upper right you can put a logic on the map name it server

synk the moduals to the server logic

[spice cave]

will give this a try

[slow jewel]

logic entites

[spice cave]

not sure where is the "logic entities"

[slow jewel]

same place where you would put men and markers theres logic entites name it server

it a square looking thing

[slow jewel]

yeah the thing with the flag on it

[quiet plume]

place it to do what exactly?

or at least roughly

[small patrol]

I don't even believe Scotty knows what he's trying to suggest

[slow jewel]

to synk it to your moduals

yes i do

dont anyone use game logics

[quiet plume]

Scotty, i'd be blunt as brick. Please, try your if your own suggestions work in editor before posting it here, to prevent screens worth of basically noise. Thanks.

[slow jewel]

i have iv done so many times

[spice cave]

it seems unlikely CUP Terrains core would mess with the pylons

[slow jewel]

dont anyone use game logics to synk to moduals

and if not why not

almost everyone of my missions have a game logic on the map

[spice cave]

for the sake of it ive tried but no

[slow jewel]

umm ok

[spice cave]

so this then would be related to something else

to remove a custom pylon setting

[slow jewel]

well no i have sometimes many game logics on the map synked to moduals

or if you want to call them logic enities its ok

an exsample of this can be seen in the mission ENDGame

in many cases the 1st thing i do is put a logic named server on the map

you can synk logics to triggers or moduals and others

[quiet plume]

And how is this relevant to the problem at hand?

[spice cave]

i've tried the same map, without any mods, doesnt fix it

this gives me a headache

so it must be in the mission files

[slow jewel]

well i guessing if he synk his moduals to a logic named server it all will work fine

is that ok

[spice cave]

ive tried but no

[slow jewel]

really huumm

[spice cave]

by only keeping the mission.sqm same issue

i dont know anymore

how does one copy a vehicle loadout to paste in into the vehicle respawn expression

[slow jewel]

control C and Control V

[spice cave]

right

[slow jewel]

Control C = Copy Control V = past

[spice cave]

i know yes

[slow jewel]

ok cool

its having things go wrong that make me learn woohoo Arma 3

but i never had a headake thx to GOD

sep when i hit a bad shot in GOLF

lol

i wish i could synk a game logic to my GOLF swing that would be awsome

i wish some one would make Arma 3 GOLF that would be awsome

thats just wishfull thinking

[spice cave]

sorry for the ping, ive tried on vanilla, after destruction doesnt keep loadout

[slow jewel]

im going to find out how to do what your asking

[small patrol]

You're doing something wrong but can't tell if the wrong is the fact I'm using Dev-Branch

Let's say, if you put sqf systemChat str _thiswhat will be printed into chat

[spice cave]

this

no idea

[small patrol]

I'm saying try it

[spice cave]

mb mb

[]

[slow jewel]

_this = what ?

[small patrol]

Sounds like the module is not even working properly

[ashen marsh]

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Magic_Variables#this

[spice cave]

[slow jewel]

yeah but dont you need _this to be pointing at something

[spice cave]

should i reinstall the game at this point lmao

[slow jewel]

no no

[small patrol]

Reinstall doesn't make anything better

[spice cave]

right

is there anything i could do?

[quiet plume]

params ["_newVehicle","_oldVehicle"]; diag_log [_newVehicle, _oldVehicle]; outputs [bis_o1,<NULL-object>] to my log. Fun stuff

[sharp lily]

Hey guys, can I have a question ? Is there any chance how to activate trigger only for some 'playable units' ? For example, only for Machinegunners, or Tank crew units ? Thank You

[slow jewel]

maybe this can help

[small patrol]

Scotty, as a behalf of a moderator, please stop. Your nonsense is not even questionable but simply unrelated

[slow jewel]

ok if you say so

[quiet plume]

this setVariable ["Excessive_Workaround", getPylonMagazines this]; in helicopter's Init field and
params ["_newVehicle","_oldVehicle"]; {_newVehicle setPylonLoadout [_forEachIndex+1,_x,true]} forEach (_newVehicle getVariable ["Excessive_Workaround", []]); in the module's Expression field works for at least one respawn in my testing

[spice cave]

will try right now

[quiet plume]

may (or may not) be caused by module a) spawn-ing the Expression code for the new vehicle and then b) explosively deleting old wreck right afterwards

[spice cave]

it seems to work

i am obliterating it for 5 times in a row

seems good

thank you so much to you all!!!

now gotta help Raio

[sharp lily]

Just wondering, maybe its even not possible, maybe I just need to place trigger under the foot of those 'playable units', and make it client only trigger, but this solution creates a lot of problems unfortunately.

[quiet plume]

inb4 pilot-copilot pylon ownership kicks in

[small patrol]

Actually, for what purpose? Is there a big reason you have to use a trigger?

[sharp lily]

For example, I want to play ogg file only for guys with radio, there will be some informations etc; also I would like to give some hint texts specific for the roles, means: tips and tricks. Its a bit complicated to explain, its all matters on scenario and storytelling I'm trying to build. Some roles will get different advantages etc, so they can use'em in story as they please. Simplified answer.

[small patrol]

Next question would be, when it should run?

[sharp lily]

Em, some after start, some in advance, but.. we can probably just start one on start, and make some "sleep" commands in sqf, to make hints and audio play by some time. I guess.

[small patrol]

Then it does mean what you really need is not a trigger

[sharp lily]

Wow.. didn't know there is other way.

[small patrol]

Since I'm drunk and coming home rn, can't really tell the idea but what you really need is just init.sqf and some if statements

[sharp lily]

I appreciate You trying to help even in those 'harsh' conditions 😄 I'll be grateful for later answer, that is totally ok, this problem is stopping me for some time already so, no hurry here 😅

[small patrol]

init.sqf basically is running everytime the mission starts. And importantly, local to every client/player

[sharp lily]

Yep, but how to filter who is, and who is not supposed to get those commands, hints, etc. ?

[small patrol]

tldr there are two types of script commands. One is global, which is networked for everyone. One is local which is not networked but only happens on the computer

In this case, you can use if statements to check "who am I" for each client, and use/play audio for corresponded condition

To check who am I, let's say you can use typeOf player which returns className of the player unit

[sharp lily]

A bit existential question..

[sharp lily]

Got it, but I wont be able to write that script unfortunately. No clue how

[small patrol]

It's not SO complicated. Far from too easy though

If you have a very little knowledge of a coding on somewhere, it might be more easier. But sounds like you don't

[sharp lily]

I was thinking about.. to use trigger on start, on a place where character is spawning, make it with "owner", and make it execVm "radioinfo.sqf" so to say. So only guy, who spawned (cs AI will be turned off) on that trigger will make it on, and on the client, right ?

[sharp lily]

I dont, I'm sorry.

[small patrol]

Duh, somehow this convo makes me to wish I can write very early tut for scripting

I'll write more specifically within half anhour I guess

[sharp lily]

😄 Thats ok man, I will wait till You got fresh, jeez, I will be gratefull so much.

I will be at work so no rush man, thank You so much!

[small patrol]

I feel I'm drunk than never in a few months. Hmm I just drunk a pint

[sharp lily]

I hope it was more like celebration drinking 🙂

No the sad one type 😅

[small patrol]

Anyways, first tip of the day: always try and feel how it works on your end

[sharp lily]

No promisses 😄

[small patrol]

I mean script. Not a beer. I wish it was a celebration, though

[sharp lily]

Oh, script.. oh.. ok 😄 Allright, well, that happens too, I feel You bro..

[small patrol]

Before driving into too much OT, I'll inform you that it's not awful anyways. Not awesome either

[sharp lily]

Love to 'hear' that, life has some boss fights always rdy for us.. I wish we had a Load button sometime 😄

[small patrol]

Let's try a super simple something for now. You know which folder/mission you work on. Open the folder (Top-left of Eden, open folder or something) and make a file init.sqf (case insensitive but SQF extension and that name to be exact. You can just rename from txt)

[sharp lily]

Init.sqf is ready, (same as initPlayerLocal.sqf and onPlayerKilled.sqf, I use them sometime) but I will have to get on the way to work now, will be free probably next day. I hope You will be available a bit.

[small patrol]

Basically, init.sqf is a script file that always run on every each mission startup. And runs locally. That theoretically means, it works very similar to a trigger that runs on the mission startup. This is the reason you don't really need to rely on trigger (and more - but not going to explain for now)

[sharp lily]

Yes, just the part, where I can somehow "determine who is who" is too hard for me :\

[small patrol]

Basically, and locally, every player knows who they are. You need to fetch that info

[sharp lily]

But I probably understand which way You heading now.. : )

[small patrol]

Let's say, if you want to tell something to the player that is named player1 for something, for now

if (player == player1) then {
  hint "You are player1";  // this runs only on one player's client
};```

[sharp lily]

Dont tell me, it's that easy 😄

[small patrol]

Yes, it is

[sharp lily]

:DD Damn!

[small patrol]

if basically is,sqf if (the condition) then { run me, but only if the condition is met };

[sharp lily]

Can't wait to try that!

[small patrol]

Do you know what I mean if you run this on init.sqf? This runs on every client, and let them decide they are going to run or not

[sharp lily]

I got You, it will filter out players not logged in "radioman" character, for example.

[small patrol]

Being global or local is very confusing at first - it still is to me anyways, but thing is, it is that simple. One can run their own command, only for them

[sharp lily]

Will test it as I get home, thank You buddy, so much, I will inform You 😉 🫠

[slow jewel]

hay how do you make collored text in discord i forget

oh w8 i found it

[silent kayak]

Can anyone helped me with pose mods and when I was ctrl+E it say "Failed to apply animation"

[sharp lily]

Work like charm, thank You mate! 🤟

[worn iron]

Hello there. I'm new to Arma 3 and Eden scripting, and I was wondering if there is any waypoint that tells the AI to just sit around and wait for a set amount of time before proceeding?

Like for example, I want to order an AI squad to move into an area with a waypoint, hold there for 5 minutes, then move to a secondary location. Is this possible with waypoints? Thank you.

[small patrol]

You can set Timer Values Min, Mid, Max

Found the method, so skip me is unironically the worst way to conclude your question anywhere anytime. It is best to leave your method for you and everyone else

[worn iron]

so would i set min, med and max to 300, 300, 300?

if so, then thanks for the help!

I was trying to set up a patrol where the ai would travel from town to town and stay there for a little bit inside the city, then get back inside and drive off

but they would arrive, then immediately just start driving to the next area

[small patrol]

Basically. So they will wait for 300 seconds after the waypoint is done

[worn iron]

got it. and as a follow up, if you don't mind.

the ai squads are able to change their speed, engagement and awareness depending on the waypoint that they just completed? or the one they are heading to

I was making another level where the ai would walk into a city and begin fighting each other, but they would see each other on the outskirts and just shoot at each other from far away instead of close quarters

i can make them be careless and never fire, but how do i swap them to start fighting?

is it through the waypoint they finished to or the one they are completing now

[small patrol]

Actually yes and no question. Seriously depends on the situation: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/AI_Behaviour

[silver turret]

i keep going to other ai unit body cams

with the adjustable body cam mod

and i have to scroll through a ton of different body cams to get to mine

help

how fix

[small patrol]

Unload the Mod or read the manual?

[dim kindle]

How would I go about modifying the asset list for warlords?

I understand that I need to make a description.ext? howeever I cant seem to get that to work?

But class is in the docs?

[small patrol]

Why you are executing description.ext

[silent kayak]

Guys how to make Soldiers shooting for Screenshot artwork?

[small patrol]

State your issue and situation or no help can be delivered

[sharp lily]

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/doFire ?

[silent kayak]

Thank

[dim kindle]

I don't know how to phrase myself but try to keep up haha
As it is now when I play co-op, so when you die it's just a normal respawn, I would like to be punished or in some way "feel" that you have respawned. how do you do when you fix missions? Just now it's just rinse and repeat with respawns. At the same time I don't want to get too much punished so it gets boring to play

[silver turret]

i did

also

what mission mod is best

trgm2 or forgotten few 2

[scarlet crystal]

they are very different, you should try each yourself.

[silver turret]

hmmm

its not subscribing

the mod

i subscribe but its not added to my mods list on the launcher

[scarlet crystal]

they are scenarios, not "true" mods. You launch them from the game's main menu, either Scenarios tab or Multiplayer -> Host depending on if it's singleplayer or multiplayer.

[silver turret]

ah ok

[silver turret]

how do i get AI to get into the heli im in

[spark cedar]

hey there

I have a quick question about the "effects" part (at the bottom) of triggers, more precisely the "UI Overlay" option.
I set the UI overlay to one of the option, with activation being "Any player" and "Present" and expression being "this", but when I step foot in the trigger area nothing shows (same goes for moded or vanilla UI overlays)

Is that a known issue ? Can't find anything over the internet except an old thread with the same question that was never answered

[upper bone]

i'm just treying to like create a human pinball thing but i saw that each time i shoot someone, this annoying messages pops up, it doesn't do it in campaign or anythign

is there a way to remove that thing even? i'm not trying to edit anything complicated

[prisma oyster]

that's a script error, fix the script and it will be gone

[upper bone]

i know its a script error, the thing is i never did any script, i only spawned in the soldiers and put their ai behavior as careless at first

[quiet plume]

totally not vanilla content 🤷‍♂️

[prisma oyster]

↑ OPCOM mod issue

anyway, script error messages are enabled by default in Eden, not outside (unless you force them with -showScriptErrors)

[quiet plume]

at least one mention of seemingly the same error at OPCOM Steam workshop page as well 🤷‍♂️

[upper bone]

is there a way to repair a mod somehow? like howw you verify files in a game?

[prisma oyster]

no, that's on them to do

[silver turret]

theres this weird glitch i have with the tgrm mod

when i press my LMB the weapon im using fires twice, its not an issue with my mouse

[prisma oyster]

that's an issue with a mod, and nothing to do with Eden Editor 🙃

[tame dirge]

Can somebody show me how to use the deformer and put trenches down please

[prisma oyster]

I believe the mod has examples/documentation

[tender cedar]

Looking for some help...trying to set up a multiplayer coop mission for myself and a few friends. Got it all set up, respawn points, tasks, etc. I am able to test my mission in the editor via Play > SP, but when I select Play > Play in Multiplayer the screen just goes a bit grey and doesn't do anything. If I hit Esc, its back to normal but never loads into multiplayer. Looking for some help as to what I did wrong

[dim kindle]

becuase I am doing it incorrectly. but where does the description.ext go? with the mission.sqm?

[small patrol]

No. description.ext is a text file within the mission folder, and there is nowhere to go. It can't be executed, but just put it there

[dim kindle]

damn this game has alot of different palce it used files from. okay so how do I go about modifying it?

and I am in this pfile path C:\Users\joshu\OneDrive\Documents\Arma 3 - Other Profiles\Darkj3di\missions thats not correct?

[small patrol]

No

Mission folder, not that root

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_MP_Warlords#Additional_options

[dim kindle]

H:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Arma 3\Missions

[small patrol]

No

That is the A3's folder

Eden Editor > Open Folder

[dim kindle]

that is the file path from the editor

[small patrol]

This is not the editor's path

tldr, same folder with mission.sqm

[dim kindle]

that exactly what I had mentioned originally

[small patrol]

I originally mentioned so

[dim kindle]

is this not the same folder?

[small patrol]

It is

just put it there
I said so

[dim kindle]

okay the mission.spm isnt a folder I can put thing into

[small patrol]

What?

[small patrol]

?

[small patrol]

???

Explain in text

[dim kindle]

I am showing you that the mission.sqm isnt a folder you can oput stuff into

[small patrol]

I never said mission.sqm is a folder?

[dim kindle]

?

[small patrol]

I said put it in the folder?

[dim kindle]

okay the description.ext has been in the mission folder with the mission.sqm

so what next?

[small patrol]

This?

[dim kindle]

no.

[small patrol]

Then what?

[dim kindle]

my issue is the I have all that correct. and I still get class undenfied.

[dim kindle]

this?

I know the description.ext goes in the fold with mission.sqm.

[small patrol]

That error is simply unrelated/not meaningful to tell anything

[dim kindle]

what wuold be helpful?

[small patrol]

Maybe your config itself

[dim kindle]

sure, so my init.sqf?

[small patrol]

It is a script, not config. Which I meant is description.ext

[dim kindle]

oh ok ok gotcha

so for the contins of the description.ext I just have the docs template ```class CfgWLRequisitionPresets
{
class MyWLAssetList // --- class name used in the Init module
{
class WEST // --- assets available for BLUFOR
{
class Infantry
{
class B_Soldier_F // --- must be asset class name
{
cost = 100; // --- Command Points required
requirements[] = {}; // --- dispositions required ("A" = airstrip, "H" = helipad, "W" = water (harbor))
};
};

        class Vehicles
        {
            class B_Quadbike_01_F
            {
                cost = 50;
                requirements[] = {};
            };
        };

        class Aircraft
        {
            class B_Plane_CAS_01_F
            {
                cost = 7500;
                requirements[] = { "A" };
            };
        };

        class Naval
        {
            class O_Boat_Armed_01_hmg_F
            {
                cost = 500;
                requirements[] = { "W" };
            };
        };

        class Gear
        {
            class Box_NATO_Ammo_F
            {
                cost = 200;
                requirements[] = {};
            };
        };

        class Defences
        {
            class B_HMG_01_F
            {
                cost = 250;
                requirements[] = {};
                offset[] = { 0, 5.3, 0 }; // --- custom offset (optional)
            };
        };
    };

    class EAST // --- assets available for OPFOR
    {
        // --- rest of input
    };
};

};

[small patrol]

Okay, then how you can be sure it is not working?

[dim kindle]

becuase I can test the game play can see it is not? and it thorws the error "class undefined"

[small patrol]

We never knew you got that error

What error exactly

[dim kindle]

dude i show you twice.

and you just told me it didnt mean anything

[small patrol]

If you mean that black box, it simply is not the error you can get upon a config error. It is because you are running it as a script so it fails to run

[dim kindle]

why is it running as a script?

[small patrol]

Because you did?

[dim kindle]

clearly i don't understand how am i or may not running as a script

[small patrol]

execVM "description.ext" is what you got I ASSUME. Which is not something you should

[dim kindle]

Thank you

That seemed to remove the error, however the config isn't being implemented?

[small patrol]

How can be you're sure is one question

[dim kindle]

I am sure new, I am not sure all the ways I can check. so I loaded up the game and look at my available asset list and saw nothing changed.

[tender cedar]

When making a mission in the editor, how do you test it in multiplayer?

[dim kindle]

right click play

[small patrol]

Eden Editor > Play > Play in Multiplayer (MP)

[tender cedar]

So when I do that, my screen just goes slightly grey, but doesnt do anything

I thought maybe I was doing something wrong

[dim kindle]

with that defualt temple I should only have a few assets avaible?

[small patrol]

Get rid of Mods and try then

Well it is working as intended. You just need to define Asset List in Warlords Init module ['MyWLAssetList']

[tender cedar]

It was some mods I guess. I tried with nothing installed and it worked. Thank you

[dim kindle]

Like so?

[small patrol]

That is Variable Name

Scroll down

[dim kindle]

ah okay i tried both

ya i tried the init as well nither seeme to make changes

[small patrol]

Init?

What you really need is just Asset List, nothing else

[dim kindle]

ya like this,

[small patrol]

That is not how it works

Asset List. scroll it down

[dim kindle]

ooo

ty

[silver turret]

i cant look left or right for some reason

ive tried rebinding my team switch, L alt x2, getting in and out of a vehicle

[dim kindle]

I havethe basic template for the warlords config and i am gettingthis error and not seeing the definded classes

class CfgWLRequisitionPresets
{
    class MyWLAssetList // --- class name used in the Init module
    {
        class WEST // --- assets available for BLUFOR
        {
            class Infantry
            {
                class B_Soldier_F // --- must be asset class name
                {
                    cost = 100; // --- Command Points required
                    requirements[] = {}; // --- dispositions required ("A" = airstrip, "H" = helipad, "W" = water (harbor))
                };
            };

            class Vehicles
            {
                class B_Quadbike_01_F
                {
                    cost = 50;
                    requirements[] = {};
                };
            };

            class Aircraft
            {
                class B_Plane_CAS_01_F
                {
                    cost = 7500;
                    requirements[] = { "A" };
                };
            };

            class Naval
            {
                class O_Boat_Armed_01_hmg_F
                {
                    cost = 500;
                    requirements[] = { "W" };
                };
            };

            class Gear
            {
                class Box_NATO_Ammo_F
                {
                    cost = 200;
                    requirements[] = {};
                };
            };

            class Defences
            {
                class B_HMG_01_F
                {
                    cost = 250;
                    requirements[] = {};
                    offset[] = { 0, 5.3, 0 }; // --- custom offset (optional)
                };
            };
        };

        class EAST // --- assets available for OPFOR
        {
            // --- rest of input
        };
    };
};

[small patrol]

Are you sure you've done this properly

[dim kindle]

I believe this is correct.

never seen this error before?

[small patrol]

Nope. Read my post again

['MyWLAssetList']

[dim kindle]

oh literally, your a wizard thanks

[primal wave]

I don't think you guys get enough credit for all the helpdesk support that is provided.

[silver turret]

i don't wanna unload

[scarlet crystal]

then cope with what you have

it's very simple when it comes to the game.

[native stirrup]

Are you able to create and spawn custom classes/config changes in a mission, or do all config changes need to be done through a mod? I don't know if this is just settings for a mission or a custom config

Ah wait, normally they're ran on game startup. Is it possible to create another class inside that mission?

[dim kindle]

Ya these guys are smart and helpful, super thank you

[primal wave]

Just what is in description.ext . Content is otherwise loaded into the game engine as a PBO; ie mods.

Dedicated wizards like JohnnyBoy modify existing assets with complicated scripting to create monsters. He demo's some of his work on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@johnnyboy8657?si=qEJhJk67cKKa6f0F

I never got farther than generating candles using a custom particle emitter script. All the effort starts to resemble a model trainset when you dig into it, versus playing a game (with friends).

[silver turret]

how do i thingy

get AI to get into my chopper

while playing a scenario

in single player

[ashen marsh]

Order him.

[scarlet crystal]

not really related to editor anymore isn't it

[warm sapphire]

I'm trying to make a night mission that is a beach assault form assault boats. Once away from the docks, I can't read my map. I hit L and nothing happens. I try to equip the gun with a flashlight and I can't find one in the inventory. I downloaded one of the flashlight mods and added the code to equip the player with a flashlight, but when I try to use it by hitting L, nothing happens. How do I get flashlights to work? I'm using ACE.

[scarlet crystal]

afaik L is for activating the flashlight only on a weapon. To use it in a map you need to use ace keybinds, so ctrl+windows (or your custom) to open the "self ace menu" and select the flashlight there. Ofc when you're in the map view. Your flashlight mod might be not compatibile with ace. Ace has an inventory flashlight item designed specifically for use with the map.

[warm sapphire]

OK, I'm trying what you say right now. In the map, I hit ctrl+windows and all I get is "self actions" over my character and only if I hold it down.

[scarlet crystal]

https://ace3.acemod.org/wiki/feature/flashlights

[warm sapphire]

Thanks. What you posted says: "For this you need one of the flashlights (Fulton MX-991, Maglite XL50, KSF-1)." Where are those flashlights in the inventroy to be able to add them to the character?

[scarlet crystal]

one of the item categories probably, perhaps the one where you add medical items to the unit and so on. I don't remember but you can click around.

[warm sapphire]

Got it, the flashlight is in the sidearms... for whatever reason. Thanks for your help.

[silent kayak]

Nevermind, I found the problem is some mods I download and it corrupted the pose mods

[outer dirge]

how does one make large scale battles and the areas for them? Ive been using the editor for smaller battles or just messing around with prop placement but i want to take an approach to large scale battles or something that ressembles a large scale battle like a siedge or something resembling d-day. ive thought about having two squads on each side and setting up respawn to make it seem like the troops just keep coming but im using vcom and lambs and i also want there to be vehicles and artillery without all the lag so how could i work this out?

[terse tapir]

How do I play my own Arma 3 editor missions from the Scenarios tab?

[terse tapir]

Found it, I think

[cobalt cloak]

Vanilla Arma (no mods), clean mission with nothing on it but a playable character, I play test as multiplayer LAN, and when I exit back into the editor I get this error?

Started with mods and a previous mission file which is what lead me to try vanilla. I also "Verified integrity of game files" via Steam and the problem persists.

[plain gale]

This is a known issue fixed with next version or current profiling

[cobalt cloak]

Thanks, any other effects other than the error message?