arma3_editor

[sinful zenith]

I'll be positively surprised if we have one anyway

[plain gale]

Alright, things from today/yesterday should be documented.

[plain gale]

@sinful zenith Both Context Menu and Attribute Conditions now got the new conditionScriptsimple expression, right?

[sinful zenith]

Yes

No

The simpleExpression is script
conditionScript is the name of the config entry

[plain gale]

Any magic variables passed to the condition?

[sinful zenith]

Attribute condition has _this be the entity, and _thisType type as string (I think same type as create3DENEntity command)

Not sure what happens when you edit attribute of multiple things at once, is that even posssible?
Maybe the script gets called multiple times then

context menu should have _this be the entity under cursor, don't know if it has _thisType. It should

[plain gale]

I was thinking about that. Yes, that's possible.

[plain gale]

Conditions seem to work exactly as I had hoped. The shape attribute has no effect for markers of type icon, but I couldn't really hide it before, now i can.

[plain gale]

I have tested this and it works as expected.

If we have two units, and for one of them the scripted condition returns false and for the other one true, and one edits the attributes of both of them at the same time, the attribute will be visible. However, the attribute will only be set on the entity where the scripted condition was true.

scenario attributes have no condition, right?

[sinful zenith]

Probably 😄

[plain gale]

Gonna test that.

[nocturne island]

im pretty new to actually using modules and triggers in arma 3 eden editor and im hoping i can get some help on this
i made a simple senario where REDFOR troops enter a BLUFOR trigger which would cause a marshall to arrive and eliminate the CSAT troops
however my main issue is even though i set the waypoint activation to marshalls' move waypoint it doesnt wait for the trigger to activate and instead moves to destroy the CSAT troops as if the trigger wasnt there

[fresh oracle]

You need the waypoint to be hold, IIRC.

[nocturne island]

i tried that earlier and it caused the marshall to stay in place but i probably did something wrong so ill try it again

nothing happened

[fresh oracle]

You might also need the trigger type to be skip waypoint or something.
A better solution might just be to delete the hold waypoint by script in the on activation.

[nocturne island]

you were right it worked after i set it to skip waypoint

thanks a lot

[plain gale]

So I have tested the Context Menu Shortcuts and cannot get them to work. Is that on profiling already?

Can you give me the complete list as text file? I wanna update the wiki.

[sinful zenith]

Prof changelog says they should be

[plain gale]

Hmmm

[sinful zenith]

Screenshot is the full list

Can't give as text till tuesday

[plain gale]

ok, that works

[plain gale]

EditListand isEditListwere removed by you, correct?

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/User:R3vo/Sandbox2 this is what I have now. I am not sure about the *agent and *attached conditions

[sinful zenith]

I think so. I am unable to be informative on weekend

[plain gale]

All good. Just ping me whenever you are back at work and got some time.

[thorn olive]

hello guys does anyone know how to make black screen for players so i can get them to place without knowing the road?

[plain gale]

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

[jovial ingot]

I have placed a Respawn Position module, synced it to a vehicle
In the Multiplayer options I have checked the "select respawn position" and set the timer to 5sec
But when I test the mission I'm not getting any respawn option :/
can you guys help me, Ive done this before but my memory is wiped

[zinc scroll]

Is threatening to doxx someone considered grounds for a ban?

[small patrol]

?

[distant briar]

Jein

[spark cedar]

did you set the respawn to "Blufor" ?

or the side you play as

[jovial ingot]

this is the info I have in the module:
Type: infantry
Side: BLUFOR
Show to: Everyone
Notification: Enabled

tried to sync it to a vehicle but doesnt get any option to respawn

[spark cedar]

did you place a playable character ?

[jovial ingot]

yes

[spark cedar]

I have to go now, I'll be back later

[spark cedar]

I'm back

So,

• the respawn module is placed (named "Respawn Position") with Blufor as side
• The multiplayer attributes are like the example
• there is a blufor playable character (Red or purple circle around it in editor)

all of the above are correct ?

[plain gale]

Looks correct. What if you use a respawn marker instead of the module?

[spark cedar]

not for me, it's a list for @jovial ingot

[jovial ingot]

thanks man, this is the setup I have...

[spark cedar]

what is your playable character linked to ?

[jovial ingot]

support requester

[spark cedar]

that might be the reason
de-link your playable character and your respawn point, does it work ?

I think the proper word is unlink, not de-link

[jovial ingot]

ok, this is probably a personal record for being embarrassed...
I have tested the mission every time by choosing "play scenario" instead of trying it in multiplayer.... now it works flawlessly, many thanks for all the help despite the false alarm haha
I will now go offline and be ashamed

[spark cedar]

it happens to the best of us ^^

[jovial ingot]

the absolute worst thing is that I had a mission last week that worked totally fine, which made me question all my knowledge about arma since I couldnt re-create a working mission a few days after haha

[spark cedar]

did the same a few weeks ago
in that moment, I was about to start from blank a mission that I spent 20+ hours on
luckily, I have mission-making friends that tested it and were like "works flawlessly, what's the issue" x)

[olive jolt]

Hi, quick question. Is there any way to achieve the “semi-destroyed” effect from the module on a building placed in the editor?

[spark cedar]

when you open the module, you can choose the state

[olive jolt]

Yes, of course. But I want to apply that state to one that isn't "natural" to the terrain. Instead, I want to apply one that I set using the editor, and thus create compositions.

But it seems they are hidden.

[spark cedar]

if it comes from a mod, maybe you can set a trigger that destroys everything partially in his area
I can't help you with the code inside the trigger, ask in #arma3_scripting

[rain token]

There is a function under Systems in the Editor called "edit terrain objects" or something similar.

Not sure though if this was vanilla or 3den Enhanced.

Alternative way would be to hide the object and place your own in the editor. I think this would be also MP stable. If I remember correct Edit Terrain Objects was a bit buggy and didn't work all the time.

[dawn lotus]

You need to use setHitPointDamage, so you will need to check the config viewer for the specific building you want to use, and look for the HitPoints.

Here is an example to damage a barracks building like in the picture you posted.

Put this into the building's init

this setHitPointDamage ["Hitzone_1_hitpoint", 1];
this setHitPointDamage ["Hitzone_2_hitpoint", 1];

[frail coyote]

Is it possible to make a warlords mission where BLUFOR takes the place of the independents, that is, the bots that defend the sectors?

I want to do a mission where there is only one team available, which would be the AFF, a mission to pass the time where the players collaborate just to fight against the bots

[modest tree]

Hi, I'm new to mission making and I was wondering what is the best way to make a player play as a different faction upon their death?

[olive jolt]

That was just what i was looking for. Thanks.

[cunning token]

so the get3denattribute returns an array with a string in it. it seems to wrap everything in an array 😦

[sinful zenith]

@plain gale https://feedback.bistudio.com/T155116 "Add support for custom Eden Editor connections"
is solved now right?

Or am I missing something more here

[plain gale]

Don't think so. I set a few tickets to resolved, but I guess I missed that one.

[sinful zenith]

My internal ticket said I needed to add data="CustomScripted" to connections, but I don't see why that would be a thing.

The things I built with custom connections works fine so...
But from my comments it looks like a mix of missing documentation and bugs

[plain gale]

But wasn't it exactly that?

Hmm weird. That guy from the ticket claimed that it has been working before 🤔

[sinful zenith]

agent is a side check.

If side == ambient. https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Side so should be the ambient life here.
But its using the eden enum which does some mapping, but I assume it does the same I don't wanna look

HoverObjectAttached, is missing. its never set.

Seems to be an accident though.
SelectedObjectAttached.. its the "Eden" attachment
There is a "attach detach operation" that does this

Waypoints can be attached to objects, I suppose this means they move together

I've fixed hoverobjectattached in next updoot

Your page "Hover0bjectFlying" is a 0 not an O. That is so tricky it may aswell be intentional

"HoverFolder" is also never set.
Maybe an old name for layer. I'll remove it

The old connection ticket.
I wanted to add config eventhandler (like the "expression") that fires inside Eden when the connection is created.

But, the 3DEN global "OnConnectingEnd" eventhandler already works for that, you just need to do your own filtering in there to see if its the connection you wanted.
Is that good enough? Or do we need a per-connection type eventhandler too?
(Manager::AddConnection can fit eventhandler, just above the ConnectionChanged3DEN firing)

Or does the "expression" fire within Eden? 🤔

In my modules thing where I use custom connections, I added validation for the connections into the module's script, I think it triggers some handler when connections changed

[sinful zenith]

expression runs on the server only (just like all other Eden expression) and after other Entity Attributes.
That might be useful to note on wiki

Custom connections cannot be copy-pasted
And are also not stored in compositions (which is just copy-paste)
The script sample with game crash, still crashes the game 😄

[plain gale]

Uhh. I used ocr to get the actions from your screenshot

[plain gale]

I would say a global event is more than enough.

[sinful zenith]

I think there is no event for the connection being removed though.
Besides the object specific event

[plain gale]

That sucks then.

[plain gale]

Isn't that documented?

[sinful zenith]

I don't know I didn't read

[plain gale]

Yeah. I remember pretty much the same text from the wiki

[sinful zenith]

add3DENEventHandler ["OnConnectingEnd"
Start making a connection, but then abort:
["wolf_CustomConnectionVehZone",[[],[],[],[L Bravo 2-3:1],[],[]],<null>]
Connect to trigger:
["wolf_CustomConnectionVehZone",[[],[],[],[L Bravo 2-3:1],[],[]],7: <no shape> EmptyDetectorArea10x10]

And yeah none for deleting

So I'll add one then..

[plain gale]

Does delete fire when you delete one of the entities and when you delete the connection line?

[sinful zenith]

You mean the new one I'll be adding?
It.. should yes

[plain gale]

Just making sure.

Undo does trigger the delete action as well I guess?

[sinful zenith]

Entity ConnectionChanged3DEN event does fire for both, and I'll put the new one just next to that.
Yes undoing creation, or redoing deletion will trigger the EH

Now the next thing is

we have no event for connection created.
Only "You just did the Mouse cursor operation of creating a connection"

If undo/redo creates one, we have no global event for it

[plain gale]

Should work similar to the deleted one

[sinful zenith]

I guess I'll just add another proper one, then we have kinda duplicate though.
Also copy-paste, pasting a new thing with connection on it, doesn't fire our current OnConnectingEnd

I hate that this always puts these arrays in the EH.
Can we not just pass the enity as script value and be done with it? 😢
Why do we need separate array entries for module and object. This is annoying

[plain gale]

I guess it's the format of all3denentities?

[sinful zenith]

Yes.
What downsides are there to only passing the item that was connected
You cannot differentiate between objects,triggers,systems, unless you check the classname/config.
You cannot differentiate betwen layers,comments. Which cannot be connected anyway

[plain gale]

Idk..I certainly see no point.

It just should be consistent with other events imho

[sinful zenith]

OnConnectionRemoved [type, item0, item1]
OnConnectionAdded [type, item0, item1]

[plain gale]

Yes

it's entity though instead of item if that matters

[sinful zenith]

internally we call them item. You can write on wiki whatever you like 😄

[plain gale]

Really?

[sinful zenith]

Well you can connect to a marker. Which is a string not an entity

[plain gale]

Everything inside editor is called entity

At least for public docs.

[sinful zenith]

Internally everything is an Item

[prisma oyster]

ye, Editor Entities

[plain gale]

Just don't name some magic vars "item0". Thanks 😄

You can name them Schnobble internally if you like

[sinful zenith]

No Schnobble

[plain gale]

I read that somewhere in Karel's code. Maybe it was written slightly different

[sinful zenith]

undo/redo does not fire
But also the objects are not deleted/recreated on undo/redo so..... .. uh .. I hope thats fine

add3DENEventHandler ["OnConnectionAdded", {
params ["_class", "_from", "_to"];
}];

add3DENEventHandler ["OnConnectionRemoved", {
params ["_class", "_from", "_to"];
}];

Correction. Undo/Redo does not fire when undoing/redoing the copy-paste.
It DOES fire when undoing/redoing the original connection creation. soo.. it should be fine 🙂

Am I finally done with the connection stuff now? 🥺

[plain gale]

Depends. Gonna test it once it's.live

[sinful zenith]

The 3DEN entity context menu, has a "AttachTo" option.
It also has "Detach" but that never worked because HoverObjectAttached was missing..

But they are enable=0, so.. they are disabled?

[plain gale]

Is it attachTo like the script command?

[sinful zenith]

I think its nothing

[plain gale]

That's why it was probably never added.

[sinful zenith]

There is no action on it, no engine action either.
It would use the "data" as 3denAction operation, but AttachTo/Detach operations don't exist

AttachItems/DetachItems exists

But is never actually handled, so it doesn't work either

Only waypoints are ever attached

[sinful zenith]

R3vo I think you asked about conditions for mission attributes?
In class "Mission"
They have "displayName", "display", "AttributeCategories"

Categories have attributes, and they are just normal custom attributes with the conditions.
So I expect, that the conditions also work on mission attributes

[plain gale]

I see..will test that.

[plain gale]

/*
    INCLUDE INHERITED ENTRIES: false
    SHOW CLASSES ONLY: false
    UNLOCALIZED TEXT: true
    CONFIG PATH: bin\config.bin/Cfg3DEN/Mission/Scenario/AttributeCategories/Misc/Attributes/ENH_AddObjectsToZeus
    SOURCE ADD-ON(S): 3denEnhanced
*/

class ENH_AddObjectsToZeus
{
    displayName = $STR_ENH_MAIN_EDITABLEOBJZEUS_DISPLAYNAME;
    property = "ENH_AddObjectsToZeus";
    control = "Combo";
    ...   
    defaultValue = 0;
    typeName = "NUMBER";
    condition = 0;
    ...
};

Doesn't seem to work, sadly.

[sinful zenith]

Idea, exporting the copy-paste temporary memory as string, and ability to import it back.
But who would bother to build a clipboard-history mod for Eden.. Probably not worth it

[sinful zenith]

Do you have a sample of that somewhere that I can test?

[plain gale]

I can send you one later. Still at work.

[plain gale]

Nevermind. It works but obviously only when the context menu is open

[sinful zenith]

😄

[neat iris]

Dumb question, does just a default "door" object exist or something similar? Trying to make a custom little building esque thing

[small patrol]

Nop

[neat iris]

How deeply unfortunate

[small patrol]

I also don't think I've ever heard of a Mod adds just doors

[neat iris]

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2857025724&searchtext=door
I found this one? I guess?

[sinful zenith]

I have one in here, the models are also unbinarized if you want to look.
But moreso if you want to make your own door, not if you're asking if the game itself has standalone doors

But it's pretty easy to make your own

[scarlet crystal]

What do you krank in a krankenhaus?

[sinful zenith]

Its kränk sir

To test if my updater can handle unicode correctly.

[kind prism]

Lots of mods for modular buildings come with doors, depending on what style you're looking for

[primal wave]

I'm putting together a UAV hunting mission. My question is two part-

a) Does this list cover all sensor enabled vehicles in the vanilla game:
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Sensors ?

b) Is there already a script that makes players synch with sensors (in this case radars)?

[fresh oracle]

A) I believe so.
B) What does "players synch with sensors" mean?

[primal wave]

To my point A) see the light grey picture-
The Ifrit is not on the list. But it has the option to enable/disable sensors in the attributes. But I am not sure what it does. Perhaps it helps put detected enemies on the map. I have tried synching it with the radar unit in the picture. I can't really tell any difference in detection of UAVs.

Because I am looking for the radar sensor interface as in the half black picture. My question B) is if it's possible to enable this for the player by script. That way I can just enable it for any vehicle. It gives me a lot more options.

[fresh oracle]

A) I don't think send does anything without sensor and I don't think recieve does anything without the panel.
B) The sensor panel can only be added by config (and to vehicles).

[primal wave]

Aye that's what it said in the BI Sensor article. Bummer we're not able to access it another way.

[primal wave]

Thanks

Adjacently: does anyone know if synched radars call out/reports positions of enemies (on the map) to the player?

It doesn't look like in my personal testing.

[fresh oracle]

Datalink sends the targets to the sensor panels (and DL sensors), and AFAIK, that's all it does.

[wet nest]

Alright I don’t know where else to ask and I can’t find an answer. While playing a game I made, I randomly stopped being able to move. I can still Zeus but I physically cannot move my character. I have respawned 3 times. I have saved and loaded the save twice. Nothing works. Does anyone have a way to fix this?

I have also lost my ability to access ace arsenal whilst in the mission

[spark cedar]

It's likely caused by a mod

[jovial ingot]

If I have created some neat loadouts for a few ai soldiers, how can I make so they are spawnable in the editor? Like a group of ai
Really don't know how to ask so hope you guys understand 😅

[small patrol]

So that you can drag and drop in Eden Editor?

[jovial ingot]

Yeah, and also use them as a faction so I can use them as enemy soldiers using drongo map population mod

[small patrol]

You need to make a Mod that configured properly. This is not just an Eden Editor thing anymore

[jovial ingot]

Ah man, 😄, thanks for answering - I'm too stupid for that stuff haha

[small patrol]

As far as I talked, you are not. You are capable of ask and listen to the answer

[spark cedar]

I think Alive as such a tool that allows to make custom factions

never used it tho

[untold smelt]

hey i am having lag problems with pre-spawned AI, is there a way i can make a fireteam spawn in an pre-determined location instead of beying actually present in it to consume less processing power from my and other players pc

along with that is it possible to make certain units reinforcements to aid other groups

i am running hal nr6, ace and lambs

[spark cedar]

you can disable the simulation of said squad and trigger the simulation back when you need it

[untold smelt]

i'd prefer a method where i dont need to go in-'n-out of zeus

[spark cedar]

you don't need to, you can set up a trigger that activates when a condition is met

that condition can be players spotted, or presents, or if a guy is killed, and many more

[untold smelt]

hmmmm i had a bad time with triggers, actually every single one of them

they simply dont work

from doors to making people move

[spark cedar]

when set up correctly, they work

I do not know how to do what you want without using any
if your modlist isn't locked, maybe you'll find a mod that does it
idk about hal, but ace and lambs do not have such option afaik

[untold smelt]

right, ill see what i can do on my end by using triggers

[untold smelt]

yeah, add me

[night crystal]

Heyo, baby scenario maker(literally picked the game up 2 days ago). I just came to say I finally figured out how to set up a working convoy. You have to sync 2 vehicles to a squad at a time, sync each squad to a convoy system, then move each squad individually. You put the move paths on top of eachother and you get a continuous convoy.

bit of a neato tip for those trying to have a big momentous buildup leading into single player combat scenarios

[spark cedar]

or you could group them up, set the formation to column, and give one move order to the group leader

[night crystal]

ive tried multiple times but they keep driving all over the place. This was the only way I could get them to move continuously as one. Sometimes you gotta ghetto rig it.

[restive skiff]

So your asking if you made a loadout for AI, how they would be spawnable in the editor as in placing them with the new loadout, or spawning them with your loadout ingame? There is a difference. For the editor part just edit a unit, create the loadout you want and then save the loadout in arsenal, then when you place a unit, edit their loadout and apply the loadout based on the name you give them. As for AI spawning with a custom loadout, i have a video with a script where you can setup AI with a loadout you want, and then when you recruit AI the loadouts will be applied to them, theres also another video where you can spawn AI with your custom loadout for them and they would then join your group. https://youtu.be/eVK_8T2RKa4

[restive skiff]

Welcome to Arma 3! Nice idea for the convoy, another way is to sync all vehicles to the lead, then sync each vehicle to the vehilce in front of them, so sync the 2nd to the 1st, the 3rd to the 2nd, the 4th to the 3rd ect,. Then of course give the lead waypoints.

[jovial ingot]

Haha oh man, first of all thanks for all epic videos about arma editor that you have made, didn't even think of checking this question in your videos.
Will check it out! Thanks for great help!

[night crystal]

Forgive the lag. This is progress on my first Scenario ever(just got the game 2 days ago)

[night crystal]

my issue from before that caused them to not want to fallow eachother was I synced them front to back. but obviously I fixed that lmao.

[tame spruce]

is keyframe animation chopped in profiling branch only?

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1355605603015463073/1487950250353102958/image.png?ex=69cb0128&is=69c9afa8&hm=0e05f9534b418f0bd325e01d976c5d75c8e8ea9b4fb826f2616945ce115b3ed7&

has only this option

when it should have this

[jolly bone]

anyone know why my heli wont go to pickup my infantry. the waypoints are like this

Helicopter is hovering in the sky and has a load waypoint next to the infantry connected to a get in waypoint from the infantry. after that it also goes somewhere else but i believe thats irrelevant because the helicopter doesnt even go to pick them up

could it be one of my mods?

[jolly bone]

nvm solved it it seemed to be the modded heli i was using for some reason

[plain gale]

Known issue

[chrome niche]

Triggers only rotate in 2d 😔
I guess they just don't have the technology to rotate triggers in 3d in arma 3 ...
Maybe in arma 4? dedmens please allow rotating triggers in 3d 🙏

[plain gale]

What's the use case?

[chrome niche]

Using inArea to define areas that are on sloped terrain (such as tunnels / stairs)

Trigger defines the area in 3den with vanilla 3d trigger visualization providing instant ocular feedback to the user of the defined trigger area.

Manually defining corners for playable area using for example 8 game logics and calculating if player is inside the box, writing manual code to draw it with drawline3d, is an alternative, yes....
But we could just rotate the trigger in 3d instead

[sinful zenith]

Yes. Fix probably tomorrow

[indigo mauve]

So I just got Arma 3 because... The flying looks badass but I need help with this editor and AIs to actually do things. Anyone willing to assist?

[dawn lotus]

Why don't you start by saying what you need help with.

[indigo mauve]

I already did... "I need help with this editor and AIs to actually do things"

[indigo mauve]

I need help with the AI in general, Getting them to move and chaining actions.

I'm essentially trying to have an enemy convoy make their way to a specific location, switch vehicles and have the vehicle take them elsewhere.

[indigo mauve]

Yeah no matter what the hell I try, my AI squad just stands next to the vehicle I'm telling them to get into like a bunch of morons.

[indigo mauve]

I think I figured it out. Apparently I HAVE to group the squad to the vehicle I want to get into.

[slow jewel]

lol like a bunch of morons hahahaah that was funny: 🙂

[indigo mauve]

Guess I didn't figure jack shit out.

Who ever designed this AI system needs to be shot! Like why does the "vehicle get in" waypoint just have them run to the vehicle then just stand there scratching their asses? Like what fucking part of GET IN does it NOT get???????????

And they ALL do the same thing... The squad will run to the vehicle and just stand there. Load, Vehicle get in, get in, get in nearest, ALL of them.

[dawn lotus]

You need to use the "Get In" way point for ground units, the "Vehicle Get In" waypoint for vehicles.

Here is a list of all the different waypoints, and what they do.

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Waypoints#top-page

[indigo mauve]

I get the exact same result from ALL of the "get in" type waypoints including the load waypoint. They WON'T get in and just stand outside the vehicle like morons.

Every seat but the driver is empty. Would you be willing to actually join me in a VC so I can share my screen and get some real time help?

[dawn lotus]

It works just fine for me, you need to put the waypoint on the little icon on the vehicle, you should see the waypoint have a little circle around it.

[indigo mauve]

Yup, squad is still scratching their asses....

Like they run TO the vehicle then just stand there like idiots.

So something MUST be working or broken here.

[dawn lotus]

You are going to have to watch some youtube videos explaining how to set this up.

[indigo mauve]

Or some assistance in real time would also work as clearly videos aren't cutting it or are too old to be relevant.

[dawn lotus]

Some people are willing to answer a specific question, but generally people aren't going to walk you through, and answer all your questions because....one, it's time consuming, and two, it's very hard to explain how to do certain things in a written form. This is why I suggested watching YT videos, people explain what they are doing, as they are doing them in the editor. There are probably 10, or more YT videos explaining exactly what you are asking.

Frankly, asking on discord should be your last resort, after first attempting to find answers by doing google/youtube searches. I'm not saying this to be rude to you, but because searching for answers is generally the fastest/easiest way to get answers to your questions.

Good luck.

[indigo mauve]

I’ve already gone through a bunch of tutorials and videos, but they either don’t work anymore or don’t match what I’m seeing in the editor.

Right now the issue is:

AI squad moves to the vehicle correctly
They reach it, but won’t get in at all (any “Get In” / “Load” waypoint)

I’ve confirmed:

Seats are available
Waypoint is placed on the vehicle icon (with the circle)

If anyone knows what specifically causes AI to refuse boarding like this, that’s what I need help with.

[fresh oracle]

Show a screenshot of the setup.

[indigo mauve]

That's kind of difficult... Do you want one of each setup I've tried? Because I can tell you directly that the waypoints I've tried ARE on the vehicle icon, there ARE seat available, they are of the same team... I've tried literally ALL of the possible boarding waypoints. However I will say that the AIs DO move to the vehicle but ALWAYS refuse to board unless I have them grouped with the vehicle but I should NOT have to do that (I think...????).

[slow jewel]

ill get on voice with you if you want and you can share your schreen with me if you like

[indigo mauve]

That would be AMAZING!!!

[slow jewel]

ok lets go

[slow jewel]

yeah he had some map objects blocking the Ai from getting in the vehicles: so at least he's past the 1st part of the erra: so i had him move the truck and the Ai out to a open field and the Ai got right in the truck np 🙂 lol he was like wtf 🙂

so now he's getting help from another brother: i think he's getting some program to set up all his waypoints now

so im free to go back to editing 🙂 woohoo Arma 3 yeah 🙂

[prisma oyster]

@indigo mauve you may be using AI mod(s). Try vanilla to compare

[indigo mauve]

I don't have any AI mods I have resolved the issue. My bad for not saying so.

[prisma oyster]

and nobody knew what the issue was nor how it was fixed

[slow jewel]

yes in my last post @prisma oyster

i guess you never read my posts is that correct Lou

[prisma oyster]

only diagonally read that one I'll admit

[slow jewel]

ok np m8

[prisma oyster]

woah woah easy I'm not reading all'at

[slow jewel]

lol hahahahaha lol 🙂

[jovial ingot]

Hey gang, quick question
How can I spawn in a drone that is "blue" and not "grey" (controlled by AI or something?)
Is there a mod or script? Sorry for weird question 😅, don't really know what everything is called in the editor haha

[magic portal]

this checkbox in the bottom right of the editor

Shortcut for this is holding left+alt while placing to do the opposite of whatever the current setting is

[jovial ingot]

Thanks mate!
Follow up question haha, when im in a mission that I've created - and I want to spawn a drone in front of me that I can fly - how can I do that? Is that possible?

[magic portal]

Could do something like this (kinda messy):

_myNewDrone = "B_UAV_01_F" createVehicle position player;

B_UAV_01_F is the classname for the AR-2 Darter. You can find classnames here for example https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_CfgVehicles_WEST or in the editor by placing it & mousing over it

that second line, B_UGV_01_F is the classname

[prisma oyster]

• createVehicleCrew

[magic portal]

Oh good point, actually that reminds me this exists, https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_spawnVehicle
so you could do...

[getPos player, 0, "B_UAV_01_F", west] call BIS_fnc_spawnVehicle

[jovial ingot]

Awesome! And where do I put this magic? Haha sorry for total incompetence from my side, learning every day

[magic portal]

Depends, if you're just playing around in the editor, you can do it in the Debug console while playing. Just hit Esc and drop it in the big code box.
If you're in an actual mission, you could put it in a trigger that fires whenever whatever circumstances are met.

[jovial ingot]

Awesome, thanks alot! Will test it tonight, don't kill me if I have some follow up questions haha

[magic portal]

Ask away np

[jovial ingot]

haha that was awesome! did exactly what I wanted to, thanks a million

[indigo mauve]

@slow jewel I figured out how to chain waypoints. I should be able to make full missions with them now. They are NOT intuitive to use. lol

[slow jewel]

@indigo mauve roger that m8: that's one reason i never use waypoints 🙂

but i guess waypoints are ok

after you do waypoints over and over you get the feel of them and also you find ways not to use them 🙂 keep in mind you can script waypoints also m8

well thats the way it was for me anyway 🙂

let me know if you need any more help with anything ok m8

[quaint sorrel]

Hey guys! Scenario attributes still not working? I set the debug console to be available to everyone and run it in multiplayer and no debug console. Same with the breifing, so I assume the whole general scenario attributes is not working 😦

Yup, gotta go with the good ol' description.ext 😄

[queen vapor]

Scenaria attributes are working

[slow jewel]

i will do my best to help you

[quaint sorrel]

Not for me though. Not in preview, not after export.

Correction: Not all of them is working

[hot flame]

Hi lads, does anyone know what this road is called and where I can find it in zeus please? I tried using the object finder mod and it doesn't trace it. I have looked at the different roads too and nothing. Thanks

[fresh oracle]

You generally can't place roads in the Editor/Zeus, IIRC.
I think this mod allows you to place the vanilla roads: https://steamcommunity.com/workshop/filedetails/?id=1923321700

[scarlet crystal]

They won't be detected as roads by AI vehicles afaik

[hot flame]

I have no trouble placing other road types in the editor, I just cannot find this type of road in the editor list - visually I mean. It seems to have all other road types but this one. Thanks.

[fresh oracle]

Then that's probably a mod problem.

[slow jewel]

@hot flame what terrain is that: ?

oh no don't tell me it needs CUP 🙁 ok you can tell me lol 🙂

[solar turret]

I'm pretty sure its takistan

[hot flame]

Its another shit hole called Kidal haha!

[slow jewel]

shoot it does need CUP dam

[rotund blade]

i mean even with aversion to mods at least it's just terrains, as far as mods go terrains don't do a whole lot to the game

no real way anything can go wrong

[slow jewel]

yeah but:,,,, well you know

i only use stand alone terrains: i just don't want to put that much stuff in my Arma 3: plus i only use a LabTop not much room on my HD

but its a fast LabTop

also iv had terrains fuck my PC all up before so im very careful about terrains as well

this one terrain i DL blocked me from using the editor and fucked up some other stuff so well you know

its tuff to get me to use any mods at all 🙂

[fresh oracle]

Having it be multiple mods that have dependencies instead of singular ones makes it end up taking up less space.

[slow jewel]

its tuff to get me to use any mods at all 🙂 any more

but you can keep tying if you like 🙂

[jovial ingot]

Hi, I'm setting up a mission on a map that is 2500x2500m, I want to have a few minefields for some extra "fun"
For now Im using the minefield module with 150x150m and 20 mines per area, is that the best way, performance-wise? ors are there other solutions that makes it possible to have more minefields and more mines

[slow jewel]

there's a minefield module in arma 3 ?

i did not know that

[spark cedar]

on the Workshop there are several minefields you can use with various sizes

if you need something bigger, just place 2 or more next to each other then copy/paste the whole thing

[little bobcat]

enable dynamic simulation for the mines - saves some performance.

[nocturne path]

Yep, it works pretty well in my experience

[jovial ingot]

ok this is going to sound strange but i need your help with some detective work.
a year or so ago I had a mod where you could, with a script, get everything that was in the inventory of selected guys and then paste it into some kind of virtual loadout box..
Cause the thing is that I have some really nice loadouts and want them (only the stuff from them) to be chosable when I check the loadout menu/virtual loadout

[fresh oracle]

I believe that mines still have a significant performance impact on the normal stable branch (for now), but on the profiling branch, they have a pretty small impact. IIRC, it's a HUGE difference.

[jovial ingot]

Hmm, that's sounds like a huge step for me 😄 thanks anyway

[fresh oracle]

What do you mean?

[jovial ingot]

I mean that I have almost 0 knowledge in these areas and ju guessing me forward to solutions in the editor haha, so branch speaking feels way over my knowledge

[fresh oracle]

Right click the game in Steam > Properties > Betas > Select Profiling in the dropdown

[jovial ingot]

Haha ok, that feels doable
Will it break mods and such? Going to have a LAN tomorrow with some friends

[fresh oracle]

It shouldn't normally, but due to the nature of getting changes first, it occasionally creates new bugs (which are usually fixed quickly).

[polar pawn]

I'd like to change the name of a map in the multiplayer lobby so instead of the actual map name, it displays a different one for a mission. I've set it up so it does it on the loading screen, but not in the lobby. Is this possible?

[jovial ingot]

I have found some really neat trenches but they have some dependencies for 3 DLC, sneaky and poor question but is there a way to use those trenches without spending all my money on dlcs for 2 more computers haha
Ps, sorry for many questions, really new to this and appreciate your help ALOT

[small patrol]

Tell what exactly you've just done. What did you place, what are you concerning

[spark cedar]

is it a comp or a mod ?

[misty shard]

Question for the more serious modern units. What do you guys use to simulate a more intense depiction of SIGINT in a field capacity?

[spark cedar]

what's SIGINT ?

[prisma oyster]

the tech guy in MGS3

[warm sapphire]

Signals Intelligence.

[fresh oracle]

They most certainly don't actually need DLC. Any workshop or community composition, terrain, or modded terrain object simply can't require any DLC.

[warped atlas]

Hi, how do I change the air defense range? When I try to, the game crashes.

[small patrol]

What is that?

[polar pawn]

I'm still looking for an answer to this, by the way. Essentially, trying display a different name for the map in the multiplayer lobby. I found out how to make the name change in the loading screen, but not the lobby.

[spark cedar]

I don't think you can, other than repacking the map and edit his name (but might be forbidden by the license chose by the author)

[rotund blade]

Is there a way to make an eden vehicle attribute not visible based on some cfgvehicles property of that vehicle?

I.e run an sqf condition check i suppose

[plain gale]

With 2.22

[plain gale]

https://community.bohemia.net/wiki/Eden_Editor:_Configuring_Attributes#2.22_ConditionScript

[rotund blade]

oh, neato

cheers

[nocturne path]

Hi all, I’ve not had much luck finding an answer to a question that’s been on my mind since starting to try to make single player scenarios. Is it feasible to integrate combat-style animations into a game, during the action? (Not a cut scene or intro). E.g., when an Opfor AI platoon becomes aware of Blufor, they all hop to and dive for cover in a synchronized way.

I know it must be possible, but I’m at a level where I constantly get error messages and mixed results giving it a go. I don’t have any screenshots or code with me at the moment, but Im sure I’m missing some basic fundamentals. If anyone knows of an example scenario where I could extract its pbo to learn from it, or if there is a YouTube video about this notion, I’d love to take a look!

[rotund blade]

what do you mean by synchronized? can just make them go prone btw (unless you want it to look a particular way)

also forcing AI into animations while still retaining their autonomy can be a bit of a pain since more often than not they're either gonna skip the animation or get stuck in it if it wasn't set up properly for whatever purpose

[slow jewel]

maybe something like this

if (Leader _grp distance player < 30) then  // or 50 or 60
{
    {
        _x setUnitPos "DOWN"; // or MIDDLE if you like
    } forEach units _grp;
};

i'm not sure what you mean cuz when my enemy see blufor they do run for cover and do all the stuff they should do

editing and observation of the enemy in patrol scripts really help with that also

when they go into AWARE mode they do all that stuff

or you can force them

_grp2 setBehaviourStrong "AWARE";
{_x setCombatBehaviour "STEALTH"} forEach units _grp2;
{_x setSpeedMode "FULL"} forEach units _grp2;

[nocturne path]

Thanks, this helps me get started anyway with the “if” command. I was thinking more like using the specific animations in the animation viewer that look really good, like sprinting for cover and then taking a dive. But I can also try to be more content with the aware mode

[nocturne path]

Poor word choice on my part; I just meant in a manner that doesn’t look haphazard. Anyway thanks for mentioning the issues there, that’s basically what I’ve been running into and I imagine that’s why there aren’t many examples floating around

[polar pawn]

Is there any way to limit people to first person for part of a mission, and enable third person view later on?

[slow jewel]

@polar pawn start with this in a Script

While {True} Do {
    If (CameraView == "External") then {player SwitchCamera "Internal";};
    sleep 3;
};

so it checks every 3 sec to put player in 1st person view

then you can check for the rest of what you want: if you need more help then let us know

[rain canyon]

hello I was wondering how i can accurately find the positions of these barrels so it doesnt look weird using the load crate action im kind of lost using the getpos and the attachto command

[spark cedar]

when you open the attributes of an object, you have the exact coordinates

for example :

if it's a moving object, you could create an object, turn simulation and show model off, and place the object on it using setpos

re-reading my sentence, it's poorly explained, if you need me to rephrase you can say so

[rain canyon]

i think i kind of get it ill test it out and let you know

[spark cedar]

ok

[rain canyon]

i vaguely remembered the same thing I did back then when i was trying to load crates in a custom vic but i forgot thats why I was a bit lost

[spark cedar]

custom vics can be a pain in the ass
I have no idea how to do that with a zeus-placed one, my idea is only for pre-placed vics (in editor)

[rain canyon]

yeah

[spark cedar]

I guess you could save a comp with a vic with objects on it with simulation already off, but you'd have to do a bit of work as zeus to change every objects' varible name

[rain canyon]

im only using editor im trying to find how to get an accurate pos with this (return?) format ["truck", distance behind vehicle to unload crate, [x],[y],[z]],

[spark cedar]

you could apply to unload the same logic as load - place an object behind the truck, turn simulation and visibility off, attach it, and use the object as a reference

nvm, while writing it I saw a problem : if the terrain is not like the example, the unloaded object would clip through the terrain

just to be clear, you want to load and unload stuff from a custom vic ?

[rain canyon]

yes

[spark cedar]

BIS_fnc_relPos and GetDir should do the trick

[rain canyon]

alright will try that out

thank you!

[fringe sphinx]

Relative position in the debug is magic!

[eternal lava]

Anyone here knows how to trigger key frame animation not make it not play at the start of a mission?

Using the modules here

Nvm, i found it

[spark cedar]

look for the comp "tree trap" or "tree fall"

it does it

[hidden quest]

Does anyone know why Convoys will random just break after a waypoint and the leading vehicle alone or with a few will depart as normal but the rest will stop and never move?

[turbid olive]

It's Arma

[spark cedar]

Some maps do not have a correct AI road system everwhere

[dawn lotus]

Can someone explain how layers work? How is it that when I select a layer in the entities tab, why do the object I then place, not go into that selected layer.

I mean, this is how pretty much every other program works, select a layer, and everything you do goes into that layer.

[plain gale]

Well it doesn't work like that in eden editor.

You can drag entities into the layers or use the 3den Enhanced "Move to layer" tool which makes this a bit faster.

I wonder if I could make it move units automatically and allow players to set an active layer 🤔

[dawn lotus]

That would be a nice feature, as I said, it's pretty much how every other piece of software works, it's hard to understand why it wasn't designed that way originally.

[plain gale]

I've put it on my to-do. I already have an idea.

[sinful zenith]

We can directly put new things into layer, but its probably easier (for me) if you do it 🫂

[coarse thistle]

You can "kind" of do it. If you have an object already in a layer, and you copy paste it, it's pasted directly into that layer.

[plain gale]

That was in fact rather easy to implement. I expected some hiccups but so far none. It even properly works for compositions.

[final hill]

hi
does anyone know how to disable rotation of a unit or vehicle when F9 is pressed in the editor (3den Enhanced)?
i use it for PTT

[plain gale]

There is no shortcut on F9 as far as I am aware

[final hill]

it was the only button pressed and noticed it by accident

[plain gale]

What does it show in the history tab after pressing f9?

@final hill The 3den Enhanced functionality to change rotation would actually show a msg at the top. Can you check if this happens without 3den Enhanced, too?

[final hill]

will do

[final hill]

unit rotates with vanilla editor

[plain gale]

😁

Yay

[raven matrix]

yo guys! Is it possible to remove glass from windows via editor? Or no way?

I'd need a window to be removed for a cinematic scene where gunner is firing...but there's glass and that window can't be opened

[worldly shale]

uhhh depending on what sort of scene you mean

the gunner would shoot the window out anyway

[raven matrix]

It's on the Spearhead terrain where Carentan is...If I place a gunner on window and he fires the glass won't break at all lol

I was wondering if there was a way but I don't think right...

[runic cloud]

you can set the hitpoint to 1 (destroyed) but if shooting it isnt breaking it it may be bugged

[raven matrix]

I don't know why they always put full repaired buildings in a war zone lol, I could replace it with another buildiing in ME hiding the one I don't like but ...anyway

[raven matrix]

" set the hitpoint to 1 (destroyed)" how can that be done?

[rotund blade]

setHitPointDamage or setHitIndex

[raven matrix]

but how can I apply that to that specific window?

[rotund blade]

You figure out which hitpoint name or index the window is, dont know if theres an easy method for that besides trying them out tho

[runic cloud]

you can do getAllHitpointsDamage cursorobject while looking at the building from the debug console

[rotund blade]

Yeah but thatll give him all the hitpoints, i guess he can add a handledamage EH and shooot the window he wants and check the name

Or try one by one

[runic cloud]

well I mean it gives a list of them all so you can just try them

[rotund blade]

True

[runic cloud]

if it is bugged tho I'd be interested to know the classname as all SPE buildings should have the glass set up correctly

[rotund blade]

I couldve sworn there was some raycast command or something that gave you a precise hitpoint name based on view or position input... tho i might be confusing that with selections which technically arent the same

[spark cedar]

because in your scenario you could be the reason it's a war zone - you could be part of the first wave

[raven matrix]

I mean, they give us perfect intact buildings on a war simulator lol xD

anyway guys, thanks to all, seems the process for that is too complicated and not worth it for what I need

I'll just pass over it lol

thanks again

[indigo void]

trying to modify opex to use on a server, took the mission.sqm out of the PBO to add zeus but when I add it back in the base mission is broken, any idea how to avoid this

[spark cedar]

just create a new folder at the same place and copy eveything into it, you'll basically have a copy of the mission

[indigo void]

tried this however the scripts (I think?) still fail to work

not sure if it is the scripts (kinda dumb xD) but its things like the intel board, mission page etc etc (similar to the role of petros in antistasi)

[spark cedar]

did you copy every file ? including the init or descrption.ext

[indigo void]

yh

[flint wharf]

Hey chaps, does anybody know why it might be that the 'Open Scenario Folder' button in the editor doesn't work? I click it and nothing happens. Had this problem a few months back too but it disappear for a time

[scarlet crystal]

no mods loaded?

[flint wharf]

I'll check without mods now

You're a scholar and a genius, it is indeed caused by mods. Now I just have to sift through the 80 mods to find the culprit

[scarlet crystal]

good luck

you can disable half of them and see if it works, whether it does or doesn't you just have to go through half of the mods

[empty pivot]

idk where to post thgis since theres a thousand dif channels but like my scroll wheel menu/interaction menu or whatever just randomly stopped working completely i tried to restart my game, rebind keybinds and it still doesnt work its so stupid because i cant do shit in arma without the scroll wheel menu 😭 i was just in some random warlords server on a fpv drone when it all started

armaed so bad i cant even do basic stuff like assemble a damn drone 😭

[fresh oracle]

Does your scroll wheel work normally?
Try making a new Arma 3 profile and testing.
Continue in #arma3_troubleshooting.

[empty pivot]

yah

and thanks

[frail bay]

I was wondering if anyone knows a script to hide the gps and compass on the map, the wiki shows you should be able to hide them but it doesnt seem to work on my end.

[plain gale]

Just remove it from the inventory

[flint wharf]

Slight update. With no mods active the button doesn't work. Verified game files and redownloaded the game

[scarlet crystal]

Try creating new profile

[plain gale]

You can test it this way too do3DENAction "FolderMission"

[frail bay]

Fantastic, thank you so much.
Mods that act as a GPS and/or watch don't allow that but appreciate that sarcastic advice.

[plain gale]

How was that sarcastic?

[frail bay]

I checked the wiki, you answer with ''remove it from the inventory'' - thanks.

I'm asking to hide them on the map, not have the player not have a gps or compass.

[plain gale]

Remove them from the inventory temporarily via event handler when the map is opened.

Hope that was not too sarcastic.

[flint wharf]

Cheers, will try this and the other chaps solution

[dawn lotus]

I'm seeing people give this advice, and it being a solution to a problem far more in the last year, than in the last 10 previous years. Has a recent update been causing problems with profiles?

[scarlet crystal]

No idea but it has always been my first step of getting rid of any issues

[flint wharf]

Unfortunately, creating a new profile did not work, nor did @plain gale solution. I'm looking into how to stop certain protections of the document folder, as that's my next best guess (damn you windows 11!)

Didn't help either, woe upon me!

[plain gale]

Can you try and move your profile folder via startup parameter to a directory where you are 100 % sure you have OS permissions?

[flint wharf]

Update, it's working. I loaded a mission file with a new profile, and ran the game as administrator. Thanks for all your help, this has been a headscratcher and a half

Oh, and the mission file I placed in a directory I knew for certain had no restrictions, though doing that didn't fix it. In truth, I'm unsure exactly what was the problem, so if anybody has the same issue, place the mission folder elsewhere (Not in documents), use a new profile and run in administrator

[flint wharf]

Oh dear, now the button only works once, and doesn't work again on repeat presses. Oh well, it's one of those things

[sinful zenith]

Nothing in RPT?

[flint wharf]

Sorry, I rather fell asleep. I'll take a look now

[sinful raptor]

Are You the real R3vo of BI?

[paper yarrow]

?

[sinful raptor]

Bohemia Interactive

[scarlet crystal]

I don't think he's bi

[flint wharf]

I don't think his sexuality was ever in question

[slow jewel]

(green) is Bohemia Interactive ( blue) is a Vet Of the Game

[prisma oyster]

that makes Jorgito BI-curious still

[sinful raptor]

BI Is Bohemia interactive

[slow jewel]

lol he was just kidding m8 lol

[sinful raptor]

Yeah, what?

[scarlet crystal]

So yeah he's not BI

Just a regular dawg

[dawn lotus]

Yes, but he is the real R3vo.

[gusty timber]

Not the right channel but I figured I'd ask- Does anyone know how to adjust a loadout players spawn with?

I've set up a loadout in the editor and enabled respawns but when players join the server and select the spawn position they load in with the loadout of the unit they were originally spawned as

[flint wharf]

Either edit the loadout of the units you've marked as playable, or add loadouts to the config

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

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

[gusty timber]

That's the thing though- I've edited the loadouts of the units but when they spawn in they automatically get put in the respawn screen, once they load in through that it reverts to their default loadout

[flint wharf]

What units are they?

I think 3CB units have a checkbox in the attributes to stop that

[gusty timber]

They are 3CB indeed

Let me check

That did it! Thanks!

[flint wharf]

No worries

[mighty pagoda]

anyone know where the apex missions are stored? there's something I want to look at in one of them

[fresh oracle]

Arma 3\Expansion\Addons\missions_f_exp.pbo

[mighty pagoda]

thank you

[glacial plinth]

can i download eden maps made by other players???

[dawn lotus]

I'm not sure what you mean by "eden maps", but if you mean user made map, yes you can download them on the Steam Workshop.

[eternal lava]

Am i crazy or is this cargo house variant not in the editor

[flint wharf]

On this note, I've noticed downloading from the workshop is a bit tempramental. If you play the mission, it'll be added to a folder somewhere of played missions. using PBO Manager you can unpack it to edit it

[dawn lotus]

Is that the one from the campaign, or from the gamemode Old Man?

I don't remember seeing them in the editor.

[plain gale]

class Land_Research_house_V1_F

class Land_Research_HQ_F

@eternal lava These are the ones

[eternal lava]

Yeahh, i have to write "Research House" not "Military House"

I have the damage of the brain

Thankss

[plain gale]

TBH I unpacked old man mission because I could not find them as well😄

[strange estuary]

Hello guys,i-m trying to execute a script before editing with eden,is it possible?

Basically the script should hide some buildings on the default terrain,allowing me to replace them with new ones

[grizzled stag]

I don't think it's possible to delete streamed building reliably. They will apear again after JIP or when walking away far enough.

[glacial plinth]

is possible to setup a AI spawner using a trigger so I only want the spawner to spawn ai while player in trigger??

[prisma oyster]

don't crosspost, thanks (I deleted elsewhere)

[strange estuary]

Uh but i actually deleted em,the only problem is that i'm not able to make the script executed while editing with eden editor

[vast fjord]

Hi, we cant see the lights added in Eden editor ?

[high token]

Can anyone help me? I have some weird bug, when i get a solider, and i customize his loadout for example he had M4 and i gave him AK-47, and when i click on him and play, the ak-47 just dissapiers and m4 comes back

[spark cedar]

can you add details ?

• do you use mods ?
• how/where do you edit the loadout ?
• play where ?

[high token]

yes i use mods, in editor when im placing tanks, planes and military personal, and i click on one guy, then edit loadout and choose what gun will he have

[strange estuary]

They should be considered as normal objects (?)

[queen vapor]

Turn on their simulation inside the editor @vast fjord

[plain gale]

Maybe some mod has scripts to set loadouts on mission start. What mod are the units from?

[strange estuary]

Uhm anyone knows how to merge two missions ?

[fresh oracle]

3CB does that unless you disable it in the unit properties, IIRC.

[lime stratus]

Does anyone know why in an Eden editor mission my gunship will hover in place most of the time?

When it doesn’t it won’t use rocket pods and then hovers for a while again

It’s set up to take off from a helipad, move under “open fire keep formation” to a move waypoint right next to a seek and destroy waypoint where it’s set to “open fire”

The targets are just infantry, is that the problem?

[fresh oracle]

AI don't really know how to properly use rocket pods and stuff. They also can't spot infantry beyond a couple hundred meters, even in an attack helicopter.

[lime stratus]

Oh, ok

Is there any way I can try to fix that?

[fresh oracle]

You can make a script that tells them about targets, forces them to attack targets, etc.

[lime stratus]

Oh ok, thank you

I’m not really sure how to make scripts though

[small patrol]

{group heli reveal [_x,4]} forEach allUnits;```If this does make a difference, it does mean the helicopter group were not able to spot the enemies on the ground

[lime stratus]

Ok, thank you

[lime stratus]

It still hovers in place after this but it’s starting to make some passes now

Thank you for helping

Am I supposed to put it in the init of the seek and destroy waypoint or somewhere else?

[small patrol]

Wherever you can run

[lime stratus]

Ok, thank you

[snow quiver]

@strange estuary Not possible afiak

Anyone know if custom connections work okay yet?

[languid eagle]

hello! Im trying to load a mission file in eden but i keep getting "Error loading scenario". Anyone have a fix?

[elder temple]

is there any guidance on load order if you are not using the Arma 3 Launcher but command line launch, I've been all over the wiki and the workshop and only see generic statements about a few rule about placement of mods in a par file.

[fresh oracle]

If the mods are made properly, load order doesn't matter.

[vast fjord]

Place player unit in 2d editor before converting in 3d editor mission @languid eagle

[queen vapor]

Custom connections work well enough @snow quiver didnt test between object with and without an AI brain tho

[snow quiver]

They don't show up in the contect menu, are they only available with the commands still?

just made a post the second you messaged: https://forums.bistudio.com/topic/188144-custom-connections/

[queen vapor]

I havent checked with the release but in dev the option was there

Its not in the attributes screen tho

Right click then top of menu iirc

[snow quiver]

Yeah i'm not getting that. Maybe it only works for vehicles

[queen vapor]

You need to have both objects selected as well iirc

Not for markers

[snow quiver]

Do you need to have it in units or so?

[queen vapor]

All others worked for me

Not in dev :D

[snow quiver]

I got a config with like 10 of them in there and none show up 😦

[queen vapor]

You mightve broken them with the config :D

[snow quiver]

http://pastebin.com/XUjZpftg

[queen vapor]

But they worked, in dev, on objects. In MP they might still have the issue where objects need an AI brain the 'remember' them

Im sorry, im on mobile atm

Cant debug :)

I see the first one has 2x marker tho

Afaik you cant connect markers still

[snow quiver]

well you can use 1 marker at least for random start

[queen vapor]

Ye i'm saying 2x. But i'm not sure about this

Connections might still be stored in the AI brain so 2x markers might not maintain anyway

[crystal minnow]

@bronze goblet can't believe that the day you release the Eden update is the day when I'm at uni today, I'm guessing I'm going to have to wait to get home to try out the final release 😭😫

[glacial plinth]

is it possible to add props to player hands then add them to vehicles

[small patrol]

What exactly does it mean. Add props to player hand? I guess attachTo. Add them to vehicles? Maybe attachTo, too

[glacial plinth]

I want to make mission where I have to go in get some big boxes carry them to vehicle then leave ??

[turbid olive]

use ace??

[glacial plinth]

ok so no attach to trigger or anything

[small patrol]

?

You can attachTo if you want

[lime stratus]

Does anyone know why in my group of 4 helicopters that are supposed to wait until a trigger turns on the engine 3 of them turn on automatically?

I’ve tried “this engineOn false;”

Sometimes just two will start

Do they need to always be in separate groups?

[lime stratus]

I figured out how to get around it but just spawning the troops in the helicopters

[spark cedar]

The solution I use is stripping them of fuel and giving it back when I need it

[lime stratus]

That’s a good idea

Thank you

[old badge]

Backup reminder !
I was working on a sp scenario for almost 2 weeks
Today i accidentally rewrite the file
So always have a backup file 😄

[dawn lotus]

Everyone eventually learns this lesson if they work in the editor long enough.

[languid eagle]

How do i view ids in eden 3d?

[snow quiver]

Not sure if you can. You shoudln't be using them either way

IDs can change

[kind prism]

Make a Git repo in your Arma profile folder ;)

[high token]

Can anyone help me? I have some weird bug, when i get a solider, and i customize his loadout for example he had M4 and i gave him AK-47, and when i click on him and play, the ak-47 just dissapiers and m4 comes back. Here is the clip of the bug as you can see https://medal.tv/games/arma-3/clips/mCtyx8aRqNuB9JZ_r?invite=cr-MSx4Z2IsNDM2ODc0NTQ1

also this happens not only with guns but with gear, for example i want to put different helmet, and when i load in game it switches to helmet it was displayed that guy had before i selected one i wanted

[magic portal]

Is the unit a 3CB factions unit?

Or from an ALiVE factions mod?

Your issue is probably happening because the base unit has a randomization script that is replacing your customization

Instead, use one of the vanilla factions and customize the loadout onto him instead. I.e. 'Survivor' under CSAT -> Men or FIA -> Men

[high token]

I think every unit i have mod for are 3CB

Under CBA as general organ of it

[magic portal]

Then this is your issue

[magic portal]

This is your fix

[high token]

How do i use vanilla factions? Im sorry im new to it it's been 2 months of playing it i don't understand it much

[magic portal]

In editor search bar type in: class O_Survivor_F and place that guy down

then customize him

[high token]

um where exactly? left search bar or on right

[high token]

or somewhere else

[high token]

figured it out problem fixed thanks ❤️

[empty pivot]

does anyone know how to make ai actually use trenches? i got a mod that allows the ai to move around in them but like i want them to specifically use them properly without just me disabling their movement

i think DCO has something like that but i dont use dco

[spark cedar]

I don't think you can automatically do it vanilla

Also Idk any mod that does it

[granite willow]

try this https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3623437185

[spark cedar]

I don't think it will actually help, but worth a try

[granite willow]

Why trigger possibly wont work when conditions are met? Trigger through one mission restart might work, and after another might not

[spark cedar]

Depends on the condition

[granite willow]

player in area

from the star of the mission car, driven by ai, drives into that trigger and sometimes it doesnt activates

[spark cedar]

Make the area bigger

Not trying to be too technical, but basically only a part of a human model is taken into account

Also, Ai is not a player

[granite willow]

ik

[prisma oyster]

if the server is dedicated and the trigger is server only, there are not players on server

only a part of a human model
when the unit's feet/centre of animation is in the area

[spark cedar]

yeah ^^ I tried not to be too technical, but the actual explanation is simple enough

[tame plaza]

Having a bit of a problem with the AI automatically disembarking a vehicle upon startup. It seems to happen when I either drag in the infantry in two separate batches and when I use the change seat option to try to put the less important troops actually inside of the vehicle instead of sitting on the outside. All AI are in the same group here.

[spark cedar]

The problem is obviously with a mod, does it still happen with vanilla vehicles ?

[tame plaza]

Yes it does

[small patrol]

Does it still happen with vanilla? Means remove ALL Mods and try to reproduce it

[tame plaza]

Yes, yes it does. Testing procedure: Spawn a CSAT mechanized rifle squad. Drag in half the squad, then the other half. Observe that on startup, some get out immediately.

[small patrol]

🤔 It does

Dragged out these passengers and drag them in again, now it doesn't

[tame plaza]

The problem is that I want passengers in specific seats, which seems to break it and make them get out on startup again

What a strange vanilla bug...

[small patrol]

It kinda look like so

[tame plaza]

Tried ctrl clicking units in a specific order and dragging all of those in at once, still broke.

In fact it seems to specifically require that you've box selected the units you want to be put in

Can't even do ctrl click or shift click on them without it then causing the issue

[stray tendon]

***- Hello guys am looking Mods ( Sheriff Arma 3 ) ***

[fiery basalt]

@stray tendon You can find all mods on the steamworkshop for Arma 3.

[stray tendon]

I didnt find mods sheriff

[fiery basalt]

There over 100.000 mods....... https://steamcommunity.com/app/107410/workshop/

Just search for sheriff and dozens of mods show up @stray tendon

[bold bronze]

is there a way to port a pbo file?
i dont wanna constantly reinstall an already installed scenario due to arma being old

[small patrol]

What is "port a pbo files"? What is "reinstall an already installed scenario"? What is "due to arma being old"?

[bold bronze]

how do i export a pbo file
the thing used by scenarios?
ehh idk im trying to export dynamic recon ops's pbo file so i dont have to download it from the workshop again

because sometimes the game likes to reinstall it
but the scenario on the workshop hasnt updated since 2019

it doesnt really make sense to me
i already installed the scenario
i played with it before
why does the game reinstall it again?

[hearty anvil]

Read a post declaring that they're sticking to A2 if the 2D editor is gone after Eden, and all I could think of was "so much emphasis on 'I' and 'we'"... i.e. "e never needed a 3D Editor because we knew after a while how thinks would work out in the engine" when we can already find countless examples of other long-time players who demanded one

[scarlet crystal]

wdym reinstall

[bold bronze]

i dont know it just reinstalls the scenario
thats the best way i can describe it

[scarlet crystal]

if you subscribe to the scenario on workshop, it will be sitting in the workshop folder and within the game's scenario menu (or as a scenario to choose when hosting mp). Arma doesn't "install" anything

[bold bronze]

idk man my arma's weird

[dawn lotus]

If you alter how seating is assigned to the AI, it can sometimes cause problems. I've seen it with the SOGAI mod which has options to change how AI load into vehicles. Sorry, I meant to reply without the ping, but forgot to turn it off.

[cyan viper]

does xcam work inside the eden editor?

[turbid aurora]

Question regarding dlcs and ppl in my group that dont have them:

I want to place map objects...specifically houses from livonia onto my blank map. Do ppl need t he Livonia dlc to see them?

as well as manure pile is one I use a lot

[fresh oracle]

Props have no restrictions at all, both in missions and modded terrains.

[cyan viper]

my exported missions wont load in the new editor 😦

[undone ravine]

Does datalink share target information (knowsabout) or just sensor data? Can it be enabled for infantry?

[fresh oracle]

I know datalink send works for infantry, but that the sensor panel does not.
I would imagine DL doesn't just receive sensor information because it works on the sensor panel even without the DL sensor (as long as you have recieve on).

[undone ravine]

I guess I wondering what is being sent? Can it function as an information sharing system?

[fresh oracle]

Test

[bold bronze]

why does arma do this?
i already installed the scenario and arma's downloading some steam file again :/

[median harness]

How can I find ID's of buildings now?

On the 2d editor I was able to hover my mouse ove it. Is it a removed option?

[worldly flame]

When defining scenario attributes, where you can set the loading screen, is there any specific way of defining that? just referencing file name is not pulling the image

loadingscreen.jpg or something rather seems to not work.

[dry epoch]

not sure, maybe try putting quotes around it

[worldly flame]

Just tried that... no effect hehe

I feel like a noob again without my description.etx

ext**

[sinful zenith]

You on #perf_prof_branch ?

[tame plaza]

Don't believe so

[sinful zenith]

There was a fix for exactly that like, a week ago

Either you are on it and it broke it for you.
Or switching to it might fix it

[tame plaza]

Switched to it, did not fix it.

[surreal siren]

Hey-hey. How to setup an Zeus mission in Eden just like an original ones?

[small patrol]

What is "an original ones"?

[lyric rose]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJhngFjNM9g&pp=ygUaaG93IHRvIHNldCB1cCBhcm1hIDMgemV1aXM%3D

probably like how the official servers are set up I guess

[surreal siren]

I.. don't think in original zeus missions you spawning in unit when choosing zeus.

[lyric rose]

yeah this

follow the youtube video

[surreal siren]

I mean, just blank map with Zeus module with forced interface, while players await for respawn.

[small patrol]

IIRC you have a "Force Interface" or some checkbox in the module

[surreal siren]

Alright. Now, how to make players wait for respawn point, and avoid zeus being stuck in respawn menu?

[lyric rose]

you log in as admin

[jade forge]

how do i edit vanilla missions like Stratis 10 Escape? wanna make my own but want to make sure its in line with BI original one

[ashen marsh]

Unpack it and edit as you wish.

[jade forge]

where from can i unpack it?

i tried unpacking the mission pbo's from addons folder but im not sure if im looking in the right place, only found campaign missions, firing drills and showcases

[ashen marsh]

You should find it. Adding to the difficulty is the fact that the mission isn't called "Stratis 10 Escape" internally.

[jade forge]

but i am looking in the correct place right

[paper yarrow]

its MP_COOP_m01.Stratis in missions_f

[jade forge]

thanks a lot!

[paper yarrow]

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_MP_Mission_Names
helpful page when finding the correct names

[surreal siren]

Menu with position selection opens for players, but zeus gets stuck there, closing and opening this menu over and over.

[hearty anvil]

Ironic considering that a bunch of the description.ext stuff is controlled from Eden now

[frail bay]

Anyone know a method to make weapons static without the ability to pick them up? When I try set it simple/no-sim/etc - the interaction makes it snap to the ground. Simple object wont work as it hides it.

[eternal lava]

Yeahh that's just how it is

I don't even do disablesim/simple object to it, i let people pick em up

[small patrol]

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

[eternal lava]

Ohhh, this could be useful

[frail bay]

I'll give it a try but.. they're not static weapons 😄

[spark cedar]

you want to turn a weapon into a turret basically ?

[frail bay]

No no, I just want to put weapons on walls as a display with no interaction at all. I've tried multiple ways, like putting invisible walls in front of them hoping to ''block'' the interact function 😄 but it just won't work.

[spark cedar]

oh ok
just put this SetDamage 1; in the init

[frail bay]

No way

Offcourse

[spark cedar]

yeah ... but until you are told you don't think of it

[frail bay]

I guess this would work for most equipment that's interactable right?

[spark cedar]

yeah

[frail bay]

Haha wild, thank you so much.

[spark cedar]

I do that with watches and compass in my comp

guns and equipment do not have have a "destroyed" model, but when they are destroyed you can't pick it up any longer

[frail bay]

I feel like I lost like 5 yrs of my life trying to figure this out and there's the answer haha.

[spark cedar]

I think I stole the idea from a comp on a workshop I used ^^

[frail bay]

Haha that's how it goes sometimes, with the billion comps out there, you must've gotten really lucky with that.

[spark cedar]

yeah, it's not always useful but sometimes it is

[spark cedar]

#arma3_editor message could be useful to you too then

[eternal lava]

Wait what, that wouldn't delete the rifle?

I didn't know that

[frail bay]

Nope it works perfectly 😄 Maybe if someone's using a GC but I don't so..

[spark cedar]

With some objects it can have a "special" effect, like triggering an explosion with explosives, but most of them don't

[frail bay]

Yeah I'd imagine certain munitions have that.

[olive fossil]

Anyone able to help me reduce the fog / increase view distance in Arma 3 multiplayer? There is a limit in multiplayer servers that I make for me and my brother and we can't see shit when flying jets
I literally just want to reduce the fog

[ashen marsh]

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/setViewDistance ran for every player.

[plain gale]

There is also a command to remove the haze. Dunno what it's called though

[ashen marsh]

AFAIK, this can only be changed in the game settings.

[prisma oyster]

players get their view distance ceiled by server's iirc, so indeed use setViewDistance on clients to override that

[olive fossil]

Where do i put setViewDistance 2250;

[ashen marsh]

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Event_Scripts#initPlayerLocal.sqf

[olive fossil]

I havent got any idea how to use this

Im in the editor, made a mission for me and my brother, do u mind guiding me plz?

idrk what im doin

[magic portal]

Open up your Arma 3 missions folder. This is usually C:\Users\ YOUR WINDOWS NAME \Documents\Arma 3 - Other Profiles\ YOUR ARMA NAME \missions\YOUR MISSION.Map

[ashen marsh]

Read the article first.

[magic portal]

Make a text file and rename it to initPlayerLocal.sqf (Yes, change the extension from .txt to .sqf) then open the .sqf in notepad and put in that one line.

[olive fossil]

Ah sweet ok and it applies locally or for all clients

[magic portal]

exactly yes, because it's in initPlayerLocal.sqf which arma knows and runs automatically

[olive fossil]

👍

this has been tormenting me for weeks dm me ill buy u nitro

[magic portal]

No need but thank you for the offer lol

[olive fossil]

❤️

tf lol

[prisma oyster]

you just put the view distance to 2.25km, increase the value if you need to

[prisma oyster]

aaand gone.

[magic portal]

I think he meant the wings folded lol

[fresh oracle]

Once, I sling loaded the stealth drone while its wings were folded and dropped it and flew it around with the wings still folded.

[sinful zenith]

Can I have a #arma3_feedback_tracker ticket for this, I can't keep track of it in here

[tame plaza]

Issue already has a open ticket here: https://feedback.bistudio.com/T174055

Do you want me to open a new ticket, or should I add further details to that one?

[sinful zenith]

Oh its that old

no don't need a new one then

But the description doesn't match your repro,m you had something with moving some out and back in?

[tight anchor]

where are my saves...... they were there yesterday, and the files still exist. why's the game just all of a sudden not detecting them?

[fresh oracle]

Did you switch Arma 3 profiles or something?

[tight anchor]

Yes! That was it. How can i transfer the save now so that its available to any profile?

It was on the default steamuser profile

[fresh oracle]

Copy and paste it.

[tight anchor]

thanks so much

[midnight tree]

does anyone know how to get a build ID number in the eden? it was in the old editor, can't find it for some reason

[queen vapor]

the general advice is not to use them anymore

theres better ways now

if you absolutely have to: str cursorTarget splitString ": " select 1 (credit to /u/MosesUK)

[gloomy marten]

Hi guys

I'm trying to create my first eden editor mission

Basically I want a hostage rescue mission with an enemy QRF that will automatically reinforce when the combat starts

I know how to set up a garrison and patrol functions for the AI in Zeus (not in Eden tho). I can give a the hostage the arrested or surrndered marker (can't remember exactly what its called) through zeus as well

But for QRF's, I only know how to set up LZ and RP points and then spawn said QRF - I was hoping to have a group ready, that waits for combat to start before it moves into position.

I tried using AI to help create the mission buuuut...I'm not sure if it's working right, it says to create a hold marker on the eden map and drag it to the QRF group and include a bunch of other stuff - but the hold marker isn't actually being added to the map or the group so idk

[fresh oracle]

Never use generative AI for this stuff. It will only do it wrong.

You can manually set up the garrisoned infantry and patrols or use a mod like 3den Enhanced if you're lazy. I recommend using Search and Destroy waypoints for them.
To do the hostage, you probably just need to set their animation to whatever and revert it when the player rescues them.
You can make the QRF have a hold waypoint and use a trigger with whatever property that has to do with triggering waypoints and set the waypoints activation to the trigger.

[midnight tree]

got it, thanks

[dawn lotus]

As mentioned by Joe, it's best to stay away from the AI generated stuff, it's unreliable.

The best way to learn how to use the Eden editor is to watch tutorial videos on youtube.

[gloomy marten]

Okay thanks

[wheat jacinth]

this might be a stupid question, but the voice chat in arma 3 is just too low quality to provide the right kind of immersion, is there anyway we can fix that / raise the bits of the audio?

[rotund blade]

Lotsa people just use tfar/acre instead

[wheat jacinth]

that requires teamspeak 3 right?

[rotund blade]

Yes

But that way you have full control over quality

Cant recall the last time ive seen anyone use ingame voice tbh

[wheat jacinth]

it's complete ass 😭 🙏

thank you for the help

i'll look into setting up a ts3 server

[median harness]

@queen vapor what better ways are there?

[queen vapor]

if you use ID's it might break when the map gets updated

using a gameLogic that checks for nearestObject is probably the most fool proof way

i think there also was another command in the works to reliable grab objects that dont have classnames

[median harness]

Thanks

[granite willow]

how can I make 1 of decals seem on top of the other? I cant find anything with which I can control layers

[magic portal]

Can't control it

[granite willow]

I reloaded my save and now all the textures that were on the lover level moved on top😭

is it possible to change p3d or smth to be able move it on z coordinate? some of the roads in vanilla arma made with decals and some are not

[fringe sphinx]

It would be cool if the layers sorted the decals as far as on top or not.

[spark cedar]

I'm not sure if the engine would allow it

[dim kindle]

Good Morning mates, do someone know how I can Pitch, Bank and Yaw a object in the 3D Editor? Thanks in Advance, have a great day everyone.

[granite willow]

I mean, somehow it decides which texture is on top and which is on the bottom

[tender burrow]

It appears that we can't merge missions anymore ?

@dim kindle Select the "rotation" tool (switch by pressing Space), then rotate along the axis you want

[dim kindle]

That's awesome, Thank you very much @tender burrow , I appreciate it.

@lyric oriole

[fringe sphinx]

Dont gui buttons layer in the order they’re created?

[granite willow]

also it works normally on maps (altis airport)

[sharp shoal]

Hello, anyone know how to make an ai sit in a chair? I don't need the sit animation, I just want the mission to start with him sitting and he will stay seated the whole time. I'm a noob btw.

[worldly flame]

Under Attributes, does anyone know how to path an image for mission load screen? It says enter path, but not how to define it specifically. I've tried entering file name, added quotes "", no luck.

[hearty anvil]

@tender burrow re: merges: https://forums.bistudio.com/topic/187777-is-the-3d-editor-mandatory/?p=2982761

[tender burrow]

Oh my god, thanks

[sinful zenith]

just saw eden shows on the bottom that you are on singleplayer... And on server it shows on server... is multiplayer editing possible now?

nope its not :/ well then ill stay with zeus on that ^^

[gaunt wigeon]

Hello guys, i think my brain is going up in flames any second.
In vanilla Arma 3 there is information sharing between groups or when a group finds dead bodies???????? I have a test scenario which starts with me spawning next to an Opfor group and being invicible, i can quickly kill them. I then teleport my character about 300m away and wait for a second opfor group to arive at the site where i just killed the first one.

While group two is still on the way there knowsabout value about me is 0 and getHideFrom returns [0,0,0]. Once they get close to the dead bodies the knowsabout suddenly jumps to 1.5 and getHideFrom returns coordinates, which are very wrong though.

Was it always like that? Is that a bug? Im currently running no mods but i recently had a few installed to play with a group, did uninstall them by now though. In the main menu it also says im running no mods. I also don't have any scripts running in that test scenario.

I have over 8000 hours in this game and im currently completely flabbergasted

[slow jewel]

@gaunt wigeon https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Talk:getHideFrom

what is it you want to happen: you did not say

[gaunt wigeon]

From my knowlegde usually AI does not react to dead bodies. At least i could swear it was like that in the past. But now they suddenly after finding dead bodies suddenly get a knowsabout value about the player. Was it always like that?

[slow jewel]

as far as i know i never saw enemy react to dead bodyies unless it was a soldier from thier group

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

[gaunt wigeon]

Sadly nothing in the documentation really explains whats happening. From what im observing right now, either the dead bodies let the knowsabout value of the new group jump to 1.5 or the already dead group does share information with the new group despite that to my knowledge never having been a feature in Arma 3

[slow jewel]

that could be from the FSM maybe

but im kinda woundering how a dead group could share knowledge 🙂

i mostly never worry about enemy's knowledge of anything: i just let them do what they will do and so on: then of course i fight them 🙂

and i react to whatever they do

most of the time i spawn enemy in as needed: and i made many diff enemy patrol scripts: that i exec on the enemy

[gaunt wigeon]

Overall the current behaviour isn't really a problem. Im just a bit worried my game is broken and some mods didn't properly uninstall. I did already verify my files but it is still happening

[slow jewel]

unless you want something like this

{
    _x forgetTarget Car1;
    sleep 3;
    _x reveal [Car1, 4];
} forEach units _grp;

[slow jewel]

no your game is working fine

[hexed ether]

Im making a multiplayer mission, and I am using a lot of small ‘remove terrain object’ modules to get rid of individual/small groups of trees and bushes. Should I operate them locally or globally?

[rotund blade]

Locally's always better for multiplayer

Global hide commands end up in the jip stack and run on server, so unless you need to do something else with those objects, local is ideal

It even tells you that in the tooltip for the hide terrain objects module 😄

[hexed ether]

Thank you!

[gleaming flower]

anyone have any idea what the heck this icon is on the esc menu? this is a zeus mission, and for some reason it just... is overlayed over another button but i cant read what it is

[gleaming flower]

my screen also keeps like, 'refreshing', the same thing that happens when you open the zeus arsenal

[sinful zenith]

"this icon"
I don't see any icon

[warm wharf]

Someone know how i can use Land_BriefingRoomScreen_01_F (TV1) like briefing screend. The images look really bad

[frail bay]

It's because the aspect ratio of that picture is 2x the size.

As in, instead of being 1024x512 it's 1024x1024, you'll have to check the original file. I remember it being a bit difficult to properly make pictures for it.

[warm wharf]

I have tried all the measures since neither Gemini AI, Deepseek, nor Claude have been able to help me solve this issue 🙁 but I have seen in collaborative missions that they use it and it looks spectacular

[frail bay]

If I remember I'll give it to you later 🙂

[warm wharf]

thanks a lot

[quick hound]

hi, i'm currently working on a warlords game with zeus enabled - it's not working very well

if i start as game master, the game doesn't start as warlords and all players spawn in the water / black screen

if i start as a player, it starts as warlords but kicks me out of zeus (accessed through Y menu) and prevents me from re-accessing it after like 5 minutes

[frail bay]

The texture size is 2048x2048, so you need to have it doubled on the picture, 2x 1024x1024 underneath eachother. I would recommend using a different screen if possible and perhaps using a scaling method/mod to change the screen size.

[warm wharf]

but i put the image 2048x2048 but look the same ways

[frail bay]

Standby

Like that, if I remember correctly.

Try that 🙂

Might have to change the format tho

[warm wharf]

But there's no way to force the image to change from 1:1 to 32:9

[scarlet crystal]

you use the top part to make it look like 32:9.

Land_BriefingRoomScreen_01_F and Land_BriefingRoomDesk_01_F share the same texture.

this is the original texture.

[cobalt estuary]

guys i wanna fly the ka52 solo but when i move the tgp the heli moves too is there a mod or a solution for seperate controls?

[quick hound]

hi, i'm currently working on a warlords game with zeus enabled - it's not working very well
if i start as game master, the game doesn't start as warlords and all players spawn in the water / black screen
if i start as a player, it starts as warlords but kicks me out of zeus (accessed through Y menu) and prevents me from re-accessing it after like 5 minutes

[dawn lotus]

I don't think so.

[cobalt estuary]

dammit

[spark cedar]

wrong channel
try #reforger_questions

[quick hound]

My question does not pertain to Arma Reforger - it pertains to Arma 3. I thought that evident by how much i mentioned Arma 3 specific content

[fresh oracle]

Uh, Warlords an Zeus are game modes only in A3 🤨

[quick hound]

Yeah... not sure what this guy's on about.

[queen vapor]

I hope it not yet

[scarlet crystal]

game master is a reforger mode. zeus is zeus. People don't really mix these, hence this confusion I guess.

[quick hound]

game master is a module in the arma 3 editor that corresponds directly to Zeus

it's a very relevant component

[lethal pulsar]

That sounds like mouse flying competing with camera controls
Try double-tapping Alt to enable freelook and disable mouse flying, instead flying with keyboard or joystick

[dawn lotus]

I believe he is talking about the targeting pod, if that's what he is talking about, it's normal behavior, you can't control the targeting pod while piloting in almost all helicopters.

[fresh oracle]

The LControl + RMB targeting pod or the gun turret? At least for the all of the base-game attack helicopters, (only) the pilot can control that while flying. Not being able to control the gun turret is an engine limitation, AFAIK.

[mortal oak]

so quick question, I want to make the AI actually somewhat smart, and im looking for a mod that does just that, ive seen AI paths, Real engine enchanced and smart combat AI Realistic reactions and tactics.. anybody have a decent amount of experiance to note what works the best and seems well logical and fair?

[fresh oracle]

The AI are already smart if you set them up right, and mods can't make them much smarter than they already are.

[mortal oak]

I mean being real with you, without mods ive seen the AI Ive hosted multiple missions, they randomly can see ppl thru walls,, start shooting thru walls... they run crouch turn like they are playing on a controller and then shoot, if thats called smart idk what to say-

unless your saying ai are smart in terms of cheats then yeah-

[fresh oracle]

Those are bugs and related things which don't really have to do with being smart or not.
They also are engine things that can't really be changed by mods.

[turbid olive]

if you're hoping to find a fix for some of the AI problems that exists in this game... yeah, good luck, or you can learn how to set up them right for the type the scenario you want. Gamemodes like Antistasi have they own AI changes, but even those changes can't fix some of the AI issues of the engine itself.

In my ops I use Lambs_danger (DEV) mod, but I still use a lot of AI related commands to set them up the way I want.

[quick hound]

hi, i'm currently working on a warlords game with zeus enabled - it's not working very well
if i start as game master, the game doesn't start as warlords and all players spawn in the water / black screen
if i start as a player, it starts as warlords but kicks me out of zeus (accessed through Y menu) and prevents me from re-accessing it after like 5 minutes

[slow jewel]

Ai don't see people thru walls; Ai just guess your path and keep shooting to see if they can get you

[oblique tapir]

Is it permissible to ask anyone to join a server I am running some curated missions on to get feedback and just for the fun of it in this discord?

I make a lot of editor missions on priarie fire and would be thrilled to have some guys run them with me

[oblique tapir]

Man I just caught A lot of grief in another discord for asking the same question so im trying to learn lol

[spark cedar]

!lfg

[formal mural]

Are you looking to play with people?
pick one channel:
#looking_for_game to tell others you want to play
#looking_for_unit to tell others you are looking for a group
#communities_arma_reforger or
#communities_arma3 to browse through advertised groups

Note: Please follow the templates in those channels (if applicable), and do not use them for discussions.

[latent tulip]

Why does AI walk through walls that’s so annoying

[granite willow]

There is some mod to prevent this

[latent tulip]

Which?

[granite willow]

this one
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3690448001
but i remember there was another one

[latent tulip]

Thank you bro, find the other one for me please

[slow jewel]

Now that sounds like a good Mod -- NoClip

[latent tulip]

It doesn’t even work

[marble nexus]

Hi

Can someone help me with triggers for arma 3 i wanr to.make mission but i dont know how work that.

[ashen marsh]

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

[quick hound]

Does anyone have an inkling of an answer here???

[spark cedar]

AI has a known issue phasing through walls they don't know about, like some modded buildings or zeus-placed stuff

No phasing mods can help, but there is no certainty

[oblique tapir]

https://youtu.be/hV5x2PVHoQo?si=x9FND8uBgHgMat1b

[marble nexus]

Thanks i will see the video

[oblique tapir]

this guy OnlineCombatBN has a lot of great tutorials

[steel berry]

Anyone doing tutorials on eden outside of BI?

yes I know a search will prosper but I looking for somewho is doing them for the release and not beta.

[queen vapor]

what are you looking for, tutorial wise?

[steel berry]

Just want to follow...I already completely overhauled my Exile Mission and My GOD it was MUCH easier. Looking for basics like Bargates opening for only vehicles and not players.

simple stuff.

[sinful zenith]

bla bla for me #arma3_editor message

@plain gale you'd probably know.
Attribute init scripts need to be wrapped in spawn, for multiplayer if they use global commands on the unit?
Does that sound right?

Like setGroupIdGlobal, sets the callsign. But the Attribute script runs before the group/unit's network ID is established, so no global effect commands can be used in attribute scripts?

[queen vapor]

that would be the same as in the 2d editor

its just code

the only thing that really changed is description.ext is partially in the mission.sqm now

and of course the virtual arsenal integration

[plain gale]

Makes sense when using the init attribute of a unit.

There should be one for the group as well though and I'd expect the group to be fully initialized at that point

I don't use the init attribute at all. :/

[sinful zenith]

Not sure what you mean by init attribute.
I mean this

Cfg3DEN >> Group >> AttributeCategories >> Init >> Attributes >>> Callsign
which adds a script expression that runs server-side when the unit is spawned, to apply the attribute to it

[plain gale]

Oh this one.

I haven't had any issues yet with global commands and I don't use spawn usually.

But maybe your case is special

[sinful zenith]

Just found out why its special... UGH

Specifically entity attributes, these https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Eden_Editor:_Configuring_Attributes#General
Its documented that it runs server-side only, but not documented that it runs so early, that any global command doesn't work.

For example if the setVariable in the example were made public, it would print "Ref to nonnetwork" into log and fail to send it to players.
Network ID's of groups and units are initialized after all the attributes executed
That part is not noted on wiki.

Its only for groups.
Vehicles (also units that kinda somewhat go like createVehicle) have their ID assigned right after they are spawned, during the Eden mission init.
Groups, get initialized with a null ID, only after all objects are spawned, and both init passes ran through (attributes are in first pass), and the init scripts ran, and the postponed init scripts (the "init" attribute, as you mentioned) ran, do the groups get network created and assigned IDs

So only group attributes are F'ed

https://feedback.bistudio.com/T117142 You closed the ticket two months ago (to the day 🤣 )
But its not fixed

You assigned it to yourself, that's funny you can keep it 🤣
I'll revisit in 2.24 maybe. Its either wrap in spawn, or overhaul the whole group networking init..

[plain gale]

Always surprises with eden editor code

Ah. This ticket is auto assigned to me when I change the status to resolved.

[quick hound]

hi, i'm currently working on a warlords game with zeus enabled - it's not working very well
if i start as game master, the game doesn't start as warlords and all players spawn in the water / black screen
if i start as a player, it starts as warlords but kicks me out of zeus (accessed through Y menu) and prevents me from re-accessing it after like 5 minutes.

I'm looking for some help with merging zeus & warlords

[eager adder]

any experienced mission makers want to help me learn how to make good missions

[fresh oracle]

It depends on the kind of mission you want to make, what you specifically need help, and how you want help (specify).

[eager adder]

I want to learn how to use the tools available in the eden editor in order to make well designed coop missions for my friends, i also want to make missions for a unit one day but i get stuck trying to google stuff and give up every time

[dawn lotus]

You should start here.
#arma3_editor message

[sinful monolith]

is there a way I can see a list of all gestures the same way I can see all animations? (honestly not sure where to ask this but the animation library can be accessed through eden so this is my best bet)

[small patrol]

Either of Artwork Supporter's Animations Viewer supports it, if that helps

[ocean berry]

Okay, so I'm working on a series of singleplayer missions to be played in order like the vanilla campaign. With that being said, I am having issues with my AI's names, as well as the player character's name being overwritten with my profile name when I start the mission. The player character is supposed to be named "Hawkins", and the fireteam he is associated with all have their own individual names. For the sake of things, I'll only use the group leader (Who in this circumstance is joined to my character for sake of example) who's name is "Alexis" as an example of the issue.

I go into the "Identity" section in the attributes, and then I input a custom name. when I play the mission in singleplayer, that name is changed from the one I set. Do we know how to fix this? I haven't done any changes to these characters via mission file or anything like that.

I am using 3DEN Enhanced ONLY, no other mods.
See attached screenshots.

and yes, I tried this setName "Alexis"; on the AI's "init" section, and it didn't do anything.

[ocean berry]

After further messing around with the Changing AI Names issue, I found out you can get away with:

this setname ["Alexis", "", "Alexis"];
Essentially requiring you to fill out a Three-variable version of the setName variable instead of the single variable version of it suggested by a number of threads.

this setname ["FirstName LastName"]; = 🚫 Doesn't Work
this setname "FirstName LastName"; = 🚫 Doesn't Work
this setname "FirstName"; = 🚫 Doesn't Work
this setname ["FirstName LastName", "FirstName", "lastName"]; = ✅ Works like a charm

(Yes, you can leave the first name or last name variable completely empty, as long as you have the quotation marks)

Just for anyone who comes after me looking for the same answer.

[sinful zenith]

The confusing part is that a unit has 3 name variables.
name, firstName, lastname.

Your first 3 variants don't work, because they only set the "name", but the UI displays "firstName+lastName".
It only uses "name" if firstName and lastName are both empty strings (Which by default, they won't be, unless you set them)

So this setname ["FirstName LastName", "", ""]; should also work
And if you do that once to clear them out, this setname "FirstName LastName"; should also start working

[ocean berry]

You, sir, are a legend. I read through about 15-20 threads suggesting the second and third variation be used.

[eager adder]

how do i make a respawn point for players?

[spark cedar]

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

[eager adder]

how do i make it so players dont respawn with the default loadout of the unit they are playing as?

[fossil urchin]

Same link as above.
Just end of that is
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Respawn#Respawn_with_Original_Loadout

And there is death load out after that

[eager adder]

if i do death loadout it is the exact equipment they had on death right? including ammo count and picked up items

[eager adder]

thanks

[eager adder]

I just created a faction with alive orbat. I have made the files and shit and now i have to pack it into a pbo. I installed pbo manager and i get the option to create a new pbo by right clicking open space in the folder but i am unable to pack the folder into a pbo

[spark cedar]

use arma tools

it's in your steam library

[velvet patrol]

amyone know where to find this weapon

[fresh oracle]

IIRC, it's the CUP mod's OICW.

[velvet patrol]

ah yes cool thanx

[steel berry]

the only thing that really changed is description.ext is partially in the mission.sqm now?? Context please.

[livid canopy]

A lot of description.ext stuff is now directly editable in Eden. You will now find stuff like:

class ScenarioData
{
saving=0;
disabledAI=1;
respawn=3;
respawnDelay=5;
class Header
{
maxPlayers=24;
};

inside the mission.sqm

I have a question. Is there a way to spawn an ammo box in the editor that is completely empty and start adding from there. Instead of having to remove every dang item in it.

[ruby briar]

I have a hard time landing the Kajman helicopter. It tends to drop fast suddenly and crashes without warning from hover. The vertical speed is low so it's not vortex ring state. Close to the ground there often seems to be no ground effect to cushen the landing. Coming in with some horizontal speed helps a bit, but on oneven ground, that can be problematic. I'm good with the other helicopters, I fly with HOTAS and advanced flight model for years. I'm open for advice to improve the landing 😅

I suspect the flight model of this early arma vehicle might be buggy or not optimized? I put the question in this category, because I'm wondering if it's even worthwhile to create a mission with the kajman if landing is this hazardous. 😅

[dawn lotus]

I don't think vortex ring state is simulated, and ground effect is barely simulated. I can never find a decent curve for the collective, no matter where I set it, so I find the helicopters to be prone to dropping suddenly when reducing collective.

[fresh oracle]

VRS is simulated.

[dawn lotus]

OK, good to know. Having flown helicopters in DCS, which way over does it with VRS, I'm always very careful with the vertical speed. In A3, I have gotten a sudden drop regardless of vertical speed, as the collect curve seems so unpredictable. I wish we had a lot more control with setting the collective curve.

[dawn lotus]

Now that you mention it, I kind of remember thinking that the Kajman felt pretty underpowered.

[ruby briar]

VRS is pretty well simulated in Arma overall imo, when you drop fast it can help to point the nose down to generate horizontal speed to get out of the VRS.

Yes the Kajman feels terribly underpowered, in my landing attempts I basically use the highest 5% of the throttle to control altitude and even then crash half the time. A very different experience compared to the Huron or Taru. I've experimented with the throttle curves as well, but it didn't help.

[ruby briar]

Ok I set the helicopter flight model from advanced to normal in the game options, and it makes the Kajman much more managable. It's a shame, but a reasonable workaround. My conclusion is that the Kajman flight model was never properly configured for the advanced flight model.

For brevity I only talked about the Kajman, but actually the Blackfoot has the exact same problems, which is even weirder since imo it is supposed to be a powerful, agile helicopter. This helicopter is also fixed by switching to the normal flight model.

[rancid portal]

Anyone used the Official Project apache on a respawn module before? Trying to get it to respawn with its FCR and Brit kit added + 40% fuel instead of 100% fuel.

Spawning it with addAction and "fcr_enable",0,"msn_equip_british",1, "pdoor",0,"gdoor",0 adds all the righth addons but I can seem to get it to work with reduced fuel and garage config via the respawn module

[eager adder]

how do i make reinforcements come on a trigger?

[fresh oracle]

Have them start off with a hold point that the trigger activates.

[eager adder]

how do i make the trigger activate the units orders? is it as simple as syncing the first order to the trigger, cuz i havent been able to make it work

[fresh oracle]

Make the trigger type Skip Waypoint and connect it with Set Waypoint Activation, IIRC.

[eager adder]

nice thank you, how does the Get in vehicle node work exactly i cant seem to make them get in their transport they kinda just freeze up

[fresh oracle]

Get In or Vehicle Get In?
Vehicle Get In is for one vehicle to get into another vehicle.
If you want a guy to get in a vehicle, use the normal Get In.

[eager adder]

ok thank you

it works now

is there any smart way of making ai garrison buildings or do i just have to manually plop them into the rooms?

[fresh oracle]

There's some editor mod that does it for you.

[turbid olive]

Lambs Danger AI mod has a module to do just that

[sharp lodge]

anyone know any good Eastern european/ Russian PMC mods that isnt wagner? i prefer fictional stuff when it comes to PMCs

[scarlet crystal]

You've got Raven Security, they are in the Aegis mod

Monarch Vanguard mod has Red Wolf Security.

[crude seal]

So i've been using Kolovian's AAS Mod. And I'm stuck on the section where I'm copying a units custom loadout and I'm specifically stuck on where it is telling me to copy the resulting text into the CBA textbox. I'm probably not looking right but I can't find it

[tame plaza]

How do you change the sides of a Praetorian 1C? Can't seem to be able to use the group to method like you can with other stuff.

[spark cedar]

Any turret has an AI or a guy inside, you can change his side

[tame plaza]

They do once they're spawned but not while in the editor

[spark cedar]

They do
Can't access my computer rn, but on the left in editor there is a list of things placed, you can find the gunner there

[tame plaza]

There very definitely is not.

Only once the scenario starts do they appear to zeus

[spark cedar]

If nobody helps you in the meantime, I'll send a screenshot when I'm at my pc

[scarlet crystal]

crew this join createGroup SIDENAME?

[plain gale]

Sounds like the mod adds them via init script. Weird

[spark cedar]

@tame plaza
that (#arma3_editor message) or
place it without crew
place inside AI of any side
profit

[tame plaza]

Eh, I've figured out a workaround for saving it as zeus at least. Just not in the editor.

Is there a way to be able to use custom compositions saved as zeus in the editor?

[spark cedar]

can't you use groups - empty ?

compositions - custom

[long mango]

I'm really confused. I thought Eden was supposed to be backward compatable with previous missions. (Or at least I could swear I read that somewhere). But there's just the 2D editor icon under old missions. Any clues, or was I mistaken?

[drowsy viper]

Hello, does anybody know if it is possible to have full functionality of units (and by that I mostly mean custom features such as an option to fold wings in aircraft or use the hmd visor along other custom options in fir's F-16) while in Zeus/Zeus Enhanced? Also I am sorry if it's the wrong category I'm writing in.

[kind prism]

if the mod's scripts are coded for player then no. It would need to be created with this scenario in mind.

[pearl mirage]

Is there an AI behaviour to get into a vehicle if they are heavily injured?
Seems to be what ive stumbled across and its very annoying. lol

Hmm maybe not. Even though max health they have started doing it again...
I have a squad roll up and get out of the car but they command one random dude to get back into the car no matter what i do.

[small patrol]

Unload AI Mods

[pearl mirage]

Im making it for a group and they specified they wanted this list.
Was hoping people had any ideas on how to prevent it.

Guess i could have the getout waypoint disable the vehicle

[pearl mirage]

Nah that just made more issues. I guess i will have to make them all their own squad and link the waypoints so it seems like they move together

[sharp lodge]

cheers

[scarlet crystal]

Or just unload AI mods to see what's causing the problem?

[pearl mirage]

I dont really see the point if they will refuse to play it even if i find out what one is the issue.

[paper yarrow]

to find out of its a vanilla thing or a mod thing... if its a mod thing they might have it documented somewhere, or not and you can play without it. or change the mod depending on the license. You're asking a super generic question while we know none of the mods you're running

[pearl mirage]

I get that its generic and doesnt solve the root problem, i was just fishing for ideas and if anyone had a clever solution.

[turbid olive]

it's the dev that should decide what mod goes in the list, not the players, if you found out issues related to a mod, you just need to explain to them why it's being removed.

[gentle pulsar]

How do I spawn a composition without it conforming to terrain?

I think I figured it out

[queen vapor]

you can convert them into a 3DEN mission

[white skiff]

How did I do spawns for players in a small op I'm making?

[slow jewel]

i think you wanted to say: how do i do Respawns for players

// in the   Description.ext
// you put
respawn = "BASE";
// or
respawn = 3;

// and on the map where ever you want your players to  Respawn
// you  put a marker named
respawn_west  // if you are the west team / Bluefor team that is

but this will only work in MP

there's other ways to do this: but i would start with this way

[ashen marsh]

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