arma3_editor

[glossy sierra]

You mean, compositions spawn where you place them with your mouse and not at the original location of where you saved them?

[jovial robin]

they spawn under the mouse, yeah. but for example, lights are placed under the desk when I originally placed them over the desk

[sinful zenith]

in the top bar in eden, disable the "follow terrain" thing

[glossy sierra]

& Surface snapping

[jovial robin]

ahh, inner peace. thank you

[unreal zodiac]

nah I find this script:
initPlayerLocal ```
_pic = "images\splashscreen.paa";
[
'<img align=''left'' size=''1.5'' shadow=''1'' image='+(str(_pic))+' />',
safeZoneX+0.00,
safeZoneY+safeZoneH-0.14,
99999,
0,
0,
3090
] spawn bis_fnc_dynamicText;

but I want that it will be transparent

[prisma oyster]

then have a transparent paa pic

[unreal zodiac]

yes but I need opacity

[prisma oyster]

…partially transparent paa

like, png, tga, etc

[unreal zodiac]

yes the alpha work well, but i want some opacity on the image

the opacity in %

[prisma oyster]

I have absolutely no idea what you mean.

you want to reduce the image's opacity?

[unreal zodiac]

yes

not the alpha

[prisma oyster]

then set some color to e.g #88FFFFFF (88 being the opacity value)

<t color="#33FFFFFF"><img stuff /></t>

@unreal zodiac

[unreal zodiac]

ah ok

thanks you

[prisma oyster]

workies?

[unreal zodiac]

idk

let's try

[coral wasp]

hello i have a problem with a mission that i want to open when i try to open it it tell me error during the loading of the mission

How i can solve that issue

[prisma oyster]

does it tell you "missing addons"?

[coral wasp]

nop

[prisma oyster]

what, just "couldn't load." and that's it?

a screenshot perhaps?

[coral wasp]

i cant screen it tell just that there is an error when i load the mission

i cant send screenshot why ?

[prisma oyster]

antispam reasons
you cannot send a screenshot here, but you can upload to e.g imgur and paste the link here

[coral wasp]

https://imgur.com/V5jYWcP

[prisma oyster]

wrong 2nd link

@coral wasp

[coral wasp]

https://imgur.com/GaSlL1P

Its in french

[glossy sierra]

Can I use the the 'edit terrain object' to turn certain lamps off but not have them be destroyed?

[prisma oyster]

effectivement

[coral wasp]

tes Français ?

[prisma oyster]

that's ||[CLASSIFIED]||

https://tenor.com/view/barackobama-talks-press-con-maybe-classified-gif-11864017

[coral wasp]

ah ah

[prisma oyster]

so yep, weird
it usually provides better details.

can you provide your RPTs?

[formal mural]

Arma RPT

Arma generates a .rpt log file each time it's run, which contains a lot of information like the loaded mods, or any errors that appear, this log file can be very useful for troubleshooting problems.

To get to your RPT files press Windows+R and enter %localappdata%/Arma 3

Additionally see the wiki page for more info: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Crash_Files

To share an rpt log here, please use a website like https://sqfbin.com/ to upload the full log, that way the people helping you can take a look at it and try to figure out the problem you're having together with you.
Note: RPT logs can hold personal information relevant to your system, the game or others.

[past sun]

I think that error occurs when you modify mission.sqm by hand and fail at it very bad :P

[prisma oyster]

don't ruin the suspense c'm'ooon! 😄

[coral wasp]

i send you what ??!!

[past sun]

It lost the suspense considering the time it took to see the error

Sorreh

[prisma oyster]

your rpt files
see the @formal mural message

[coral wasp]

https://imgur.com/Sd3X7Z7

[prisma oyster]

ok:

• all these .rpt, delete them
• then try to load your mission once
• it will have generated one rpt
• send it in DMs to me

(DM = Direct Message, so in private message on Discord)

[coral wasp]

ok

[past sun]

oooor just send the last one? Or send them all so you can suffer

[prisma oyster]

no

if I suffer, you suffer @past sun 😏 and even if I don't

huh… nothing in the rpt. can you send the mission.sqm @coral wasp?

[main axle]

make a description.ext file in the mission folder, and put respawnonstart = 0; in the first line and save

[dim kindle]

How do I make more units engage the same thing?

I have like 5 MRLS' and I want them all to engage the same target

[prisma oyster]

doTarget?
or add them a DESTROY waypoint linked to the same vehicle

[dim kindle]

Destroy waypoints go on vehicles?

damn thats a lot of time then

nvm i got it

[grave quest]

i want to make AI shoot at civilian hostages, is there any way to make civilians appear hostile to OPFOR?

[prisma oyster]

make them resistance and setCaptive them

then remove that captive status

[grave quest]

👀

[glossy sierra]

Can I use the the 'edit terrain object' to turn certain lamps off but not have them be destroyed?

[prisma oyster]

did you try?

[glossy sierra]

Yes, The 'destroyed' function causes it to fall over, not turn off.
I also tried to use the setDamage 0.95; & this setDamage 0.95; neither worked.

I presume I'm doing something wrong, hence my question

[prisma oyster]

then you have your answer? ^^

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

(or set the damage value to 0.97 eventually, but that's dirtier)

@glossy sierra ↑

[glossy sierra]

So, I can just use

this switchLight "OFF";

[prisma oyster]

yes.

[dreamy token]

not sure if this is the best place to ask but does anyone know if there's a way to pre-define zones for use with MCC in the editor?

[slender anchor]

Hey there peeps

I didn't find any information on this so I wanted to ask you all. Is there any way to, for example, place an ambient NPC and make him show up a small menu where you can spawn yourself AI squad members?

When you approach him, in a scroll wheel menu, it will show "open menu" or whatever and you spawn yourself squadmembers

[dreamy token]

Spyder's addon is the recruitment mod I usually use

you can define what units are recruitable and such

[slender anchor]

Even custom addon ones?

[dreamy token]

as long as you know the class name

(been away from arma coding for awhile so I can't remember the exact term I mean by class name)

[slender anchor]

ACM_NAG_Soldier_CLS

This one you mean?

[dreamy token]

yeah, that's the usual format

[slender anchor]

Ah gotcha

Thank you very much

[dreamy token]

you can do a vehicle spawning module with his stuff too

[slender anchor]

Yeah I will go and experiment with that Spyder mod ;D

[fickle fossil]

Is there a mod that makes the maps start with people on them?

Like where the cities actually have civilains

[dim kindle]

Idk

Guessing it'd be called ambient civilians,or something

There is something like faction locations,though

In..modules??

Haven't played or coded in a while as I've been on the other side of the country

[dreamy token]

there is a vanilla module that lets you populate cities with civilians when the player gets within a certain trigger area

you place the controller and spawn points and then you have civilians walking around while you're in the area and they despawn when you're far enough away

[dim kindle]

henlo there

[prisma oyster]

plop

[dim kindle]

So whenever I put the destroy waypoint nothing happens

my artillery trucks just drive around and dont do anything

[prisma oyster]

so! unitA > add waypoint "DESTROY" > place over the target > ???? > profit

[past sun]

Cant destroy something you dont know.

[dim kindle]

thatd idnt ork

[prisma oyster]

artillery might be different, too

[dim kindle]

Yeah probably different

Cus I put it for every artillery truck to a target and they just drive around

Are there any alternatives to it

[past sun]

There is fire mission waypoint afaik

[dim kindle]

Yeah thats what i just saw

thanks

[past sun]

(I assume you asked about doTarget on #arma3_scripting for this topic so I ll answer it here in 1 time)
doTarget is only for direct targeting, does not work for artillery.
Destroy waypoints do not guarantee a group to attack either, the group with waypoint will try to find out "what to destroy" which is not really an artillery's job.

[prisma oyster]

(who asked what where?)

[past sun]

You just dont see it, you ignorant green

[prisma oyster]

YOU don't see it :p

[past sun]

I saw it , thats enough for me

check audit to see it aswell

[past sun]

Why did you even delete it , that was not crossposting. He asked 2 different things

[prisma oyster]

'twas answered here and I dindu nuffin

so people don't keep on answering there and stuff

losing their time, y'know

[split haven]

is there any eden pro's in here, i could really use some advice to get a server running for my unit. having trouble with my spawns, i have no issues setting up spawns normally but this has a bit of dayz twist so setting it up is a little different. when someone spawns in, they are being placed in the original position of the players character rather than the respawn location, plus is its striping the characters of gear and putting base game armour on characters without any other clothing.. its been driving me round bend for 3 days now so im finally giving in for help. i thank you for any in advance for any help.

[prisma oyster]

what are your respawn setup and settings?

[split haven]

I’m away from my pc at the moment, I’ll tell you exactly what they are when I’m back. I could send you a copy when I’m home if you like as well if that would be easier to see what’s going on in it

[dim kindle]

the guys keep saying cannot execute adjust coordinates and it annoys me

[past sun]

Try different positions(Make sure it is in range and it is 100% targetable[not blocked by terrain itself and in range of weapon]), if you are inside vehicle, leave the vehicle and try... Otherwise dont know, I have never used it.
Whatever the issue is, I believe it is not coming from the waypoint but from doArtilleryFire command (which is obviously used to order an AI to fire artillery)

[steep rock]

does anyone know if i can load my initPlayerLocal and initserver files to eden editor please ?

basically i'm wanting to edit my traders and it used to load up now its vanished but i do still have the init files

or can i just load the full Exile.cup_chernarus_A3 into the editor ?

[wind raptor]

If the files are in the mission folder, they are part of the mission. You don't need to (and can't) load them into the Editor or something like that. If you need to edit these script files, use a text editor (Notepad++ or something alike).

[steep rock]

i dont suppose you know where i would put Exile.cup_chernarus_A3 so i can load it into eden do you please ?

[wind raptor]

First you need to unpack your Exile.cup_chernarus_A3.pbo file with some PBO tool. Then you just put the unpacked Exile.cup_chernarus_A3 folder into [Your Arma 3 Profile]/missions.

[steep rock]

iv done that but for some reason the two files don't appear to be loading iv even double checked they are the correct files in the mission folder it's weird lol

[prisma oyster]

Alt+Enter → are they initPlayerLocal.sqf or initPlayerLocal.sqf.txt?

[steep rock]

sqf files

[wind raptor]

Can you share them on sqfbin.com or somewhere similar?

[steep rock]

and thank you for all your help so far btw

yeah ofcourse just a moment

https://sqfbin.com/xinukatekiloyaliqevo and https://sqfbin.com/nixurepevizalayolexe

ok iv managed to get them back by doing exactly as you said, only dif being i used an earlier backup file, so i think my current one must have got corrupt somehow again thanks for all your help 🙂

[wicked sand]

How to get troops off heli

[vestal perch]

in what kind of situation @wicked sand when commanding AI while playing or when making a mission or something else?

your question is incomplete and cant be answered

[wicked sand]

Making a mission

[vestal perch]

possibly with correct order of waypoints

[prisma oyster]

unload/getout waypoints 🙂

[glossy sierra]

You can use invisible helipads to make it more accurate too

[wicked sand]

Why do my drivers not drive

[hard mantle]

would it be wise to count a fire mission waypoint complete by placing !(someAmmo [unitName]) in the waypoint init

[prisma oyster]

no ^^ ?

[lunar pier]

Hello people
I am new to the edition in arma3 I would like if you can help me with this issue.
How do I make a heli stay on the ground with the engines running? Thanks

[wicked sand]

My npc's have skill issue since the pilots either go up on the sky and wait there or the npc's wont get out, i need help

[dreamy pagoda]

I swear to god, music, sound, sfx,... this stuff's more complicated than rocket science 🥴

[prisma oyster]

no u!

what's the matter 😉

[dreamy pagoda]

I got a custom sound effect to play on a trigger, but it just took way too long to figure that one out haha

A comprehensive doc regarding sound, music, sfx, sfxenv and when to use things like say, say2d, say3d, playsound, playsound3d, soundsources,... or just a trigger to accomplish simple sfx/music tasks would be epic. Because the wiki just got me going round in circles for a solid half hour just to play some breathing sound effects on a downed soldier

Oh and then I didn't even mention radio sound fx yet

like there's so many ways to do the same thing essentially

and then you finally figure out a way that works, and you slap it into MP, and MP is like "ye lemme go ahead and play this sound 50 times because you used some wrong variant of remoteExec"

[prisma oyster]

that or init fields :p

but yes, it takes some time to figure out what goes where (and also, 20y code inheritance)

[dreamy pagoda]

Was actually quite hilarious, I scripted a trigger to play a nokia sound effect, sleep for a few sec, and then blow up an IED, and it was called on every client instead of only the people around it.. Playerbase reactions got me rolling on the floor

[prisma oyster]

WHAT'S HAPPENIIING I can imagine 😄

"how do we pick up?"
"yooou don't want to, trust me."

[dreamy pagoda]

I snuck in some pictures pre-operation and so they had an idea of what was going to happen

was funny to see 50 guys just drop on their belly at once 😂

unfortunately, in milsims, mission makers are pumping out these missions every single weekend, so time for testing and just general arma shenanigans really limits abilities

BUT can't really complain, EDEN is a massive step up from what we had a few years back.

[prisma oyster]

I see you are a veteran yourself sir

[dreamy pagoda]

Been around for a while, but in terms of Arma there's always new things to learn

[prisma oyster]

wait until you try modding!

scripting is the kind brother :p

[dreamy pagoda]

Oh we got our own mod too, I don't want to talk about it 🙈

We've been gracefully blessed by those who contribute to open source so we can learn from others by example.

hope one day I can be proficient enough to do so myself, I'm an irl dev, got the sqf syntax mostly down, and in mod configs I use way too many macros. But Arma is still a different beast some times

Bit off topic for this channel, but once had to make rank patches for every single US army rank on the RHS uniform using their patch system. So instead of just copy pasting it and being done in a few minutes, I spent way too much time on this beauty:

// String concat
#define STRINGIZE_NX(A) #A
#define STRINGIZE(A) STRINGIZE_NX(A)

// Texture Macro
#define TEX_PREFIX 3rdid\third_uniforms\acu_ranks\data\acu_
#define TEX_SUFFIX _ca.paa

#define ACU_OEFCP_RANK_UNIFORM(RANK) hiddenSelectionsTextures[]=\
{\
    "rhsusf\addons\rhsusf_infantry2\acu\data\rhsusf_uniform_acu_01_oefcp_co.paa",\
    "rhsusf\addons\rhsusf_infantry2\acu\data\rhsusf_uniform_acu_02_oefcp_co.paa",\
    "rhsusf\addons\rhsusf_infantry2\acu\data\rhsusf_uniform_acu_03_ucp_co.paa",\
    STRINGIZE(STRINGIZE(TEX_PREFIX ## RANK) ## TEX_SUFFIX),\
    "rhsusf\addons\rhsusf_infantry2\acu\data\rhsusf_uniform_acu_acc2_co.paa"\
};

[jovial robin]

how do I make an unit say something over the radio? like a voice line?

[prisma oyster]

sideRadio and alike 🙂

[jovial robin]

is there a way to disable friendly fire?

[last aurora]

not pressing play

[prisma oyster]

yes
do you want to disable friendly fire, or to make that if a player kills a friendly soldier, the mission ends?

[jovial robin]

second option sounds better

[prisma oyster]

there is a module for that I believe 🙂

should be named "friendly fire" hopefully, otherwise I don't remember

[jovial robin]

that will do! thanks

[nocturne oar]

anythng i can do to lock an objects position and rotation, and still keep it interactable? Got some drop pod style ammo crates I want to be sticking out the ground, but if you disable simulation you can't pick up the ammo

[polar flare]

Did you try making them simple objects?

[nocturne oar]

yeah, cant interact with them at all then

[polar flare]

You're talking about like, halo style resupply pods?
That's the kind of thing you are trying to do?

[nocturne oar]

yeah kind of. just makes them a bit easier to see if they're poking up out of the grass instead of laying flat

[polar flare]

You're trying something more like making them float while intractable? Basically so they don't fall over from gravity?

Not actually embedded in the ground?

[nocturne oar]

yeah exactly

[polar flare]

You could potential try an invisible object and attach the boxes to those objects.

Then turn off the sim on the invisible objects.

[nocturne oar]

nice, i'll give that one a shot

[polar flare]

Did it work?

[dreamy pagoda]

So what's the purpose of working with PAA's over JPGs? The exact same image is like 500kb in PAA compared to like 100kb in a little lower quality JPG. Does it come with any benefits except for just quality that is indistinguishable by the human eye?

[prisma oyster]

if saved properly, a paa can be less than jpg I think
also paa supports transparency

[dreamy pagoda]

isn't paa a lossless format whereas jpg is compressed?

[prisma oyster]

mayhaps

I wonder if such documentation exists 😄

[small patrol]

paa isn't entirely lossless, it compresses a bit

[dreamy pagoda]

ah

[small patrol]

But mostly it won't bother anyone

[dreamy pagoda]

this might be hearsay but do paas also have this "black texture" issue when far away?

[weak gale]

i think thats an issue with .jpgs
in my experience .paa files load faster and do not have the black texture issue.

[dreamy pagoda]

👍 that's worth the extra few kbs then :)

[vestal perch]

paa is very much compressed

[dreamy raptor]

.paa is compressed. Can contain alpha channel and is encoded with information on how the engine should render it so it operates far more efficiently. Filesize is only larger because it contains mip-maps which are lower res versions of the texture that the game can render at different graphic settings and distances to render the scene more efficiently

[vestal perch]

but you dont use compressed image (jpg) to make even more compressed image (paa)

[dreamy raptor]

jpg doesn't mip, so is rendered at full resolution all the time

[fringe scaffold]

crawled on it tried differnt proxy points, no action shows up, any idea?

[dreamy pagoda]

Thank you for that explanation, makes a lot of sense now. I think I'll just be using PAAs. The only thing is that mission transfer is always soooooo slow for some reason. Like takes a minute or two just to download a few MBs

[crystal coral]

Hi. I'm very new and would like to know how one would make a task when a vehicle reaches a hold position. The way I'm trying right now is to see if the hold waypoint can activate a trigger to create the task but as you can see by me asking here it isn't working

[polar flare]

I'm not sure this is the way you should do it.

You could create a trigger area at the waypoint, where when the truck enters the area it creates the task.

[polar flare]

I believe that could accomplish what you're trying to do.

[crystal coral]

Alright. I'll try that. Thanks

I'm trying but I'm not getting it to work. I've tried setting it to detect BLUFOR present and making the truck the trigger owner and setting the trigger to any of the group present and still nothing

[polar flare]

Oh, have you checked the waypoint complete portion under the waypoint attributes?
@crystal coral

[crystal coral]

I'm not sure I understand what you mean

[polar flare]

Give me a second. Got to launch the game to find it.

[polar flare]

Sorry, the On Activation section under Waypoint Expression.
You could use createSimpleTask command in there.
Then when the waypoint that has the command is completed, it will create the specified task.

I despise autocorrect.

[uncut stag]

So I need to remove a mod from this mission. But I can't resave it as readable because of this error. https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/825188867820879913/874012582900551781/unknown.png

[crystal coral]

Oh ok. I'm so new I barely know any of the commands that are available. This is my first mission I'm making

[polar flare]

You'd probably need a near by move waypoint that can be completed seconds before the hold waypoint though.
Hold waypoint don't complete when you reach them.

[crystal coral]

Oh really?

That sounds stupid

[polar flare]

It's not, it's so the unit stays at location until told to move on by something else.

[crystal coral]

yeah I just mean that onActivation only runs when you move off of it

it makes sense in my mind to run when reached

[polar flare]

On activation means once completed.
You can't complete an infinite action.

[crystal coral]

alright. Do you know of a way to check if your whole squad is in the vehicle to begin moving? Right now I have it on a radio bind to move on

[polar flare]

I believe there's a way to do that. I don't know it off the top of my head though.

[crystal coral]

ah ok. No worries. Don't wanna ask more than you know and make you do more work

[jaunty turret]

hey im having an issue with the set task state module on a dedicated server it just doesn't seem to do anything in multiplayer but works fine in single player. the trigger its linked to isn't set to only operate on the server so i'm not sure what the deal could be ideas?

[slender anchor]

Hey there peeps

is there a channel where I can post troubles with my editor?

Cuz I think it corrupted on me completely

[prisma oyster]

well, depending on the issue but we can start here!

[slender anchor]

Alright

So imagine this

You go into editor, set a "Playable" character, not "Player", and set spawnpoint of that said side

Then you set spawning on custom positions and all of those things. But issue is, I spawn immediately on the FIRST spawn point I set, even though I have multiple, and when I respawn, it immediately spawns me there without showing me my spawn menu

I reinstalled the game as well and disabled all the mods. Doesn't work with vanilla and modded

[quartz spire]

You placed the multiplayer respawn module right

[slender anchor]

Yes

[weak gale]

i had a weird issue with one of my triggers repeating during an op on a dedicated server yesterday.
i had a trigger near our starting point that executed a teleport script when any player entered its area.
the script worked fine, but a JIP player managed to activate the trigger later on after it had already been activated. it wasn't set to be repeatable.
was this because the trigger wasn't set to be server only? are triggers local to each player?

[wind raptor]

Triggers are indeed local to each client, but I was hoping that at least the activation status would be synchronised for JIPs.

Setting the trigger to Server only should help avoid the unwanted behaviour you described.

[prisma oyster]

but then would the players still see the radio option?

[wind raptor]

This is a different trigger setup

[prisma oyster]

ah yes, read too quickly as "alpha/bravo/etc" type of trigger
mb!

[weak gale]

alright, thanks. surprisingly this has never happened before.

[deep stirrup]

got a question about the editor. everytime I choose myself a loadout with a mask (ski mask or balaclava for example) it just disappear when I launch the game. it only happens when I selected ''player'' in the attributes. how do I fix that?

[dreamy pagoda]

players can select different facewear in their profile options, which overwrites it if they have anything different from "None". If you want to force them to wear some facewear you can probably add something like this in the init field:

this addGoggles "G_Balaclava_blk";

Change G_Balaclava_blk to whatever facewear you want

[deep stirrup]

thank youuu!

[uncut crow]

hi

all

Can anyone give me a quick answer?

I'm watching a mod but the explosion sound is too loud at any distance.
How do I modify them to listen to the distance in this situation

[prisma oyster]

ask the modmakers if they can fix it, or ask them for permission to do it yourself
#arma3_config may help 😉

[uncut crow]

I'm learning how to modify my own mods

[prisma oyster]

good luck! not an easy but a rewarding task 🙂

[wind raptor]

You can also use https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Description.ext#allowProfileGlasses

[dreamy pagoda]

^ that is probably a much better solution

😂

[daring scroll]

If I want to hide a weapons cache under either small rocks or grass...what's the easiest way to do that so the container doesn't pop out of the ground?

I can't seem to find any small camouflage netting in the game...

[prisma oyster]

netted crates already exist?

[daring scroll]

Well, I wanted to go with something a little more personal like a buried weapons stash...

You know...for aesthetics...

Guess it's not too important.

[weak gale]

there's an FIA weapons cache object, it's a small pile of crates with camouflage netting on top. should find it by looking for those keywords.

[daring scroll]

Hmm, well, I used some airplane crash craters to make it look buried...will see if this works...

[prisma oyster]

see the Apex campaign, the first mission has crates hidden in crashed planes, etc

[grim grove]

Anyone have an idea on how i would complete a task when a player has left a vehicle?

[prisma oyster]

yes, "not player in vehicle" or use an event handler "get out man"

[grim grove]

Cheers mate

[grim grove]

player1 != helo

Does this mean that in the condition of a trigger it will activate when the specific player leaves the specific vehicle?

[turbid eagle]

No, that will likely instantly activate as you are asking "is the player not the helicopter itself", which is always true. You probably want something like sqf !(player1 in helo)

[grim grove]

Cheers i'll try that now

worked thank you ^-^

[dim kindle]

Hello! I am trying to make a multiplayer mission ran on a server using primarily the Ravage mod. My question is; how would I make it to where I can save a multiplayer mission (mainly the player's inventory and location) whenever the player logs off. as of right now, logging onto the server will force you to respawn at the initial respawn point I had set up while in the editor. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

If anyone would like to help, I am also in the gerneral_voice channel.

[dreamy pagoda]

You can use profileNamespace to save player info to your server's .profile directory.

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

[visual frost]

can anyone help me with editor?

it's a simple thing, but I can't make it work for some reason

[prisma oyster]

press "Eden Editor" and pick a terrain, it should open 🙂

[visual frost]

it's actually a trigger issue, I'm trying to make an "end game trigger", but I can't make it work properly

I created an area with the following:

Trigger Condition:
!alive extraction_start && this

On Activation:
deleteVehicle extraction_end

It is also synchronized to a "Play Radio Message" and an "End Scenario" module.

The problem is it only seems to delete the extraction_end, and nothing else happens. I've tried many other ways to make it work, like creating other triggers to activate the Radio Message and End Scenario, but nothing seems to work.

[prisma oyster]

what is the trigger's condition? you have "&& this" in your code

[visual frost]

Any Player Present

can you join a call with me so I can share my screen? It should be easier this way

[prisma oyster]

negative, and no one else would be able to help then

I'm soon off for the night

[visual frost]

But do you have any idea why it doesn't seem to work?

[prisma oyster]

what are extraction_start and _end?

[visual frost]

I'm kinda new to the editor, so the way I figured out to make some triggers work is by creating vehicles just to delete them afterwards.

extraction_start and _end are just triggers without any utilities. When they get deleted, a trigger with a "!alive" condition is activated.

The _start represents the start of a task, when it gets deleted, the extraction task begins. And the _end represents the accomplishment of this same task.

[prisma oyster]

that's… artisanal, but understandable if you don't know scripting (I am not bashing here)

[visual frost]

hahaha, that's because you didn't see how I managed to create a condition to recognize all alive playable characters in an area without a script. Not proud of myself by doing that tho, I really wish I did that by scripting.

I took ScreenShot to help understand how my triggers interactions work, maybe it helps: https://prnt.sc/1mir49b

If extraction_start is deleted >> extraction_trigger activates
If extraction_end is deleted >> mission_complete activates

Funny thing is that when mission_complete activates, the task actually changes its state to "Completed", but the End Game Module doesn't activate

[prisma oyster]

did you link it, and not group it?

[visual frost]

Yes, I used "Sync to" in both

[weak gale]

you can give triggers variable names and check if they have been activated. i think this is related to what you are trying to achieve.
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/triggerActivated

you can put it into the condition field of your trigger.
" triggerActivated trigger"
that will then activate the trigger.

[visual frost]

@weak gale Nothing changed, I can't understand why some modules are activated by the trigger and others are not

Here is a ScreenShot of the test I'm doing: https://prnt.sc/1mzdiv9

The "On Activation" field should delete the car in the area. When this trigger is activated, the car is deleted, but the Radio Message and the End Scenario don't activate.

But when I delete the "triggerActivated" (or the "!alive thing I was doing earlier) from the Conditions and keep only the "this" condition, it works fine.

[reef lintel]

I remember there was a super handsome smart dude that made a video about triggers

[reef lintel]

Maybe this can help

https://youtu.be/CVzZ1mQvOis

[compact socket]

Is there a way to have AI use USS Freedom or no?

[visual frost]

It doesn't really help, but thanks anyways

@weak gale @prisma oyster @reef lintel I just figured out what is causing the issue, but I don't know how to fix it. This mission is supposed to have a Zeus, and I'm using the Zeus Enhanced Mod (don't know if it has anything to do with the issue, I'll test it soon).

The thing is when I play Zeus and I Update Editable Objects (like seem in this ScreenShot: https://prnt.sc/1n12bmf), this particular trigger stops working properly and only activates the "On Activation" field.

Assuming it is a Zeus Enhanced Mod bug, is there any known fix for it?

It seems to be an incompatibility between the two modules synchronized to the trigger (End Scenario & Play Radio Message) and the Zeus' Update Editable Objects tool

[last aurora]

wdym?

[compact socket]

as in take-off using the catapults

[last aurora]

i think i remember that there was a flight deck script around. google might know

[vague stone]

Any mission ideas for an russian invasion of europe and what map should i take

[lofty sundial]

Is there a way to optimize triggers?

I'm using a lot of them, and since they check every 0.5s its slowing down the on activation effect for each of them when the trigger is activated

[turbid eagle]

Yes. https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/setTriggerInterval

Right now you have to set it via script, not in Eden. However I believe this changes in the next update and it'll the work in Eden

[past sun]

If your triggers are guaranteed to be activated one after another(ex. Trigger 2 cannot by any mean be activated before Trigger 1), a way to optimize would be disabling simulation of trigger 2 on start, and activate it upon trigger 1 is activated.

[lofty sundial]

Omg whens this update

[past sun]

It does not need to be based on some sort of queue, for example you can also do such structure based on positions, it really depends on what your triggers are doing. In this case, maybe you got a lot of triggers that check if player is in area but doesnt have any queue estimation, in that case , you could separate the triggers into zones and a big trigger would check if players are in that big area , if so , then it would activate little triggers and the rest of any zones would not calculate.

[lofty sundial]

Ohhhh sweet, yea i was trying to figure out if i could mayueb hide it until someone would come into vacinity

[turbid eagle]

September last I heard. Always subject to change.

[past sun]

If you are not sure and want to play safe, instead of disabling simulation, you can just set the interval temporarily to something longer so they ll execute less many times. (Disabling simulation freezes condition check for triggers)

[lofty sundial]

Like i cut down on my triggers because halfway through the mission i relized that scripting dialogue is alloooottt better instead of using triggers

BUt it screws up with CAS and stuff

and with objectives showing

[prisma oyster]

protip - don't use triggers :p
performance saved, et voilà

[lofty sundial]

but im a lil babby boi

[past sun]

Well triggers are making easier to work on stuff, I doubt you are doing a mission that would want 100% performance saving :P

[lofty sundial]

Like i know scripts also take a heavy toll on performance, but im still nopt sure what the limits are

A man can dream

of 100% efficiency

[prisma oyster]

scripts > triggers for performance
but you can easily tank perfs if you don't know what you are doing

that's the thing

[lofty sundial]

yea absolutely

slowly slowly though, thank you all for your help!

[past sun]

Well technically in scripting, same issue is there regarding tanking

[prisma oyster]

I meant scripting

[past sun]

ah

considering how most people like to spam while {true} ...

[prisma oyster]

you can tank perfs way easier with scripting :D
triggers are "good" for visual editing yes

[lofty sundial]

Yea i'm trying to avoid loops ebcause of what ive read on perf issues

[past sun]

Do what I said, less triggers active at same time, less issues.

[lofty sundial]

Oh yea im gonna work on that, legit solved my problems

[prisma oyster]

the loop itself is not the issue too much, but the amount of them
using e.g a trigger or waitUntil not alive target instead of a Killed event handler is taking a thread for nothing :)

[lofty sundial]

rightio

[plain gale]

Well, it's not for nothing 😛

[lofty sundial]

So use them sparingly

[prisma oyster]

ye

[plain gale]

If the script is too heavy, your pc is too weak 😛

[lofty sundial]

Also are you a arma dev lou?

thats the bohemia.net tag right

cool cool

[plain gale]

He was hired for dad jokes to keep motivation up during corona, that's it

[lofty sundial]

It's the most essential service of them all

[prisma oyster]

I now remember that in my CAAS mission, I used waitUntil all units for a group to be dead
I haven't optimised that, because it's rare there are more than 3 groups to check
(although I did other perf bs at one point, that I have fixed since 😄)

[plain gale]

We all did.

I could go over all my missions two times and would always find something to improve

[prisma oyster]

(so, yep - but I work on DayZ 2 Enfusion and never touched Arma 3)

[prisma oyster]

Amen, brother!

[lofty sundial]

Ah yea nice

[sharp lance]

anyone have an idea on how to make a loud explosion with minimal assets? i know the fuel hemitts are big and loud but an alternative would be nice (im ok with scripting as well)

[last aurora]

what do you have in mind exactly?
@sharp lance

[sharp lance]

Basically an explosion only for story purposes. Say they go into a building and see an ied factory. They run away and it explodes for some reason. Outside of putting in tons of explosives of various sorts, what is your go to I need a big loud explosion method

[last aurora]

you could place an IED / GBU and have it go off with a trigger

gimme a sec

this might lead you the way
https://forums.bohemia.net/forums/topic/199056-need-to-make-a-small-explosion-on-trigger/

[heady flower]

Do drone leaflets work in multiplayer?

[peak pebble]

I use a few triggers but i discovered less it better. You as the Zeus can get most of the AI to do what you want about 80% of them time.

[potent plinth]

how do i put down mines/IEDs, ive been looking for them in the editor for hours now

[prisma oyster]

there is a search field ("mine"), you can place them from the "empty assets" I believe

[potent plinth]

thanks man

[hollow harness]

Is it possible to manually change the CBRN Chemical Detector's "Threat Level" in the editor, perhaps with triggers?
Just like in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRV56ByvbbY

This question has been asked before over a year ago with the following:
"Is there any indepth documentation on the Chemical Detector? The only documentation supplied is this on the wiki:

//Fetching useful UI controls private _ui = uiNamespace getVariable "RscWeaponChemicalDetector"; private _obj = _ui displayCtrl 101;

_obj ctrlAnimateModel ["Threat_Level_Source", 0.5, true]; //Displaying a threat level (value between 0.00 and 9.99) _obj ctrlShow false; //Hiding the detector when desired```

I have been messing around with this: _obj ctrlAnimateModel ["Threat_Level_Source", 0.5, true]; //Displaying a threat level (value between 0.00 and 9.99)
Specifically, I have tried putting it in a Unit's Init section, replacing the '_obj' with the Unit's variable, putting it in a trigger with the Unit's variable, etc.

Is there something with the current documentation on the Wiki that I am missing? or is there somewhere where I am getting some more detailed information on how to set it up."
(Orginal reddit post: https://www.reddit.com/r/arma/comments/gako54/cbrn_chemical_detector/)

Sadly the original Reddit post didn't have any clear answers, so trying my luck in here.

[prisma oyster]

!code

[formal mural]

How to use SQF syntax highlighting in Discord

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

// your code here
hint "good!";

[prisma oyster]

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_CBRN#Chemical_Detector may provide info

[hollow harness]

I've looked at that but I understand tat i can change the threat level value with the following code from the Wiki: _obj ctrlAnimateModel ["Threat_Level_Source", 0.5, true]; //Displaying a threat level (value between 0.00 and 9.99). However i have no clue how to link that up with triggers or how to make it rise when the players enters a specific area and like wise fall again

[prisma oyster]

this is because you don't understand the code in its entirety
_obj is a local variable, therefore cannot be accessed from anywhere

private _myChemicalDetector = (uiNamespace getVariable "RscWeaponChemicalDetector") displayCtrl 101;
_myChemicalDetector ctrlAnimateModel ...
```should do

IF it is activated, of course

[fast plover]

How do I make ammo crates only accessible for NATO?

Like I have a Special Weapons create and I would not want it accessed by CSAT

[prisma oyster]

blow the crate up

[hollow harness]

What exactly do you mean IF its activated, by a Trigger for example?

[prisma oyster]

I mean if the chemical detector is on screen

but tbh it's more of a #arma3_scripting issue, doing that via #arma3_editor's triggers is clunky at best

[fast plover]

is there a better solution?

[prisma oyster]

take a defensive position around the crate and kill approaching CSAT operators!

[past sun]

Depends on your will to script I guess

[prisma oyster]

ok, joke aside, you could use clearMagazineCargo etc on CSAT's side

[fast plover]

I made like a 2v2 arcade gamemode, 2 houses on each side of a city with a house with extra weapons and explosions in the middle

so they can fight for the advantage

I can ask them not to touch the crates of the opposite sides, but that's a bit lame

[prisma oyster]

use locality at your advantage
provided people don't switch sides in the meantime ofc

[fast plover]

But it's like a small game between friends, they won't switch sides

[past sun]

Create a initPlayerLocal.sqf inside your mission directory, put this in (untested, not sure if it will work at all, 3den and its events are not my field):
Assumed blufor has crate called natoCrate
opfor has crate called csatCrate
(So dont forget to change them according to whatever variable name your crates have.)

waitUntil {alive player};
private _crate = csatCrate;
if (side player == east) then {
    _crate = natoCrate;
};
clearBackpackCargo _crate;
clearItemCargo _crate;
clearMagazineCargo _crate; 
clearWeaponCargo _crate;

[prisma oyster]

waitUntil { sleep 0.1; not isNull player };
private _crate = [csatCrate, natoCrate] select (side player == east);
```😛

[past sun]

I am not sure when side is assigned so wanted to play safe , I hate writing if condition like this and for some reason always forgetting select can be used like this, I ll forget in the next 20 mins too

[potent plinth]

how do i make Soldiers get out of a vechile after reaching a waypoint? (and making sure they dont go back in)

[past sun]

By using getOut(entire team) / unload(cargo only) waypoint?

[potent plinth]

that doesnt work either one of three things occur, A they dont get out, B they get back in after getting out or C they drive to their next waypoint instead of walking

[prisma oyster]

see https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/AI_Group_Vehicle_Management
it depends on AI, players or other stuff

[solid zealot]

@prisma oyster sorry,what i've meant is if there is any way to load a scenario where a few assets were used.is there any way to ignore the mods required and lout it anyway?

[prisma oyster]

yes, and I told you to merge an empty one with the mission you want to load

you will lose data in the process though, that is to be expected

[solid zealot]

and with external scripts an so on?

[prisma oyster]

if the question is "are removed mod scripts still loaded", the answer is no

[past sun]

Without anything else interfering, the behavior I mentioned is what it is. The behavior you describe sounds like vehicle is assigned to the squad thus they re given ability to make their own decision regarding usage of vehicle.

[solid zealot]

ok,ir worked out,thx for the help

[potent plinth]

where do i put the input of unassingvehicle? on the waypoint or?

[prisma oyster]

ur kol

using a disembark waypoint should do though

[dim kindle]

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

[prisma oyster]

that's not #arma3_editor but #server_admins

[dim kindle]

ah thnkas

I thought I posted in there woops!

[prisma oyster]

np, thou shalt not be banned

for now 👀

😄

[past sun]

The answer will surely come to "Modded game issues" soon

[prisma oyster]

argh

https://tenor.com/view/charlesbronson-headshake-onceuponatime-gif-18099923

[potent plinth]

my kol?

[prisma oyster]

ye

[potent plinth]

a kol is?

[past sun]

check emote , that gives a hint

[potent plinth]

sigh

[weary bay]

@prisma oyster is there a new thing in the editor in dev branch or something?

[prisma oyster]

force-loading

[weary bay]

or I guess is there docs on that

[meager kayak]

Hello ! Is it possible to make an explosion but it does 0 damage?

[prisma oyster]

yes! it is possible.

any other question? 😄

[lime night]

I'm pretty sure the next question is: how? 🙂

[last aurora]

The tension increases....

[prisma oyster]

🍿

[lime night]

I'm a bit intressed why to do it that way. If the point is to do "effect explosion" in some village without killing AI's you could also just hide the AI's or make them invulnerable for a while

[glossy sierra]

More importantly. Why?

[potent plinth]

because big boom cool

[visual frost]

Hey guys, I'm back with another question

[meager kayak]

Hey its me again

Its bc i want a trigger with an event that make the explosion and at the same time the ennemies attack like an ambush
But i dont want to hit the players on this and i will just use a setdamage i dont want players to die with this
So i need an explosion for the scenario but hurtless :)

[visual frost]

I'm trying to make a checkpoint system in a mission.

The players start on checkpoint 1, if anyone gets killed, they can all agree to restart the mission or continue without that player who just died. But when they reach checkpoint 2, all dead players can revive for 1 respawn ticket each.

Any idea on how to make it work?

[meager kayak]

I know how to do everything i talk about except the no damage bomb

[visual frost]

Maybe if you make everyone in the area invincible at the moment of the explosion?

[meager kayak]

Can we make an incivible zone for like 20m² ?

[visual frost]

I know it's possible, but I can't script 😑

[dreamy pagoda]

Scripting invincibility always has some weird effects that tend to make it bad

I know Achilles in Zeus has a "createIED" where you can do a harmless IED

looking into their code for a bit, this is the function

https://github.com/ArmaAchilles/Achilles/blob/master/@AresModAchillesExpansion/addons/functions_f_achilles/functions/features/fn_createIED.sqf

and this is the "fake" explosive: https://github.com/ArmaAchilles/Achilles/blob/master/@AresModAchillesExpansion/addons/functions_f_achilles/functions/common/fn_fakeExplosion.sqf

might be worth checking it out

if you do

_spawnPos = getPos _myTrigger;
private _explosive = "SmallSecondary" createVehicle _spawnPos;
_explosive setPos _spawnPos;
_explosive setDamage 1;

and see what happens?

@meager kayak ^

[meager kayak]

I will check this when im back home ! Thanks :)

But im trying to use the less mod as possible

[dreamy pagoda]

ye, not 100% sure, check the bottom few lines of fn_createIED

Well, this is just the script that's in a mod. You can use it to learn from and make your own scripts.

Scripts aren't mods

you can just copy some of the script and put it into your trigger

[dreamy pagoda]

I've tried to mess with the respawn quite a bit in the past, I'd say your best bet is to have people respawn the normal way, using the ticket system, but spawn them inside of a box or something they cannot escape.

Then once the "alive" players reach their destination let them choose to restart (end mission) or "revive players" (teleport "dead" players from box to the alive players)

[visual frost]

This makes sense. But what if I want them to spectate while dead? It would suck to just keep staring at a wall while waiting for your teammates to reach the checkpoint

[dreamy pagoda]

won't they be able to get information you don't want them to have in spectator?

[visual frost]

Not really, I turned off the free cam spec

[dreamy pagoda]

You could put a trigger inside of the "dead" box that puts them into spectator, and takes them out of spectator if they leave the box

and I'm not sure if the spawn at the first checkpoint would be free, if it is, you can just add tickets again using https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_respawnTickets

[visual frost]

Okay, noob question now: Let's say I'm kinda new to ArmA 3 and only started playing because of the Editor/Zeus.

How does the respawn system work? Do you choose when you want to respawn, or you keep respawning automatically as long as there are tickets?

[dreamy pagoda]

You can change all the options in the multiplayer options I believe

Like you can put players into the respawn screen, which allows them to pick a location

or you can just directly have them respawn

it's configurable in there

[visual frost]

I'll take a look at it

Thanks for the help!

[dreamy pagoda]

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

[weary bay]

yeah the respawn screen is nice

i recommend using it

[visual frost]

When a player is respawned, its variable name and synchronized triggers keep working?

Since I can't script, I created a trigger to every playable unit to get to a condition of "if all alive players are in the area, then you can complete the mission", and another trigger that checks if all these trigger are activated.

https://prnt.sc/1o6lwmi

https://prnt.sc/1o6n357

So if the respawn resets the synchronizations/variable name of the unit, it will break the last part of the mission

[nocturne oar]

Is there a way i can place an object if i know the classname, but can't find it in editor dropdown?

its a specific building all over the Lingor map, but can't find it for the life of me

i figured out how to search by class, but it just doesn't exist as a placeable object?

[novel light]

I'm trying to make a mission for my friends and I recently got the global mobilization DLC to play by myself. I've run into a problem with it though. When I go to edit my mission it says I am missing content which is "gm_weapon_throw" which says it belongs to GM. I tested it and I can edit it and play it with GM but my friends dont have GM. How do I get rid of the need for GM?

[clever crescent]

You could unload GM and merge the mission into a new scenario

[novel light]

ok ill try that

thx

[solid zealot]

How can i edit the scenario so i can limit the individual spanws to 2 respanw

so a player can only spanw 2 times on the game

and then go to espectator mode

[dim kindle]

Hey, y'all. I need help with adding a custom supply crate. my script so far is "clearMagazineCargo _this; clearItemCargo _this; clearWeaponCargo _this; _this addMagazineCargo ["Chemlight_blue", 50]; Signal = "SmokeShellYellow" createVehicle position _this; this allowDamage false;" That code was copied from a youtube video I saw from 2013 explaining it. The question is: How do I find the correct names for each item? Like if I wanted to use one of the M4s from RHS, how would I find that item description? Also, how would I separate those items in the script? I tried "["Chemlight_blue" ,5]; ["Chemlight_red" ,5];" already, and the blue chemlights seemed fine, I just did not get the red ones. Any help would be much appreciated!

[small patrol]

!code

[formal mural]

How to use SQF syntax highlighting in Discord

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

// your code here
hint "good!";

[dim kindle]

*update! I fixed the gear separating issue, I was able to make it to where I receive 5 blue and 5 red chemlights. All I need now is just where I can find the right names for the items I need.

[zealous willow]

Hello !
theoretically, how can i create a simple task like "kill unit" / "destroy objectif" ect..
Spawn randomly on the map with some building ?
For example "kill unit in this base"
base that a previously created on the editor for example.

I dont know how can i theoretically do that.
Thanks

[potent plinth]

i have a question, im currently in the editor and im judt doing some stupid stuff but i came over the problem of rotating something vertically

and i dont know hpw to do that

[wind raptor]

Have a look here https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Eden_Editor:_Transformation_Widget

[solid zealot]

so....how can I edit the scenario so only a player can spanw a limited time,so it has only 3 respanws for example,after that,he goes into espectator mode

[wind raptor]

Have a look at the respawn system and what you can do with (custom) respawn templates here: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Respawn

[placid delta]

Circling back on this... I tried implementing this finally, but it doesn't seem to be working. To confirm, I've got

initPlayerLocal.sqf

_unit setUnitLoadout (configFile >> "EmptyLoadout");

Any ideas?

[past sun]

That is whole code right?

[placid delta]

That's the whole file yeah

[past sun]

And who is _unit?

[placid delta]

It's initPlayerLocal.sqf.

So... The player

The goal is to set the player loadout to empty on join

[past sun]

Did you tell initPlayerLocal about this or is it a secret between you and me?

[placid delta]

Are you implying I should have a different target?

[past sun]

you didnt define who _unit is

[placid delta]

What would you recommend?

[past sun]

For you to define who _unit is , or change _unit to something else =)

[placid delta]

very helpful

[past sun]

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Variables
Please read this to understand what you are writing.

_unit is not defined, it is nothing, not existent at all. It is like telling this:
Hey mission, I got someone that does not exist, please give him the loadout from the config I've addressed.

replace _unit with player

player command returns player object.
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/player

[jovial robin]

yo. how do I make a plane attack a certain target with bombs/rockets, like a house?

[potent plinth]

if you dont get any help just tag me in 6-8 hours when i get on ill see if i can help

[plain gale]

params ["_player"];
player setUnit.....

[visual frost]

So... how do I make a friend take control of an AI by using "setOwner"?
How can I know the ID of the connected players?

[stone lagoon]

You cant use setowner for taking control of ai

[past sun]

Do you want your friend to "control" the AI like "playing" it by any chance? (A lot of people confuse set(Group)Owner with that.)

[stone lagoon]

Selectplayer might be what you are looking for

[visual frost]

I already figured out how to do it, I was confusing "setOwner" with "selectPlayer". Thanks guys

[jovial sorrel]

Is there any way to randomise positions of Groups of objects?

I usually use markers.

[prisma oyster]

randomise how so?

// random position in 100m radius
player setPosATL (player getPos [100 * sqrt random 1, random 360]);

[jovial sorrel]

I usually just randomise vehicles but I wanted to randomise like FOBs in layers.

[polar flare]

Randomize location, or spawning?

[jovial sorrel]

Location

[polar flare]

Like, multiple preset locations for the entire FOB that are randomly chosen, or random prop positions within a single FOB?

[coral tide]

anyone down to mess with some editor?

[solar wave]

Anyone know how to set up the addon for arma 3?

[last aurora]

you subscribe to it on the steam workshop, then load it via the arma 3 launcher

[solar wave]

In arma 3 tools to use them

[last aurora]

why arma 3 tools?

[solar wave]

To make the mods

Make my own

[last aurora]

you don't load mods with arma 3 tools

oh

[solar wave]

is what im sayinfg

Yea

[last aurora]

what mod did you make?

[solar wave]

I havent, Im trying to setup the addon builder

[last aurora]

don't

you use mikero's tools to make mods

you leave atma 3 tools closed

https://pmc.editing.wiki/doku.php?id=arma3:tools:setup-p-drive

[solar wave]

So how do i use mikero

[last aurora]

see link

[solar wave]

K thanks

[last aurora]

setup the pdrive as explained

then install the tools

once done, make your project folder on your p drive

once you are ready, use pboProject to pack the mod.

if it fails, see the error logs why it failed. then fix and retry

[solar wave]

k thnaks

[last aurora]

what type of mod are you going to make?

[solar wave]

Fulton recovery system

ArmA3P.cmd where do i run this?

[last aurora]

you only need it if you refer to arma 3 game files

if so, you can run it from everywhere. it will extract arma 3 game data to your p drive

[solar wave]

K thanks

[mild inlet]

Hi everyone

[solar wave]

Sup

[mild inlet]

Does anyone have a guide for turning units in Zeus into actual spawnable factions in zeus?

I want to learn to make unit addons

[solar wave]

@last aurora So my p drives are done how i start editing the mods

Hate to ping

sorry

[last aurora]

"the mods"?

[solar wave]

i have plans

1 mod at a timer

time

[last aurora]

well, you now need to learn how to create the needed parts. if you need model work done, start to learn 3d modeling ( #arma3_model )
if you need script based content, #arma3_scripting it is

[solar wave]

K thanks, Can i export models from unreal engine?

[last aurora]

if the license allows it, maybe

[solar wave]

Alright

[last aurora]

i don't know how unreal works in that way

[solar wave]

K ill see

thanks for the help

[last aurora]

👍

[steep hearth]

You know those things from the campaign or when you're reviving a team member in default arma where you hold space and it slowly fills a circle? Whats the keyword that I can search to find info about how to add it to missions for actions and what not, I don't even know what its called lol

never mind

I found it

BIS fnc holdActionAdd if you guys are interested

[cloud mortar]

if anyone has worked with rhsterracore does it have ai pathing for its buildings?

actually im testing this myself

ah man, no it doesnt 😦

[mild inlet]

i am trying to place a turret in zeus on top of a house but it keeps falling over

what do i do

i dont know why they cant make turrets more top heavy so they dont fucking fall over jesus

trying for 10 minutes to get this stupid dshk to be in place but it keeps exploding or falling over wont go into place at all

[cloud mortar]

yeah, nothing you can do

you just gotta pray it works

[mild inlet]

I hope ARMA 4 has A.I that has at least an IQ of 50

because zeus A.I is the most incompetent and infuraiting thing I have ever had to deal with

dumb ass A.i wont follow my waypoints properly

i give up

[small patrol]

AI has nothing to do with physics

Also unofficial warning: Check your language. @mild inlet

[mild inlet]

The A.I was obviously a separate issue from placing a turret, lol.

[placid delta]

I'm trying to figure out how to exempt specific units from Remains Collection through removeFromRemainsCollector but not seeming to have any luck. Anyone know the best way to go about this?
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/removeFromRemainsCollector

[dire frost]

Im new to the arma 3 editor
i made little things like just for myself but i dont know how to make Intel like
where when i pick it up it gives different objectives
is this the right place to ask for help?

[shrewd wadi]

You can addAction to the intel file and make it so that it assigns a task once you press on the action you've just added.

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

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

@dire frost

[dire frost]

Oh thank you

[half hare]

is there someone I can seek to help a noob start from the very basics of the editor to quick mission type (note treat me like a retard that knows nothing)

[spring pulsar]

Hi all. trying to add some text to the screen with a pause between them. Added this to the init of the mission, it does not work. Without the puase i only see the last texttitle ```titleText ["Intel says only two groups remaining.","plain"]; sleep 5;
titleText ["Enemy has been alerted so navigate carefull.","plain"]; sleep 5;
titleText ["Watch your fire! there's lots of civilians in the villages.","plain"]; SLEEP 5;

Any ideas of what i can do without adding an .sqf file. ?

[paper cipher]

hmm have you tried spawn?

[spring pulsar]

No, but wiki states...... ```There is no guarantee that spawned scripts will be executed in the same order they spawned:

spawn requires a script handle when used in the 2D editor. (A3) ```

[small patrol]

The note has nothing to do with your issue. It states “you shouldn't expect multiple spawns will executed in the same order” and you just need to use one spawn

0 spawn {
  titleText ["Intel says only two groups  remaining.","plain"];
  sleep 5;
  titleText ["Enemy has been alerted so navigate carefull.","plain"];
  sleep 5; 
  titleText ["Watch your fire! there's lots of civilians in the villages.","plain"];
};```

[slate shuttle]

Hey I have this is issue below. this happens every time I open up my mission file btw

17:06:14 Error in expression <         };          };        };      };>
17:06:14   Error position: <;>
17:06:14   Error Missing )
17:06:14 Error in expression <         };          };        };      };>
17:06:14   Error position: <;>
17:06:14   Error Missing )

what could I do? and where do I go if this isn't the right place to go?

[prisma oyster]

a function in CfgFunctions most likely

see your rpt

[slate shuttle]

where do I look exactly?

[prisma oyster]

!rpt

[formal mural]

Arma RPT

Arma generates a .rpt log file each time it's run, which contains a lot of information like the loaded mods, or any errors that appear, this log file can be very useful for troubleshooting problems.

To get to your RPT files press Windows+R and enter %localappdata%/Arma 3

Additionally see the wiki page for more info: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Crash_Files

To share an rpt log here, please use a website like https://sqfbin.com/ to upload the full log, that way the people helping you can take a look at it and try to figure out the problem you're having together with you.
Note: RPT logs can hold personal information relevant to your system, the game or others.

[slate shuttle]

no as in, where abouts do I look in the rpt?

because it is lonely giving me what I posted here.

[prisma oyster]

empty the rpt
load your mission and have the error
the rpt should appear, ideally with more details

if not, try to comment CfgFunctions here and therr until you find the guilty one

[slate shuttle]

https://sqfbin.com/aburaxupijozomawekud ok so I am lost

this script I got off the net work a day ago but for some reason not now

actually it still does work.

I can not find the issue it is pointing too.

[prisma oyster]

hmm…

hmmmm…

[slate shuttle]

Hmmm

yes

[prisma oyster]

hi lost, I'm dad!

[slate shuttle]

hmm

[prisma oyster]

and what is the pointed issue?

the one from above?

[slate shuttle]

yes

[prisma oyster]

line 50

[slate shuttle]

that or the issue is that the script was made by a french guy

[prisma oyster]

wait, no
you simply didn't indent everything

[prisma oyster]

yeah, if you're american or italian French scripts won't work with you

[slate shuttle]

it for some reason points to line 109

[past sun]

Line 113, missing semicolon (config requires ; even if it is last line before })

[slate shuttle]

action = " _this spawn DAZ_BCM_fnc_mdp_elec;" this one?

[past sun]

yep

[prisma oyster]

;";*

;-;

;_;

TT_TT

[past sun]

We need an admin here, there is a spammer here

[prisma oyster]

yeah!

wait what

[slate shuttle]

just tried it now

still the same issue

now I have ;";

[past sun]

aand whats the new error?

[slate shuttle]

nothing

just the same thing

[past sun]

Are you sure, you did not forget saving the file before testing again? If so, post your fixed code.

[slate shuttle]

https://sqfbin.com/jotiqoquxuburawusiwa

[prisma oyster]

who indents like that

[past sun]

villains

[slate shuttle]

the french

[prisma oyster]

must be a fake French then

[past sun]

so rpt posts exact same thing?

[slate shuttle]

yep

[prisma oyster]

did you reload the mission?

[slate shuttle]

Yes

[past sun]

One part of me wants to trust you, a bigger part of mine wants another rpt posted

[prisma oyster]

https://tenor.com/view/i-see-no-problem-here-crazy-eyes-gif-12788383

[slate shuttle]

you see, I am more than willing to give that

one sec

https://sqfbin.com/rohutopuvasakawuloce

[past sun]

I mean the error literally says this:
17:38:43 File C:\Users\Covid PC\Documents\Arma 3 - Other Profiles\C%2e%20Sovic\missions\Sick_Part_1.Chernarus_2035\DAZ_BCM_POWER_PLANT\Dialog\login_elec.hpp, line 77: '/DAZ_Login_elec/RscButton_1601.action': Missing ';' prior '}'
(Which I saw after I found the error sadly lol)

[slate shuttle]

oh okl

How do I fix that one?

[past sun]

That error is coming from somewhere else as I guessed

You see, there is no more that line I mentioned above.

[prisma oyster]

now it's
"missing )"

[past sun]

Nor had it made any sense considering the amount of }}}}

[prisma oyster]

18:19:45 Error in expression <         };          };        };      };>
18:19:45   Error position: <;>
18:19:45   Error Missing )
18:19:45 Error in expression <         };          };        };      };>
18:19:45   Error position: <;>
18:19:45   Error Missing )

[past sun]

How many codes do you have?

[slate shuttle]

codes? functions?

[past sun]

actually nvm, it doesnt give a position so I assume it is spawned(?) code or event handler code

[prisma oyster]

as I said here…

[prisma oyster]

or compiled CfgFunctions function, too

[past sun]

if it had been cfgFunctions, wouldnt it give position?

who writes cfgFunctions for missions anyways meh

apart from you

[prisma oyster]

weeell

[past sun]

Yes, well for a start.

[slate shuttle]

I have about 13 i have written myself

and the french (Canadians) have written about 13 files as well. which i have... touched.

[past sun]

well, try to find a code that has like };};};}; Id say then ofc with any space/newline count between em as in error

¯_(ツ)_/¯

[prisma oyster]

the code you touched I hope

so… if it worked before and not after your edits, don't blame the French 😛

[slate shuttle]

Hey, I am fixing up the indents now.

[vivid wren]

Is there a way to get the visual of a damaged plane without the performance impact or dieing\exploading? Triggered via trigger

[dreamy pagoda]

isnt the effect most of the performance hit?

you can use setHit probably to make it look damaged

like breaking windows, visual hull damage,...

then throw in a fire/smoke effect

ezpz

[prisma oyster]

do you want the plane to be destroyed without flames and such? if so, use setDamage's array syntax

if you want it to still be accessible, use what @dreamy pagoda said

[supple lava]

how to get a wepon path(get a path where the player is sitting)?

[prisma oyster]

sorry, what?

[supple lava]

lets say im sitting in a gunner in chinook, i want to get a wepon path for addWeponTurret thing

[prisma oyster]

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

[supple lava]

(sorry if its in a wrong channel, didnt know where does it fit)

[prisma oyster]

(it's more of a #arma3_scripting thing but it's ok)

[supple lava]

noup, doesnt seem like it

[supple lava]

it just gets the name of the heli

i think, idk

no worries, ill figure it out myself, tnx for ur help

[vivid wren]

Will setdamage work with disable damage on? (Im trying to "shoot down" a plane but i need the ability to control it to crash in a certain spot)

Or Maybe allow damage till a certain point

[slate shuttle]

Just as an updated for my current circumstances in regards to what was posted earlier. Nothing is broken and everything works, I still am getting the error. Should I worry or just leave it?

[prisma oyster]

yes

[prisma oyster]

yes, you should fix it - no errors should happen or one day you will encounter an issue and won't know / won't care

[slate shuttle]

I found the error

it was a mod problem

[prisma oyster]

okay!

tell them to fix it then 😄

[spring pulsar]

Thanks used @small patrol script sample. Worked a treat thanks guys. 👍

[jovial robin]

_sortedUnits = [[],[],[],[],[],[],[],[]];

{

    switch (side _x) do {
    
    case blufor: {
        if (isPlayer _x) then {
            (_sortedUnits select 0) append [_x];
        } else {
            (_sortedUnits select 1) append [_x];
        };
    };
    case opfor: {
        if (isPlayer _x) then {
            (_sortedUnits select 2) append [_x];
        } else {
            (_sortedUnits select 3) append [_x];
        };
    };
    case resistance: {
        if (isPlayer _x) then {
            (_sortedUnits select 4) append [_x];
        } else {
            (_sortedUnits select 5) append [_x];
        };
    };
    case civilian: {
        if (isPlayer _x) then {
            (_sortedUnits select 6) append [_x];
        } else {
            (_sortedUnits select 7) append [_x];
        };
    };
    
} forEach allUnits;

_sortedUnits;
``` this isn't working for some reason... no syntax errors in this function. maybe it's how `side` works? sometimes it returns "WEST" instead of "blufor" and that might be what's wrong..

[prisma oyster]

nope, side works fine

use pushBack, too

[plain gale]

I feel like there is a better way with units, select and push back 😄

_units = [units east, units west, units independent, units civilian];
_players = [_units select 0 select {isPlayer _x}, _units select 1 select {isPlayer _x}, _units select 2 select {isPlayer _x}, _units select 3 select {isPlayer _x}];
``` ![notlikemeow](https://cdn.discordapp.com/emojis/700311897937018890.webp?size=128 "notlikemeow")

[prisma oyster]

private _sortedUnits = createHashmapFromArray [
  [blufor, [[], []]],
  [opfor,  [[], []]]
];
{
  private _array = _sortedUnits get side _x;
  _array select (isPlayer _x) pushBack _x;
} forEach allUnits;

[plain gale]

nah, that sucks (my code*)

[prisma oyster]

thanks for the edit 😆

fixed mine :3

[plain gale]

[allPlayers select {side _x == east}, ..., ...] that's probably even faster

given that there are usually way more units than players

[prisma oyster]

yeah, most likely for players
but maybe he needs AI too so allUnits it is?

also, this can change with time @jovial robin 👀

[plain gale]

array select (isPlayer _x) pushBack _x; Curly brackets? @prisma oyster

nvm

[prisma oyster]

sorry, what?

[plain gale]

I am hungry, can't think.

[prisma oyster]

ah 😄

hi hungry, I'm dad!

bon appétit ^^

[jovial robin]

yep... grab all the units, and depending of some booleans here and there, apply to the units of an array in _sortedUnits

[prisma oyster]

yeah but do you need AI units sorted, or do you just want players to be sorted?

also, if someone dis/connects you have to redo it

[jovial robin]

both. there's options to apply to only AI of a side, only players of side, etc

but i'm just laying the foundations for the multiplayer support of my mod

which I will probably need lots of help with

[jovial robin]

still couldn't get this to work... looks like the switch isn't even being called. I must be missing something

[dim kindle]

How would one animate a dead body

[past sun]

Because you did not close the switch, missing } for that scope, do your indentation properly and you wont face such issues.

[past sun]

You cant

[dim kindle]

Sad

[past sun]

Necromancy is not welcomed sadly, I know

[dim kindle]

Me when no normal looking dead nato

[past sun]

What do you want to do?

[dim kindle]

Use a static animation on a dead guy

[wind gull]

can someone join me in a call and help me debug my mission, this is my first mission and im at a dead end and i dont know what to do. (im using mods)

[past sun]

You can use the handleDamage event handler, upon damage hitting 1, modify it to something that it wont kill, then you can play your static animation, but you would want a transition to that animation as well, dont forget.

[dim kindle]

The dead guy wont be killed on screen

So would i do

[potent plinth]

do it in real life

[dim kindle]

this unit setDamage 1;

[dim kindle]

Ok

[past sun]

thats incorrect , and you dont want setDamage 1, if you kill , you cant animate

[dim kindle]

Ill go back to the ww2 german cemetery

I went to one today

Its like 500m from my house

[potent plinth]

lucky

[dim kindle]

Really overgrown and shiy

Most people were born 1800s/early 1900s

Died during or story after the war

[prisma oyster]

most likely not, people don't like calls and it also doesn't help future visitors that would use search

[wind gull]

i have searched the scenario code, triggers, system "blocks", ect but i dont know what the problem is im just so confused why its not working, all the code i used i got from the bi forum/wiki and i watch many tutorials.
its not just a single component that is wrong so its very difficult to do it over text

[past sun]

If you do not understand what code you used but simply took it, it will surely be torment to the one who has to find out what is wrong.

[vestal perch]

I'd suggest testing things in smaller chunks first to learn how they work. It's also easier to ask question "why x does not work" instead of "why nothing works"

[polar flare]

Tinkering at is finest right there.

[spring pulsar]

Hi all. Tying to get the screen to fade to black, then to fade in and out a sequence of white text on black. Then fade black screen away. Cant seem to get the white text to fade on the black screen, without the black fading. Here's what i have.... .[] spawn { TitleText ["SCREEN FADES TO BLACK", "BLACK OUT",-1];SLEEP 5; TitleText ["FIRST LINE TO FADE IN TO BLACK", "BLACK FADED",-1];SLEEP 5; TitleText ["SECOND LINE TO FADE IN TO BLACK", "BLACK FADED",-1];SLEEP 5; TitleText ["BLACK FADES AWAY", "BLACK IN",-1];SLEEP 5; }

[wind raptor]

Inside the script itself, yes, outside the script only through setting a global variable from inside the script I suppose.

#arma3_scripting please

[echo sparrow]

Moved to #arma3_scripting

[wind raptor]

It works for me: It fades to black, shows the four lines and fades back to normal with the last line

[reef lintel]

so where do i find out what hitPart selection is what?

is there a viewer or sth similiar?

[cloud moss]

seems like there is a config for hitpoints called class HitPoints in the vehicle's config entry, so something like configFile >> "cfgVehicles" >> "MH60S" >> "HitPoints" (https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/setHit, notes)

[prisma oyster]

getAllHitPointsDamage can help too

[reef lintel]

another problem: when i fire a .50 cal at the popups base, the whole thing falls over (kinda like its been killed). i tried not allowing damage, but that stops the hit EH from firing, which i rely on

so how do i stop the target from "dying" but keep the hit EH

[prisma oyster]

use the "HandleDamage" EH

[reef lintel]

and then set the applied damage to zero?

[prisma oyster]

yes; you can override the damage value

but note it is not the applied damage value, it is the selection's final damage

[reef lintel]

ah alright, doesnt impact, since im only playing with popup targets.
setting it to zero works 👍

hmm if its a "total damage after hit" value, you could make a healing gun 😄

[prisma oyster]

correct

well, a healing unit at least

if you watch Rambo reversed, it's about a guy that heals people with his bullet vacuum after all

[reef lintel]

lol

[potent plinth]

is there a wa to make units not walk or rotate?

[prisma oyster]

doStop theUnit

[potent plinth]

thank good sire

[potent plinth]

they still move "Lou"

[prisma oyster]

then you are doing something wrong "Hackkittz"

try theUnit stop true then ^^

they won't rotate, anything
they might shoot if you are straight in front of them, that's it

[potent plinth]

i put it into the individual soldiers init "Lou"

[prisma oyster]

that's what I wanted to provide at first, but I mixed them

[potent plinth]

i forgot the ;

[tender mortar]

Does someone have some good tool or some mod for EDEN, that has snapping like toggleable prop snapping to other props for the construction of halways. and such beside the current available tools. (I already use the different tools but it's still kinda annoying for example. trying to align 2 props has me take of the current transform grid movement stuff. just to try and get it perfect

[dim kindle]

How to i set altitude for markers?

[prisma oyster]

via scripting only, setMarkerPos

[spring pulsar]

Thanks for trying. Lines just appear, don't fade. No spacing between them just replace each other.

[meager kayak]

Hey guys
i would like to do something like that(sorry for my english) :
When you spawn, you have an enjury at the leg, another one at the arm.. like the ace injury system
So when you spawn you are on the floor and you need to be healed

i tried to set damage but it doesnt work ?

does something like " unit setdamage right leg 0.5 " exists ?

[prisma oyster]

setHitPointDamage, but there is no such thing as left arm right leg in vanilla Arma

[last aurora]

iirc only ACE has a system that can do such stuff. not sure tho

[meager kayak]

i do use ace

but i found the screen where i can set damage to body part but it seems not working ?

[prisma oyster]

see their doc, I'm afraid that is all there is right now

[meager kayak]

i cant send screenshot here ?

[last aurora]

use imgur pr any other image hoster, then share the link here

[cloud sparrow]

https://github.com/acemod/ACE3/blob/76676eee462cb0bbe400a482561c148d8652b550/addons/medical/functions/fnc_addDamageToUnit.sqf#L3-L21

[meager kayak]

http://www.noelshack.com/2021-33-4-1629331057-20210819015521-1.jpg

http://www.noelshack.com/2021-33-4-1629331063-20210819015536-1.jpg

[cloud sparrow]

This menu shows your medical status.

And that sliders are from some mod and it won't we compatible with ACE as it just sets hitpoints values which is not used by ACE Medical system.

You will need to use the function I've linked.

[meager kayak]

oooooh its not from ace ok i got it

thanks for your link
maybe it will sounds stupid but im not sure ton understand what do i have to write exactly ?

[["_unit", objNull, [objNull]], ["_damageToAdd", -1, [0]], ["_bodyPart", "", [""]], ["_typeOfDamage", "", [""]]

that LOOKS like what i need but i'm not sure how it works

[cloud sparrow]

function usage is explained in the header which is highlighted in my link.

[meager kayak]

in the english tutorial
when there is for exemple " [player, 0.8, "rightleg", "bullet"] call ace_medical_fnc_addDamageToUnit "
the " call " means "this code will call that function" or is " call " a part of the script ?

[prisma oyster]

part

[theUnitToDamage, 0.8, "rightLeg", "bullet"] call ACE_medical_fnc_addDamageToUnit

[meager kayak]

oooooooh ok wait a min im trying this thx

Okay it works perfectly, and now i get how to use it
thanks guys you are awesome

[round dagger]

Question, How do I edit the selectable loadouts when you go to spawn in?

[last aurora]

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Respawn#Loadouts_and_Roles
@round dagger

[supple rampart]

Is it possible to make a single player mission? If so, how?

[polar flare]

Yeah

You make it in Eden just like you do with a multiplayer one.

You just save it as a singleplayer mission file instead.

[round dagger]

Now, someone tell me how to make a king of the hill multiplayer mission

or send a guide/video

cause i cannot find shit

[last aurora]

how much time do you have?
@round dagger

[round dagger]

till im sleep deprived

[last aurora]

the world record is 266h, and you still need like 6 months more

koth style missions require a ton of custom scripting

so you'd need to learn that first

[round dagger]

MY limit will be 2 AM EST

aw shit

[last aurora]

sorry ¯_(ツ)_/¯

[round dagger]

can i pay someone to code that part

[last aurora]

you can try. but it will be expensive

[round dagger]

fuck

can I get prescripted KOTH missions?

[last aurora]

nope. KOTH is obfuscated and afaik the code is not available

[round dagger]

is KOTH just in general one of the harder things to script?

[last aurora]

nothing is "harder" to script if you know how to script. if you understand the mechanics and the language.

but everything is hard to script if you can not script 😄

[round dagger]

so for a fucck wit like me, how long will it take to learn and make a complete KOTH mission?

[last aurora]

hmm...
do you have any previous code experience?

[round dagger]

no

[last aurora]

then maaaaaany full moons

[round dagger]

ok

ill turn that into 5 hours

[last aurora]

🤣

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

[round dagger]

timer starts now, ill let you know if I commited suicide

[supple rampart]

How do I just make a simple battle with eden

[last aurora]

@supple rampart
you mean like two groups fighting each other?

[supple rampart]

Yeah

Maybe throw in a fort or smth

[last aurora]

well, you place a group BLUFOR on one side of a town, a group OPFOR on the other side of the town, give every team leader a move waypoint to the center of town and watch

if you want it advanced, use the ALiVE mod
https://steamcommunity.com/workshop/filedetails/?id=620260972
http://alivemod.com/wiki/index.php/Main_Page

[round dagger]

@last aurora

can you add me as a friend so I can send you a screen shot of something or can you look at a sepoarate channel to see what im talking aboutt

[last aurora]

use an image hoster like imgur and share the link here

[round dagger]

aigh

https://imgur.com/a/YgDQX3I

@last aurora

how do I change those loadouts

or do I need to study every code in the universe to change that

[last aurora]

i posted a link earlier
#arma3_editor message

oh wait...

you mean in this very mission?

the escape mission?

[round dagger]

no

i mean in general

i jjust used escape aas and example

[last aurora]

ok, the link i posted about loadouts and respawn is what you need

[round dagger]

but like what, it seems like there are multiple things they are talking bout

[last aurora]

it is all connected
to have a loadout system working, you need to have the mentioned descrition.ext in your mission root folder and the type of respawn defined

[supple rampart]

How do I make em move? Is there a way to have transports?

[last aurora]

you can access the eden editor tutorials by clicking on the tutor hat in the top right corner

why you need is waypoints

[supple rampart]

Ahh, didn’t see the tutorial

[supple rampart]

Thanks man, I just bought the game and people on discord and the internet have been very helpful

[last aurora]

👍

[hardy solstice]

Can you make an object simple even if the editor extension Alt S doesn't allow it?

[wind raptor]

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

[edgy totem]

Anyone know what the "Mission" module does? It's in the Modules > Strategic category in eden editor.

[prisma oyster]

vanilla?

[edgy totem]

Yes

I could post an image in trouble shooting, the question doesn't quite qualify for it though. XD

I can't find documentation for the module, probably because it's literally just called "Mission" and it is a "Module"

[prisma oyster]

StrategicMapMission

@edgy totem

[edgy totem]

Yes, that one.

[prisma oyster]

it just defines a mission for the Strategic Map

[dark ember]

@edgy totem
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ysflm7UYAMc
video detailing what it does and how to set it up

[supple rampart]

Is there a way to make events happen one after the other? For example, kill enemy unit x and a transport heli will go to a certain point, at which point the units enter and so on

[potent plinth]

Yes.

[supple rampart]

Alright, so I’m making a single player mission. I want to make a trigger for the player so when they enter the helicopter the get the order to move to another area, how do I do that?

[prisma oyster]

Waypoints?

[supple rampart]

It worked

[visual frost]

So, for some reason a vehicle won't move to waypoints. Any idea why? I've set the waypoint correctly, the vehicle has a driver and fuel.

https://prnt.sc/1qcy27x

It won't move even when I try it as Zeus, but if I Remote Control the driver, I can drive just fine

[paper cipher]

dont know. if it were a group of vehicles then it would be the known issue of vehicles in a group getting stuck. what about those folks on the pickup catching a ride, are they in the same group?

[past sun]

Are there any other waypoints than in the picture for that offroad?

[visual frost]

I've tried to create a patrol (with 3 move and 1 cycle waypoints), and then I tried this one, with just one move waypoint. Neither worked

[visual frost]

They are all in the same squad. I've done the same thing with a truck and it worked just fine

[paper cipher]

does single AI drive the truck ok?

[past sun]

The one in picture is too close to vehicle that vehicle can consider it completed, hence I asked.

Also from what I experienced, some waypoints (altho not move) are getting cancelled / completed due some reason concerning the period mission is being initialized-started.

[visual frost]

I've tried making it further too, didn't work

[past sun]

Any mods? If not, requires debugging to further discuss.

[visual frost]

I think I didn't get it

[visual frost]

Just Zeus Enhanced and Editor Enhanced, but I've already experienced this issue without the Editor Enhanced

[past sun]

I know there is a vanilla zeus issue that causes this, but never seen it affecting 3den, I dont know why that issue hasnt been fixed at all either.

I dont think it could be 3den enhanced but I dont know zeus enhanced itself.

[visual frost]

I'm going to bed now, didn't sleep yet. Gonna be off for the weekend, but will probably make more tests on Monday

Thanks for your time tho

[plain gale]

Issue is certainly not caused by 3den Enhanced since I do not tinker with waypoints.

[peak pebble]

Its an AI issue actually. Some AI cannot read the path correctly. Remove the crew and place a new one, its the only fix I've been able to find outside of setting them in a group.

Max out the driving skill.
Place new units.

Try again.

[past sun]

Hey, "blame the mods" is the final destination in figuring things out (since we wont remotely debug stuff for people) so everyone who is a content creator shall equally be the victim of it. By creating content, you accept the terms and conditions which include this.

[plain gale]

More terms and conditions? Isn't it enough that I have already sold my soul to the sqf-devil

[past sun]

No.

[dim kindle]

I wanted to ask if anyone knows how notes system from Contact dlc works in editor.
I tried to do simple mission with Intel/notes on Contact platform but i don't know where should i start.

[scenic shale]

How do you put an AI in a certain part of a heli or vehicle

DOn't want em in the gunner without manually putting a AI already on it

[paper cipher]

hmm dont know that myself, in eden mission editor I mean, moveInCargo of course can place character on any seat number, but thats different than editor use. recently came across this as I wanted my character to sit on CUP AH6's side skid/bench but not on the first available slot.

[scenic shale]

Yes Seat number like

[paper cipher]

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/moveInCargo sqf _soldierOne moveInCargo [_jeepOne, 1];

[scenic shale]

ehh I guess that works

[paper cipher]

if you figure out how to do that "with mouse" on eden editor, please let me know as I'd like to learn it too 🙂

[scenic shale]

More of wanted them defaulted on a seat

Okay

I just put people on the heli and then shove my people on it

delete the ones I don't want

[cloud sparrow]

You can right click on the unit and change its seat.

[paper cipher]

thanks veteran29, works great.

[sacred flare]

hi, im trying to make a mission where only players should be allowed to respawn, and ai should get deleted from the game if/when they die

[supple rampart]

How do I make a circular area marker?

[reef lintel]

markers->area and then double click and make it a circle

[sacred flare]

nevermind, i seem to have figured this out, no idea what i did or how, but it somehow works lol

[supple rampart]

Thx

[old smelt]

What do you guys use to unpack PBO's?

[sacred flare]

pbo manager

[paper cipher]

Mikero's tools extractpbo.

[old smelt]

Thanks

[dreamy raptor]

BankRev that comes with the Arma tools

[last aurora]

Opening it in notepad and rewriting line by line

😆

[late zephyr]

Isn't that how everybody does it?

[sacred flare]

i thought we was supposed to use wordpad?

[woven rune]

how do i make a Zeus sandbox scenario? keep on getting errors and not working how im trying to get it to work

[small patrol]

What error?

[woven rune]

imma try no mods outside of the map

[woven rune]

heres what happens now https://ibb.co/6sPZYRt

[drifting hamlet]

how can I make it so that if one unit spawns, the other does not? *i.g. in an ambush scenario, the opfor units spawn in either one building OR the other, but never both.

[reef lintel]

Need to set a respawn point and enable respawn in multiplayer attributes

Place a marker and call it "respawn_west"

[silver heron]

Is there a way to take the equipment storage tab from a supply box and import it to the limited ace arsenal equipment section?

[plain gale]

Soon 3den Enhanced will have that functionality https://github.com/R3voA3/3den-Enhanced/wiki/Custom-GUIs#vehicle-inventory-manager-vim
Until then you probably need to script something. Ask in #arma3_scripting

[round dagger]

Why can I only disassemble any turret when I play the scenario as a soldier and not shoot it. It works when I spawn it with crew though.

[prisma oyster]

"the scenario"?

[round dagger]

like in the eden editor when you go to test it out