arma3_editor

[solid zealot]

i mean see

[keen jolt]

it doesn't do anything

[solid zealot]

do to testing it

[solid zealot]

wait what?

_respawnsRemaining = missionNamespace getVariable ["my_playerRespawns", 3];
_respawnsRemaining = _respawnsRemaining - 1;
if (_respawnsRemaining < 0) exitWith {
  ["Initialize", [vehicle player]] call BIS_fnc_EGSpectator;
};
my_playerRespawns = _respawnsRemaining;

i should have used that one?

[keen jolt]

yes

just make a file called onPlayerRespawn.sqf in your mission folder

and put that code in it

[solid zealot]

already did it

how do i test it?

[keen jolt]

respawn 3 times

[solid zealot]

seems to not work

want a clip?

[keen jolt]

No

Did you close the server?

[solid zealot]

that might be

quick question

cursing is allowed?

not to insult

[keen jolt]

Do you have to?

[solid zealot]

to myself

dw

how do i close it

can't remember

man

i'm so rusty

i hate it

[keen jolt]

Just go back to eden

[solid zealot]

and then

how do i close the sv

been a year since i don't do this

[keen jolt]

Go back to main menu
But no need. Just start the mission again

[solid zealot]

seems to not work neither

[mellow juniper]

how do i run animations globally? i need Acts_Abuse_abuser and Acts_Abuse_abusing animations

[keen jolt]

Put a sleep 0.5;and a systemChat "spectator"; in the exitWith part (above that function call)

See if you see any message at all

[acoustic yew]

switchMove

[solid zealot]

where?

[mellow juniper]

im using this switchmove "Acts_Abuse_abuser"; in init of the unit. it works in singleplayer, breaks in mp

[acoustic yew]

have you tried it from debug

init might be calling the animation before the engine is able to show it to you

[mellow juniper]

no

[mellow juniper]

tho it worked in sp

[acoustic yew]

try it in debug console

[mellow juniper]

works if with "server exec"

[acoustic yew]

isn't that what you want?

[acoustic yew]

if you run it on the server the animation will be global

if the animated unit is owned by the server*

[mellow juniper]

how can i run it on server

[acoustic yew]

for players you have to execute it on the player's end

[mellow juniper]

remoteExec?

[acoustic yew]

there are lots of ways, you can use a server only trigger

[mellow juniper]

so cond is "true" and then just play animation on activation?

[acoustic yew]

yeah

[mellow juniper]

kk

[solid zealot]

also @keen jolt what's a funtion call?=

_respawnsRemaining = missionNamespace getVariable ["my_playerRespawns", 3];
_respawnsRemaining = _respawnsRemaining - 1;
sleep 0.5;
systemChat "spectator";
if (_respawnsRemaining < 0) exitWith {
  ["Initialize", [vehicle player]] call BIS_fnc_EGSpectator;
};
my_playerRespawns = _respawnsRemaining;

@keen jolt you've meant the code like so?

[acoustic yew]

i dont think you gotta tag leopard so much he'll come back

[solid zealot]

ok

i'll wait then

[rotund comet]

if compositions place modules, they pull fresh updated ones, right? they do not contain old modules from older mod versions?

[prisma oyster]

maybe one more ping would work?

[solid zealot]

XD

i feel gilty bevause of answering text with a ping

xd

[prisma oyster]

it's ok @solid zealot

hue hue hue 😁

[keen jolt]

No. Put them under the exitWith line

Tho that would work too

[solid zealot]

you sure

[keen jolt]

Yes

[solid zealot]

what i've did was manually respawnning 3 times

and seemed to not work properly

because i could more than those 3 times

[keen jolt]

At the very least it should show you the systemChat message

[solid zealot]

how do i check it/see it

[keen jolt]

It shows "spectator" at bottom left corner

Also as others said stop pinging me with every message...

[solid zealot]

ok, sorry, it automatically is turned on on pinging when you respond a message like this

_respawnsRemaining = missionNamespace getVariable ["my_playerRespawns", 3];
_respawnsRemaining = _respawnsRemaining - 1;
if (_respawnsRemaining < 0) exitWith {
  sleep 0.5;
  systemChat "spectator";
  ["Initialize", [vehicle player]] call BIS_fnc_EGSpectator;
};
my_playerRespawns = _respawnsRemaining;

test of this one, so leopard, the result should be that i wouldn't manually respawn rigth?

[keen jolt]

The result should be that after 3 respawns, you see a message at the bottom left corner saying spectator, and you going in spectator mode when you respawn

[solid zealot]

after 3 times

and may affect having tickets beforehand?

[keen jolt]

tickets?

It doesn't touch the game respawn tickets if that's what you wanted

[solid zealot]

allow me to explain, how sould be the respawning settings placed so this whould work

ah ok

it doesn't

^ah mate, sorry for the ping

ffs

[keen jolt]

For now just try the script. After 3 respawns you should see a message. If not you probably didn't set up the script properly

[solid zealot]

then it seems to not be setter up properly

[keen jolt]

Have you enabled file extensions in Explorer?

[solid zealot]

i do

want to see a picture?

[keen jolt]

Yes

[solid zealot]

may dms be fine for you?

[keen jolt]

Yes

[solid zealot]

ok, it did work

not esactly the way i've expected it, but it does

[keen jolt]

So what did you expect?

[solid zealot]

to just drop dead and not see my respawn

you can even control the player

[keen jolt]

Idk about the ways you can disable the respawn.
But one way is just removing the respawn points from the player

I'm not sure, but maybe BIS_fnc_respawnTickets can disable that too

Yeah

Use that one

[solid zealot]

ik, the problem is to make it Individual

not as a group

unless ther'es a way to make a respawn system where you onyl respawn afer X ammount of time or your whole squad dies

[tacit zinc]

I would like to trigger a Spawn AI module when a sector is captured. I tried a couple of different triggers but the units synced to Spawn AI keep spawning at the start of the game instead of when the sector is captured. What trigger should I use to enable the module?

For example I tried
Sector -> Logic Unlock -> Trigger BLUFOR -> Spawn AI module

and

Sector -> Trigger seized by BLUFOR -> Spawn AI module

[acoustic yew]

At this point it may be easier to write a function and call that instead

[keen jolt]

you should be able to create the module using your trigger

or whatever it was you were using

[worn tendon]

hey guys, i cant seem to find the info i'm looking for... i'm very very new to mission making etc and was wondering if someone could tell me how i go about getting a hint to display a countdown for a trigger?

Example: Player walks into a trigger with the timeout set for 10 seconds, i'd then like a hint to show whilst theyre in the trigger area to do a visual countdown via a hint or something similar to show that progress is being made (want to avoid people getting confused as theirs no visual countdown initially)

[tacit zinc]

I figured it out, I needed to sync the module to the trigger instead of the other way around 😅

[glossy ledge]

Anybody know a way I can disable ai movement for a set period of time?

[solid zealot]

back to this

the issue is that you yet respawn

and after that you go to the spectator mode

[leaden flax]

A few ways. Depends what you mean in terms of disabling ai movement? Do you want them to hold a specific location (but still be reactive) or make them completely unreactive for x period of time?

[glossy ledge]

Completely inactive

[leaden flax]

Okay, the easiest way would be to store the AI objects in an array

The following code would disable the units:

AIToDisable = [];

{
  _x disableAI "move";
} forEach AIToDisable;

To re-enable the units, you would do:

AIToDisable = [];

{
  _x enableAI "move";
} forEach AIToDisable;

So to bring it together (in a simple, easy to use and understand method) do:

[unit1, unit2 etc] spawn {
  {
    _x disableAI "move";
  } forEach _this;

  sleep 30;

  {
    _x enableAI "move";
  } forEach _this;
};

You can replace the sqf sleep 30; with sqf waitUntil {condition};

[glossy ledge]

thanks

[solid zealot]

btw

what does sleep 0.5; mean?

also, what can cause a a player to spanw with a loadout that has nothing to do with the one they were supposed to wear?

^the diference is that the loadout is neither the one loaded, nor the one that the one that was modified wears

[keen jolt]

Wait 0.5 second

[solid zealot]

btw,. how do i solve the issue with that script

because it allows you to respawn

but when you do it

you appear again in spectator

if there was something more similar to an individual ticket system

[leaden flax]

You have to load all editable objects. Right click anywhere and you should be given an menu option to 'view editable objects' or something along those lines. You then can select 'All Map Objects' and then Okay and it should then add all placed down map objects to Zeus

[round meadow]

What would be the perfect length of downtime between objectives? Either I make my downtime too long or too short, struggling to find a balance, can any experienced mission dev share some advice.

[acoustic yew]

depends on your mission pacing. I don't do respawns so I like to give the players a few minutes to breathe between objectives by putting very limited enemy ai in between locations

[haughty verge]

you CAN use that function to do individual spawns

[leaden flax]

Ohhh I misunderstood you. You mean on the right hand side where you can spawn / select units, correct?

[leaden flax]

Oh so it happens on liberation?

[leaden flax]

Yeah I know what you mean

Basically Liberation prevents you from spawning AI, vehicles etc in via Zeus

It's an intentional feature

[solid zealot]

lol, arma 3 can't see my mission folder, how do i fix it?

[solid zealot]

i guess, but i don't know how to code

[rough drift]

I don't think it is possible, however, I want to ask anyway. Is it possible to edit a mission in the editor but have any changes made by the players such as their position and loadout synced back into the mission without resetting ?

[prisma oyster]

nope

that's called a save 😛

[rough drift]

Saves can go back into the editor? (I'm getting back into Arma3 editing after many years away, forgotten half the stuff)...

[prisma oyster]

nope, a save file is tied to a mission file
so if you want players to be at their location when they left last session, either use save/load (if possible), or use a database & save/load system in the mission

(or server's namespace but it can be painful too)

[rough drift]

Yeah got you. Wanting to do it an MPMission. So that I can continue to edit the mission file in a persistant mission but keep the locations and loadout info. Possible using database and still being able to edit?

[prisma oyster]

I think so

[rough drift]

Thanks dude.

[worldly nacelle]

hey, does anyone know where is the option that allows you to spawn compositions ? did they move it?

[jovial owl]

compositions can be found to the right hand side f2, props or custom tab if you have a workshop composition

[worldly nacelle]

oh yeah, thanks man

[jovial owl]

np 😉

i got a question and not sure where to ask it but i take it this can be the best place for it?

im setting up custom flag poles with "SetFlagTexture" and im wondering how to get a png on it to get holes in the flag but pngs dont work and i can change them in paa so idk

[prisma oyster]

paa plz 🙂

[jovial owl]

hm, oh....... the fu.... ok Paa converter works now, first of it didn't

[prisma oyster]

I prefer TextureViewer to PAA Converter though
good thing it worked! 🙂

[tacit zinc]

Is it possible to get the Virtual CAS Provider to work with mod aircraft? I have the falling planes on call in issue, but I would like to avoid an ACE dependency in my mission which is why I don’t use Simplex

[jaunty turret]

Hey had some questions about if it was possible to change a Edit Terrain Object module to run locally.

[keen marsh]

For zeus. only vanilla assets available. how do i put mods in zeus editor?

[supple holly]

Put down the Game master module with an Eye on it. Then Double click it and go to Default Addons and select All Addons including unofficial ones.

[safe ledge]

Hello, I want to make my 2nd and 3rd waypoints so that they activate on a trigger so that I don’t see them on my screen until that trigger is activated, any help?

[stone sphinx]

Quick question, opinions on Zeus missions with ALiVE

[acoustic yew]

bad

that's the short answer

long answer is ALiVE encourages lazy mission making and should be used sparingly imo

I've been invited to arma nights where they just ran with automatically generated mission tasks and it did not feel respectful of players' time

[modern plover]

Its good for dynamic civs

But yeah, it's bad for OPFOR

[hollow brook]

Hi, is it possible to set multiple trigger owners?

[lethal beacon]

HAL for OPFOR
ALiVE for civs

these two compliment each other rather nicely with HAL being a ruthless commander at times

ALiVE making civz react nicely

And stuff like LAMBS giving them some extra girth

[weak gale]

if i disable the simulation of an object that i want to display a texture on with setObjectTexture, will the texture show up normally in multiplayer? i recall having an issue where simple objects wouldn't show custom textures in multiplayer, although they did in the editor.

[quick shuttle]

so im trying to set a trigger to complete an objective when three separate mi48s are destroyed, but i dont know how to link all three of them to the trigger. they all have a different variable name and ive tried writting the expressions these two ways:

!alive MI481, MI482, MI483
and
!alive MI481
!alive MI482
!alive MI483

but neither of them work, it's probably very obvious what im missing, but i cant figure it out

[past sun]

The first one will not work because there is no syntax that alive command takes like 3 parameters but it only takes 1... so it is faulty...
The 2nd one is right but they are 3 separate lines so you need to connect them(wont work because you did not use semicolon ";" to separate each operation, but would only activate if and only if MI483 is dead because it is the last line that will be checked) ... You want condition to return true once all 3 are dead thus you want to connect them using && (and) operator:
if MI481 dead AND if MI482 dead AND if MI483 dead; activate...
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/a_%26%26_b
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/and
Both are doing the same work ^

[quick shuttle]

so if i put an "and at the end of the first 2 lines itll work?

[past sun]

yes

there are other ways to write it as well of course but the most simple version is this way for starters ofc.

[quick shuttle]

worked like a charm, i appreciate it

[keen jolt]

Texture has nothing to do with simulation

But setObjectTexture is local

[ebon quiver]

I noticed recently that editor compositions appear in Zeus. When i adjust these compositions in the editor, the changes do not reflect in zeus when I try to spawn them.

[stone sphinx]

Thanks!

Also, to all of you who work with .paa files, you are stronger than I. I could not for the life of me get anything in that area to work.

[prisma oyster]

it's "easy" as long as you keep them in 2^m × 2^n, e.g 256×512, 1024×64, 128×128, etc

[stone sphinx]

Oh, fuckin hell. I had thought it was something like needing to be 256×256 or such

Welp, I always have next week for the Intel. @prisma oyster do you know a good video for incorporating ace Intel photos and regular photos into mission?

[glossy sierra]

Is there a way to create mission dependency?
I am aware that some mods create dependency when they are used in editing/exporting but I have a few that aren't creating dependencies and I would like them to.
I am unable to put down anything to create a dependency the usual way.

[acoustic yew]

have you looked in mission.sqm?

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Mission.sqm#addons

[glossy sierra]

Wasn't aware i could do that tbh 😂

Ill try it!

[mighty creek]

so we can also delete dependencies ? cool

[bronze peak]

Yeah, but it can get funky... always back your sqm's up before you tamper.

[mighty creek]

casually removes the cup dependency from a cup map

[bronze peak]

Casual removals are the best removals.

Honestly, I recommend you just don't unless you really know what you're doing.

[mighty creek]

yeah I was joking don't worry

[bronze peak]

Especially since you can also get rid of dependencies by merging the mission onto a fresh file.

[mighty creek]

yep

but

that will change

a few things

names mainly

changes group names

[manic narwhal]

hi guys
sometimes while i zeus, some annoying red lines appear on screen. any fix or workaround?

[bronze peak]

Not variables though. Not as far as I know

[bronze peak]

Please elaborate on description. Also, what mods?

[dim kindle]

alguien echa una partida y me añade en un servidor

i want to join a server

[mighty creek]

yep

[manic narwhal]

Zeus enhanced

[bronze peak]

Just the one? Also, describe issue closwr

[stone sphinx]

@glossy sierra Boy I just fell in love with your work. Thank you for the Generals Compositions.

[glossy sierra]

Thanks but they're incredibly crude lol

[stone sphinx]

I'm glad to see someone who enjoys the universe

[winter nymph]

how do I make the Independent faction fight blufor in zeus/editor

[stone sphinx]

Go to attributes>general

[dim jay]

Hey I’m trying to create a description.ext file for sound triggers in my scenario, but when ever I convert the blank txt file to ext this pops up

" can not open file C\Users\Owner\OneDrive\Documents]\Arma 3 - Other

[dim jay]

It’s the halt command

[acoustic yew]

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

[wind raptor]

Are you using the method described here: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Introduction_to_Arma_Scripting#File_Creation ?

[small vector]

Is there any way to copy equipment classnames while in the arsenal?

There's the export option, but that has a lot of rubbish I don't need

[acoustic yew]

what kind of equipment specifically? just weapons or items as well?

I don't think there's a way to click and ctrl+C like in the config viewer

but when you click a weapon for example your player automatically holds it so you can do something like copyToClipboard str primaryWeapon player in a keydown event handler for example

[small vector]

Worn equipment (uniforms, vests, etc) and weapons are the priority. I’m trying to assemble a whitelist for the KP liberation arsenal.

[acoustic yew]

oh that shouldn't be too hard

give me a minute

findDisplay 46 displayAddEventHandler ["KeyDown", {
    private _key = _this # 1;
    if (_key == 41) then {
        private _classnames = [
            primaryWeapon player,
            handgunWeapon player,
            uniform player,
            vest player,
            backpack player
        ];
        copyToClipboard format (["%1 %2 %3 %4 %5"] + _classnames);
        systemChat "Copied data!";
    };
}];

toss this in the console and you're good to go. tap ~ and it'll copy the classnames to your clipboard

[small vector]

Thank you so much!

I assume that I can also remove things I don't want from the part of?

   handgunWeapon player,
   uniform player,
   vest player,
   backpack player```

[acoustic yew]

yeah hold on i'll do you one better

but you can remove stuff from that list yes

hm

display46 event handler not working in arsenal

if i check allDisplays it says -1

[missionNamespace, "arsenalOpened", {
    private _display = _this # 0;
    _display displayAddEventHandler ["KeyDown", {
        private _key = _this # 1;
        if (_key > 58 && _key < 65) then {
            private _idx = (_key - 59);
            private _selection = [
                [primaryWeapon player,"primary weapon"],
                [handgunWeapon player,"handgun"],
                [secondaryWeapon player,"launcher/secondary"],
                [uniform player,"uniform"],
                [vest player,"vest"],
                [backpack player,"backpack"]
            ] select _idx;
            _selection params ["_classname","_type"];
            if (_classname == "") exitWith {systemChat format ["No %1 found.",_type]};  
            copyToClipboard str _classname;
            systemChat format ["%1 Copied to clipboard!",_classname];
        };
    }];
}] call BIS_fnc_addScriptedEventHandler;

anyway for some reason I can't get it to work while in the arsenal but with this code you can back out of the arsenal and press the function keys to copy the corresponding classnames in quotes and ready to paste in your code @small vector

EDIT: works in arsenal 🙂

I'm going to need someone smarter than I to explain that to me

[small vector]

Woah, that's really cool, thanks again!

[acoustic yew]

sorry it doesn't work while in the arsenal, that kind of defeats the purpose of going through classnames quickly

I'm assuming the game does something to stop other inputs from working while in the arsenal, I'll look into exactly what because this might be useful code to share

[small vector]

It's still a lot faster then by hand

[acoustic yew]

also forgot launchers

oops!

[small vector]

is that just launcher player

[acoustic yew]

secondaryWeapon player

[small vector]

alright

[acoustic yew]

edited the block ^

just added +1 to the range of keys and threw it on the list

in case it's hard to understand it from my sheer lack of comments

[small vector]

Got it!

[dim jay]

yes it just tells me that the file cannot be opened, ive tried sevral times

[acoustic yew]

have you tried moving the file to your desktop or something first

that directory might require permissions to modify

[dim jay]

Yes

[dim jay]

It just won’t open

I would send a pic but I don’t know how on discord

[acoustic yew]

you have to dm it to me with this server

[acoustic yew]

@small vector updated the code block so it works in the arsenal

it's pretty useful 👀 im keeping this snippet around

[small vector]

Wow, that's great. Why doesn't ArmA come with something like this, it's so useful!

[acoustic yew]

beats what we had in arma 2

[modern brook]

hi guys
I tested it to make slides with ace mode, I watched a lot of videos, I applied them all, but unfortunately it does not work, can anyone guess why?

[acoustic yew]

https://ace3.acemod.org/wiki/framework/slideshow-framework.html

[modern brook]

unfortunately, it doesn't work.

I tried every way but it doesn't work, I did the exact same thing.

[acoustic yew]

can you send the arguments you use for the function

[modern brook]

the photos?

[acoustic yew]

what arguments are you calling the function with

[[object1, object2], [controller1], ["images\image1.paa", "images\image2.paa"], ["Action1", "Action2"], 5, "My Slides", 1] call ace_slideshow_fnc_createSlideshow;
``` this is the example, what did you write

[modern brook]

oh sure give me a second

[uneven leaf]

how would i go about restricting a player slot to admin only

or certian players, i have an open world server with zeus set to #adminLogged, however i want a specific role for people running zeus to use which is a civilian so they wont get shot

[bronze peak]

Add ZEN into the modpack. Zeus can hide himself that way and become invisible.

You can also switch the side of individual units, so if that floats your boat more, you can switch your side to Civilian on the fly.

[uneven leaf]

ZEN is in the modpack

but thats not answering my question

[bronze peak]

It was a simpler alternative. There is a way to whitelist slots, but it would be infinitely easier to just use what ZEN already gives you for that purpose.

[acoustic yew]

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/endMission you can have this run locally if the uid doesn’t match your whitelist

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

[uneven leaf]

which script would i use for that

to match uids and stuff

[acoustic yew]

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

on mobile so can’t write code properly but if you make initPlayerLocal.sqf and write

params ["_player"];

private _whitelist = [17285736272847,173749573758];

if (side _player == civilian) then {
if !((getPlayerUID _player) in _whitelist) exitWith {endMission "LOSER"};
}

Ideally though this check would be made serverside for security

I'll write something later if no one else does @uneven leaf

[uneven leaf]

ok

[acoustic yew]

//initServer.sqf 
private _adminUIDs = [];
uiNamespace setVariable [ART_adminUIDs,_adminUIDs];

//Functions/whitelist/fn_checkWhitelist.sqf
//SERVER ONLY
params ["_playerUID","_client"];
private _adminUIDs = uiNamespace getVariable [ART_adminUIDs,[]];
if !(_playerUID in _adminUIDs) then {
    "LOSER" remoteExec ["endMission",_client];
};

//initPlayerLocal.sqf
params ["_player"];
if (side _player == civilian) then {
  [getPlayerUID _player,clientOwner] remoteExec["ART_fnc_checkWhitelist",2];
};

//description.ext
class CfgFunctions
{
    class ART
    {
        class whitelist
        {
            class checkWhitelist {};
        };
    };
};

i don't work with public servers or anything but I think this is the secure way to do it

your array of admin UIDs goes in the [] in initServer.sqf

i have to go now someone will probably say something if I'm wrong

[glossy sierra]

tried this.
Cant view it, its a mess of NUL & STX
https://gyazo.com/8d64bcea96bcc5bc7fa36112a02550d8

[leaden flax]

Its binarized so you won't be able to inspect it like that unfortunately

[quiet plume]

what, "mission.sqm"? CfgConvert from Arma 3 Tools can debin it
P.S. or you can just untick the "Binarize config" when saving (or in mission general attributes iirc)

[glossy sierra]

Had a feeling it nay be that. Thanks.

[modern brook]

hi guys

Does anyone use the simplex support services mod, if anyone does, can anyone explain how to do a logistics airdrop?

[solid zealot]

How can i disable alt+right click teleport?

[acoustic yew]

context? I think that might be a mod

[solid zealot]

with ACE 3 , when i alt+rigth click, with the map open, it teleports me into the coordinates

[acoustic yew]

when?

[solid zealot]

in single and multiplayer games

[acoustic yew]

does it happen with only ace and cba loaded?

[solid zealot]

both

[acoustic yew]

no other mods?

nothing loaded?

[solid zealot]

with RHS, JSRS and main mods

but it happened with other mods still

[acoustic yew]

have you tried without any mods loaded

does it happen with one mission or every mission

because that's not an ace feature afaik

[solid zealot]

with no mods nothing happened

[acoustic yew]

now try with just ace/cba

[solid zealot]

doing that imo

[solid zealot]

yup, it happens as well

with alt-P

*alt+rigth click

[acoustic yew]

fresh mission file?

[solid zealot]

as well

literally made a new scenario, went to the preview

to play it in single payer mode

and got teleported

[acoustic yew]

are you sure you have no other addons loaded

does it happen on other people's servers?

[solid zealot]

no

[solid zealot]

no

only ace3 and CBA3 because it is mandatory

https://steamcommunity.com/app/107410/discussions/2/143388511225553812/

seems it was a feature or soemthing

[acoustic yew]

but you said it doesn't happen when you don't have mods loaded at all?

i suspect it will still happen if you just load cba

[solid zealot]

ok, if so, how do I fix it?

[acoustic yew]

i wish i could confidently say I knew the answer but I'd reinstall cba in case a file got written over somehow

[solid zealot]

yup, w/ only CBA happens as well

[solid zealot]

Ok, so the problem is cba, but doesn't matter if i restore it,it keeps teleporting me

[gaunt hawk]

hello everyone, I would like some help, I am creating a multiplayer mission, PvE, on the Chernarus 2035 map, I would like to make the vehicle wrecks disappear, perhaps using the Hide Terrain Object module, could you tell me how to do it? thank you.

[golden aurora]

Just put Hide Terrain modules on all of the vehicle wrecks you see.

You place it down on the ground where the wrecks are.

[gaunt hawk]

I wanted to create a single module that would involve the whole map, but which limited itself to making only the wrecks disappear. for example, place the module and enter only the wrecks classnames.

[golden aurora]

You're gonna have to check #arma3_scripting then. Those guys could give you an answer probably. Because if you were to do this without scripting then you'd have to place a Hide Terrain Object module on every wreck, which is just annoying.

You can ask your question there.

[grand trout]

Is it possible in the editor, without scripts, to make an AI spawn with a completely random loadout? As in, each time I start the mission, the AI will have a completely new randomised loadout?

[acoustic yew]

this will be easier to accomplish with scripts

[dim kindle]

anyoneknow why my artillery support thing in editor either says "invalid range" or is grayed out and wont fire?

i need a fix, help pls ty

[grand trout]

Belive me, I'd've been significantly more dangerous if I knew how to include a script into a mission.

[plain gale]

target is out of range?

[dim kindle]

ive tried it on all rangers

mid

far

near

it just wont wokr

[vestal perch]

in editor?

or in game preview?

[dim kindle]

editor

[dim kindle]

got it working.. had to place art out of map bounds 💀 .

[vestal perch]

what artillery?

you got some very tiny map?

😅

some maps can be entirely inside minimum range of some artillery pieces

[solid zealot]

is there any reason as why may I spawn in a loadout diferent from the one i've had for a unit

?

[acoustic yew]

is it a respawn

[solid zealot]

what do you mean?

at least for me, what is happening is that i'm using a survivor entity right?

but when i spawn

or start the game

it appears with the original loadout, thought i've modded it

or changed the original loadout

[acoustic yew]

Are you using a respawn system or spawning where the unit is placed? Have you reproduced this without mods loaded?

[solid zealot]

with mods rn

[acoustic yew]

afaik this is not normal behavior and a mod could be interfering

does it happen with ai as well

[solid zealot]

no

[solid zealot]

no, it seems to only happen with the player

[acoustic yew]

with no mods?

[solid zealot]

well, check it in another scenario

it seems to work now

weird AF

but where i want it to work it doesn't

ok

got it fixed (somehow kek)

[glossy sierra]

Are you adjusting the respawn conditions? Either in game or via description.ext

[solid zealot]

yeah, it seemed like

[glossy sierra]

Here, this is what i use.

respawnOnStart = -1;                                 //-1 = Spawn at eden-pos incl EDEN loadout, 0 = Spawn at eden-pos 
                                                                                                 and run respawn script*,
                                                                             1 =  Respawn & choose respawn location```

and then if you want players to respawn with their modded kit rather than anything else..

(Link to drive with Description.Ext, OnPlayerKilled/Respawn, fn_initPlayer) https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Q12y_9rvW3YegMcQ1oUyF3uCSpefmJGR?usp=sharing

[solid zealot]

dw, i've fixed it

but one question

_respawnsRemaining = missionNamespace getVariable ["my_playerRespawns", 3];
_respawnsRemaining = _respawnsRemaining - 1;
if (_respawnsRemaining < 0) exitWith {
  sleep 0.5;
  systemChat "spectator";
  ["Initialize", [vehicle player]] call BIS_fnc_EGSpectator;
};
my_playerRespawns = _respawnsRemaining;

i've had a issue w/ that script, that when it went as a expectator, it even allowed you to respawn in a indifenied ammount of times

how can i modify it in order to make it so you can't do anything but expectate if you don't have any respawn left

[steep hawk]

I am having this issue where there the on activation part of movement waypoints happen a waypoint before they are suppose to. Is this a bug or a setting? It is strange because it was working as expected, and while editing it just switched to making the scripts happen before.

For context: (#3Move has the "On Activation" script to delete the jet.)
Expected: #1Move → #2Move →#3Move → Jet gets deleted
Actual: #1Move → #2Move → Jet gets deleted

[digital ledge]

How do I make it so an AI only follows a move waypoint if a trigger is activated? I tried searching it up, but nothing has worked.

[glossy sierra]

Hold. Then sync to a trigger

[digital ledge]

i'll try that

nope doesnt work

ai still follows the trigger

[digital ledge]

any help???

[low quest]

how are you spawning the AI?

[digital ledge]

what?

[low quest]

the AI

[digital ledge]

how you normally place a troop....

what type of question is that

i dont get it

[low quest]

lol i understand, hang on buddy, this might get long winded

[digital ledge]

are you asking how I am placing down the troop?

[low quest]

no no

i need to know if you are spawning them

[digital ledge]

sorry i am not native to english

[low quest]

or placing them because that matter

[digital ledge]

what is the difference?

i place them in the eden editor

[low quest]

a spawn group using scripting has to be found differently than a group that was placed down

[digital ledge]

???

i dont get it

do you know how to help with my problem?

[low quest]

yes

[digital ledge]

ok

how do i fix?

sorry if i seem rude

i have been trying to fix this for a while

[low quest]

ok first you need to name all the AI groups you have placed down on the map

[digital ledge]

what???

what is ai group?

you mean like

alpha 1-1

alpha 1-2

stuff like that?

[low quest]

double click on the squad leader of the AI and youll see at the vary top theres a spot call variable name. you need to put somthing in that box, for each squad leader

[digital ledge]

im trying to move one unit

i did not say anything about a group of ai

[low quest]

the group of AI is the squad

[digital ledge]

okay but im trying to move one ai

one troop

[low quest]

just one?

[digital ledge]

yeah, just to test this out

well not just to test it out

idk how to say it in english

[low quest]

ok double click on him and youll see the same thing

[digital ledge]

ok

i call him a variable?

[low quest]

yeah and a variable is anything you want to call it

[digital ledge]

ik

after i name him the variable then what?

[low quest]

the trigger needs be to set up. how are you making the trigger go off?

[digital ledge]

i know, im not a dumbass

i know at least some basic shit about

[low quest]

i dont know that

[digital ledge]

yknow

triggers

and other stuff

[low quest]

so how is it going off

what makes it go

[digital ledge]

its going off if someone on the opposite team is in the space of the trigger

the size of the trigger is 5, 5, 1

[low quest]

ok so where do you want the AI to go?

[digital ledge]

to the waypoint

which i assigned them to

and i connected the waypoint to the trigger

but it does nothing

[low quest]

ok so you need to place down a maker

and name the marker

[digital ledge]

marker?

arent markers just a map thing

[low quest]

look in the editor

yes but the empty marker is used for things like this

[digital ledge]

ok

where do i find the empty one?

in the markers tab

nvm i found it

ok now what?

[low quest]

alright so now you need to put this on the trigger in the on activation box

name of the AI addWaypoint [name of the empty marker,0];

name of the empty marker setWaypointType "MOVE";

[digital ledge]

ok

[digital ledge]

do i also do that in the activation box for the trigger?

[low quest]

yes

[dim kindle]

any1 here a good eden editor?

[digital ledge]

ok let me test it out now

it works

thank you so much bro

[low quest]

anytime man

[digital ledge]

i appreciate it

@low quest ah shit

it aint working anymore

[low quest]

whats it not doing?

because i have another way of doing it

[digital ledge]

it says

Error addwaypoint: Type object, expected group

[low quest]

ok so in the activation box put

_group1 = group name of the AI;

_gpwaypoint = _group1 addWaypoint [name of empty marker,0];

_gpwaypoint setWaypointType "MOVE";

[digital ledge]

wait so it needs me to make a group?

[low quest]

no it needs you to get the group of the AI

[digital ledge]

i still dont get what that is

do i just put it as the variable name

of the troop

[low quest]

so basically your getting the group of the AI and making a waypoint for that group then setting that waypoint to a move waypoint

[digital ledge]

what is the group of the ai

what does that mean

do you mean like

a squad

like when theres multiple soldiers and there is a guy leading them

[low quest]

no ill show you what the group looks like

[digital ledge]

and he goes by alpha 1-2 for example

or any callsign

[low quest]

ok so in game when you hit the escape in the box called execute but theaigp = group name of the AI;

[digital ledge]

?

[low quest]

then in the watch box put theaigp

youll see

[digital ledge]

i didnt understand

a single thing

you just said

sorry

[low quest]

ok so what i mean by in game is you are able to look around with your character

and the AI guy your trying to move is supposed to be moving

[digital ledge]

yes?

yes

what about it?

[low quest]

right, hit the ESC key and pause the game

[digital ledge]

ok?

you mean the console?

[low quest]

yes

[digital ledge]

i just want the guy to move

i am hoping to publish this

on steam workshop

i dont think the people who might play this

know that they gotta do this

[low quest]

ok so just put what i told you to put in the triggers on activation box

[digital ledge]

what is a group though??

like what does it mean

name of group

is the one guyh

considered a group?

[low quest]

yes

a group of 1

[digital ledge]

ok

so do i just make the group name

the variable name

[low quest]

no

[digital ledge]

oh

[low quest]

its already made

you just need to get it

[digital ledge]

how

[low quest]

the way i showed you

[digital ledge]

i just put theaigp

?

[low quest]

no

[digital ledge]

what do i put?

can you tell me comand

or somethign

i dont get this shit

are you sure there isnt a more simple way

that doesnt require this stupid shit

[low quest]

this is what need to be put in the triggers on activation box

_group1 = group name of the AI;

_gpwaypoint = _group1 addWaypoint [name of empty marker,0];

_gpwaypoint setWaypointType "MOVE";

[digital ledge]

that i am not english enough to understand

[digital ledge]

wtf is a group name of ai

what does that mean

do i just put whatever

[low quest]

_group1 is becoming what ever group name of the AI is

then your passing that group

[digital ledge]

can you give me

an example

i dont get it

what the fuck is a group name of ai

[low quest]

ok hold on

[digital ledge]

can you explain

[low quest]

what is the name of the AI your trying to move

[digital ledge]

americansoldier

that is the variable name

[low quest]

ok

what about the marker? whats is its name?

[digital ledge]

ambush1

[low quest]

ok

_group1 = group americansoldier;

_gpwaypoint = _group1 addWaypoint [ambush1,0];

_gpwaypoint setWaypointType "MOVE";

[digital ledge]

ok

do i delete the previous stuff i put in the trigger on activation box?

[low quest]

yes

[digital ledge]

ok

[low quest]

hang on

[acoustic yew]

!code

[formal mural]

How to use SQF syntax highlighting in Discord

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

// your code here
hint "good!";

[acoustic yew]

if you aren't aware

[low quest]

i wasnt thank you

_group1 = group americansoldier;

_gpwaypoint = _group1 addWaypoint [getMarkerPos "ambush1",0];

_gpwaypoint setWaypointType "MOVE";

[digital ledge]

it shows an error

can i send you the screenshot in dm's?

i cant post images here

[low quest]

sure

[acoustic yew]

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

[low quest]

ohhh

right

[acoustic yew]

getMarkerPos takes a string

[low quest]

yeah i know im just not thinking

[lofty tundra]

Hi, sorry if this is an obvious one. But when testing a mission in Editor and going Play > Play in Multiplayer, and then returning to the Editor, the server remains running in the background. For a full shutdown of the server I've been running my mission in single player where it gives an option to shut down the running multiplayer server. From there I close the single player game and the server is shut down.

Is there a command that'll just do this in the debug menu without having to go through all of that?

[small vector]

I’m not sure if this is the best place to ask this, but can I somehow view the raw damage values for weapons? I want to know how different grenades from various mods actually compare to each other.

[bronze peak]

...config viewer may offer such knowledge.

Otherwise, configs themselves, I'm afraid.

[solid zealot]

is there any way to make a capture point gamemode where the game is determined if you hold 3 capture points by a determined ammount of time

this made by sectors

[sinful zenith]

Can one set the position of the in-3den camera via script?
Like if someone says "look at these coordinates" can I somehow put that into script to get exact same view as they had

[past sun]

You can get 3den camera with: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/get3DENCamera
I believe by examples provided you can set position/dir etc etc of it.
There is also https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/move3DENCamera

[vocal pike]

hello do you guys know how can increase the visibility in the editor mode on multiplayer? Every time I play on multiplayer editor I cannot see much while flying.

[cinder glade]

how do i spawn the uss liberty with weapons? when i spawn it in eden it just spawns like this https://i.gyazo.com/a3227e395b22b6cbc70abf7d9810aedf.jpg

[past sun]

You can find weapons of it in BLUFOR > NATO > Turrets

[earnest siren]

Can I make a sequence of waypoints, activated by a trigger, repeatable?

for context: players respawn in a helicopter, said helicopter is loitering outside of the AO.

I have a trigger that activates an "unload" order to a predetermined LZ. The trigger is activated by any players presence in the aforementioned helicopter.

After unloading, the helicopter returns to it's original loiter.

I would like this sequence to be repeatable, is it as simple as making the trigger repeatable. Do I need to add a "cycle" waypont? I feel like either would be way too easy for Arma standards...

[acoustic yew]

If it's a repeatable trigger you might as well just script the waypoints

Especially if it's just unload>loiter

[earnest siren]

I've never had to script a waypoint before, and after reading the biki I'm none the wiser. Do you have experience with addWaypoint and the like?

[acoustic yew]

yeah it's pretty straightforward, you use addwaypoint to create it and there are commands to edit the type

[earnest siren]

the example on the biki said: _wp = _grp addWaypoint [position Player, 0];

I don't understand the "_wp = _grp" bit, as I'm a novice at scripting. Nor do I understand where to put the coordinates lol

I'm afraid it'd misunderstand the X-axis as the centre, and the altitude as the radius

[acoustic yew]

_wp is to store the return for addwaypoint, you use _wp later to modify the waypoint

_grp is the group you add the waypoint to. It's just like how you add waypoints to a group in the editor. You can set a variable for a group in the editor or use a command to retrieve the group in-game

_wp and _grp are examples of local variables

[earnest siren]

so if the variable were heli1, I'd change _grp to heli1, correct?

[acoustic yew]

yeah

[earnest siren]

that's super helpful. thank you

[acoustic yew]

yw

[earnest siren]

as for the coordinates, do I put them in like [{12345,12345,12345}, 0] ?

[acoustic yew]

no don't use {}

[earnest siren]

"?

[acoustic yew]

for subarrays you just put brackets inside brackets

[[0,0,0],0]

[earnest siren]

okay, that makes a lot more sense, thanks!

[acoustic yew]

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/SQF_Syntax#Brackets a lot of people new to sqf use brackets wrong, here's what they do

[earnest siren]

that's a good read, I'll have a look. Thank you

[ember nacelle]

Hello,
Does anyone know how to read that mortar scope / sight ?
https://www.zupimages.net/up/22/19/ep5i.jpg
Thanks in advance

1. What kind of Azimut unit is it ==> (MILS Toggle with ace) ✅
2. What is TRV under range ? ❓
3. What is REL under elevation ?❓

[acoustic yew]

if you rangefind through the scope REL will tell you what your elevation should be to hit something at that distance

at least in vanilla

[modern plover]

https://www.fkgaming.eu/guides/official-guides/mortar-guides/mortar-guide-r5/

I hope you like doing math and trig

[drifting eagle]

So, I'm trying to make a helicopter tried to land in a spot I wanted, but for some reason they just land whenever the squad I put in the helicopter spot an enemy? And it just randomly lands in spots before it even got to the transport unload waypoint, I set up the AI to be careless, and an invisible helipad.

Does the result of the helicopter land because of the squad in that helo?

(They're in separate groups)

[agile ingot]

you can attach the waypoint to the pad, just drag the WP over the object icon of the helipad. Without a pad the AI picks a spot themselves near the WP.

[drifting eagle]

That's the problem though, I did

I'm in school rn so I'll try to give me clarification

Once I'm home

[keen swallow]

Anyone ever tried to use Eden in a remote desktop?

When I use right click to turn the camera, it just rotates chaotically. Is that a known thing?
Gameplay works just fine

[prisma oyster]

known
you can use numpad as an alternative

[keen swallow]

Thanks!

[mild obsidian]

How do I make a local trigger?

[past sun]

Ticking the Server Only in trigger attributes creates a trigger local to server only. If you need triggers local to player, scripting is the way to go.

[fleet lava]

Hello !!
Ive got a question regarding the Ace slideshow module. Despite having all variable names correct it seems that i can not Ace interact with my ''controllers''. Is there something im missing ??

[fleet lava]

Using this https://ace3.acemod.org/wiki/framework/slideshow-framework.html on an object wont let me ACE interact with it either.

[leaden prawn]

Hi, how do you sett a random next map?

[modern brook]

hi guys
I want to design a task and in the middle of this task the screen will go black and my team will wake up to another hour in another place can I do all this?

[acoustic yew]

yeah

you'll need to write a script

[modern brook]

do you have a video about it or can you tell me how to do it.

[acoustic yew]

singleplayer or multiplayer?

[modern brook]

multiplayer

[acoustic yew]

everyone on the server or just one group?

[modern brook]

We are already 7-8 people, so there is already a scenario, but I want to do it without spoiling the scenario here.

[acoustic yew]

what? I'm asking if you want everyone on the server to be teleported or just one group of players

//skipHour.sqf
if !isServer exitWith {};

private _endPosATL = [0,0,0]; //teleport position in ATL format 
private _units = allPlayers;  //units to apply
private _hours = 1;           //hours to skip

[0] remoteExec ["BIS_fnc_fadeEffect",_units];
sleep 5;
skipTime _hours;
{ _x setPosATL _endPosATL } forEach _units;
sleep 5;
[1] remoteExec ["BIS_fnc_fadeEffect",_units];

you can just slap this in a .sqf in your mission directory and use execVM to spawn it

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

[glossy sierra]

any ideas as to why objects that have setObjectScale arent working on my server?
They work and scale correctly on a local hosted but not on our server

[sinful zenith]

Probably typical locality issue, setObjectScale has local effect-ish

[modern brook]

As a player I meant just a group but I want the AIs to stay stable.

[modern brook]

I'm checking it now, thank you for your help

[acoustic yew]

let me rephrase again. Are there any players on the server you do not want to be affected by this script? if not, what I wrote should work

[glossy sierra]

how do i resolve this?

[modern brook]

no just us , by the way, can I put some texts on the screen when the screen goes black while this time is passing?

[acoustic yew]

maybe not with BIS_fnc_fadeEffect

with cutText yes

[modern brook]

Thanks again, I'll try them all and get back to you.

[modern brook]

Where exactly do I have to assign it to a trigger?

[acoustic yew]

make a text file in your mission root

paste the code in

rename it to skipHour.sqf

in a server-only trigger you can write execVM "skipHour.sqf"

and if it doesn't do what you want you can edit the file

[thick dune]

Is there a way to remove the stats from the MP debriefing screen where it shows "your kills" and etc?

[supple holly]

Attributes 》Multiplayer 》uncheck the show player score box

[thick dune]

that disables the list of kills that are shown when you abort? Talking about this one
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/853384127818760192/974440820096774165/unknown.png

[fleet lava]

Anyone know why Arma keeps adding "" to line of code in the mission.sqm ???

I got this on a laptop for a slideshow [[briefingscreen], [brieflap], ["images\briefing\acid1.jpg", "images\briefing\acid2.jpg"], ["Action1", "Action2"], 0, "My Slides", 1] call ace_slideshow_fnc_createSlideshow;

but when saving the mission file it changes to this in the mission.sqm

[[briefingscreen], [brieflap], [""images\briefing\acid1.jpg"", ""images\briefing\acid2.jpg""], [""Action1"", ""Action2""], 0, ""My Slides"", 1] call ace_slideshow_fnc_createSlideshow;";

[plain gale]

Because it's saved as string. Nothing to worry about.

[fleet lava]

@plain gale But the latter makes it stop functioning though, i have to go back to the mission.sqm, remove the extra quotation marks to make it work again ingame. But as soon as i save and go back ingame i get an error showing up.

[plain gale]

You don't have to, the engine will automatically compile it back to what it was before

[latent fog]

I have a question

I am making a mission where my guys drive past some dead soldiers and civilians. But when I put them down in the editor, they go into a knocked out pose instead of a ragdoll. (They are still technically dead though.) I have figured out that this is because I am too far away from them when the mission starts. Any way to prevent this?

[acoustic yew]

I've never actually gone and figured out how ragdolls work, but one solution is to kill the units with a trigger. Another (esp if you have ace loaded) is to use switchMove to pose the corpses in static animations

[latent fog]

ohh right i could just use a trigger thank you

[acoustic yew]

be sure to test behavior on dedicated

[chilly cave]

Hi,
Is there a function that allows you to place a variable on an area in the editor, so that the objects of the base mapping, in this area, are in godmod (damage disabled)?

[bronze peak]

Double click on the object, Special states, Enable damage

[chilly cave]

I know that, thank you.
Read what I said, I'm talking about "base mapping" so what I can't modify myself, hence my request to make an area where we could disable the damage.

[quiet plume]

"base mapping" as in pre-placed map objects?

[chilly cave]

Yes that's right, the buildings already placed on a map.

[quiet plume]

well, for the single buildings there is a module (Environment -> Edit Terrain Object) that can be used to disable the damage.
As for the areas - i can't think of any non-#arma3_scripting solution, sorry

[chilly cave]

I just saw this indeed, but it seems to be for one object at a time?

Thanks for the info anyway!

[inner notch]

hi, does anyone know how to add flares to a vehicle?

[bronze peak]

Yeah, attention to detail... not my strong suit lately. At least you found out.

[warm cove]

Whenever I load up a mission (duws)and go into Zeus for the first time I have all my addons(factions,modules etc)then if I save and exit and return into the mission some of the modules or factions will disappear from Zeus . Anyone have a fix?(Don’t know if this is the right chat for this if not let me know and I’ll remove this comment)

[stone sphinx]

Hey guys, do any of you know of a way to script an AI to shoot itself? Need it for a campaign element in an upcoming operation

[acoustic yew]

you can add a "fired" event handler that deletes the projectile and adds damage, then forceWeaponFire to make the ai shoot

[twin flame]

what is the command to spawn a arsenal?

[keen jolt]

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

["Open", [true]] call BIS_fnc_arsenal; will give you full arsenal

[hybrid dove]

Hi, I'm so sorry for killing the mood, guys I think I need a little help to implement an animation an add a little more dept to my single player mission

I used a trigger and object init for the think but I'd like to have a custom animation like in vanilla arma, so far I'm with

**init item:
this addAction ["Pickup Virus_Samples","deleteVehicle Virus_Samples"];

trigger condition:
!alive Virus_Samples;**

[keen jolt]

you mean custom animation for "picking up" the item?

if so, go to animation viewer, find the animation you want (it's most likely under Stand and Misc), and play it as this addAction ["Pickup Virus_Samples","_this#1 playMoveNow 'animation_name'; deleteVehicle Virus_Samples"];

replace animation_name with the actual animation name

[hybrid dove]

Yeah

It will work with the this ?

[keen jolt]

yeah. just follow what I said above

@hybrid dove actually try this. if it works it's a lot simpler (no need to look for animation name):

this addAction ["Pickup Virus_Samples","_this#1 playActionNow 'PutDown'; deleteVehicle Virus_Samples"];

also I don't know why you use a trigger for this

it doesn't need a trigger

[hybrid dove]

I used the trigger to synch it with the task state

[keen jolt]

You don't need a trigger to set the task state

You can just use the function BIS_fnc_taskSetState, which is way faster than looping with a trigger

[pliant plaza]

anyone know a good parade mod?

[hybrid dove]

thanks

[bold estuary]

anyone know a way to hide grass in a speciefied area?

hide terrain object works for trees but not grass

grass cutter object is too small

i need to cover a wide area

[keen jolt]

try setObjectScale on it

[bold estuary]

thats my last resort lol

will update when i try it

[keen jolt]

there's no other way

grass cutter is a decal. that's why it can hide the grass

[bold estuary]

damn

theres actually 1 way

turn terrain quality to low

but that removes grass everywhere

[drowsy nova]

I'm trying to close the door of an LAAT for a picture, does anyone know how to do that?

[quartz spade]

You would need multiple grass cutters. Either:

1. Manually place them all
2. Use 3DEN enhanced's placement tool to place them in a large grid
3. Script a function to cover a large area by placing grass cutters in a grid

[rich basin]

can I get a # for general

[long dune]

I'm having problems setting up a mission using zeus modules. It seems like when i have a Set Costs - Soldiers & Vehicles module it removed most of the placeable objects from my zeus interface, so i cannot place any modded cars or most modded units

[tame crypt]

{
if(
markerShape _x == "RECTANGLE" &&
toLower _x find "grasscutter" == 0
) then {
if(isServer) then {
_sin = sin markerDir _x;
_cos = cos markerDir _x;
markerSize _x params ["_mw", "_mh"];
markerPos _x params ["_mx", "_my"];
for "_i" from -_mw to _mw step 7 do {
for "_j" from -_mh to _mh step 7 do {
createVehicle ["Land_ClutterCutter_large_F", [_mx + _cos * _i + _sin * _j, _my + -_sin * _i + _cos * _j, 0], [], 0, "CAN_COLLIDE"];
};
};
};
deleteMarkerLocal _x;
};
} forEach allMapMarkers;

This should use any map markers you named «grasscutter» and turn it into an array of your small cutters. Change the shape if you dont like rectangles.

Put code into Init.sqf

[plain gale]

If you put it into init.sqf you might wanna wrap it all into isServer

[rapid kraken]

it's not a loss tbh

grass in arma just makes you worse than the ai and nothing else

and is even bad on performance

[jaunty turret]

Ya grass cutter is the only way you’ll just have to use thousands of them but if you have them set as a simple object they have a negligible impact on performance.

[junior gust]

hey guys, i am missing a lot of modules in my zeus, is there a way to add them all to be available all the time?

[supple rampart]

How can I create an objective for the player?

[uneven shore]

Heyo, I want to lightly edit a scenario/showcase to add an ACE arsenal and maybe a Zeus slot. Where can I find a tutorial for that? tyia

[tacit zinc]

Look up tasks

[scarlet crystal]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFxozTL8YJI - ACE arsenal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yu00twuFOdg - Zeus slot

Most of the time you can type in google or youtube and you'll find dozens of solutions

[white moth]

yo anyone know how to get it so on mission start players don't go straight to the respawn screen?

[near cipher]

Does anyone know if it is possible to delete/hide default placed markers on the map? I have changed a location of where a fuel station was before. But i want to remove the marker aswell if possible

[acoustic yew]

Don't quote me on this but I think it's baked into the map itself

Unless you're referring to markers placed by a mission

[near cipher]

ahh and i am assuming that you cant change that

[sacred briar]

Can someone tell me if I'm being dumb?

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/609770110793547797/977701716592062554/20220521233616_1.jpg
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/609770110793547797/977701678633607208/unknown.png
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/609770110793547797/977701678331600956/20220521233642_1.jpg

None of the textures are working, they're all converted using the Arma3Tools ImageToPAA tool

Found it, nevermind, I was being dumb. Thought you needed the first
Spoiler alert, you don't 😅

[earnest siren]

question: when using the timer on a trigger. Are they seconds in game time, or seconds in real time?

[tacit zinc]

Create a new file in the mission folder, ‘description.ext’
Type this line with notepad or a code editor;
respawnOnStart = 0

[white moth]

Thanks

[tardy burrow]

hello,
there is probably i very simple solution but i dont seem to find it.
what term can i use to manipulate the whole composition instead of "this" for each object individually? as in "this DisableAI "PATH"" for example?

[tacit zinc]

I spend the previous night trying to get sectors to work, I managed to get them unlock in order and split (like first capture A, then B and C unlock at the same time) but now I would like to merge (like D unlocks only when B AND C are captured) but I can't get it to work
I think I tried every synchronization order with triggers, AND logics and unlock logics but nothing works, D unlocks either never or directly after B or C is capped
Example of my layout: https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/616737832429551666/977920574401708052/20220522150302_1.jpg?width=1202&height=676
What should I do to make sector D only available when B AND C are capped?

Image is just an example, I tried many variations between B, C and D

[modern plover]

Under unit attributes with 3den Enhanced, there will be options to disable certain AI scripting, PATH being one of them

[wild lichen]

i have a question since i dont know where this would go

how would i make a flag for a faction?

[tacit zinc]

Do you need it for a mission?

[wild lichen]

nope, nation so i can play around with zeus in it

so not just one map

@tacit zinc

[tacit zinc]

Ah then I would look up Arma tools, locate the pbo with a flag in it, copy the flag and replace the flag texture @wild lichen
If you look up retexture tutorial you should find plenty examples

[wild lichen]

which is the directory for the flag?

[tacit zinc]

@wild lichen I have zero experience with retexturing but if I look up the file path on the wiki it’s A3\Data_F\Flags

[wild lichen]

alr

[supple holly]

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

[tacit zinc]

Sometimes one is thinking much to complicated, put an and line in the trigger condition and it worked

[civic mango]

Hi when I try to start the mission with rotated objects, it goes into a different position. This is supposed to cover and be a roof. How do I fix this

I can't send a picture through here but basically I made petroglyph walls be roofs/ceilings for some ruins, but they snap back to their original position (sideways) when the mission starts

[main axle]

Anyone know how to set a mission's date to be further in the future than 2050? I tried using the Moon Phases tool (from 3DEN Enhanced I think) but checking in-game revealed it was still 2050

[plain gale]

use the setDatecommand

[uneven shore]

How to open or edit scenarios and such? Is there a special tool or something I have to do in the editor?

[prisma oyster]

nothing, just open Eden then Ctrl+O or top-left File > Open 🙂

[uneven shore]

Where are those files? I want to lightly edit a shoothouse I got off the workshoop 🙂

[prisma oyster]

cannot edit a downloaded mission without author's permission I believe?

[uneven shore]

Its says they don't care what you do with the mission?

Re-editing/Re-publishing :
If you wish, you have my permission to re-edit and to re-publish the mission, I totaly support that with this mission

I want to re-edit, why is it so damn hard to find a straight answer

[prisma oyster]

if so, then you can find the mission's pbo somewhere in the %appdata% directory I believe, extract it and place it in your Eden Editor directory so you can open it 🙂

[uneven shore]

extract it? what file type to what type or where? What is the %appdata% folder? Where my mods and such are downloaded? Or...?\

[prisma oyster]

I am not sure off the top of my head where missions are downloaded
the PBO files can be extracted with Arma tools

[uneven shore]

gotcha, is there a good vid or tutorial for the arma tools app?

[prisma oyster]

you can browse Youtube - there is no official doc for it AFAIK

[civic mango]

Can someone still help me with this

[glossy sierra]

For custom markers, how do I change the default text colour? atm my markers' text is white.

[glossy sierra]

%appdata%\Local\Arma 3\MPMissionsCache

As for steam missions, they are located inside documents\arma 3\saved (or if you have multiple profiles its, documents\arma 3 - other profiles\profilename\saved)

[vast citrus]

Hi I am wondoring how to make it so that after I complete a task your next task is to make it do you have to get in a heli and then it sets off whith other helis setting of as well

[keen jolt]

that needs some scripting (depending on how you want to do it)

[quasi rain]

How do I change a team/squads callsign in the editor for MP missions, for example in the player slot select screen to change where it says alpha 1-1

[keen jolt]

double click on the group (or right click on the group and select attributes) and edit the callsign there

[quasi rain]

figured it out, had to put the element leaders name as for example platoon leader@Delta 7-1

[sacred schooner]

Hey I'm using the Key Frame Modules which is working fine, it's just resetting an objects scale back to 1 when the animation starts.
Is there a way to keep the objects scale somehow?

[supple holly]

Dont know will this work but try putting down invisible helipad directly bellow the object that is scaled. Give it varaible name like h1. Then on the object that you want to scale put this in init field:

this attachTo [h1];
this setObjectScale 0.1;

[sacred schooner]

Oh damn you're right animating another object would probably fix that

could rescale all attached objects but I doubt it let me try

[twin gale]

i created a mission for testing purposes, place 4 AIs and gave them the 'Playable' checkmark. when i launch from Editor it lets me choose 4 spawn options, but when i copy-paste the .sqm file to my dedicated server it always has 0 slots

what did i miss 🤔

Maximum number of players has been reached at 0 doesnt even let me connect

[lament otter]

clafghan gone...?

[acoustic yew]

dedicated servers show zero slots when mods are missing

also you should export as pbo

[gilded lotus]

i’m trying to make squad B ambush squad A, squad A is moving from they’re original position, i cannot figure out any way to make squad B follow squad A, they just go to the spawn position of squad A rather than finding them further down the path. Any way to make this work?

[reef lintel]

attach a move waypoint/search and destryo waypoint to the leader of the target squad

you can see if its attached if theh waypoint is a bit greyed out/dotted iirc

[reef lintel]

.

[sacred schooner]

Ok back on the Timeline keyframe thing. It works fine in single player, but not on a dedicated serve. Is there a trick to getting it to work on dedicated servers?

it will just stay in the starting position then snap to the last when the timeline ends

[sullen crest]

Does anyone have sound script for dedicated servers

Atm I’m using Say 3D

but doesn’t work on dedi

[keen jolt]

What kind of object is it? Is it a static object?

[keen jolt]

It does work

But you need remoteExec

[prisma oyster]

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/say3D
meaning: plays the sound on the machine you call say3D, and only this one

[bold estuary]

Thanks!!

[supple holly]

Try remoteExec https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_timeline_play myb that will work i dont know if even keyframe animations are aviable in multiplayer

[sacred schooner]

Sorry for the late reply, yeah it's just a standard prop. It's from a mod but it's just a prop you drag out like a fence or barricade, it doesn't have anything specials with it, I haven't done anything to it's special states or whatever they're called too (like disable simulation) , all default.

[sacred schooner]

Yeah I had [timeline] call BIS_fnc_timeline_play; in a SQF that got remote executed but no luck

[keen jolt]

then it's obvious why it doesn't work properly

static objects have a very slow sync rate

and afaik their velocities are not synced either

[sacred schooner]

oh is there anyway to set up an exception to make it update faster or?

or are objects doomed to not work in MP with keyframes?

[keen jolt]

pretty sure normal objects work fine

static objs don't

[sacred schooner]

oh hmmm, I think it is just a normal object I didn't know there was different types. I was just trying to make it clear it wasn't anything complicated like a house

[keen jolt]

well you said:

fence or barricade

those are static objs

[sacred schooner]

right, how can i tell the difference?

[keen jolt]

simulation in configViewer

[sacred schooner]

ah right

the thing I'm moving probably is a static object then

is there a way to change it without making a new mod?

[keen jolt]

if it's a house yes:

[sacred schooner]

I'll boot up and take a look rn

[sacred schooner]

actually yes it's simulation is house

wait no that's the default thing the config opens to??

nope my mistake

that's just it parent

[keen jolt]

right click on the object

then select find in config viewer or whatever it is

[sacred schooner]

yeah my bad I just got mixed up I did do that all good
I just didn't see the first line said parent and thought that was what I was looking at

configfile >> "CfgVehicles" >> "Land_SC_sefrigate2" has a simulation of house.

[keen jolt]

then yeah it's static object

if you can make your "animation" without that keyframe tool you can just move the object locally for each client

(by making local copies of it)

[sacred schooner]

I've got a script for basic rotations that loop infinitely using _this setDir (getDirVisual _this + 0.1); but not moving it's position.
Any idea where I should start looking to do what you're saying?

[keen jolt]

well you should create a local copy of the object first. for that script all you need is its position and type of the object

then you can do:

_obj = _type createVehicleLocal _pos;

which has to be done for each client

also do you need those objects in any special way?

as in assigning a global variable to them to, e.g. check something in a trigger?

[sacred schooner]

uh no nothing like that it's just for a decorative animation of a gun platform going offline.

anything to do with global variables is done with other triggers doing stuff like missionNamespace setVariable ["PART1", true, true]

[keen jolt]

okidoki then doing it that way will be fine

[sacred schooner]

Haven't seen createVehicleLocal before though, that's really helpful thanks

[keen jolt]

do you need them to animate from the start of the mission?

[sacred schooner]

no it's playing near the end, the one I had set up was a simple 6 second thing

[keen jolt]

also since they're just decorative you might as well create them as simple objects instead:

_obj = createSimpleObject [_type, _pos, true];

[sacred schooner]

true, would that help with the keyframe timeline working on a dedicated server?

[keen jolt]

no. the point was that when you make an object local it no longer has to sync, so its movement will be smooth
but I haven't messed around with that keyframe thing so I'm not sure how to pass the keyframe animation data to the function or whatever it is it uses

none of those keyframe modules have any functions

[sacred schooner]

yeah it's a bit wack, I was going off this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quZLaLGfHU4

[keen jolt]

what kind of animation are you making?

is it curved?

[sacred schooner]

1:30 - 3:30 is all the critical info I was taking from it.

The animation itself is the the gun part of a gun platform going from aiming up at the sky to aiming at the ground

[keen jolt]

is that all you're making with those the keyframe tools?

[sacred schooner]

yeah that's it

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2812866448

here's a comp with a preview that might help visualize it.

[keen jolt]

ah I don't have scion conflict

[sacred schooner]

oh right wasn't expecting you to test it lol don't worry

it's a simple one keyframe thing with the gun just moving diagonally down and rotating downwards

just not sure how I'd animate something like that without keyframes

[keen jolt]

are you familiar with matrices and vector math?

[sacred schooner]

unfortunately not lol

googling them now haha

[keen jolt]

I don't think you can learn them from google 😅

[sacred schooner]

probably not in as much time as we have right now lol

[keen jolt]

anyway, if you show me a video of how the object moves and your 3den setup I can write it for you

[sacred schooner]

hang on one sec I'll upload a quick vid

[sacred schooner]

but also this was for an op we ran today, we worked around the issue with just having a big enough explosion to cover the gun in smoke and just had a trigger that show/hid the gun part that was aiming up with another that was aiming down.

https://youtu.be/2ty-OOgSDSM

Was asking about this more for future attempts at animating things which would probably include stuff like doors, static ships, bit's of machinery and so on.
I'm extremely appreciative of the help but unless what you're planning on very kindly working out for me, can help me understand and manipulate to use for other scenarios in the future I won't have much use for it and don't want to waste your time.

The second replay of the animation always ends up playing incorrectly too so at the end when it goes to reset it'll look weird in the video (actually no on second view it seems to skip a bit of the way in to the animation on the first play then plays the whole thing properly the second time weird, though the first play back is actually what I wanted and seem to get when testing in single player and local host)

(video was private, it's unlisted now whoops)

[keen jolt]

yeah was about to say that lol

[keen jolt]

can you also take a screenshot of the local axis of that moving part?

select the part in 3den and press 2

[sacred schooner]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/966532090726334575/979774105488330862/unknown.png

not sure if that's going to work or I should chuck it up on imgur

[keen jolt]

that's 3

(rotation widget)

[sacred schooner]

oh yeah whoops lmao

[keen jolt]

I meant the translation widget

[sacred schooner]

global or local? or does it not matter

[keen jolt]

local

[sacred schooner]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/966532090726334575/979774903546953838/unknown.png?width=1052&height=676

[keen jolt]

ok gotcha

[sacred schooner]

yeah not the best place for the pivot point for what I'm doing haha

[sacred schooner]

I'm assuming I'm looking at doing stuff like this?
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/setVelocityTransformation

[keen jolt]

that's possible too yeah

[sacred schooner]

Was seeing too the wiki mentioning simple objects having better sync rates so ill try that out too when I'm on next

[keen jolt]

I've currently written the script tho

[sacred schooner]

Oh damn

[keen jolt]

there's a bug I'm trying to debug

ok found it

[sacred schooner]

I did say that's going pretty above and beyond but if I can figure out how to manipulate it a bit that would be really great. I've got another thing coming up where we want vehicle that's a simple object burrow up out of the ground which this would be perfect for

[keen jolt]

onEachFrame {
    if (isGamePaused) exitWith {};
    _obj = myObj;
    boundingBoxReal _obj params ["_c1"];
    _c1 params ["_x1", "_y1", "_z1"];
    
    _a = diag_deltaTime * 10 * accTime;
    _t = [
        [1, 0, 0, 0],
        [0, cos _a, sin _a, 0],
        [0,-sin _a, cos _a, 0],
        [0,0,0,1]
    ];
    
    _m1 = [
        [1,0,0,0],
        [0,1,0,_y1],
        [0,0,1,0],
        [0,0,0,1]
    ];
    _m2 = [
        [1,0,0,0],
        [0,1,0,-_y1],
        [0,0,1,0],
        [0,0,0,1]
    ];
    
    _vy = vectorDirVisual _obj;
    _vz = vectorUpVisual _obj;
    _vx = _vy vectorCrossProduct _vz;
    _pos = getPosWorldVisual _obj;
    _m0 = matrixTranspose [
        _vx + [0],
        _vy + [0],
        _vz + [0],
        _pos + [1]
    ];
    
    _m = matrixTranspose (_m0 matrixMultiply _m1 matrixMultiply _t matrixMultiply _m2);
    
    _vy = _m#1 select [0,3];
    _vz = _m#2 select [0,3];
    _pos = _m#3 select [0,3];
    
    
    _obj setPosWorld _pos;
    _obj setVectorDirAndUp [_vy, _vz];
}

so for now just test it

replace myObj with the variable name of that gun thing

then run it in debug console

if it works I'll tell you what to do with it next

basically it should rotate your object nonstop according to that video

[sacred schooner]

Incredible thank you so much for this, I've had to jump off my pc as its 2:30am but ill give it a go first chance tomorrow and play around with it and get back to you with the results.

[keen jolt]

does it?

pretty sure simple objects have the same sync rate as static objects

[keen jolt]

it's ok. didn't mean test right now lol 😅

[vale mason]

Editor is co

Ol

Anyone know a good fallout mod for editor or just generally

[prisma oyster]

I don't believe such are allowed so no

[vale mason]

Only for multiplayer? Or is there no fall out mod

[keen jolt]

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Intellectual_Property#Other_Intellectual_Properties
Bethesda doesn't allow it

[vale mason]

Oop thank you

[vale mason]

Ah makes sense

What mod should I download for editor

[ember garden]

Im trying to use the spawn ai module, anyone know how to get the ai to sync to high command when spawned?

[vale mason]

Hey guys

What's animation button again

[small patrol]

What?

[wet cypress]

Has anybody had an issue with hatchet H-60 mod? My vehicle interaction key is not working. I’ve tried changing it to a different button and even primary mouse click. I can use scroll wheel to turn everything else on but I can’t turn on the engine or access the checklist menu because it requires the interaction button (default is “F”).

[prisma oyster]

Reforger or Arma 3? This channel is also about Arma 3 Eden Editor

[wet cypress]

Arma 3. It’s a mod question so I didn’t know where I should put it

@prisma oyster

[prisma oyster]

ok 🙂 well, maybe #arma3_questions then

[worthy cairn]

How do I place a car with its headlights already on?

[prisma oyster]

You don't, but you can script it

[worthy cairn]

How?

[prisma oyster]

using setPilotLight

is it an MP or a SP mission?

[worthy cairn]

SP

Do I just put that in the init?

[prisma oyster]

this setPilotLight true
```for a SP mission 🙂

(if it doesn't work, ping me as it might need a little init delay)

[worthy cairn]

Thanks it worked

[tired cove]

Hey all, I'm having an issue where none of my editor-set attributes are reflecting on my mission ie allow manual respawn. I'm worried that my mission.sqm is corrupted after I copied it from another mission folder. I am also having an issue where zeus/blufor tracker work just fine in the editor but seem to be completely disabled on my dedicated server and think that both issues are related. Any input would be greatly appreciated, thanks!

[acoustic yew]

you can save a copy of a mission in the editor

i think it's just file > save as

[tired cove]

I just remade the mission file then set the attributes manually and am still having the issues.
Editor options are not reflecting onto my mission both on local and on my dedicated and zeus is also not working on my dedi but is working on local. 😦

[acoustic yew]

if you uncheck the box to binarize the scenario file you can open the sqm

[tired cove]

Yea that's how I originally copied the mission file but at this point is seems like that's not the issue as I started on a fresh mission.sqm and my edits are still not showing, I worry now that my game files are corrupt or something.

[acoustic yew]

you've tried without mods loaded?

[tired cove]

not yet, I'll give that a try in a fresh mission and get back 👌

Whoa this is strange. So I made a fresh, barebones test mission on Altis and am still not seeing attributes being reflected. 😮

[acoustic yew]

are you sure you're clicking OK instead of pressing escape or cancel

if so, verify game files through steam and try again

if that doesn't work consider reinstalling i guess

when you say "attributes being reflected" what do you mean

[hardy solstice]

Alternatively use R3vos 3den enhanced 👍 which should imo be base game stuff lol

[acoustic yew]

why install a mod instead of pasting in one line in the init

[tired cove]

Just verified game files and everything is 100.
By "attributes being reflected" I mean I go to Attributes -> Multiplayer -> Respawn, Choose "Respawn On Custom Position" then check the "select respawn position" ruleset but unfortunately I am not seeing any respawn dialog and just get dropped where the unit was place in editor. I have also tried adding a respawn but still no avail.

[hardy solstice]

Because you shouldn't be using the editor without it 😂😂😂 it adds too much functionality to the base editor bud it makes mission making so much easier

[acoustic yew]

apparently i've been doing things wrong!

no i've used it, i prefer writing sqf and having more control that way

[hardy solstice]

That's fine but for those who don't have SQF Knowledge eden enhanced is a must imo

Good old R3vo

[acoustic yew]

imo SQF knowledge is the must here but to each their own

[hardy solstice]

You shouldn't have to have SQF knowledge to play around in the editor

All I was saying was eden enhanced helps with the stuff commonly used and puts it into the base editor I.e. lights on/off tweaking ai traits and skills with sliders etc etc

[acoustic yew]

i'm sure it's useful if it helps your workflow but that imo that doesn't make it an essential part of mission making when the same things can be accomplished with very little code along with more freedom to tailor to your community. For example, why go through and check a box on each unit to have gun lights when you can write one line of code to give every unit a gun light on server init and forget about it (without giving your mission a mod dependency), it's really not a hard thing to do unless you have a phobia of scripting

originally wrote in a bunch of opinions about mission making styles but decided against starting an argument in that regard lol

[hardy solstice]

no i dont have any intention of arguing im merely saying those who do not wish to learn SQF and want to use editor to make fun simple quick missions eden enhanced is a good tool thats all lol

ps eden enhanced doesnt leave any mod footprint

[acoustic yew]

don't you have to load up the mod to edit the mission

i don't disagree that it's a useful tool, but I disagree that it's essential

[fiery sandal]

I have very important (for me) question

Can i copy map object?

I can’t find uh-60 wreck like this

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/329978448938532868/973289979910451250/unknown.png

[vale mason]

Nope found a fall out mod

[acoustic yew]

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/typeOf
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/getModelInfo
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/cursorObject see example 1

you can search by classname in eden editor (might be a CBA thing?) if it's not there you can use createVehicle or createSimpleObject

[keen jolt]

wrecks are in CfgNonAIVehicles
tho I guess for you doing it as Real Artisan Foods said is easier

[keen jolt]

only createSimpleObject is possible (using the model)