#arma3_config

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willow garnet
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That did not seem to work, now they don't show up in the arsenal anymore

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I've tried many different classes to inherit from but I just can't manage to get one working without using the FirstAidKitItem_base_f

pastel fog
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Not appearing might the ace arsenal stuff
There's a config entry to force it to appear in ace arsenal, on the ace wiki for the framework for ace arsenal

willow garnet
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Can't seem to get it right

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class CfgWeapons {
    class ACE_ItemCore;
    class CBA_MiscItem_ItemInfo;
    class GOL_Packed_HMG: ACE_ItemCore {
        scope = 2;
        displayName = "Static HMG (Packed)";
        descriptionUse = "Packed HMG. Self-interact to deploy.";
        descriptionShort = "Static HMG (Packed)";
        picture = "\A3\Weapons_F\Items\data\UI\gear_Toolkit_CA.paa";
        model = "\A3\Weapons_F\Items\Toolkit";
        class ItemInfo: CBA_MiscItem_ItemInfo {
            mass = 50;
        };
    };
}

This seems to work, using CBA_MiscItem_ItemInfo

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and ACE_ItemCore

willow garnet
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It was right, it worked with something else. However I ran into another issue, when I select the dummy items from arsenal I can see the custom image of the class that I've made, but when I go into my inventory, its only text and no icon?

Is there like another property I've forgotten to assign or something? You know anything about that?

class CfgWeapons {
    class ACE_ItemCore;
    class CBA_MiscItem_ItemInfo;
    class GOL_Packed_HMG: ACE_ItemCore {
        scope = 2;
        displayName = "Static HMG (Packed)";
        descriptionUse = "Packed HMG. Self-interact to deploy.";
        descriptionShort = "Static HMG (Packed)";
        picture = "OKS_GOL_Misc\Data\UI\GOL_HMG_Packed.paa";
        model = "\A3\Weapons_F\Items\Toolkit";
        class ItemInfo: CBA_MiscItem_ItemInfo {
            mass = 50;
        };
    };                       
};
hearty sandal
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This is way too long to read. Make 1 item first so it's easy to read what you do. Once that works, add more.

Beyond that youll need to wait for others to give opinions too. I'm going to bed 😅

willow garnet
willow garnet
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I figured it out, backward slash missing on picture path.

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Doesn't explain why it could be seen in arsenal I guess perhaps they look in different places because the path needs to be exact?

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Either way, it works!

wintry fox
willow garnet
wintry fox
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Yeah no leading slash goes looking for like some specific path setup or something like that

echo briar
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Anyone know a method to force initWorld a value to upon returning to the main menu from a mission etc.

stark cargo
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Good evening, I need help with my mod, the AI ​​does not engage my vehicle but flees. What could this depend on? Thanks in advance for your help.

lean bloom
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Ah please how should I rewrite this condition to point to, for example, slot "Cargo10" instead of "Commander"?

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vivid plank
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hello everyone!
I ran into a bit of an issue while trying to retexture a modded vehicle. The problem is that no matter what I try the custom texture is only visible when inside the vehicle. From outside the default texture appears.

class CSLA_CIV_ADA1600VB;
    class CSLA_CIV_ADA1600Moldova : CSLA_CIV_ADA1600VB
    {
        scope = public;
        crew = "C_man_1";
        side = 0;
        faction = CIV_F;
        displayName = "Ada 1600 Moldova";
        author = "Dive";
        hiddenSelectionsTextures[] = {"pdrstuff\data\textures\lada_moldova_co.paa"};
        class textureSources
        {
            class Moldova
            {
                author = "Dive";
                displayName = "Moldova";
                textures[] = {"pdrstuff\data\textures\lada_moldova_co.paa"};
                factions[] = {};
            };
            
            class White
            {
                author = "Dive";
                displayName = "White";
                textures[] = {"csla_civ_veh\Lada\Data\lada_white_co.paa"};
                factions[] = {};
            };
        }
        textureList[] = {"Moldova",0.5,"White",0.5};
    };

Notice how on the first screenshot the hood is black but on the second it's white. But it's the same car with the same texture applied o_0
What am I doing wrong?

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wintry fox
lean bloom
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They arent sadcat

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Just a random cargo guy

novel lava
lean bloom
hearty sandal
silent acorn
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how to get the property in a vehicle that a player can be healed next to it?

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wintry tartan
wheat sluice
silent acorn
vivid plank
wintry tartan
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No

hearty sandal
vivid plank
# hearty sandal either that is wrong. from your description I understood the hood was the origin...

I show the hood on the screenshot because it's the only part of the car visible from the first person perspective x)
But it means that the whole car has different textures when observed from inside vs outside.
From FPV the car has the custom texture. From TPV it has the default texture. The Third Person View texture seems to be bugged, hence why I'm wondering why the first person LOD would be bugged

hearty sandal
narrow swallow
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To be clear you would not REpack the original mod's files. You would only pack your config patch. @hazy garnet

devout plume
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Hi, not sure if this is the right channel but whatever. I'm trying to make an Ace Arsenal Extended compatibility patch for Ample Camo Pack, and i'm using the config helper provided by the dev of Arsenal Extended, but whenever I try to load a .pbo, it seemingly does nothing. No config is generated, and it's just giving me a blank white screen. If anyone knows what i'm doing wrong, it would be appreciated

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wintry fox
hasty oasis
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Anyone know what determines the names of AI units displayed at the bottom left command bar? (if you're a group leader). I was wondering if it's possible to have my custom unit classes use specific names rather than just the generic randomized names.

hearty sandal
tame raven
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I am trying to make AI strafe targets at will. It seems the vanilla Yak-130 is quite willing to do so to cars, but AI in my plane tend to just orbit over top of the target rather than line themselves up for a strafe. Has anyone else encountered-and-fixed this problem?

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(To be clear, this is a modded plane with a modded gun with modded ammo)

hasty oasis
# hearty sandal yes specific names are possible

Cool! Any idea what I need to define for that? I can't really find anything on this specific subject trying to look it up. Is it something that needs to be defined in the unit class or somewhere else?

hearty sandal
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in case there is something funky in that config

tame raven
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anyway you're right - it's likely ai fire modes

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so very fixable!

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probably!

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Update: the ACE cas ammo I was inheriting from was the problem, evidently.

Lol, lmao even?

hearty sandal
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🤔

tame raven
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I'll dig into those subminition guys...eventually, and see what the cost and usage weirdness is

balmy siren
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Is it possible to specify facewear in a faction config for individual soldiers, instead of going the allowedFacewear route?

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(not using any outside tools to do this, I prefer to do this by hand)

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I see something about using identityType pools, would that be it?

hearty sandal
balmy siren
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How does setting up new identityTypes work in full? I cant find any examples on the biki

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Like how would I ensure the eyewear/facewear is set in that portion of the cfg

hearty sandal
balmy siren
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So I can literally just drop eyewear classnames into the identityTypes field and it'll set that as the default pool of facewear?

hearty sandal
hearty sandal
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as explained in the second picture

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each item has these identity lists defined

balmy siren
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I see what you mean now

hearty sandal
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the list exist only if its defined in these identityType lists

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they are not classnames or parameters elsewhere

balmy siren
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So if I wanted to have say, the tactical glasses as the set eyewear, I would just have to create a cfgGlasses item with the existing class name where I set the identity that would be using it?

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How do I set new identityTypes?

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Sorry to ask a lot, I've looked through this but answers arent always very clear online

hearty sandal
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class theGlassesYouWantToUse
{
identityTypes[]+=
{
SlumDocsGlassesGroup,
100
};
};

balmy siren
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thats what I mean, just declare the existing and it should fold the additions into the base class

hearty sandal
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about like that

balmy siren
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Okay, yeah, I see

hearty sandal
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then in your unit you would use SlumDocsGlassesGroup in the units identityTypes

balmy siren
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I appreciate it, Im able to finally understand it better

hearty sandal
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👍

balmy siren
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So, I created a separate .hpp to do all my faction specific bags, but I am getting
No entry 'bin\config.bin/CfgVehicles/CfgVehicles.side'

Im not sure what exactly is missing, if the single backpack entry requires a side even though it should auto inherit that, or what?

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The bag as a result is unusable.

wintry tartan
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You made CfgVehicles within CfgVehicles. Also post your config

balmy siren
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Yeah I figured out how, I didn't think about the fact that it would be dragged in twice.

oak beacon
hasty oasis
hearty sandal
polar thicket
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Hey if anyone is around, I am looking for some help setting up a custom class in my Description.Ext?

hearty sandal
polar thicket
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Understood, I am working on creating a custom BIS_fnc_addCommMenuItem and want to use it to have a truck fire a Titan NLOS missile using a command similar to the vanilla support request.

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I copied this over

class CfgCommunicationMenu
{
class myArtillery
{
text = "Artillery Strike"; // Text displayed in the menu and in a notification
submenu = ""; // Submenu opened upon activation (expression is ignored when submenu is not empty.)
expression = "player setVariable ['BIS_SUPP_request', ['Artillery', _pos]];"; // Code executed upon activation
icon = "\a3\Ui_f\data\GUI\Cfg\CommunicationMenu\artillery_ca.paa"; // Icon displayed permanently next to the command menu
cursor = "\a3\Ui_f\data\IGUI\Cfg\Cursors\iconCursorSupport_ca.paa"; // Custom cursor displayed when the item is selected
enable = "1"; // Simple expression condition for enabling the item
removeAfterExpressionCall = 1; // 1 to remove the item after calling
};

class menu_comms_1
{
    text = "Menu Comms 1";
    submenu = "#USER:MENU_COMMS_1";    // will open submenu that is defined as global variable MENU_COMMS_1
    expression = "";
    icon = "";
    cursor = "";
    enable = "1";
    removeAfterExpressionCall = 0;
};

};

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Please understand that I am new to this aspect of arma mission editing.

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I am calling it from the mission Init.sqf file.

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Here is what it looks like when you call it I guess?

private _supportHeli = [player,"Support_Request_CAS_Heli"] call BIS_fnc_addCommMenuItem;
_supportHeli = [player,"Support_Request_CAS_Heli",nil,nil,""] call BIS_fnc_addCommMenuItem; // don't show notification

polar thicket
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@outer hazel, @wintry tartan, @placid jay

placid jay
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Why Ping

outer hazel
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who summons me? oldman

polar thicket
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I got the right guy I hope, you did the 3den Enhanced? @placid jay

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Hey @outer hazel , this config thing is killing me. I'm trying to understand.

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I want to use the Titan NLOS the way you guys did in the campaign.

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Using a custom support channel (0-8-1)

outer hazel
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like the system we have in the campaign?

polar thicket
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Yeah, that was great. You guys did awesome. Here's what I have now in the description.ext

class CfgCommunicationMenu
{
class NLOS Strike
{
text = "NLOS Strike"; // Text displayed in the menu and in a notification
submenu = ""; // Submenu opened upon activation (expression is ignored when submenu is not empty.)
expression = "private _target = laserTarget player;

if (!isNull _target) then {
Truck2 doTarget _target;
Truck2 fire "EF_Magazine_Titan_NLOS_2Rnd";
} else {
hint "No laser target detected!";
};"; // Code executed upon activation
icon = "\a3\Ui_f\data\GUI\Cfg\CommunicationMenu\attack_ca.paa"; // Icon displayed permanently next to the command menu
cursor = "\a3\Ui_f\data\IGUI\Cfg\Cursors\iconCursorSupport_ca.paa"; // Custom cursor displayed when the item is selected
enable = "1"; // Simple expression condition for enabling the item
removeAfterExpressionCall = 0; // 1 to remove the item after calling
};

""
class menu_comms_1
{
text = "Menu Comms 1";
submenu = "#USER:MENU_COMMS_1"; // will open submenu that is defined as global variable MENU_COMMS_1
expression = "";
icon = "";
cursor = "";
enable = "1";
removeAfterExpressionCall = 0;
};
};

outer hazel
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we're working on a streamlined system to add that to third party scenarios too

polar thicket
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Oh wow, that would be awesome!

outer hazel
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if you want it right now polpox and @opal crater worked on the current integration so maybe they can give you some pointers, but i suspect it will be more convoluted than that

polar thicket
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Probably, those guys are script wizards. I feel accomplished when I can do the simplest scripting correctly. This is my first foray into Cfg.

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What does Private mean in the Cfg?

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Under expression?

wintry fox
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Private just makes a local variable private

regal gate
wintry fox
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Under expression

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regal gate
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oooh, that expression ^^

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(mb then)

wintry fox
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Also those quotes are bad, you're not containing what you actually want

polar thicket
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@wintry fox Which quotes? In the Expression?

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private _target = laserTarget player;

if (!isNull _target) then {
Truck2 doTarget _target;
Truck2 fire "EF_Magazine_Titan_NLOS_2Rnd";
} else {
hint "No laser target detected!";
};

wintry fox
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Yeah

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No I mean in the actual config line itself, not the sqf you're trying to run. What expression is actually assigned to is ```
"private _target = laserTarget player;

if (!isNull _target) then {
Truck2 doTarget _target;
Truck2 fire "

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Just have it call a function, and not paste your script into it

polar thicket
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Oh, so I'll need to create a function and execvm right?

wintry fox
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execVM'ing a function defeats the point of making it a function

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Functions are compiled once when the game starts, execVM has to compile a script each time you use execVM

polar thicket
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oh. FYI I didn't even finish high school. This is all VERY high level for me.

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So what would I do instead of execVM?

wintry fox
polar thicket
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alright, I am looking into the function thing. Thanks for that!

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Oh nice! So this means I can easily call it when I need it and use it again!

polar thicket
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@wintry fox

So I put radioloop.sqf in "Scripts\radioloop.sqf" and placed

call compile preprocessFileLineNumbers "Scripts\radioloop.sqf";

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into init.sqf

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it seems unless I put radioloop.sqf in the mission root folder, it is unable to locate it in the Scripts folder or the folder itself.

wintry fox
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Just use CfgFunctions

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Your issue there is because of a missing getMissionPath, but you should just be using CfgFunctions

polar thicket
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Okay so make radioloop a function as well. Understood.

wintry fox
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Code blocks are backticks (`),i it's on the same key as tilda (~)

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It's to the left of 1 on a us keyboard

polar thicket
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Thanks for being patient. I'm learning all this.

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Sweet! I did it! That makes it look a lot better.

wintry fox
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If radioLoop is just calling say3D or playSound3D a bunch, you can just use a sound source and not have have some constant running script

polar thicket
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@wintry fox So when I am making multiple functions, do I have to create a new entry like this?

class CfgFunctions { class BryceFunctions { class NLOS { class NLOSStrike { file = "functions\NLOS_Strike.sqf"; }; }; }; };

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okay I was looping RadioChatter.ogg every 37 seconds with a sleep command.

wintry fox
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class CfgFunctions
{
    class BryceFunctions
    {
        class NLOS
        {
            class NLOSStrike
            {
                file = "functions\NLOS_Strike.sqf";
            };
            class SomeOtherFunction
            {
                file = "functions\SomeOtherFunction.sqf";
            };
        };
    };
};
polar thicket
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Got it! Is there a program or something I can use other than notepad that would make this easier? I vaguely remember something about that.

chilly tulip
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Well, usually you want to save yourself a lot of spam by moving the file attribute up one level.

wintry fox
chilly tulip
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class CfgFunctions
{
    class BryceFunctions
    {
        class NLOS
        {
            file = "functions";
            class NLOSStrike {};
            class SomeOtherFunction {};
        };
    };
};
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but then your files do need to start with fn_

polar thicket
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So I would create a single file called functions that has all those scripts init?

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So fn_functions.sqf?

wintry fox
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functions\fn_NLOSStrike.sqf

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Folder is called functions, file is named fn_whatever.sqf

polar thicket
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Got it, so I'm not actually creating a single .sqf for all my functions, arma is just going to think of it all as one single file in this case?

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file = "functions";

wintry fox
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You'd have multiple .sqf files, one file for each function
file = "functions" is saying where your .sqf files are located

chilly tulip
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If specified at higher levels, file specifies the folder path, not the file.

polar thicket
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Oh! So it's telling arma where to look for those! Neat!

polar thicket
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`hint "Radio loop is running!";

while {alive BaseStation} do {
BaseStation say3D "radioChatter";
sleep 37; // Adjust this based on your sound file length
};
`

Is radioloop.sqf

wintry fox
polar thicket
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Okay, I was thinking there was an object ingame that did that, looking at it now!

wintry fox
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You make your own object

polar thicket
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Okay, so I need to define in description.ext the class under CfgSFX and then call it using this command?

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Seems pretty straightforward.

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I almost feel like i need to scrap the entire description.ext and start over! 😆

wintry fox
polar thicket
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class CfgSFX
{
    class RadioChatter
    {
        sounds[] = { "sound0" };
        sound0[] = { "radioChatter.ogg", db-10, 1.0, 1000, 0.2, 0, 15, 30 };
    };
};
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Actually, here's what I got

class CfgSFX
{
    class RadioChatter
    {
        sounds[] = { "sound0" };
        sound0[] = { "Sounds\radioChatter.ogg", db-10, 1.0, 1000, 0.2, 0, 15, 30 };
    };
};
wintry fox
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db-10 should be in quotes

polar thicket
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Ah! Because it's not a purely numerical value. It

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has letters in there.

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Neat! Thanks!

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@wintry fox Alright I wrote the config, here's what I got


class CfgVehicles
{
    class Aegis_Land_Portable_Radio_01_olive_F
    {
        sound = "sound0"; // Reference the sound from CfgSFX
    };
};
wintry fox
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sound needs to be the CfgSFX class

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so sound = "RadioChatter";

polar thicket
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Here's my newly written description.ext

class CfgSFX
{
    class RadioChatter
    {
        sounds[] = { "sound0" };
        sound0[] = { "Sounds\radioChatter.ogg", "db-10", 1.0, 1000, 0.2, 0, 15, 30 };
    };
};

class CfgVehicles
{
    class Aegis_Land_Portable_Radio_01_olive_F
    {
        sound = "sound0"; // Reference the sound from CfgSFX
    };
};
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Does how I set up the description file matter? Do I neet to do it in a specific order?

polar thicket
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@wintry fox

I'm gonna test it out now, can we look at the description.ext, fn_radioloop, and init.sqf for errors? Thanks so much again man! I really appreciate it! I have such a newfound respect for what you guys do!

wintry fox
polar thicket
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class CfgFunctions
{
    class BryceFunctions
    {
        class NLOS
        {
            file = "functions";
            class NLOSStrike {};
            class radioloop {};
        };
    };
};

class CfgSFX
{
    class RadioChatter
    {
        sounds[] = { "sound0" };
        sound0[] = { "Sounds\radioChatter.ogg", "db-10", 1.0, 1000, 0.2, 0, 15, 30 };
    };
};

class CfgVehicles
{
    class Aegis_Land_Portable_Radio_01_olive_F
    {
        sound = "sound0"; // Reference the sound from CfgSFX
    };
};

fn_radioloop.sqf:

hint "Radio loop is running!";

// Function to loop radio chatter only while the object is alive

fnc_RadioLoop = {
    while {true} do {
        {
            if (alive _x) then {
                createSoundSource ["RadioChatter", getPos _x, [], 1];
            };
        } forEach nearestObjects [player, ["Aegis_Land_Portable_Radio_01_olive_F"], 1000];

        sleep 37; // Adjust timing for realistic intervals
    };
};

init.sqf:

[] spawn compile preprocessFileLineNumbers "functions\fn_RadioLoop.sqf";
wintry fox
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You only need to create the sound source once

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Also that code doesn't even run, because you're saving that code to a variable, fnc_RadioLoop but never calling it.
The whole file can just be:

hint "Radio loop is running!";

private _objects = (nearestObjects [player, ["Aegis_Land_Portable_Radio_01_olive_F"], 1000]) select { alive _x };
{ 
   createSoundSource ["RadioChatterSound", getPos _x, [], 1];
} forEach _objects;
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This bit is still wrong as well

class CfgVehicles
{
    class Aegis_Land_Portable_Radio_01_olive_F
    {
        sound = "sound0"; // Reference the sound from CfgSFX
    };
};
polar thicket
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Okay, I was using the BI example as a reference there. Am I misunderstanding? I thought Sound0 was defined by sound0[] = { "Sounds\radioChatter.ogg", "db-10", 1.0, 1000, 0.2, 0, 15, 30 };?

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@wintry fox

I'm coming up empty handed here. What's wrong with it?

wintry fox
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Your CfgVehicles should be like:

class CfgVehicles {
    class RadioChatterSound {
        sound = "RadioChatter";
    };
};
polar thicket
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Ah! I see the error now and what it's referencing in CfgSFX

balmy siren
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Im having trouble finding header classnames for certain addons to put in the requiredAddons field, where can I find these names when working with things like CDLCs and other mods that I want to make my own dependent on without going through their .pbos or github reposits?

wintry fox
polar thicket
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@wintry fox Thanks for all your help today! Especially for that program! That works awesome! I finally did it and have sound from my base station ingame!

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Crazy proud because I had to do it all from scratch.

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@chilly tulip
Thanks to you as well! Teaching me how to use backticks and clean up my config helped a lot!

worthy quiver
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I have a question, is it possible to determine the order for cfgMarkers , and then I mean in-game, being able to control if they appear before / after the ArmA 3 default markers?

wintry fox
narrow swallow
balmy siren
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class UNM_I_MANPADSOperator_F : UNM_I_RiflemanLAT_F
    {
        author = "SlumDoc";
        scope = 2;
        scopeCurator = 2;
        scopeArsenal = 2;
        identityTypes[] =
        {
            "LanguageENG_F",
            "Head_NATO",
            "G_UNM_Regular"
(2042)  };
        displayName = "MANPADS Operator";
        {
            "Aegis_UNM_arifle_M4A1_grip_ICO_PEQ_F",
            "hgun_Glock19_RF",
            "launch_B_Titan_olive_F",
            "Throw",
            "Put"
        };
        respawnWeapons[]=
        {
            "Aegis_UNM_arifle_M4A1_grip_ICO_PEQ_F",
            "hgun_Glock19_RF",
            "launch_B_Titan_olive_F",
            "Throw",
            "Put"
        };
        magazines[]=
        {
            "30Rnd_556x45_Stanag_red",
            "30Rnd_556x45_Stanag_red",
            "30Rnd_556x45_Stanag_red",
            "30Rnd_556x45_Stanag_red",
            "30Rnd_556x45_Stanag_red",
            "30Rnd_556x45_Stanag_red",
            "30Rnd_556x45_Stanag_red",
            "Titan_AA",
            "17Rnd_9x19_Mag_RF",
            "17Rnd_9x19_Mag_RF",
            "17Rnd_9x19_Mag_RF",
            "HandGrenade",
            "HandGrenade",
            "SmokeShell",
            "SmokeShell"
        };
        respawnMagazines[]=
        {
            "30Rnd_556x45_Stanag_red",
            "30Rnd_556x45_Stanag_red",
            "30Rnd_556x45_Stanag_red",
            "30Rnd_556x45_Stanag_red",
            "30Rnd_556x45_Stanag_red",
            "30Rnd_556x45_Stanag_red",
            "30Rnd_556x45_Stanag_red",
            "Titan_AA",
            "17Rnd_9x19_Mag_RF",
            "17Rnd_9x19_Mag_RF",
            "17Rnd_9x19_Mag_RF",
            "HandGrenade",
            "HandGrenade",
            "SmokeShell",
            "SmokeShell"
        };
    };
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I have gone up and down through the rest of the config, what am I missing?

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line 2042 is marked

wintry tartan
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Missing weapons[] =

balmy siren
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huh

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oops

silver lion
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Hello hope everyone is doing well I have ran into a strange issue with i cannot find tge source for, the issue I'm question is a custom wire guided launcher on a tank turret that also has another gun. Most of it works but I keep getting a error that sends the rocket flying off to the right

nimble sequoia
silver lion
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i fugured it out legit misspelled a damn name of one of the damn vert points

blissful moon
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Are there any tutorials on how to animate a landing gear on config?
Also tutorials on configuring aircraft in general. I have the sample plane and config and have roughly moved the memory and damage points to match my model (I had to add a few new engines).
I don’t really know what to do from here, especially regarding the cockpit

blissful moon
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Also can I only have 2 engines?
The aircraft i have technically has 6 (3 big ones and 3 smaller ones)

fallen compass
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anyone know whats the difficulty configs for the official servers?

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cause I was setting up the testbench for WLRedux

hasty oasis
# hasty oasis Ah geez, I'm blind. Thank you! 
{
    _generalMacro="myGuy_F";
    displayname="myGuy";
    scope=2;
    scopeCurator=2;
    scopeArsenal=2;
    identityTypes[]=
    {
            "myGuy"
    };
};

class Man_A3: Default
{
    class Default;
    class myGuyface: Default
    {
        name="myGuy";
        displayname="myGuy";
        identityTypes[]=
        {
            "myGuy"
        };
    };
};



class CfgIdentities
{
    class myGuy
    {
        name="myGuy";
        face="myGuyFace";
        pitch=1;
        glasses="none";
    };
};```
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I must be SUPER blind because I still can't figure this out!

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so, the above script works, I have a myGuy unit, who uses the myGuy face.

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but he does NOT use the myGuy name after being placed in the editor. Even if I swap around the identityTypes to say, "Miller", a unit that will always have the generic name miller when spawned in editor, the name of the unit does not change in the group command UI and instead uses the generic AI names. Is there some other parameter that determines the name of units in the UI?

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additionally, using setIdentity "myGuy" in the editor DOES change the name to myGuy like it's expected to. I have no idea how units like Miller always spawn with the name Miller unless there's some other parameter I'm overlooking

wintry fox
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Wait actually I do have a sample on github, I'll go take a look

wintry fox
chilly tulip
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At a lower level, names are kinda odd. Units have a full name, first name and last name. I don't think it shows the full name unless you blank the other two.

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identity only having "name" is kinda sus.

wintry fox
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Because the first / last names are picked randomly from CfgWorlds, while CfgIdentities is intended for like specific characters. Having two properties is redundant

chilly tulip
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So setIdentity blanks the other two, I guess?

wintry fox
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Yeah setIdentity overwrites the genericNames

hasty oasis
wintry fox
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(Which is also why CBA modifies those units, to add extended event handler stuff)

oak beacon
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I am configging insignia for the first time and have ended up with what seems like a warping or stretching on one side of the insignia (example attached). This is not present in the insignia texture and I've since noticed it in other mods insignia. Is this something we just have to live with or something preventable?

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hearty sandal
vivid plank
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Hello! I am trying to retexture a vanilla prop and I'm having an issue - the custom texture does not get applied. My config:

    class Land_Atm_01_F;
    class DIVE_atm_pdr : Land_Atm_01_malden_F
    {
        author = "Dive";
        displayName = $STR_atm_pdr;
        hiddenSelectionsTextures[] = {
            "pdrstuff\data\textures\atm_pdr.paa"
        };
    
        transportMaxBackpacks = 6;
        transportMaxMagazines = 32;
        transportMaxWeapons = 6;
        maximumLoad = 500;
        
        class TransportBackpacks{};
        class TransportItems{};
        class TransportMagazines{};
        class TransportWeapons{};
    };

I suspect that the problem is that in the parent class hiddenSelections are defined as such:

hiddenSelectionsMaterials[] = {};
hiddenSelectionsTextures[] = {};

Is there anything I could do to make my custom texture appear in this case?

hearty sandal
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check its original config if it has those definitons

vivid plank
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As stated, the original config has this:

hiddenSelectionsMaterials[] = {};
hiddenSelectionsTextures[] = {};
hearty sandal
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also the structure makes no sense

image.png
hearty sandal
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or can you use setObjectTexture command on it in editor

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thats another easy way to figure it out

vivid plank
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ah yes I was in the process of changing the parent class, in my tests I was using Land_Atm_01_F for both.
Original config:

hiddenSelections[] = {};
hiddenSelectionsMaterials[] = {};
hiddenSelectionsTextures[] = {};
hearty sandal
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yep not possible to change it then

vivid plank
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damn 😦

hearty sandal
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static props usually are not set up with that

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only some special cases have it

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like stuff that is meant more for mission placement

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ATM is a terrain object

vivid plank
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are there any source files for the models of props available publicly?

hearty sandal
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no

vivid plank
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decompilers?

hearty sandal
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not from arma3

hearty sandal
vivid plank
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oof

hearty sandal
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ripping 0 tolerance

vivid plank
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fair enough

hearty sandal
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there are some stuff in the arma2 public released data (sample)

vivid plank
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I was having such an easy time reskinning vehicles I was not expecting the props to be a problem 😄

hearty sandal
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terrain placed objecs cant take retextures

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so usually such objects dont have it

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because they cant use it

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and sure mission makers can liven up areas with small scale building

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but mission is not really meant to make massive changes

vivid plank
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Deformer and the mods that unlock all assets are OP in this regard

hearty sandal
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probably will end up with wonky things that dont actually update

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like stuff baked into terrain itself

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while you "can" do it

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it dont mean it will work well

vivid plank
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I mean the alternative is making a terrain from scratch, and just briefly looking at the tutorials it seems like a huge effort, especially the first time you'd do this. Can't modify existing terrains much either afaik because of ripping and licensing rules. So you basically have to build the whole thing from scratch.
Seems like a bit of an overkill if you just want to add a small neighbourhood to your favourite workshop map 🤷‍♂️

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But I digress, as for the ATM I guess I'll just use a customizable banner to drape over the vanilla insignias 😄 that'd be good enough

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Thanks for the help!

nimble sequoia
oak beacon
# hearty sandal Probably problem with the model

Yes you're right, model issue. Tested now. This pic is exactly the same insignia treated very differently by different models, S&S on left, SOG-PF in middle, perfectly formed but postage stamp sized on CUP BDU. I'll just have to suck it up!

warp2.png
hearty sandal
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so it does not deform

brave crag
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Does armor = 1000; config entry have a limit? I'm trying to make something invincible

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Or does it stop at 10,000

hearty sandal
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it cant be invincible with just high HP

brave crag
hearty sandal
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normally one would use DestructNo destruction type

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what is it you are making though?

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(studying vanilla configs is useful)

brave crag
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I made a map and baked in a ton of these trench objects come to find out their armor value is only 1,000 so they are vanishing when struck with artillery after 4-5 strikes

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I will try making them set to a much higher level to at least sort of prevent it

hearty sandal
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then those need damage=no named property

brave crag
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I will give this a try thank you

hearty sandal
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terrain objects need stuff set up in the p3d

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as thats the primary place their properties are read from

brave crag
hearty sandal
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well maybe through damage eventhandler

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but its hacky

brave crag
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I will look at what you mentioned and try it, worst case I will go reference the base game trench objects

hearty sandal
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preferably you contact the mod author and get them fix it

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or scrap the models since they are not made right

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using wrong made stuff is not worth it

brave crag
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destrType = "DestructNo"; I think this will work actually since it appears they are using thingX as base class and did not define this so it must be set to default (destrType = "DestructDefault"; // = building)

hearty sandal
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argh

chilly tulip
hearty sandal
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just honest truth notlikemeow

vivid plank
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been working for weeks

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majority of them are set to Local

nimble sequoia
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Get some more liquid nitrogen to cool that server. 😉 Give it a quick MP test with a couple of players and your AI enemy, see how it copes.

vivid plank
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oh we don't have a server, one of the players will be hosting locally.
We won't have many AI enemies either, it's a RP mission.

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last year we did something similar but that one mission had maybe 50% less objects. Worked fine mostly.

nimble sequoia
vivid plank
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that sound rough o_0 yeah we've got like 10 players and 10-20 AIs, but all local one one of the dudes poor PC

hearty sandal
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with this amount of stuff Id test now and regret less later

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this is likely to be heavy

pastel fog
severe marlin
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Guys

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I have a question

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"ContainerClass" is the Vest or backpack or uniform load

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Right?

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U type "supplyxxx";

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So what's the max value?

wheat sluice
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Do keep in mind that containerClass is only for vests and uniforms because they are classified as weapons (CfgWeapons). If you want to change the load capacity for backpacks, you need to define maximumLoad instead because backpacks are classified as vehicles (CfgVehicles):

For vests/uniforms:

class CfgWeapons
{
    class ItemCore;
    class Vest_Camo_Base: ItemCore
    {
        class ItemInfo;
    };
    class MyVest: Vest_Camo_Base
    {
        class ItemInfo: ItemInfo
        {
            containerClass = "Supply480"; // MyVest can store up to 480 "mass" units worth of items
        };
    };
};

For backpacks:

class CfgVehicles
{
    class Bag_Base;
    class MyBackpack: Bag_Base
    {
        maximumLoad = 1000;    // MyBackpack can store up to 1,000 "mass" units worth of items
    };
};

As for limits, 500 "mass" is the absolute maximum for vests and uniforms in vanilla A3. This is because vanilla A3 only has SupplyX classes defined up to Supply500. You can create more if you need higher values, though keep in mind that stamina limits mean that you probably won't be able to fit more than that anyway before you get slowed to a crawl.

quartz rampart
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I'm trying to reconfig a static weapon with a tank weapon and when I fire the static with the new weapon, it goes flying backwards. What controls the recoil or I guess force imposed on the vehicle/static when it fires?

vivid plank
novel lava
severe marlin
wheat sluice
# severe marlin Thanks for info I used ContainerClass for backpack too and it's kinda worked Als...

it's kinda worked
containerClass for backpacks will not do anything. You are still using the maximumLoad value defined from whatever parent class that you're inheriting from.

    class B_AssaultPack_khk;
    class B_AssaultPack_TEST_containerClass: B_AssaultPack_khk
    {
        scope = 2;
        displayName = "Assault Pack with containerClass";
        containerClass = "Supply2" // Does nothing, backpack still has a maximumLoad of 160
    };
    class B_AssaultPack_TEST_maximumLoad: B_AssaultPack_khk
    {
        scope = 2;
        displayName = "Assault Pack with maximumLoad";
        maximumLoad = 2; // Reduces backpack capacity to only 2 "mass" units
    };

End result is this. The backpack that properly uses maximumLoad gets its capacity overridden to a capacity of 2 "mass" units whilst the backpack that uses containerClass remains unchanged and still has a maximumLoad of 160:
https://i.imgur.com/SPMZw08.png

Imgur
mighty urchin
tacit zealot
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Copypasted this, so here's some context - I'm making a child class of the VT7 terrain which changes parameters like location, name, loading text, and (importantly) place names to be North American. It works, but now if I open the VT7 terrain after previously opening my custom version, the original map has my child class map's changes on it. (VT7 should have everything in Finnish, and this is obviously not Finnish)

Slight issue. Turns out that when you make a variant of a map to change something, it seems to override the original map when you open the variant. In screenshot, you can see I've loaded a mission on VT7 but it has my custom place names. Any way y'all know to fix it? I have unique world ID, classname, cfgPatches worlds[] entry.

I've noticed this with my variant of Virtual Reality that makes it grassy/snowy, but ignored that one - VR is normal until you open my custom one once, then whenever VR is opened it uses my custom one instead.

My guess is that it's related to the .wrp file but I can't do anything about that.

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quaint shuttle
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how to create resiable module like HideTerrainObject?

pseudo chasm
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Is there any way to view uniforms with a “scope=1” setting in the editor without editing the config file (e.g. a list somewhere of all uniforms so they can be spawned in)?

pastel bobcat
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Is it possible to put a flashlight on the underbarrel slot do we think?

tacit zealot
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You can even put one on the optic slot - GM did it

wintry fox
pastel bobcat
tacit zealot
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It's coded just like any other attachment with a different slot defined

pastel bobcat
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that makes sense

subtle dune
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Hi guys, I hope I can borrow some smarter brains on an issue I'm having with my mod.

I'm modding the Protector 9 mm to have a semi-auto-only variant, but for some reason the AI still fires in full-auto with it when you get in close range. The following is what I've done

class SMG_05_F;

    class SMG_05_F_Semi: SMG_05_F {
        _generalMacro = "SMG_05_F_Semi";
        baseWeapon = "SMG_05_F_Semi";
        displayName = "Protector Semi 9 mm";
        modes[] = {"Single"};
        
        class Single {
            aiDispersionCoefX = 1.4;
            aiDispersionCoefY = 1.7;
            aiRateOfFire = 2;
            aiRateOfFireDispersion = 1;
            aiRateOfFireDistance = 500;
            artilleryCharge = 1;
            artilleryDispersion = 1;
            autoFire = 0;
            burst = 1;
            burstRangeMax = -1;
            canShootInWater = 0;
            dispersion = 0.00174;
            displayName = "Semi";
            ffCount = 1;
            ffFrequency = 11;
            ffMagnitude = 0.5;
            flash = "gunfire";
            flashSize = 0.1;
            maxRange = 250;
            maxRangeProbab = 0.05;
            midRange = 125;
            midRangeProbab = 0.7;
            minRange = 1;
            minRangeProbab = 0.3;
            multiplier = 1;
            recoil = "recoil_single_primary_3outof10";
            recoilProne = "recoil_single_primary_prone_3outof10";
            reloadTime = 0.067;
            requiredOpticType = -1;
            showToPlayer = 1;
            sound[] = {"",10,1};
            soundBegin[] = {"sound",1};
            soundBeginWater[] = {"sound",1};
            soundBurst = 0;
            soundClosure[] = {"sound",1};
            soundContinuous = 0;
            soundEnd[] = {};
            soundLoop[] = {};
            sounds[] = {"StandardSound","SilencedSound"};
            textureType = "semi";
            useAction = 0;
            useActionTitle = "";
            weaponSoundEffect = "";
            
            class BaseSoundModeType {};
            class SilencedSound {
                SoundSetShot[] = {"Rogue9_silencerShot_SoundSet","Rogue9_silencerTail_SoundSet","Rogue9_silencerInteriorTail_SoundSet"};
            };
            
            class StandardSound {
                soundSetShot[] = {"Rogue9_Shot_SoundSet","Rogue9_Tail_SoundSet","Rogue9_InteriorTail_SoundSet"};
            };
        };
    };
nimble sequoia
subtle dune
nimble sequoia
subtle dune
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The AI seem to be pulling their firing behaviour from somewhere other than the weapon's CFG (I could be wrong)

nimble sequoia
subtle dune
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I greatly appreciate you sharing your time with me either way.

hearty sandal
subtle dune
hearty sandal
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Also AI can have separate firemodes that can have varied configurations

subtle dune
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What should I be looking for in the magazine config?

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I've noticed the separate firemodes that AI can use, but the issue has me lost as I've checked what firemode they'll be using with weaponState in the debug console, and it always returns as "Single".

wheat sluice
# subtle dune Hi guys, I hope I can borrow some smarter brains on an issue I'm having with my ...

Your aiRateOfFireDistance value is too high. The AI resorts to firing as fast as they can just like what a human player would do if they spammed left click, which gives the impression that they're firing on full auto even though they actually aren't.

Also, you really do not need to redefine the Single firemode like that. I would suggest that you slim down your config to this:

    class SMG_05_base_F;
    class SMG_05_F: SMG_05_base_F
    {
        class Single;
    };
    class SMG_05_F_Semi: SMG_05_F
    {
        baseWeapon = "SMG_05_F_Semi";
        displayName = "Protector Semi 9 mm";
        modes[]=
        {
            "Single"
        };
        class Single: Single
        {
            aiRateOfFire = 4;
            aiRateOfFireDistance = 0;
        };
    };
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Note the two config values that were changed:
aiRateOfFire = 4; means that the AI will only fire once every 4 seconds with this firemode.
aiRateOfFireDistance = 0; means that this restriction applies at zero metres. Setting it to a higher value like 100 means that the AI will not be capped to firing only once every 4 seconds if their target is <100 metres from their location. But the 4-second-delay-between-shots limit will apply if they are located beyond 100 metres.

nimble sequoia
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Quite sure drebin has the right answer there, as I suggested the single fire mode you created wasn't accurate probably.
Another suggestion would be that you name your new class with a prefix, as almost every mod does, to make sure it is unique.
example: val_SMG_05_F_Semi

wheat sluice
subtle dune
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Many thanks guys, this was a huge help. I am not at all a programmer and this knowledge is super valuable.

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I wasn't even aware that you could set up class inheritance of the firemode that way

winter rain
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Hey guys 👋
Is there a way to make vehicles and buildings having a simple armor and damage value?
Like as example Tank1 (Armor 1000), Tank2 Weapon (Damage 200) = 5 shots by Tank2 to kill Tank1 (doesnt mind where you hit Tank1), same for buildings.

Really hard to balance stuff with these many values of caliber, speed, AP/HE, explosive, submunition, penetration etc.

Cheers and have a nice week 🍻

novel lava
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in theory if you set:
minTotalDamageThreshold = 0;
armorStructural = 1;

damage should be pure hit/armor

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the SHOT/ammo needs to be explosive = 1; though to not lose damage due to speed loss

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minTotalDamageThreshold might not be necessary but it needs to be kept in mind as if armor is set to high and its not adjusted you'll have stuff unkillable even though you want it to be killable just take a lot of shots

blissful moon
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how do I set the radius of hitpoints for an aircraft?

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also what is is by default

nimble sequoia
# blissful moon how do I set the radius of hitpoints for an aircraft?

In each hitpoints class, radius = 0.3; // metres
Default varies depending on the hitpoint class, usually in the range 0.1 to 0.5.
But save yourself the agony of trying to fill voids with hitpoint spheres and use the Tanks DLC improved armorComponent damage model, which means you often don't need more than 1 hitpoint per hit zone.

jolly flint
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Before I fail and feel sad, can I define the contents of uniforms and vests like I can for backpacks? I'm talking about using TransportMagazines & TransportItems

chilly tulip
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I don't think so, otherwise some mod would have done it and I'd have had to cope with some disasters.

jolly flint
lean bloom
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Would it be possible to use the fired EH to create an artificial delay before firing? Say I used the EH to immediately delete the projectile, wait 2 seconds, and then spawn the projectile back in at the point it originated from?

Would this also somehow not breake ace guidance in case of guided projectiles?

hearty sandal
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so yes

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how it would react with ACE

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no idea 😅

wintry fox
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It'd lose its lock at the very least, given that it would be set on the missile object

lean bloom
dense drift
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I am trying to script a model replacement mod so it will replace model A from mod A, with model B from mod b, while keeping the changes as configured for model B which originally inherited from A.

I tried 3 ways -

  1. use a module that replaces classname A object with B object in mission and this works.

But I do not want to load a module and script it each time per mission. I Want it global as a mod.

  1. write a cfgpatches that is somewhat like this:

class CfgVehicles
{
class modelB;
class modelA: modelB
};

It does load model B in place of A, but the functionality is broken. Is this because is technically looping? ARMA Load ModA, configures modelA, loads modB, inherits and configures model B, then loads the patch which changes classname of modelB to A (which) creates a loop?

  1. rewrite the configuration of ModelB using the config.cpp of modelA and integrate the changes (example)

class CfgVehicles
{
class ModelB;
{details from ModelA except
details or parameters B1, B2, B3, etc...};
};

It does load model B in place of A, but the functionality is broken like option 2.

I am unsure how to get it to work without the module logic. Appreciate any guidance.

trim thorn
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so you want model B but you want all the same stuff as mod A

IE you have a m4 from mod A and you want to change the M4 to a mk18 model which is in mod B while keeping the same weapon stats from mod A

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really what I would personally do is just make a new class and have it inherited mod A stuff and then just change the model and texture paths to the mod B stuff

so for you in the example 3
class CfgVehicles
{
class modelB: modelA
{
model= "modelB texture path)
hiddenSelections= "hidden selection of model B
hiddenSelectionTextures= "path to the textures for each hidden selections"
};
};

that should keep all the stuff from mod A/model A aside from the model and textures and you would have to do that for each model you want to change

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@dense drift

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little code snip I wrote might not be 100% right meaning missing some {} or whatever but you get the idea

dense drift
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I got the above working but let say a mission uses ModelA classname. If I perform the above, I would now have classname ModelB: ModelA.

I want to replace all the modelA in game with modelB via a mod globally, instead of editing the mission each time changing all instances from A to B.

When I tried logics in 2 and 3, it DID replace the model but all functionality borked due to overwriting modelA classname?

hearty sandal
wintry fox
trim thorn
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yeah I was confused reading your message I have done what I said many times to get what they are trying to do to work

trim thorn
dense drift
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So I asked GPT 😄 It advised to create an array then run code to replace it at runtime. I am trying to replace the houses of Chernarus Redux with the CUP or Livonia ones to change the experience, and vice versa - swap CHR house into Livonia:

_classMap = [
["Land_ds_HouseV2T2", "Land_House2W02_F"]
]

// Function to replace class names globally
{
private _oldClass = _x select 0;
private _newClass = _x select 1;

// Replace all instances of the original class with the _dz_ version
{
    if (_x == _oldClass) then {
        _x = _newClass;
    };
} forEach allUnits; // Or all objects/vehicles

} forEach _classMap;

// Optionally: You can also replace class names of objects already placed on the map using the following:
{
private _oldClass = _x select 0;
private _newClass = _x select 1;

{
    if (typeOf _x == _oldClass) then {
        _x setVariable ["classname", _newClass]; // Change class at runtime
    };
} forEach allObjects; // Replaces objects based on class names

};

I put all this into inif.sqf, save it to a folder named addon.

config.cpp:

class CfgPatches {
class MyDZReplacerMod {
author = "Your Name";
name = "DZ Model Replacer Mod";
url = "Your Mod's URL (optional)";
requiredAddons[] = {}; // Any required mods, e.g., ["CUP_Core"]
requiredVersion = 1.0;
units[] = {};
weapons[] = {};
version = 1.0;
};
};

class CfgFunctions {
class MyDZReplacerMod {
class Init {
file = "addon";
class init {}; // This will load the init.sqf file
};
};
};

#

Folder structure but now get error it cannot find "addon\fn_init.sqf"

MyDZReplacerMod/
├── addon/
│ ├── init.sqf
├── config.cpp
└── README.txt

I create the MyDZReplacerMod.pbo by packing the "MyDZReplacerMod" folder, placed the pbo into its own "@MyDZReplacerMod\addons" folder, so config.cpp should be able to read the init.sqf nested in "addon" subdirectory but it does not. I am sure it is some hierarchy error.

Don't kill me. I am script illiterate but can understand basic top level logic. ELI5. Thx.

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I did unpack the pbo to look at the classnames, could not copy and paste out of ED3N the full house configs, so I tried to create an inheritency to swap models, which it did BUT the houses broke. Doors are borked.

wintry fox
dense drift
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If I use Terrain module replacer, it works ... except for some sections where the model objects are not on the terrain, it is sitting on top of other objects so it gets sunken into the ground.

wintry fox
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_x setVariable ["classname", _newClass]; // Change class at runtime
Yeah that's not how it works

dense drift
wintry fox
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Then just ask what your actual question is when you go to ask people, not what your hypothetical question is

dense drift
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I just did right here - I am trying to replace the houses of Chernarus Redux with the CUP or Livonia ones to change the experience, and vice versa - swap CHR house into Livonia.

But at the same time, trying to understand the logic of SQF.

wintry fox
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I know, I mean when you first asked it

dense drift
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I learn through hands on, that's how I'm made. If I had to hit books to understand theory, then apply it, it would take years. But GPT explained it pretty well in plain English, despite wrong code syntax or logic.

wintry fox
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It's completely wrong, what it gave you just flat out does not work

wintry fox
dense drift
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It's AWESOME. Except some objects sinks or is misaligned if it was stacked up to create a bigger structures or needs at least XY directions adjusted, per terrain. So I wanted to create an replacement that just swapped models and kept the coordinates intact.

chilly tulip
#

You are back to script now anyway :P

dense drift
#

Plus it is mission centric, not global mod centric. You have to edit every mission with the model so yes, a global mod replacer would be better.

chilly tulip
#

nearestObjects + hideObjectGlobal + createVehicle should work. Might be expensive.

dense drift
chilly tulip
#

server on load is probably better for houses.

rain mural
dense drift
hearty sandal
#

please forget GPT from your life alltogether

dense drift
#

Grok or DeepSeek then?

wintry fox
#

No
If you have a question, just ask people

#

Not some AI that's going to give you garbage that's just flat out wrong.

Not to mention its many many ethical and environmental problems.

pale dew
#

Heyo, question. I am working on a uniform, how would I make a model similar to the default Arma ones. Is it UniformModel="";

#

I have been trying to find a uniform model reference but have been coming up empty even with the samples

wintry fox
#

Because the sample should have a config example

pale dew
#

Model

#

I already have implemented the config

wintry fox
#

If it's like an issue you're running into you can ask there as well, because I'm not sure what else you'd get other than just the samples on steam

pale dew
#

Sure thanks

#

What sample would be the uniform?

wintry fox
#

It might be called like character or something

Been a while since I looked at them

pale dew
#

I thought it would be the character but wasn't too sure since there's like 2 or 3 of em with example, template etc

hearty sandal
pale dew
#

Well obviously

#

That's for anims

#

I assumed uniforms need a model.cfg is that correct

hearty sandal
pale dew
#

E

sick python
#

class Turrets : Turrets
{
class CopilotTurret: CopilotTurret
{
weapons[] =
{
"PTF_weap_mastersafe",
"rhs_weap_laserDesignator_AI"};
magazines[] = {"rhs_LaserMag_ai"};
class OpticsIn: OpticsIn
{
class Wide: Wide
{
visionMode[] = {"Normal","Ti"};
directionStabilized = 1;
thermalMode[] = {0,1};
gunnerOpticsEffect[] = {"TankCommanderOptics1","BWTV"};
};
};
};

#

Can someone tell me how to make a turret camera full color

hearty sandal
sick python
#

Yes, This turrent config is black and White not full color

wheat prawn
hearty sandal
dense drift
# trim thorn really what I would personally do is just make a new class and have it inherited...

So I compared the classnames and configs in CUP CORE to both INTERIORS FOR CUP and DS HOUSES, and both of the latter actually rewrite the entire config to use their models and details with the original classnames from CUP CORE. SO, I will have to merge the changes from my target to the base class and test it.

Besides notepad++ with SQF language plugin, any other tool recommended for side by side code comparison? Thanks! I know, stay away from LLM bots... 😄

slow vortex
#

For Arma 3 base game units like the NATO Ammo Bearer, the backpack contains extra items, that mean in the config they define a new backpack to achieve this?

wheat sluice
# slow vortex For Arma 3 base game units like the NATO Ammo Bearer, the backpack contains extr...

Yes. There are multiple hidden sub-variants for role-specific backpacks for that purpose (e.g. B_AssaultPack_mcamo_Ammo).

    class B_AssaultPack_mcamo_Ammo: B_Carryall_mcamo
    {
        author="$STR_A3_Bohemia_Interactive";
        _generalMacro="B_AssaultPack_mcamo_Ammo";
        scope=1;
        class TransportMagazines
        {
            ... preloaded magazines go here
        };
        class TransportItems
        {
            ... preloaded items go here
        };
    };

It's the reason why you can sometimes see duplicates of existing backpacks in the Virtual Arsenal if you attempt to edit the loadout of a vanilla unit that wears a pre-loaded backpack. They temporarily get "unhidden" until the backpack gets swapped into its base backpack.
https://i.imgur.com/L6A4z2r.png

Imgur
slow vortex
wintry fox
fast ruin
#

Does anyone know how to make subsonic rounds in arma “be subsonic”

wintry tartan
#

What is the point of the question? What is unclear?

pastel fog
#

If it's the supersonic crack you are trying to remove, then you need to set those sounds to null values or something that doesn't sound supersonic

wintry fox
#

These are all the super sonic crack sound properties (in ammo config)

soundSetSonicCrack[] = {};
superSonicCrackFar[] = {};
superSonicCrackNear[] = {};
class SuperSonicCrack {};
rapid sparrow
#

Is it possible to create different rope types? (ropes with different textures and thickness)

narrow swallow
rapid sparrow
#

Considering the ropeCreate function doesn't have a place to specify what class of rope is used, how would that work?

narrow swallow
#

It does take ropeType

wheat prawn
#

I dunno where to post this but I'll do it here and maybe you guys can point me in the right room after if I got the wrong one.
Anyways, I’m totally stuck on this and could really use a second opinion. I’ve got a small mod PBO called AIPathfinderImprovement.pbo with this structure. (Image 1)

My CfgFunctions in config.cpp looks like this (Image 2)

Despite seeing the files in my PBO, in-game I get: Script scripts/fn_findInteriorRoute.sqf not found

And running this in the debug console:
hint format ["fileExists: %1", fileExists "scripts/fn_findInteriorRoute.sqf"];
returns false.

Has anyone run into this before? Am I missing a step in the PBO layout or builder settings? Any advice would be hugely appreciated.

Also sorry again if im posting this in the potentially wrong chat.

image.png image.png
chilly tulip
#

If it's a mod then it'll have a prefix (forced to some default if not specified), and you'd need to include that in any file paths.

#

So yes, you are missing a step in the PBO layout and builder settings :P

balmy siren
#

I'm having trouble finding info on how to add things like muzzles, lasers, and bipods to weapons. I tried going off the method I've seen in the regular arma 3 configs, but only my optic attachments show up.

# 
    {
        magazines[]=
        {
            "30Rnd_556x45_Stanag_red"
        };
        class LinkedItems
        {
            class LinkedItemsOptic
            {
                slot="CowsSlot";
                item="JCA_optic_CRBS_black";
            };
            class LinkedItemsAcc
            {
                slot="PointerSlot";
                item="JCA_acc_DualMount_black_Pointer";
            };
            class LinkedItemsMuzzle
            {
                slot="MuzzleSlot";
                item="JCA_muzzle_snds_556_advanced_black";
            };
            class LinkedItemsUnder
            {
                slot="UnderBarrelSlot";
                item="JCA_bipod_04_black";
            };
        };
    };```
wintry fox
#

Which I assume they are since you're inheriting from your own class, but just checking

balmy siren
#

These are all weapons from the same mod, and Graves' original mod has others like it that work (just not this exact configuration)

#

So I'm not sure what I'm missing

wintry fox
#

Are the items there available in those slots on the weapon?

balmy siren
#

Yeah

#

Other mods also work just fine

#

Two weapons in my mod work, but everything else is optic only.

clever creek
#

Could anyone help me out in DMs with making a custom face config I'm having some trouble and need some understanding of it

wintry tartan
#
  • Why DM
  • Why don't ask it here
  • Just ask it
clever creek
#

Well Id rather not hog up the channel with my problem but....

wintry tartan
#

This is the point of public channel. If you want to have less chance to solve anything, don't ask it publicly. That's not the case so you asked it here

clever creek
#

class Bacon_Bald: WhiteHead_15
{
displayname="Bacon";
texture="Omega_Heads\data\Bacon\Bacon.paa";
head="NATOHead_A3";
identityTypes[]=
{
"Head_Euro",
"Head_NATO"
};
author="Omega | Bacon";
material="\Omega_Heads\custom.rvmat";
materialHL="";
materialHL2="";
textureHL2="Omega_Heads\data\Bacon\hl2_Bacon_skin_co.paa";
textureHL="Omega_Heads\data\Bacon\hl_Bacon_skin_co.paa";
disabled=0;
};

#

Does this look correct for a head config?

wintry tartan
#

At least not a broken config. You are here to troubleshooting so tell your issue

clever creek
#

When I binerize and put in game it seems like the skin its referencing is too bright and doesnt match the head

wintry tartan
#

Screenshot?

wintry fox
clever creek
#

I can't post sc

clever creek
wintry tartan
clever creek
#

Something like this. I dont have another example currently

image-19.png
#

Is it a matter of the version of "bald" skin its referencing or is it the bald texture I am using to retexture with?

wintry tartan
#

No, and we can't tell how it is suppoaed to look instead without more reference

clever creek
#

I will get more reference but I have to head to bed now.

winter rain
novel lava
#

...yes size does matter

#

found that out the hard way, bounding box effects it

#

when I was setting up the M2 static for spearhead we had weird shit happen where the M2 would take more damage than the MG42/MG34 statics despite having the exact same armor/hitpoints setup

#

and it was because the MG42 had a bigger bounding box because its proxies were full sized

#

so it took less damage

#

this came up again recently with the infantry models where some people (and some vanilla uniforms) were using the 'old' arma 2 geometry

#

giving them a larger bounding box and requiring different armorStructual to compensate

#

I forgot all about this until you mentioned it

novel lava
#

so basically will need to uh, try it and adjust, over and over. pain

winter rain
#

Thanks man 👍🍻

royal briar
wintry fox
#

I know nothing about missile config, what are some good references other than just the CfgAmmo reference?
My goal is to make an AA missile that explodes into submunitions that lock onto the same target

chilly tulip
#

triggerDistance would be the starting point, I guess.

rain scarab
pale dew
#

Heyo got a missing head on a new uniform. But I have the head proxy bysta or something that I can confirm is a proper proxy, what vertex group might cause that issue. Also if I set the proxy to a manual head like the Greek one it goes in between the legs

hearty sandal
#

not a model of a head

#

Id delete the proxy you got and copy it from the samples

wheat prawn
pale dew
#

What part of the proxy? The path atm referenced from the sample is "P:\a3\characters_f\heads\bystra". The bystra is not the actual name since Im not near my computer

#

And whilst checking the proxy it says in ob that it's a proxy

pale dew
#

Could the base class or identityTypes[] cause any issues?

#

Both being copies from the samples

#

I'll look into the samples some more I guess

hearty sandal
#

Well Id guess sure if you somehow break the identity and it gets none assigned

pale dew
#

You are probably correct

tame raven
#

Does anyone know offhand where the mouse cursor lives in config? I have...an idea.

tame raven
#

Unfortunately, I found it.

This is the worst thing I've ever done.

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hearty sandal
#

🤣

pallid sierra
#

Need iron sights with that

tame raven
#

it took me forty minutes and it's already on the workshop

#

this is awful

wheat prawn
#

Granted this is my first addon ever made so I'm learning the ins and outs.

rancid lotus
wintry fox
rancid lotus
#

I'm cackling

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dense drift
#

So I figured it out and now have the models slipstream in game, in terrains (used CUP MAPs) to verify working, BUT... it appears the models that replace CUP CORE have different origins so some are shifted on the Y axis (few units back) and on the Z axis (up or floating). Is there a way to set "relative" origin or position of the model when slipstreamed into the terrain in the config.cpp?

Or is this now a script or model question where we have to edit the model origins? I believe most models have some form or skeleton or bones to set their origin for placement. Unsure of ARMA exactly.

livid thorn
narrow swallow
wintry fox
tame raven
wintry fox
#

Do it

mortal pumice
#

Are dynamic view limits for cargo turrets no longer used?

I see in the comments it could be encompassed by the old limits inbounce but im not sure

class CargoTurret;
class Turrets : Turrets
{
    class CargoTurret_01 : CargoTurret
    {
        gunnerAction = "passenger_flatground_3";
        memoryPointsGetInGunner = "pos cargo RR";
        memoryPointsGetInGunnerDir = "pos cargo RR dir";
        gunnerName = "$STR_A3_TURRETS_CARGOTURRET_R2";
        gunnerCompartments = "Compartment2";
        proxyIndex = 2;
        isPersonTurret = 2; // this turret is able to fire both when turned in and out

        // Old view limits inbounce

        maxElev = 45;    // vertical limit for field of view
        minElev = -5;    // vertical limit for field of view
        maxTurn = 95;    // horizontal limit for field of view
        minTurn = -95;    // horizontal limit for field of view
        class dynamicViewLimits    // additional limits according to filled positions
        {
            CargoTurret_02[] = { -65, 95 };    // if CargoTurret_02 is filled, this turret cannot turn that much to negative way (limits from -95 to -65 degrees)
        };

        // New view limits inbounce

        class TurnIn // limits for gunner turned in
        {
            limitsArrayTop[] = { { 33.8208, -93.9616 }, { 40.8906, 66.5705 } }; // points for the upper curve
            limitsArrayBottom[] = { { -9.4643, -94.5753 }, { -8.3683, -67.6867 }, { -9.7173, 43.6372 }, { -10.1082, 78.9166 } }; // points for the lower curve
        };

        class TurnOut : TurnIn {}; // turn out uses the same limits as turn in this time
    };

    class CargoTurret_02 : CargoTurret {...}; // there is some second turret just to show the class name for dynamic limits
};
#

I believe if my understanding is correct the dynamic view limits were replaced with the automatic can't aim at friendlies while in the back of vehicles

wheat prawn
wintry fox
wheat prawn
royal briar
#

requiredAddons missing []

chilly tulip
#

uh, two CfgFunctions, one incomplete?

royal briar
#

yeah the first one is not complete

chilly tulip
#

There's like 10 lines that shouldn't be there.

wheat prawn
#

So should I merge what I need into one clean block, is that it?

chilly tulip
#

I can't tell you exactly what to do because you pasted an image of a text file without any line numbers.

#

But I'm slightly puzzled how you wrote that much without seeing the obvious flaws here...

wheat prawn
chilly tulip
#

The odd thing is that it looks pretty sound and then you get to 10 lines of misplaced copypaste :P

wheat prawn
#

I think I see the problem looking at it now.

#

I overlooked that I’d left in the extra, empty class CfgFunctions stub and a few other small slip-ups. My main concern now is getting the addon to read the script files I left in there which it had trouble doing before.

#

Which I'm about to test now.

chilly tulip
#

It may well still fail to find the script files. That depends on your file arrangement and PBO prefix.

wheat prawn
#

Which is exactly what is happening now. That's all I need to figure out now.

chilly tulip
#

Do you have a prefix set in addon builder's options?

wheat prawn
#

No, it's blank.

chilly tulip
#

If your scripts are in the folder C:\ArmaBuild\AIPathfinderImprovement\scripts then your prefix should be AIPathfinderImprovement

wheat prawn
#

It's now set to exactly that.

#

Yep, that did it.

#

No missing script pop ups on game start.

chilly tulip
#

The prefix tells Arma where to put the PBO's files in the virtual filesystem.

wheat prawn
#

👍 Thank you so much for the help though. I'll be sure to refer to the wiki page on future addons.

#

Now it's a matter of fixing a wee script error which I'll post in the arma scripting channel unless you don't mind it here?

chilly tulip
#

Post in scripting

wheat prawn
#

Will do. Though the error doesnt seem to be popping up on my end anymore.

royal briar
#

how does arma count weapon damage? is it combination of "hit" from config and "initSpeed" ? because arsenal counts it like this: ```_statHit = sqrt(_statHit^2 * (_statInitSpeed max 0)); //--- Make impact influenced by muzzle speed

tame raven
#

hit and actual speed and typicalspeed

# 
damage = hit * (speed/typicalspeed)
royal briar
#

oh is that documented somewhere?

tame raven
#

Uhhh somewhere

royal briar
#

ok 🙂

tame raven
#

It might be in the damage description page somewhere

royal briar
#

ok thx, will be looking

green verge
#

☝️ Any idea why having ```sqf
class LinkedItems
{
class LinkedItemsOptic
{
slot = "CowsSlot";
item = "VA_Original_Sight_Flip_Up_Sight";
};
class LinkedItemsMuzzle
{
slot = "MuzzleSlot";
item = "VA_M16_Suppressor";
};
class LinkedItemsAcc
{
slot = "PointerSlot";
item = "VA_M16_flashlight";
};
};

There makes the gun not appear...
royal briar
wheat sluice
#

You get it from the magazine's initSpeed value.

royal briar
#

that's what im doing but if weapons initSpeed is negative its used as multiplier to magazines initSpeed so i guess in case of zero the multiplier is not used

novel lava
#

yeah 0 would be default aka initspeed in cfgmag

wheat sluice
#

It would just be magazine's initSpeed * weapon's initSpeed in that case.

novel lava
#

less than 0 is a multiplier, greater than an override

royal briar
#

and equal to 0 is no multiplier?

wheat sluice
#

Yep. Weapon's initSpeed = 0 means no multiplier, ergo the weapon's muzzle velocity will be determined by the magazine's initSpeed only (CfgMagazines value of 850 means that the weapon has a muzzle velocity of 850 m/s).

And just like Kerc said, a negative initSpeed value for the weapon means that it applies a multiplier to the magazine's initSpeed value (CfgWeapons value of -1.2 & CfgMagazines value of 900 means that it is 900 * 1.2 = weapon's final muzzle velocity value is 1,080 m/s).

On the other hand, a positive initSpeed value in the weapon means that the weapon's muzzle velocity is determined by the weapon itself (CfgWeapons value is 700 means that the muzzle velocity is 700 m/s; CfgMagazines value is ignored and no multiplier is applied).

Good example of this in practice with three vanilla weapons that use each system accordingly:
CfgWeapons:

MXC: arifle_MXC_F >> initSpeed = 720
SDAR: arifle_SDAR_F >> initSpeed = 0
Promet MR: arifle_MSBS65_Mark_sand_F >> initSpeed = -1.125

CfgMagazines:

MX's 30-round 6.5 mm magazine: 30Rnd_65x39_caseless_mag >> initSpeed = 800
SDAR's 20-/30-round 5.56 mm magazines: 20Rnd_556x45_UW_mag >> initSpeed = 270, 30Rnd_556x45_Stanag_green >> initSpeed = 920
Promet's 30-round 6.5 mm magazine: 30Rnd_65x39_caseless_msbs_mag >> initSpeed = 800

MXC's final muzzle velocity value -> 720 m/s (weapon value takes precedence)
SDAR's final muzzle velocity values -> 270 m/s when loaded with 20-round dual-purpose, 920 m/s when loaded with 30-round ball (magazine value takes precedence)
Promet MR's final muzzle velocity value -> 800 * 1.125 = 900 m/s (weapon applies multiplier to magazine)
https://i.imgur.com/O1SZN2J.png

Imgur
royal briar
#

gotcha thx

wheat sluice
#

Should note that this only applies to Arma 3. Older games used different systems:

  • In OFP, muzzle velocity was determined in CfgWeapons (since CfgMagazines didn't exist back then).
  • In A1/A2, muzzle velocity is determined in CfgMagazines only (CfgWeapons initSpeed is always ignored).
wheat sluice
# green verge
  1. Try adding baseWeapon = "val_cm4_G"; to the val_cm4_G class.
  2. OpticsModes should not be placed under ItemInfo. If your aim is to have integral optics that can swapped out with a rail optic (e.g. anything in CowsSlot), then you should define OpticsModes in the root of the weapon's class, not as a property of ItemInfo.
class val_cm4_G: val_cm4_base_F
{
    class OpticsModes
    {
        ...
    };
};
  1. You do not need to define modelOptics unless you intend to have a dedicated integrated optical sight for the weapon. Judging by the rest of the config, this does not appear to be the case so I would suggest omitting this line entirely since the Rifle superclass already has modelOptics set to a dummy value.
  2. ItemInfo is not needed nor used for firearms. Get rid of it entirely.
brazen merlin
#

does anyone know if engine temperature does something in the game? or is it just a fluff value?

brazen merlin
#

and where it's defined. max values and whatnot

nimble sequoia
brazen merlin
#

yeah, i just did some tests with class mfd and it seems the value goes as high as the scale i give it

#

if i set scale 100, it will slowly crawl up to 100 etc (based on 0-1)

#

value will go down again if engine is off

#

shame. was hoping there is some actual "simulation" based on engine damage, etc.. don't want to script that, it's not worth it

#

so it'll remain purely visual fluff

novel lava
#

i think its the same as thermals stuff

#

where it starts at 0 and slowly goes up to 1

brazen merlin
#

yeah, i think so too

vivid plank
#

hi all! New to configs, I feel like I'm missing something.
My goal: Add a new Eden attribute to an existing object from a different mod.
What do we have: A KIF_Vesna_205 class defined in a different addon which I reference through requiredAddons.
What I've tried:

    class KIF_Vesna_205
    {
        class Attributes
        {
            class mtr_pdr_zakat
            {
                displayName="[Moldova] Zakat";
                property="vn_drmm_song_os_01";
                control="Checkbox";
                defaultValue="false";
                tooltip="";
                unique=0;
                expression="if (_value) then { _pl = _this getVariable ['tracks',[]]; _pl pushBack '%s'; _this setVariable ['tracks',_pl];};";
            };
        }
    }

What I expected to happen: A new checkbox appears in eden attributes.
What actually happens: The KIF_Vesna_205 object disappears from the game.
Suspicion: my config completely overrode, erased the original one.

How can I extend a class without removing everything from it?

brazen merlin
#

you are overwriting existing classes without inheriting?

vivid plank
# brazen merlin you are overwriting existing classes without inheriting?

I also tried this but it gave me an error

    class KIF_Vesna_205;
    class KIF_Vesna_205 : KIF_Vesna_205
    {

Right now the only working solution seems to be creating a **new ** class that inherits KIF_Vesna_205, but I want to avoid that if possible, I don't want to have two instances of basically the same thing in game

nimble sequoia
vivid plank
nimble sequoia
vivid plank
nimble sequoia
vivid plank
#

I mean there are lots of other things in the config unrelated to this

#

new vehicles, sounds etc

nimble sequoia
#

As you have an error which you want us to fix, but won't be showing all the code, how will that work?!

#

You can comment out everything unrelated or make a test copy.,

#

The first thing you need to find out is whether you are correctly bringing in the other mods vehicle class, and whether you can make a change to it, with nothing else potentially getting in the way.

finite bronze
#

Hello there. I am having the front tank phyx issue.

When I have the dampener wheels in the pHyx done everything works and drives as expected. But when I had the front top wheels (the ones not touching the ground with the same config as the sample tank) the tanks only now goes to a speed of 5KM/h and will not go any faster.

Could someone please help me understand why?

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vivid plank
#

I am really not as much interested in fixing the error as learning the best practices/workflows so I could have a generalized approach.
I have already learned the workflow for "create a subclass and modify it to your liking", now I'm trying to see if there is approach for "take base class and modify it without creating a subclass".
Maybe it's just not possible at all, that's what I'm trying to figure out.

nimble sequoia
#

Addon Builder is also not the best tool. Try mikero's pboProject.

nimble sequoia
finite bronze
#

yes

#

hmm, interesting idea about moving the bounding, thank you for the suggestion.

hearty sandal
#

also make sure the mempoint names match config

vivid plank
# nimble sequoia General approach to bug fixing is to isolate the issue. When you've done that, a...

I know about this approach, I've been programming in gamedev for years. As I'm onboarding into arma I am interested in learning general practices, not necessarily fixing this particular issue.

Let's just forget about all I wrote above, let me start my question from scratch.
One of the mods I'm using has a class

class Foo
{
    class Attributes
    {
        class FooCheckbox
        {
            displayName="This is a foo checkbox!";
        }
    }
}

I want to add another checkbox to be visible when inspecting an object of this class. I'm trying to do this in my submod:

class Foo
{
    class Attributes
    {
        class BarCheckbox
        {
            displayName="This is a Bar checkbox!";
        }
    }
}

**What I expect to happen: ** both FooCheckbox and BarCheckbox are visible
What actually happens: Only BarCheckbox is visible.

I think I'm fundamentally misunderstanding something about how Arma handles patching configs.
I've read this https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Replacement_Config_Tutorial but it's not very helpful in this case.
I therefore am asking for people experienced with arma configs to please share some info or point me towards some documentation that would be relevant to my case 🙏

hearty sandal
#

to replace or ammend a class you need to have the original configs cfgPatches class refered to in your configs cfgPatches header requiredAddons array. This whay your config is loaded after the original and can apply the changes you want

#

thats the base gist of it

vivid plank
#

this I have done

hearty sandal
#

some classes like turrets require the original inheritance tree also defined

#

this could need that too

finite bronze
#

Is this a spring issue?

vivid plank
vivid plank
hearty sandal
#

if its already inheriting attributes from somewhere else that may need to be also defined in your parent class definitions

finite bronze
#

at this point I think the game is mocking me

hearty sandal
#

otherwise you may risk overwriting previous inheritances to no exist

nimble sequoia
#

I'd be looking at your physx config, Geo LOD (including mass and CofG), Geo Phys LOD and Memory LOD.

finite bronze
hearty sandal
#

did you rename the wheels so they are in order?

finite bronze
#

yeah. L1 and R1

hearty sandal
#

wheel_2_ for right side?

finite bronze
#

yep.

nimble sequoia
#

Don't recommend 0 droop and compression HG. 0.01 works much better.

hearty sandal
#

(I prefer to use R or L for clarity)

finite bronze
#

nah, still flies off into space

#

facinating isn't it.

#

my wheel class is probably an absolute mess:

Tank is 60000 mass.

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hearty sandal
#

you are not defining any weight for the wheels

#

that may be expected

finite bronze
#

here is the phys geom

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finite bronze
hearty sandal
nimble sequoia
hearty sandal
#

vanilla configs seem to have both 0 and 0.0099999999

#

😄

hearty sandal
#

Unfortunately

finite bronze
#

I think I've done well to say I got this far blind

nimble sequoia
finite bronze
#

but still not enough 😦

#

land contact

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nimble sequoia
#

Make sure the tank tracks in the physx LOD do not come down as far as the highest point that they can reach under compression.
Reason: physx is config code based, you don't want physx p3d components getting in the mix

finite bronze
#

here is Geo lod with mass of 60000

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finite bronze
nimble sequoia
finite bronze
#

this is the wheels with the phy

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#

objviously just two of the wheel mem, not all of them shown here

nimble sequoia
finite bronze
#

I know... this is day 3 of maybe 20 hours of solving the problem.

brazen merlin
#

getting ptsd from reading that tank track issue

#

check if all your wheels have the same size

#

the engine doesnt like wheels of different sizes

finite bronze
brazen merlin
#

from axis to bounding mempoint

#

all wheels need to have the same size

finite bronze
#

Interesting, I'll put into Blender and check it out

brazen merlin
#

keep in mind that physx wheel and visual wheel do not need to match

finite bronze
#

I know all the bottom ones do but maybe not the one I am trying to add

#

Yes, visual is purely animation

brazen merlin
#

also there is numberPhysicalWheels property, but dunno how important it is

#

maybe check if it says the number of wheels you have

#

other than that, things that have a huge influence on vehicle speed are the damper strength, rpm, torque settings, etc. it's quite a lot and you can do quite a lot wrong

finite bronze
#

Yeah, been playing with everything for eva

#

The fact it flies off into space is an interesting thing and most likely phyx or mem

brazen merlin
#

it can be wrong damper values

finite bronze
#

possibly

finite bronze
brazen merlin
#

springStrength and springDamperRate

#

wrong values there can make your vehicle very bouncy

#

and if it is very bouncy, it can happen that you fly into space if you crash into a rock

#

but generally tankx simulation is a very tough nut. took me weeks to understand it and there is still a lot that i don't know

#

you can fix issues in multiple ways and if you fix it the wrong way, you can introduce other issues

finite bronze
brazen merlin
#

2 new wheels can change the whole behavior

#

your sprung mass probably needs to be different, the other damper behaviors will need tweaking, i dunno

finite bronze
#

I know. I tried changing the values to reflect that as the wiki says but not much

#

let me make sure they all same size

brazen merlin
#

the fact that your vehicle cant get over 5km/h once you add the wheels tells me that it's probably related to wheel size or some physics geo is clipping into the ground

finite bronze
#

how do you calculate width?

#

is it just the width of that you want the wheels to be?

finite bronze
#

will need to do more testing but it isn't flying into space

#

oh yeah, that 100% fixed all my issues. My tank is finished. 😄

#

about 2 weeks of hard work I thought was gunu die due to 3 days of fixing these damn wheels

ripe cargo
#

could anyone help me? I made a dedicated server but anytime I join im stuck here

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chilly tulip
#

Normal if you specified an empty mission cycle. Should be able to use #login and #missions from there. Wrong channel though, go to #server_admins or #server_windows.

ripe cargo
subtle dune
#

Hi everyone, I've got a question about the uniforms. How would I give a uniform armor like the Tracksuit (Black) uniform has? Or like the CSAT uniforms?

#

I can't quite make out what in the cfg is giving them armor

ripe cargo
#

@chilly tulip i msg'd in there instead, if u wanna help that would be blessed cuz i feel like an idiot rn

ripe cargo
finite bronze
#

New tiny issue. My tank will not recieve hull component dmg. Like it's health will go down but no Hull to yellow, then red.

Things I have done: A Visual selection, Hullpoints in hit-points lod, a hitbox in firegeom lod.

here is my config:

            {
                armor=0.80000001;
                material=-1;
                armorComponent="hit_hull";
                name="hit_hull_point";
                visual="zbytek";
                passThrough=0.5;
                minimalHit=0.1;
                explosionShielding=0.2;
                radius=0.6;
            };```
boreal adder
#

anyone know the cause for this?

chilly tulip
#

If it's a different file each time then usually packet loss.

#

The signature checking process is extremely intolerant of packet loss. Maybe it expects response within 500ms or something.

boreal adder
#

i believe it was the same every time

chilly tulip
#

In that case repair that mod.

sand light
#

Hi, i just thought of a new concept about reducing acceleration of tracked vehicle. In this concept, i multiply the mass of each wheeled in vehicle, including wheels in the track of tracked vehicle like tank or IFV. It looks more slower than usual. You can think this can be implemented in something?

📎 SlowTrackedVehicles.pbo
fair light
#

Hello👋 i need help. i have a path(configfile >> "CfgVehicles" >> "Land_u_Addon_02_V1_F") to the object, but i don't understand how to go to it right away. i entered it in the path, but nothing🤔 i can just manually follow these paths, but when there are too many of them...

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fair light
pale dew
#

heyo!, im getting odd picture pathing, so for some reason i always get this prefix "equip\w\w_(my path to picture).paa" im not sure what could be causing it.

wintry fox
pale dew
#

dang really

wintry fox
#

E.g. picture = "\path\to\image_ca.paa";

pale dew
#

wait, is it linked to another path with default arma and not going to root.

wintry fox
#

No leading slash tells arma to look for a specific file structure, leading slash is for an exact path

#

Just add a \ to your path, that's all you need to change

pale dew
#

well. When you reference another base class it has a default application to a property. so presumably thats where the base class starts and because im not referencing root or \ its just adding onto the path. Thanks. :)

wintry fox
pale dew
#

no your \ method was correct, i was simply elaborating my relization

#

apologies

toxic solar
#

im sure this is more on the config side as I am prositive the p3d stuff is correct, but wat do I need to change in class Wheels to make the suspension not so stiff and compress/droop properly?

#

this is geo lod as res lod ^

#

so I can see wat geo lods doing

nimble sequoia
toxic solar
nimble sequoia
# toxic solar so I can see wat geo lods doing

Don't confuse how the model looks cosmetically (what you see) versus what the physx is actually doing.
Cosmetically the amount the wheel moves is a multiplication of the axis length x offset values. This product should be equal to maxCompression and maxDroop in class Wheels. It's typical practise to set the axis length to 1m, then the offset0 and offset1 values can be the same as the compression and droop code numbers.

nimble sequoia
toxic solar
#

I dont quite under the axis length to 1m part, I think I did the opposite of what your saying. RN the distance for the axis that goes up and down for damping is 0.06m and my offset0 and offset1 are -3 and 3

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toxic solar
#

springStrength = 50*sprungMass = 50*1400 = 70000?

#

ah the math for springDamperRate always trips me up

nimble sequoia
nimble sequoia
toxic solar
#

Okay I will do that, when u say middle of car, do u mean like the actual middle or middle of the axel place (idk wat its called, the image )

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brazen merlin
#

actual middle of the model

#

since the axis only goes straight up/down, it doesn't really matter where it is i guess

nimble sequoia
toxic solar
#

ah right yea, okay so which vertex would be the begining? bottom point? I have been doing this for model cfg since its easier

begin="axis_wheel_1_damper_start";
end="axis_wheel_1_damper_end";
brazen merlin
#

also of note, there is only one axis for all wheels. not an axis for each 😄

toxic solar
toxic solar
nimble sequoia
nimble sequoia
toxic solar
#

cool let me try

toxic solar
#

how does offset0/offset1 (and I guess maxCompression/maxDroop) have to be the same numbers? can droop say be 0.2 while compression is 0.18?

#

would that even make sense I guess 🤔

nimble sequoia
toxic solar
#

cool cool

#

I shall try all this now 🙏

nimble sequoia
#

Your p3d should be modelled with the wheels at their natural (resting on ground) position.
Compression is upwards movement under load, and droop is how far they drop when car is lifted off ground. Can be quite different numbers, but typically modders make life easy on themselves by using the same.

#

The upwards compression movement is usually calculated/limited by how far before the tyre hits the wheel arch above.

toxic solar
#

yeah might have to make the axel a bit thinner cause RN it clips before even hitten the arch at the top LOL

#

Okay cool the vehicle feels a lot better, now next question, I think maybe this is a differential/enginepower issue but I would figure when the vic is like this it would move a bit faster then it is now with onyl half the wheels in contact?

nimble sequoia
toxic solar
brazen merlin
nimble sequoia
brazen merlin
#

could be related to dampingRate

#

and moi

toxic solar
nimble sequoia
#

So slower or same speed up ramp when wheels in contact / not in contact?

toxic solar
#

Yes when its half leaning its same speed as if its fully on

nimble sequoia
#

That physx didn't look very happy when it made contact. Can you show your Geo Phys LOD?

toxic solar
#

(also side note to all this, I am so sad reflector class needs everything to be same color and angle cause now I can have high beams on the side be different color or angle 😦 )

toxic solar
nimble sequoia
toxic solar
#

Low key did not thnink I would need it now 💀

#

I thought geo phy was just for vehicle to vehicle collision?

nimble sequoia
#

Make a copy of your Geo LOD to Geo Phys.
Delete the wheels (and anything under the chassis).
Refind ComponentXX.
Re-test.

toxic solar
#

🫡

nimble sequoia
#

The wheel physics is largely code based in Arma.
So although the Geo Phys LOD is for physx collisions, you don't want any components that will interfere with the wheels/suspension.

toxic solar
#

Okay trying now

nimble sequoia
#

Example Geo Phys LOD - note no wheels and simplified geometry.

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toxic solar
#

thats actually crazy

nimble sequoia
#

Well done, that looks much better.

toxic solar
#

praise_the_sun ty

#

I guess I can sleep 🙂

#

Might make sprintg daper rate a bit less so it feels more, springy?

#

but ty very cool

toxic solar
nimble sequoia
#

springStrength for how springy, springDamperRate for "speed" of damping

toxic solar
#

nod cool

#

gonna make it a bit less to see how it feels

nimble sequoia
#

Now you have the basics working, you have the fun of tweaking until it behaves as you imagine it should.
Soft and wallowing like an American sedan, hard and reactive like an Italian sports car, rolling over in turns like a ... you get the idea

toxic solar
#

Okay one more question for the night, I dont quite understand the differences in the different differentialType types
"all_open", "all_limited", "front_open", "front_limited", "rear_open", "rear_limited"

nimble sequoia
toxic solar
nimble sequoia
toxic solar
#

😮 oh deer I did not think it would come to this

#

ah I think I understand now and I had it backwards

nimble sequoia
#

Like all hobbies, or model simulations, you can take it to whatever level you fancy. Personally I deep dive to try to make the simulation behave as close to real life as possible, which involves researching the mechanics and performance of the actual vehicle in great detail and Arma doesn't do too bad a job if you understand all the various component parts.

toxic solar
#

nod there was this one like 60's video that explained differntials that was really good nice and simple

fathom cloak
#

Im trying to make a little something special for my unit, Vehicle textures, I already have the remade PAA done But how would I be able to get that onto the vehicle to be selectable in the garage? Sorry if none of that made sense the helicopter im currently working on is the UH1Y for RHS. if someone would be able to maybe walk me through it that would be great becuase I really do want to learn how to do this.

wintry fox
fathom cloak
#

Thanks a bunch

sage frost
#

hello friends, I'm having trouble properly understanding the class inheritance system in Arma 3, for example:

///This works, it makes a copy of B_Soldier_F and adds a property

class CfgVehicles
{
class B_Soldier_F;

class B_Soldier_F_Gato: B_Soldier_F {
    myproperty = "value";
};

};

///This works, it makes a copy of B_Soldier_F and adds a property to B_Soldier_F and another to GunClouds

class CfgVehicles
{
class B_Soldier_base_F;
class B_Soldier_F: B_Soldier_base_F {
class GunClouds;
};

class B_Soldier_F_Gato: B_Soldier_F {
    myproperty1 = "value1";
    class GunClouds : GunClouds {
        myproperty2 = "value2";
    };
};

};

///This no longer works, GunClouds and Table end up empty in B_Soldier_F, in B_Soldier_F_Gato they only show the properties I added

class CfgVehicles
{
class B_Soldier_base_F;
class B_Soldier_F: B_Soldier_base_F {
class GunClouds {
class Table;
};
};

class B_Soldier_F_Gato: B_Soldier_F {
    myproperty1 = "value1";
    class GunClouds : GunClouds {
        myproperty2 = "value2";
        class Table : Table {
            myproperty3 = "value3";
        };
    };
};

};
Sorry if this is not the right place, I’ve searched everywhere and tried many things and I still can’t understand how I’m supposed to do it. Thank you.

narrow swallow
#

It's breaking because you are creating a fresh B_Soldier_F.GunClouds instead of inheriting. You need to go one level further back.

sage frost
#

I understand, I made these attempts:

//// I tried inheriting from the same class and it didn’t work, it returns "undefined base class GunClouds"

class CfgVehicles
{
class B_Soldier_base_F;
class B_Soldier_F: B_Soldier_base_F {
class GunClouds : GunClouds {
class Table;
};
};

class B_Soldier_F_Gato: B_Soldier_F {
    myproperty1 = "value1";
    class GunClouds : GunClouds {
        myproperty2 = "value2";
        class Table : Table {
            myproperty3 = "value3";
        };
    };
};

};

//// I looked for the base class for GunClouds and that didn’t work either, in this code what happens is that GunClouds inherits values directly from WeaponCloudsGun and ignores the values from B_Soldier_F

class WeaponCloudsGun; /// I added it here because it's at the same level as CfgVehicles
class CfgVehicles
{
class B_Soldier_base_F;
class B_Soldier_F: B_Soldier_base_F {
class GunClouds : WeaponCloudsGun {
class Table;
};
};

class B_Soldier_F_Gato: B_Soldier_F {
    myproperty1 = "value1";
    class GunClouds : GunClouds {
        myproperty2 = "value2";
        class Table : Table {
            myproperty3 = "value3";
        };
    };
};

};

//// I also tried this code (even though it didn’t make much sense anymore), and here it returns "Member already defined GunClouds"

class CfgVehicles
{
class B_Soldier_base_F;
class B_Soldier_F: B_Soldier_base_F {
class GunClouds;
class GunClouds : GunClouds {
class Table;
};
};

class B_Soldier_F_Gato: B_Soldier_F {
    myproperty1 = "value1";
    class GunClouds : GunClouds {
        myproperty2 = "value2";
        class Table : Table {
            myproperty3 = "value3";
        };
    };
};

};

narrow swallow
#

It can be easier to just go forward instead.

class B_Soldier_F;
class gato_solder_base_1: B_Soldier_F {
class GunClouds;
};
class gato_solder_base_2: gato_solder_base_1 {
class GunClouds: GunClouds {
class Table;
};
};
class gato_solder_base_3: gato_solder_base_2 {
class GunClouds: GunClouds {
class Table: Table {
Myproperty3
};
};
};
sage frost
#

Thank you very much, I had thought of something like this but I couldn’t see it so clearly in my mind — now I understand that I can create a class for each level I need to go down.

pallid sierra
#

anyone got a current config dump lying around? I don't want to hiccup my current workflow making my own.

wintry fox
balmy siren
#

For the TI Vision Modes that are included in RF and Enhanced NVGs, how did they get the extra color overlays?

#

Like Purple on Yellow and whatnot

#

I want to add those vision modes to a vehicles but I cant find where the actual overlays are defined to get class names

wintry tartan
#

*EF
It is scripted

balmy siren
#

RF has additional NVGs as well but yeah EF too

#

If I wanted to add that to say the Leo 2, how would I do so, or where can I start looking to figure it out?

wintry tartan
#

Ahem disregard, you mean thermal? It is simply done in config

balmy siren
#

I figured that part out, I've added Ti already, but I want to know how to change the colors of the Thermal

#

For the commander view at least

#

Trying to start work on a Leo 2A-RC 3.0 cfg with some extra additions and want to include non black/white options.

hearty sandal
#

I recall there is wiki page about the colors

wintry tartan
balmy siren
#

Or did you have to script it in?

wintry tartan
#

Engine defines 6 is that scheme

balmy siren
#

Any idea where that is originally defined?

wintry tartan
#

No, I meant EF is scripted, RF uses no such script

#

What is originally define

balmy siren
#

As in where the thermal modes are originally defined

wintry tartan
#

There is no config definition. It refers to one PNG image that is stored in one of dta PBOs

balmy siren
#

Ah okay

royal briar
#

can you reload mod changes without restarting arma?

wintry tartan
#

Check pinned

royal briar
#

ah its only for diagnostic. thx

wintry tartan
#

Only for modders 😎

cobalt topaz
#

Hello Everyone, can anybody please point me in a right direction why this is happening (gunner standing)?

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nimble sequoia
cobalt topaz
narrow swallow
#

If the seat is the same as the pilot, use the same one

cobalt topaz
fading tree
#

I am not sure if this is the right place to post this, but I need help. I am trying to script config my GPS model in the GPS slot. I put the type in 611 in the config.cpp it only uses the radio slot. I've seen some mods do that and I'm wondering how they did it.

# 
    class MyGPSMod {
        units[] = {"My_GPS_Item_ground"};
        weapons[] = {"My_GPS_Item"};
        requiredVersion = 1.0;
        requiredAddons[] = {"A3_Data_F", "A3_Weapons_F"};
    };
};

class CfgWeapons {
    class ItemCore;
    class InventoryItem_Base_F;
    class ItemGPS;

    class My_GPS_Item: ItemGPS {
        scope = 2;
        scopeArsenal = 2;
        displayName = "Custom GPS";
        author = "YourName";
        picture = "p:\MODS_List\Tablet\icon\black.paa";
        model = "p:\MODS_List\Tablet\data\tablet.p3d";
        descriptionShort = "Custom handheld GPS device.";
        hiddenSelections[] = {"camo"};
        hiddenSelectionsTextures[] = {"p:\MODS_List\Tablet\textures\Tablet Texture_co.paa"};

        class ItemInfo: InventoryItem_Base_F {
            mass = 5;
            type = 611;
        };
    };
};

class CfgVehicles {
    class Item_Base_F;

    class My_GPS_Item_ground: Item_Base_F {
        scope = 2;
        scopeCurator = 2;
        displayName = "Custom GPS (Ground)";
        author = "YourName";
        vehicleClass = "ItemsElectronic";
        editorCategory = "EdCat_Equipment";
        editorSubcategory = "EdSubcat_Electronics";
        model = "p:\MODS_List\Tablet\data\tablet.p3d";
        hiddenSelections[] = {"camo"};
        hiddenSelectionsTextures[] = {"p:\MODS_List\Tablet\textures\Tablet Texture_co.paa"};

        class TransportItems {
            class My_GPS_Item {
                name = "My_GPS_Item";
                count = 1;
            };
        };
    };
}; ```
wintry fox
#

I would try just inheriting the ItemInfo from ItemGPS (and remove the type property), not something I've messed with but there might be some other stuff in there

devout plume
#

Not sure if this is the right channel, but how would I go about making a new custom faction, specifically without using ALiVE's ORBAT creator?

trim thorn
#

drongos config generator

#

quick and easy plus has a video and is simple to do

devout plume
#

neat, thank you! And i'm assuming it's compatible with modded equipment?

trim thorn
#

yep can use any mod/s with it just look it up on the workshop and load it into your mod list and follow the video

#

only thing is you would need to know a little bit about making a mod but that is simple enough

devout plume
#

i just use the mod compiler that's in the Arma 3 Tools, right?

trim thorn
#

that or if you have a pbo manger you can pack it that way as well there is a few ways to go about it

devout plume
#

oh yeah i have one installed

trim thorn
#

then you can do the following

MyCustomFaction (folder)
addons (folder)
MyCustomFaction (folder)
config.cpp

just pack the MyCustomFaction folder in the addons folder into a pbo and then you can test by adding it as a local mod in you launcher

fading tree
# wintry fox Your paths shouldn't start with `p:`, they should start with the pbo's prefix bt...

What do you mean by Groundholders? Also this is what I got so far, not sure this is what you mean for scripting it?

    class Tablet {
        units[] = {"My_GPS_Item_ground"};
        weapons[] = {"My_GPS_Item"};
        requiredVersion = 1.0;
        requiredAddons[] = {"A3_Data_F", "A3_Weapons_F"};
    };
};

class CfgWeapons {
    class ItemGPS;

    class Tablet: ItemGPS {
        scope = 2;
        scopeArsenal = 2;
        displayName = "Custom GPS";
        author = "YourName";
        picture = "/Tablet/icon/black.paa";
        model = "/Tablet/data/tablet.p3d"; 
        descriptionShort = "Custom handheld GPS device.";
        hiddenSelections[] = {"camo"};
        hiddenSelectionsTextures[] = {"/Tablet/textures/Tablet_Texture_co.paa"};


        class ItemInfo: ItemGPS {
            mass = 5;
            type = 611;
        };
    };
};

class CfgVehicles {
    class Item_Base_F;

    class My_GPS_Item_ground: Item_Base_F {
        scope = 2;
        scopeCurator = 2;
        displayName = "Custom GPS (Ground)";
        author = "YourName";
        vehicleClass = "ItemsElectronic";
        editorCategory = "EdCat_Equipment";
        editorSubcategory = "EdSubcat_Electronics";
        model = "p:\MODS_List\Tablet\data\tablet.p3d";
        hiddenSelections[] = {"camo"};
        hiddenSelectionsTextures[] = {"p:\MODS_List\Tablet\textures\Tablet Texture_co.paa"};

        class TransportItems {
            class My_GPS_Item {
                name = "My_GPS_Item";
                count = 1;
            };
        };

    };
}; ```
wintry fox
#

It's just an invisible container that has your item in its inventory

#

So you shouldn't change teh model / textures of it

#

(textures don't do anything, but the model shouldn't be changed)

fading tree
#

so the ground holder is the reason why I cant play it in the GPS slot or is this a different issue?

wintry fox
#

Different issue

fading tree
#

oh okay, so I just need to do is get ride of model?

wintry fox
#

I meant like:

class ItemCore;
class ItemGPS: ItemCore {
    class ItemInfo;
};
class YourPrefix_Tablet: ItemGPS {
    class ItemInfo: ItemInfo {
        mass = 5;
    };
};
wintry fox
fading tree
#

what the different between Itemcore and ItemGPS

wintry fox
#

ItemCore is just a generic base class, but it's what ItemGPS inherits from so it's needed there
That "opens up" the ItemGPS class so you can inherit from its ItemInfo class

fading tree
#

okay, I cant find the information for it on the arma wiki

#

Also do I need the "type"

wintry fox
fading tree
# wintry fox Shouldn't, since that would be set in the GPS's ItemInfo

okay, so something like this then.

    class Tablet {
        units[] = {"My_GPS_Item_ground"};
        weapons[] = {"Tablet"};
        requiredVersion = 1.0;
        requiredAddons[] = {"A3_Data_F", "A3_Weapons_F"};
    };
};

class CfgWeapons {
    class ItemCore;
    class ItemGPS: ItemCore {
        class ItemInfo; 
    };

    class Tablet: ItemGPS {
        scope = 2;
        scopeArsenal = 2;
        displayName = "Custom GPS";
        author = "YourName";
        picture = "/Tablet/icon/black.paa"; 
        model = "/Tablet/data/tablet.p3d";  
        descriptionShort = "Custom handheld GPS device.";
        hiddenSelections[] = {"camo"};
        hiddenSelectionsTextures[] = {"/Tablet/textures/Tablet Texture_co.paa"};

        class ItemInfo: ItemInfo {
            mass = 5;
            inherits GPS slot from ItemGPS
        };
    };
};

class CfgVehicles {
    class Item_Base_F;

    class My_GPS_Item_ground: Item_Base_F {
        scope = 2;
        scopeCurator = 2;
        displayName = "Custom GPS (Ground)";
        author = "YourName";
        vehicleClass = "ItemsElectronic";
        editorCategory = "EdCat_Equipment";
        editorSubcategory = "EdSubcat_Electronics";

        

        class TransportItems {
            class Tablet {
                name = "Tablet";
                count = 1;
            };
        };
    };
};```
wintry fox
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Yeah, just remove that inherits GPS slot from ItemGPS part, as that's going to give you an error

fading tree
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it gives me a error:

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I thought it would be name coreection but it wasnt and not sure what to do from this part and not sure why.

chilly tulip
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File paths (eg your p3d) need to be specified relative to the mod's prefix.

fading tree
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I thought so to but it gives me this error

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when I use a forward slash, it goes through with no problem until I go into editor to place it down.

wintry fox
# fading tree

They should be backslashes, looks like your pbo prefix is MODS_LIST?

fading tree
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yes

wintry fox
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Yeah so all of your file paths need to start with that

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\MODS_LIST\Tablet\...

fading tree
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ohhh

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i thought I didnt need that

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OMG THAANK YOU, I been fighting this problem for so long

fading tree
toxic solar
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I have a gunner whos proxy faces to the of a vehicle but obv the turret is facing forward, like miniguns on blackhawk. In game the gunner is facing forward, what do I need to have him face 90 left/right while the gun is still facing forward. Proxy is in correct direction

nimble sequoia
coral knoll
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Im not sure where this actually belongs so im putting it here.
what could cause a vest to not appear when equipped, but appear when on the ground

toxic solar
wheat sluice
nimble sequoia
narrow swallow
coral knoll
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thank you

toxic solar
toxic solar
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this is how it looks when I free look to the left, head looks like its off center?

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narrow swallow
serene jetty
serene jetty
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can anyone tell me what the problem with my config.cpp ?

hearty sandal
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or no inheritance and thus missing parameters the engine expects

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or you overwrite/blank out something from vanilla config

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what is it you try to do?

serene jetty
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oh okay i understand im gonna send you everything about the mod

hearty sandal
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youll have to simplify it yo see what works

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and then add things back to see what breaks it

serene jetty
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lol i was meaning that i will just send you what i can so u can tell me whats the problem with the bug

hearty sandal
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and also good to explain what you try to do

serene jetty
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okay im sending here

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C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Arma 3@TheFlamesOfInsurgencyCommandAndControl

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C:\Users\dread\Documents\ArmaMods\TheFlamesOfInsurgencyCommandAndControl

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"C:\Users\dread\Documents\ArmaMods\TheFlamesOfInsurgencyCommandAndControl\functions"

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"C:\Users\dread\Documents\ArmaMods\TheFlamesOfInsurgencyCommandAndControl\videos"

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"C:\Users\dread\Documents\ArmaMods\TheFlamesOfInsurgencyCommandAndControl\config.cpp"

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"C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Arma 3@TheFlamesOfInsurgencyCommandAndControl\Addons"

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"C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Arma 3@TheFlamesOfInsurgencyCommandAndControl\Addons\TheFlamesOfInsurgencyCommandAndControl.pbo"

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"C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Arma 3@TheFlamesOfInsurgencyCommandAndControl\ui"

hearty sandal
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these paths wont really mean much

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please explain what you try to do

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stoop

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these are paths where the files are on your computer

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they dont matter

serene jetty
# hearty sandal please explain what you try to do

My goal is to have a video playing in the background of the Arma 3 main menu.
I want it to replace the default static image or scene, so when the game launches, the player sees a looping video in the background behind the menu interface.

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that the video

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hearty sandal
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thanks. Now youll need to wait incase anyone has ideas on if you are even close

serene jetty
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okay im waiting

trim thorn
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I might be dumb and not able to find this but is there a function or some way for me to check to see if the AI can see a player

I am trying to basically do a thing where when the player fires their gun and if the AI can see them then something happens.

Thoughts on how best to go about this or suggestions for code is greatly appreciated. (note that this will be packed into a mod to work for any mission not just a single mission file)

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please ping or dm me btw

hearty sandal
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via script command

trim thorn
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so something along the lines of like this
player addEventHandler ["Fired", {
if (eastAI knowsAbout player) then {
_spotted = true;
} forEach allUnits;

if (_spotted) then {
    hint "You were spotted firing your weapon!";
};

}];

wintry fox
trim thorn
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ya know thats an amazing idea just trying to make sure im on the right track is all

wintry fox
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Looks fine, assuming eastAI is actually a thing

trim thorn
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I think it is from what I was seeing if not then I would just need a way to kind of filter out bluefor and opfor AI which I saw on a reddit post of someone doing something kinda like what I am doing and someone said to use eastAI

wintry fox
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Can use BIS_fnc_friendlySides

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Maybe something like this?

player addEventHandler ["Fired", {
    params ["_unit"];
    private _friendlySides = _unit call BIS_fnc_friendlySides;
    private _units = allUnits select { !(side _x in _friendlySides) };

    if (_units findIf { _x knowsAbout _unit } > -1) then {
        hint "You were spotted firing your weapon!";
    };
}];
trim thorn
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about to try out the code I posted but if that doesnt work then I will try that

wintry fox
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It was likely just an example

trim thorn
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this is a whole like undercover thing im trying to like piece together

trim thorn
wintry fox
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Then they are wrong
Because there's not some random global variable for eastAI

trim thorn
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¯_(ツ)_/¯

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hence kinda why I was asking for some help

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yeah no that didnt work I am putting this code btw in the initplayerlocal.sqf so I hope that is correct

chilly tulip
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There's a missing space in that code, should be _unit call not _unitcall

trim thorn
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ofc I saw that after I launched the game lol

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attempt 3

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is there like a library of all the functions and shit for arma 3?

wintry fox
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There's the function viewer in game

chilly tulip
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There is also a debug console that you can use to test code like that without even leaving the mission.

trim thorn
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good to know for both

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I knew aobut the debug console but just not too sure of like the how to use side of it

chilly tulip
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Paste code, hit local or server :P

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And then get Advanced Developer Tools because it's better.

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btw if you reload a mission in the editor then it reloads the functions too. Actually just returning to the editor might be sufficient.

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Reloading was probably the GUI config requirement.

trim thorn
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@wintry fox get that when putting it into the init.sqf within the mod

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chilly tulip
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ah yeah, knowsAbout returns a number.

wintry fox
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It returns a number from 0..4 based on how much the AI knows about the target

trim thorn
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ah alright cool let me see if that works

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also I appreciate the help with this yall

chilly tulip
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> 1.5 is good otherwise it'll return true for some counter-intuitive cases.

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probably doesn't matter here though.

trim thorn
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yeah idk what the different numbers mean basically end goal is gonna be to have it remove the players undercover status if the AI sees them fire a gun later down the line further going into the idea of killing a member of the same side as the AI or forces friendly to the AI so yea

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right now slowly trying to get things to work

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alright cool now is there a way to make hints go away faster?

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cause it is now working but trying to test kind of some different situations so want hints to go away quicker plus wouldn't want the hint staying up for as long as it does

wintry fox
# 
hint "blah blah";
// x seconds later
hintSilent ""; // hide hint
trim thorn
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so like

sleep 2;
hint "";

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ah alright cool thank you

toxic solar
severe marlin
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hey guys

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guys how can i add my equipments here in list?

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hearty sandal
severe marlin