#arma3_config

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jagged valve
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Sorry what is your problem exactly?

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Or did you fix it?

finite bronze
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Question, is there a way to creat a system so people can type their own name on the vechile in mission maker without having to make a new texture for the vechile?

hearty sandal
wintry fox
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You could use a ui on texture

hearty sandal
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👆

wintry fox
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Tldr:

  1. Make a display
  2. Set original texture as background image control
  3. Create new text control and set player's name as text
finite bronze
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does anyone ahve a tutorial on this or a wiki or is it a "figure it out" kinda thing?

hearty sandal
chilly tulip
tacit zealot
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Is there a way to force-limit an active sensor's (radar) range? Like, if the radar has a listed range of 6 km, and the target has a target size of 2, it would show up at 12 km, but I want to put in a hard limit.

stiff fog
toxic solar
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for sound file paths like in sound shader, when there is no file extension is it assuming .wss by default? if not what happens if I have the same name but ones .wss and others .wav

wintry fox
toxic solar
dull bolt
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I'm looking to create animals that do not move around, but maintain any animations they might do while idle

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I don't see any difference between static 1 and static 2. I would expect idle animations to play for static 1, while keeping the chicken in position, but this isnt happening

balmy sable
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CfgMovesRabbit_F >> Actions >> RabbitActions

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Err, well, replace Rabbit with Hen.

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If you wanted to do it cleanly you could create a new stopped state (inheriting from the old one) and then create a different action table (e.g. "CockFrozenActions") for that state that didn't allow it to move.

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Then the chickens would act normal until you switchMove'ed them into your new state, at which point they would be locked in place.

dull bolt
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For the first class (static 1), I didn't overwrite the moves class, so I shouldn't need to do that, right?

balmy sable
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Blowing away the moves class would stop it from doing anything at all (if it's even legal).

dull bolt
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If by blowing away you mean making "", I only did that for the second class

pliant trench
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does anyone know what sets the 'constraint' for deploying a weapon? Currently when I deploy my custom weapon the character sinks into the ground without a bipod and when deploying a bipod it lets the character rotate too far clipping to the ground pretty severely

dull bolt
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This is what I have now

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and the stupid poultry just kinda sit there

shell vessel
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does anyone know where 'RscOptics_LaserDesignator' is defined in?, which pbo do i need to look at?

balmy sable
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With which case, static 1 or static 2?

dull bolt
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check the new pastebin code

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no more static 1, static 2

tame raven
dull bolt
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just hen and cock

balmy sable
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You're blowing away superclasses with that config.

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There's probably stuff back from CfgMovesAnimal_Base_F that are going missing.

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When you do:

class Default

In your ED4_CfgMovesHen_F_A3, it creates a new empty Default class with only actions and collisionShape in it.

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class CfgMovesHen_F
{
class Default;
class StandBase;
class DefaultDie;
class States;
};

class ED4_CfgMovesHen_F_A3: CfgMovesHen_F
{
class States: States
{
// ...
};
};

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Would be closer to what you want.

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But in any case you probably want to edit the actions.

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Otherwise your walk actions will still be telling A3 to search the state graph for paths that no longer exist because you've removed them (I assume you want to change the connectTo/interpolateTo's.

dull bolt
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I've already changed the connectTo and interpolateTo

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i think your right though

balmy sable
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Classes within existing classes will merge (e.g. in CfgMovesHen_F), classes in new classes (e.g. your ED4_CfgMovesHen_F_A3) will always be new and empty.

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So if you did (in your ED4_CfgMovesHen_F_A3):

class States { }

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It won't inherit anything, it'll be empty.

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Hence the "States: States".

dull bolt
balmy sable
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It might not be a good idea to drop the superclass entries in States unless you're sure you don't need them.

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class States:States
{
class Hen_Stop: StandBase
{
connectTo[] = {"Hen_Stop",0.1};
interpolateTo[] = {"Hen_Eat",0.1,"Hen_Eat_Down_Pose",0.1,"Hen_Die",0.1};
};

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Is the most conservative way.

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And having states that don't exist still mentioned in actions might be bad (at the very least I'd expect .rpt errors)

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The issue with the above though is connectFrom and interpolateFrom's.

dull bolt
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What would the issue be?

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I've removed the rooster and fixed the other issues

faint spruce
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In the sound class of the config of the Blackfoot, i see sound[] = {"A3\Sounds_F\vehicles\air\noises\heli_alarm_rotor_low",0.223872,1,20};
I assume the last number is for the range but what are the other numbers for ?

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Could it be volumeFactor and spatialBlend ?

dull bolt
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I have no idea where to go from here

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The hen_stop doesn't look right to me either

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why is the only connection itself?

wintry fox
faint spruce
faint spruce
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Why in configfile >> "CfgVehicles" >> "B_Heli_Attack_01_dynamicLoadout_F" >> "Sounds" >> "SlingLoadUpExt" >> "sound" there is sound[] = {"A3\Sounds_F\vehicles\air\noises\",1.25893,1,500}; ? Its not pointing on a sound

balmy sable
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interpolateTo's are connections too.

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connectTo's are used when animations are designed to play from the last frame of one to the first frame of the other.

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Animations that don't have the exact same pose at the edges have to be interpolatedTo, though.

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(and also when an animation can be interrupted it is done with interpolation)

rancid minnow
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Question about CfgFunctions if anyone has a moment to help an addon noob such as myself.

balmy sable
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Best to just throw your line in and leave it in until you get a bite, Imperator. 😉

molten musk
faint spruce
rancid minnow
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Im having some issues with finding the exact path that I should put down for a function... the details are in the Pastebin below:
http://pastebin.com/9JJGCrvB

balmy sable
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If z/legion-tactical ends up in the pbo/pbo prefix then it needs to be in path= too

rancid minnow
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z\legion-tactical\addons\main is the $PBOPREFIX$

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Am i doing it wrong? 😃

balmy sable
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I'd recommend something more like this though:

P:\leg\leg_safestart\main\scripts\fn_moduleSafeStart.sqf

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Where "leg" is whatever your tag is.

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pboProject would be given P:\leg, and spit out log_safestart.pbo

rancid minnow
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Okay, that makes sense ... and pboProject?

balmy sable
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And yeah, the path= in pastebin would need to have "z\legion-tactical\addons\main\scripts...".

rancid minnow
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Mikero's tools, pboProject, right 😃

balmy sable
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Paths in addons aren't relative to the addon; A3 merges your config.cpp into the master config.bin and for most things doesn't really care where the config entries came from.

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Yeah, pboProject is worth using because you can't really mess up paths with it, and it does a huge number of lint checks that will otherwise have to be fixed by you starting the whole game and finding out something doesn't work. 😉

rancid minnow
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Alright, well thats going to save me some grief!

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Moving from working with Mission Based Configs sometimes to do this - is a bit of a mind shift.

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So @balmy sable If im using Pbo project, the file structure should be a little flatter... so as per you recommended leg_safestart would be the holder for the entire addon project - main would be one of many pbo's this project would consist of, which would contain config.cpp and files within that are used by that particular PBO?

balmy sable
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leg_safestart would be the .pbo name

rancid minnow
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okay, thanks.

molten musk
faint spruce
native wharf
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Hello, sorry, was wanting to make a custom beret mod for arma 3 but i dont know what key points i need to do,
so far i have a folder with a; .p3d model, .paa texture and have attempted a config.cpp file

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if anybody know how i could really use the bullet points of what i files i need to put in the mod folder that'd be incredibly helpful

lapis jacinth
native wharf
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so like this and then compact to a .pbo?

image.png
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forgot to delete the empty folder

lapis jacinth
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Sound good yes

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You might need this

class H_beret_02; //base class
    class your_beret_classname: H_beret_02
    {
        scope = 2;
        author = "YourName";
        displayName = "YourBeretNameInGame";
        picture = "\path\to\your\inventory\icon.paa";
        model = "path\to\your\file.p3d";
        hiddenSelections[] = 
        {
            "camo"
        }; //the cmao define in your p3d and called in your model.cfg
        hiddenSelectionsTextures[] =  
        {
            "\path\to\your\beret\texture.paa"
        };
    };```
native wharf
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thanks man

viral dragon
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If you use the BI Addon Builder, make sure you set its options to include p3d and paa files

native wharf
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specifically this is the error

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lapis jacinth
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note for yourself, put cfgPatches before everything

native wharf
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ah

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class CfgWeapons
{
class H_Beret_02;
class atkas_beret : H_Beret_02
{
author = "Atka"; // Your name
displayName = "1Beret"; // The name that shows up in Arsenal
model = "beretmodel"; // path to your model in between the quotes
};
};
class CfgPatches
{
class atkas_beret
{
author="Atka";
name="1Beret"; // Change this to whatever
url="";
requiredAddons[]=
{"A3_Data_F"};
requiredVersion=0.1;
units[]={};
weapons[] = {

    };
};

};

lapis jacinth
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class CfgPatches
{
    class atkas_beret
    {
        author="Atka";
        name="1Beret";
        url="";
        requiredAddons[] =
        {
            "A3_Data_F"
        };
        requiredVersion = 0.1;
        units[] = {};
        weapons[] = {};
    };
};

class CfgWeapons
{
    class H_Beret_02;
    class atkas_beret : H_Beret_02
    {
        author = "Atka";
        displayName = "1Beret";
        model = "atkas_beret\beretmodel.p3d";
    };
};```
viral dragon
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You'll also need to set an addon prefix in the Addon Builder options, for example atkas_beret, and then include that in the file path to your model, e.g. "atkas_beret\beretmodel.p3d"

native wharf
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got it

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ah fuck man

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viral dragon
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I would recommend doing this somewhere other than in your install directory. You don't want to have loose stuff lying around in there, or risk accidentally damaging actual game files.

native wharf
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oh yeah, im using a deskstop folder i made for it

viral dragon
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That addon source directory in the picture doesn't look like it's on your desktop

native wharf
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yeah it bugs out when its not in the D: drive

viral dragon
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Sounds odd but OK...so put it somewhere on your D: drive that is not in your game install folder

native wharf
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ohp nvm its workin with my C: drive

mortal dove
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should also be editing this in a proper text formatter.
notepad isnt going to show these issues properly; as it only displays text not c++ formatting.

lapis jacinth
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Hello got an issue about reflectors and terrain builder import: i've made my own fuel station and added reflectors as lamps, then I added the modded objet in terrain builder but the reflectors don't show up in game (unlike if i put it and load in mission). Any idea how to fix that?

hearty sandal
lapis jacinth
hearty sandal
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wiki has page about land_ class

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and I probably have explained it in the chat history if do bit of searching

lapis jacinth
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great thanks

stark forge
wintry tartan
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Fix what

chilly tulip
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I think it's a dedicated server running a custom mission, and there's a config error (CfgPatches.v_ssysm) when he tries to start the mission. I don't recognise the mod. Might be missing on the server or might just be broken.

stoic nacelle
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Another very strange problem
I've got a custom suppressor for a gun I've made, the problem is in multiplayer when someone shoots, no other player can see them shoot - no tracer, no shooting anim, no sound, nothing. Only bullet impacts
Anyone run into this kind of problem before?

📎 config.txt
novel lava
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thats usually what happens when people are running mismatched mods

stoic nacelle
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Hmm, maybe?
My other guess is maybe its not happy about the lack of a model? Or maybe it's because I haven't defined a zasleh2 proxy in the weapon model

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The weird part is the guns would work fine without the supressor

dusk jungle
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AR-2 Darter flies around 60kmh at top speed, what would be config values to make it go above that? Not acceleration but raise speed ceiling.

mortal dove
calm pilot
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guys, what's the formula behind maxVerticalRotSpeed??

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the horizontal one is ((360/X)/45)

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does the vertical one follow the same?

calm pilot
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I guess 360 gets replaced with the actual total angle of elevation

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-5/+22= 27, so it would be ((27/X)/45)

nimble sequoia
brave crag
whole jacinth
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How does the MFD PiP FOV value of the T-140 tank scale according to the gunner’s optical sight FOV?

I checked the config and it doesn’t seem to use any scripts to achieve this. So which config parameters are responsible for making this work?

marble spire
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What needs to be changed in the under‑barrel grenade launcher config so that grenades don’t fly so accurately?
I tried doing this:

class GrenadeLauncher;
class UGL_F: GrenadeLauncher
{
    aiDispersionCoefX = 6;
    aiDispersionCoefY = 16;
};

but it didn’t solve the problem at all.

chilly tulip
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You mean for AIs or players?

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That grenade launcher has extremely low dispersion, so even 6/16 isn't going to be very significant.

marble spire
chilly tulip
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Try going like 10x higher.

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I think the dispersion value for UGL_F is bugged. They set it on the weapon rather than the fire mode.

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0.0002 is not even close to reasonable for an underbarrel grenade launcher.

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AI inaccuracy is mode dispersion multiplied by weapon aiDispersionX/Y.

marble spire
# chilly tulip Try going like 10x higher. 
class GrenadeLauncher;

    class UGL_F: GrenadeLauncher 

        class Single: Mode_SemiAuto {
             aiDispersionCoefX = 5;
            aiDispersionCoefY = 5; 
            dispersion = 0.003;
            aiRateOfFire = 5.0; 
            aiRateOfFireDistance = 100; 
        };
    };

Did I understand correctly what needs to be edited?

chilly tulip
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Well, assuming that you mean the dispersion value there.

brave crag
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Is there anything that can be done to make a vehicle heavy enough to not get flung back when hitting trees?

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Like for example if someone intended to make a deforesting bulldozer or something

wheat sluice
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Pretty sure there's no way to directly set an object's mass via config.
If you have access to the model's MLOD, just increase the weight of the geometry LOD components to something in the >40~ish tonne category. If you don't have access to the model, then setMass is your only option.
Note that this won't prevent PhysX shenanigans like being blasted into space from happening. Your 40+ tonne bulldozer can still get Arma'd whenever the engine feels like it.

brave crag
pale edge
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Im looking for someone who cna help with some Arma 3 warlrods issues i running into. Specifically with AI buying vics

toxic solar
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since houses are "vehicles" can they have class turrets? like make them just seats basically?

chilly tulip
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I would guess that the house sims just ignore the turrets class.

hearty sandal
mortal pumice
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Better off making the turret a separate vehicle that you can spawn with the building via script

severe herald
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what does this derive from?

image.png
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setting the author property in the weapon in cfgweapons doesnt seem to change it

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(this is on the bottom right in the arsenal menu when previewing a weapon)

chilly tulip
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We have some questionable code that shows something similar. Uses ⁨bis_fnc_overviewauthor⁩

severe herald
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Thought it was a config setting

chilly tulip
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I imagine that reads from config.

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Ah, it uses this: ⁨format [localize "STR_FORMAT_AUTHOR_SCRIPTED",_author]⁩

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can stringtables do recursion? :P

wintry fox
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Inherited author shows Unknown Community Author in the vanilla arsenal/garage/etc. Probably so mods that inherit from BI classes don't show BI as the author

sweet pecan
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!sqf

charred sealBOT
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How to use SQF syntax highlighting in Discord

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

// your code here
hint "good!";
severe herald
sweet pecan
violet zodiac
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Need assistance regarding static weapons config please.
Some RHS static weapons are very resistant to explosives. The KORD gets destroyed with 4 40mm grenades, while the M2 HMG takes over 15 40MM grenades (tested with the vog-25)
This is what i tried to do to fix it :

class CfgPatches
{
    class static_expl_dmg
    {
        requiredAddons[]=
        {
            "rhsusf_c_statics"
        };
        units[] = {};
        weapons[] = {};
        magazines[] = {};
        requiredVersion = 1.74;
    };
};

class CfgVehicles
{
    class rhs_m2staticmg_base
    {
        class HitPoints
        {
            class HitHull
            {
                explosionShielding = 300; // 300 is an extreme value to be 100% sure it works
            };
        };
    };
};

Unfortunately, when i load the game i get a popup window that says "addon 'rhsusf_c_m252' requires addon 'rhsusf_c_statics'" but allows me to load the game However, this config completely removes all static M2 units from the faction and the static gun itself.
https://pastebin.com/hsSFZnuc This is the original config file from RHS static weapons.

Pastebin
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Yea sorry im not good at using discord i was looking for some sort of button for the code format thanks

sweet pecan
tender fiber
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am i missing something? does deployedPivot = "bipod"; and hasBipod = true; only work for prone animation?

tender fiber
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how do i determine where to rest the weapon, the tokens above only work for prone state, i have an weapon where the main 3D is slightly lower than the average center (it's a sort-of minigun), it currently gets inside the object when i rest the weapon on a ledge or something

toxic solar
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like if I have a tank does angling my armor even matter?

mortal pumice
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Probably best to read this to understand damage in a3

toxic solar
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very cool both links sorta contradict eachother

novel lava
calm pilot
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hello folks, weird issue i came across

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magazines[] = {MAG_6(TNO_30rnd_AK47_mag),MAG_4(TNO_1rnd_SPSH44_redx1_mag),MAG_3(TNO_1rnd_SPSH44_greenx1_mag),MAG_2(TNO_1rnd_SPSH44_whitex1_mag),"TNO_1rnd_SPSH44_yellowx1_mag","TNO_rgd5_mag","TNO_rdg2_smoke_white_mag","TNO_rdg2_smoke_blk_mag"};
respawnMagazines[] = {MAG_6(TNO_30rnd_AK47_mag),MAG_4(TNO_1rnd_SPSH44_redx1_mag),MAG_3(TNO_1rnd_SPSH44_greenx1_mag),MAG_2(TNO_1rnd_SPSH44_whitex1_mag),"TNO_1rnd_SPSH44_yellowx1_mag","TNO_rgd5_mag","TNO_rdg2_smoke_white_mag","TNO_rdg2_smoke_blk_mag"};

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those are from a bit of my unit faction config, but somehow the "TNO_rdg2_smoke_white_mag" and "TNO_rdg2_smoke_blk_mag" have the following issue: their count in game is x0, but they are also infinite

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whattahell is this black magic?

kind blaze
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I'm messing with a drift car; Any idea how to config a clutch hop after each gear to where you can feel the car shift or is that out of the realm of possibilities.

nimble sequoia
lean bloom
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if an Ammo runs out of timeToLive, does the projectile get deleted, or does it explode?

wheat sluice
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Depends on the ammo's simulation.
shotBullet and shotShell just disappear. shotMissile and shotRocket go boom.

lean bloom
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Hm, I assume that would also spawn any defined submunition?

wheat sluice
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Screenie #1: 120 mm HEAT-MP-T shell, uses shotShell sim, disappears and does not deploy penetrator submunition after timeToLive = 0.5 expires.
Screenie #2: 155 mm Guided shell, uses shotSubmunitions sim, submunition technically spawns after timeToLive = 0.5 expires (see the Ifrit being locked onto by the 155 mm "missile" submunition).
Screenie #3: PCML missile, uses shotMissile sim, explodes but does not deploy penetrator submunition after timeToLive = 0.5 expires.
Screenie #4: 155 mm AT Mine shell, uses shotDeploy sim, submunitions successfully spawn AT Mines after timeToLive = 0.5 expires even though the shell didn't actually hit the terrain.

class CfgAmmo
{
    class ShellBase;
    class Sh_120mm_HEAT_MP: ShellBase
    {
        timeToLive = 0.5;
    };
    class Sh_82mm_AMOS_guided;
    class Sh_155mm_AMOS_guided: Sh_82mm_AMOS_guided
    {
        timeToLive = 0.5;
    };
    class SubmunitionBase;
    class AT_Mine_155mm_AMOS_range: SubmunitionBase
    {
        timeToLive = 0.5;
    };
    class MissileBase;
    class M_NLAW_AT_F: MissileBase
    {
        timeToLive = 0.5;
    };
};
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vale basin
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Hey guys, would it be possible to have a helicopter shoot another missile it usually doesn't have access to?

For example, I don't want a heli to shoot an ACE missile it has access to, I want it to shoot another mod's missile

is this doable?

wheat sluice
# vale basin Hey guys, would it be possible to have a helicopter shoot another missile it usu...

You can use scripting commands like setPylonLoadout:
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/setPylonLoadout
e.g. this setPylonLoadout ["pylons1", "PylonRack_Bomb_SDB_x4", true]; will give the To-201 Shikra access to GBU SDBs even though none of the Shikra's pylons allow for BLUFOR bombs like the GBU SDB to be mounted.

For config, you need to append the hardpoints[] array on the pylon magazine/weapon to include the ID(s) used on the aircraft's pylons.
e.g. changing the GBU SDB to be compatible on REDFOR jets like the To-201 Shikra will need the following changes applied to the magazine:

class CfgMagazines
{
    class magazine_Bomb_SDB_x1;
    class PylonRack_Bomb_SDB_x4: magazine_Bomb_SDB_x1
    {
        hardpoints[] = {"B_SDB_QUAD_RAIL", "O_KH25_INT", "O_KAB250_BOMB","O_KH58_INT"};
    };
};

You can also do the reverse and expand the elements in the pylon's hardpoints[] array. Simply add the ID of the rail to the pylon:
e.g. CfgVehicles >> O_Plane_Fighter_02_F >> Components >> TransportPylonsComponent >> pylons >> pylons1, appending hardpoints[]+={"B_SDB_QUAD_RAIL"};
This will give the To-201 Shikra's outermost wing pylon (station #1) access to GBU SDBs and any other pylon magazines that also share the same hardpoint ID of B_SDB_QUAD_RAIL.

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vale basin
wheat sluice
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Yes. You can get the pylon name via the Config Viewer or just hovering your cursor over the dropdown list in the Pylon Settings menu.

viral dragon
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Keep in mind that while you can give any pylon weapon to any pylon aircraft, that doesn't necessarily give the vehicle the FCS, cameras, or sensors required to effectively use the weapon

wheat sluice
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Pretty much. But for most guided bombs/missiles, you can still lock on using the sensors on the munition itself. The lock on cone will just be a lot tighter since the sensor ranges on the munition are usually less/smaller than the sensors on the vehicle.

vale basin
lean bloom
# wheat sluice Screenie #1: 120 mm HEAT-MP-T shell, uses `shotShell` sim, disappears and does n...

I see I see.

I am wondering how could I set up a flamethrower tank without resorting to scripts.
So I was thinking whether I should do something like that, whereby cycling the weapon once it fires off a shell that explodes after t time, does AoE damage, and spawns another identical shell via submunition that keeps following the original trajectory. And this would keep cycling constantly.
This way the weapon should be dealing constant AoE damage along it´s firing trajectory, no?

wheat sluice
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Might want to take a peek at how Spearhead does their flamethrowers. Can't check since I don't have it installed anymore, but they might have something that you could base your flamethrower off.
S.O.G.'s "flamethrowers" are really just grenade projectiles that look like fire, so theirs is probably not the approach you'd want to take.
Alternately, the other approach you could use is similar to what vanilla cluster shells/rocket munitions do to handle spawning multiple UXO + clusterbomb submunitions. That should in theory allow you to have projectiles that keep exploding, spawning another submunition that explodes and then spawns another submunition and so forth.

lean bloom
wheat sluice
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To ensure that each subsequent submunition that gets spawned inherits the same velocity as the parent projectile, take a look into triggerSpeedCoef[] and submunitionParentSpeedCoef.

vale basin
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ALRIGHT! 😄

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seems like it worked!!!! MUAH AHAHAHAH

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thank you guys! 😄

loud ferry
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Han anyone come across this on a multiplayer server? I host on hosthavoc and I’m getting these messages. Looks like it’s missing Ace but it’s not. I’m banging my head on the wall mentally 😂

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sweet pecan
loud ferry
stoic nacelle
#

I've got this issue with a suppressor that's driving me nuts
In multiplayer, if anyone fires a gun with this custom suppressor it just doesn't play any firing anim for the other players (no recoil, no casing, no tracer, only bullet impacts).

I've tried running it on dedicated servers, player hosted servers, putting the suppressor on a vanilla gun, messing with the proxies, messing with the config, nothing works.
I am 100% certain everyone has the same and up to date mods too, I am completely out of ideas

📎 muzzleConf.txt
chilly tulip
#

Have you tried putting more normal values into visibleFire etc?

stoic nacelle
#

Yep, nothing

loud ferry
queen quest
#

Hello everyone, I am making a custom voice pack mod and seem to have some issues while writing config.cpp. My voices can be used in the arsenal and also assigned to other characters in the editor, but they cannot be used by the player. It seems to be overridden by the profile options in the main menu. When I check with "speaker player", it returns an empty field.

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bold edge
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Has anyone got an idea on how i can hide parts of my tank ? I want to hide stuff like snorkel, sideskirts and stuff like that using the Eden Virtual Garage but can't make it work.

wintry tartan
nimble sequoia
# bold edge Model Cfg code

config.cpp

{
    class hide_sideskirts
    {
        displayName = "Hide Side Skirts";
        author = "Vanguardist";
        source = "user";
        animPeriod = 0.000001;
        initPhase = 1;
    };
};```

model.cfg
```class hide_sideskirts
{
    source = "hide_sideskirts";
    type = "hide";
    selection = "hide_sideskirts";
    minValue = 0;
    maxValue = 1;
    hideValue = 1;
};```
bold edge
nimble sequoia
#

So if you have an early tank which never had sideskirts, you could use

{
    "hide_sideskirts", 1
};```
or a later tank, that almost always had sideskirts
```animationList[] =
{
    "hide_sideskirts", 0.1
};```
bold edge
#

Understood, i will try to test the animations. The main problem i had even though i had set some stuff in the config.cpp was that they did not even show up in the "components" section of the Eden Garage

nimble sequoia
#

Match the class name of the AnimationSource in config.cpp with the animation class name in model.cfg. And include the displayName and author parameters in the animationSource.

#

It gets slightly more complicated if you want to use a single "Hide Side Skirts" component in the VG, but which has to act on 2 or more animation classes (eg if you have left and right side skirts that could be independently hidden) - not impossible, uses the forceAnimate functions.

bold edge
#

Im pretty sure i wrote the code fine but nothing shows up in the Eden Garage. Im gonna send both code snippets from model and config respectively.

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Also the parts in the model are included in the skeleton so no mistakes there.

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What is the "Source" of the Animation class in the Model cfg ? Is it a memory point ?

nimble sequoia
#

You haven't added displayName and author to the config AnimationSource classes

bold edge
nimble sequoia
#

I've told you twice now, either believe it, try it, or don't.

bold edge
queen quest
#

Finally, I make itmeowheart Thanks everyone help. Arma3 is so cool!

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blissful moon
#

Can you make something remote controlled but needing manual loading?

severe herald
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what's the config value that dictates the circumstances under which an AI will equip a certain weapon? is it just cost? i wanna bsaically prevent them from ever equipping one specific type of weapon since im scripting that behaviour manually

frozen bluff
#

Is it possible to config a single seat helicopter to use the pylon system? I tried with one and it didn't seem to recognize the pylons, even though they were in the config, so I assume the game engine won't allow it?

novel lava
wheat sluice
# severe herald what's the config value that dictates the circumstances under which an AI will e...

Best you can do is dissuade the AI by making the weapon's ammo have a high cost so that the AI won't spend its ammo on "cheap" targets, which then discourages the AI from equipping said weapon. You can also adjust the aiAmmoUsageFlags, as well as setting allowAgainstInfantry and airLock to 0 to restrict the AI from using the ammo against infantry and aircraft (respectively).

Tweaking the minRange, minRangeProbab, midRange, midRangeProbab, maxRange, and maxRangeProbab values in the weapon's firemodes also help so that the AI won't get into a situation where they want to swap to the weapon, since the criteria for what range that they can fire the weapon will never or almost always never have its conditions fulfilled.

willow needle
#

Is this the correct channel for if I wanted to learn/ask questions regarding creation of an aux mod that contains adjustments to armor/health and damage values of units and vehicles?

hearty sandal
#

👍

willow needle
#

For more context I am apart of a 40k unit and we utilize several workshop mods however a lot of them have crazy values requiring our medical settings to be extreme, certain weapons able to one shot some vehicles but require hundreds of rounds for another unit, and some vehicles being incredibly effective against some vehicles but unable to damage others. I want to compile those assets into an aux mod that has adjusted values for these things. Is that possible for me to do?

willow needle
hearty sandal
willow needle
#

Would you happen to know a tutorial in specific that would assist me or will I have to resort to figuring it out and asking questions?

hearty sandal
hearty sandal
#

theres sample mods at arma3 samples on steam

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those can be starting points to study

#

I dont know if theres tutorial specifically for config setting up

willow needle
# hearty sandal

Lmao, not what I expected but I’m sure it will make more sense when I get on my computer and check it out.

hearty sandal
#

you can look at the samples configs for some idea too

willow needle
hearty sandal
#

only after that can your mod properly overwrite other mods

#

then you can copy stuff into your config for alterations

#

but you will need to understand config structure and class inheritance

#

so start from small singular things to learn

willow needle
#

I’m going to hold off on more questions for now since I’m not able to view this stuff as I’m not home, thank you for what you’ve shared so far though.

hearty sandal
#

testing can be simple as trying to change name of a unit

#

just to get all the basic structure right

#

then trying to change name of 1 unit from 2 different mods

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without breaking anything else

#

like inheritance structure of those classes

viral dragon
hearty sandal
#

solid points

willow needle
willow needle
# viral dragon Just a couple of notes: - your new mod won't be actually containing the assets. ...

So does that mean in my hypothetical aux mod that has configured all of the values I want; in zeus/eden does that mean when placing any of the assets from any tab that my aux mod overrides, it has the aux mod values and not their original mods values?

Does that also mean if I were to have a tab in zeus/eden for my units name that contains our regiment number specifically , that tab would only be the different textures, not actual differently configured assets?

viral dragon
# willow needle So does that mean in my hypothetical aux mod that has configured all of the valu...

You can do this two ways:

  • modify the existing config classes (all existing units, vehicles, weapons... will use the new config)
  • create new config classes that inherit from the existing ones (existing items will be unchanged; new variants will be present)
    In both cases, none of the original assets are actually present in your mod, because that would most likely be against the original mod's license. Your mod just contains new config that refers to the original mod for its files, plus any new textures you add.
willow needle
#

So the first method is what Goat had said where in my aux mod I just have configs that override all of the mods configurations, right? That seems way theoretically way easier for me to do.

pallid sierra
#

i'm assuming you are using webknights 40k mods? if you have questions, you can ask him directly in his discord

willow needle
finite bronze
#

Can't seem to stop this tanks wheels from sinking into the ground. As far as I know all my mem points and such are correct. I keep checking and can't find an issue with them. My spring strength is fine compared to my other tanks.

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hearty sandal
finite bronze
finite bronze
#

the compression and droop is clearly working as you can see but the tank just feels off and sinks into the ground

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I have 12 ground wheels total, tank is 60,000 mass and here is the config for them:

            {
                side="left";
                boneName="Wheel_podkolol1";
                center="wheel_1_1_axis";
                boundary="wheel_1_1_bound";
                steering=0;
                width=0.66;
                mass=150;
                MOI=10.83;
                dampingRate=180;
                dampingRateInAir=180;
                dampingRateDamaged = 1800;
                dampingRateDestroyed=18000;
                maxDroop=0.15;
                maxCompression=0.15;
                sprungMass=-1;
                springStrength=320000;
                springDamperRate=80000;
                maxBrakeTorque=37278;
                latStiffX = 0.95;
                latStiffY = 19.0;
                longitudinalStiffnessPerUnitGravity = 6300;
                frictionVsSlipGraph[] =
                {
                    {0.0, 0.60},
                    {0.25, 1.35},
                    {0.70, 0.70}
                };
            };```
hearty sandal
#

And I misunderstood your sinking into ground as your wheels clip into ground.
But the wheels work, the dampers just seem to give in too easy

finite bronze
hearty sandal
#

Did you try adding more spring strength just to see if they hold up more?

finite bronze
#

I've made the alteration to geom and mems, possibly the bounds could have been clipping with something as well. and I also adjusted the Landcontact points to see if they were off

hearty sandal
#

or editing the right file 😅

finite bronze
finite bronze
hearty sandal
#

wheres the mass center?

finite bronze
#

Yeah, I redid the geom so looking at that now

#

I moved the tracks up in geom as well to see if that would stop clipping. I mean the centre of mass is not crazy.

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I don't know if I'd expect such a radical dip forward from this.

#

going to make another thread so I do not clog up this channel.

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Fixing Tank sinking

coarse talon
#

So, I don't know if this is the right channel for it, but...

In a composition, you can edit the header.sqe to create a custom category for a composition, like I've done here.

What I want to know is how to made subcategories, like how in the normal faction section, you have NATO -> Men, NATO -> Tanks, etc.

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Tried finding documentation on it, couldn't find anything.

wintry fox
arctic trench
coarse talon
#

I was hoping that it was possible to do it with compositions with, I dunno, the config, but if it's not possible then I dunno.

arctic trench
#

YE comps only have 1 form of category then

faint spruce
#

What does spatial means in configfile >> "CfgSoundSets" >> "ACPC2_Shot_SoundSet" >> "spatial" ?

#

spatialBlend for the audio HRTF ?

molten musk
faint spruce
ember kiln
#

is there a way to fix this?
"bin\config.bin/CfgWeapons.rhs_acc_mk18_urgi_d"

im using the rhs additions rewrite (weapon mod) by smalldinosaur, greengoose, and copenhagen

requirements are rhsusaf, rhsafrf, rhsgref, and cba

#

it makes my mk18 urg-i look like this

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proven echo
#

Hey, how does one add factions to modules in the editor? Example, adding US Army to the skirmish module

ember kiln
#

nvm, i found the reason why

apparently, i was using the rhsusaf infantry and giving them the rhs additions weapons, but the rhsusaf hasnt been updated in years

quaint dagger
#

I know its been a long time, and this is a long shot, but did you ever figure this out? I am running into the same issue.

warm furnace
#

I think i deleted something in config

#

you need to find that pbo

#

also in rpt logs

quaint dagger
#

thank you 🙂
any lead is a good lead, I'll look into it

#

oh ew my discord autoconverts text to emojis

warm furnace
#

im already doing my own models so

quaint dagger
#

yeah, I appreciate you responding at all genuinely, I wasn't expecting it given that it was awhile back

#

thank you again

quaint dagger
pastel pivot
#

Hey, can I use magazineslot proxy on pistols or it's only for rifles and launchers?

wintry fox
pastel pivot
viral dragon
#

Well, maybe you didn't do everything properly then :P
Don't forget, the magazine also has to be set up to have a model displayed with proxies. Some magazines that weren't intended for proxy use (e.g. vanilla 7.62x51 mags) aren't configured for it and may not behave as expected.

pastel pivot
#

Yeah it wasn't xD
In magazine config
modelSpecial and modelSpecialIsProxy were missing

wintry fox
#

That'd do it
Was going to say most of our pistols have mag proxies, so it definitely works

frosty jewel
#

Hey wanted to ask if anyone could either guide me on how or point me where I could learn how to config some arsenal items to be changed from facewear to nvg slotted?

onyx wing
#

Question. Some vehicles have a scroll wheel option to change the loaded round type (ap to heat). First can someone share the location of how to get that to happen, then second could someone tell me how to modify an existing config to have new values?
Intent: we are playing with the SOG dlc and i wish to add all the colors of smoke to be able to be dropped by the pilot (and maybe even the copilot) instead of just red smoke. if its easier i would also like to roll in the cs, flare and grenade option into one weapon and you scroll wheel for the droppable you want.

wintry fox
onyx wing
#

so i just need to add the cfgammo entry into the cfgweapons->magazines

#

hmm alright

wintry fox
onyx wing
#

question, how do you modify a defined class such as "cfgweapons >> vn_v_launcher_m18r >> magazines"

#

is it as simple as redefineing it or no?

hearty sandal
viral dragon
onyx wing
#

@viral dragon how do you overwrite the config file attributes? i have this but i get an error of member already defined. In short i just want to change the magazines and weapons on the helos without making a new vehicle.

    class vn_b_air_uh1d_02_06;
    class vn_b_air_uh1d_02_06 : vn_b_air_uh1d_02_06{
            magazines[] = {"vn_v_m18red_mag","vn_v_m18w_mag","vn_v_m18b_mag","vn_v_m18g_mag","vn_v_m18p_mag","vn_v_m18y_mag","vn_v_m61_mag","vn_v_m7_mag","vn_v_m127_mag"};
            weapons[] = {"vn_v_launcher_m18"};
    };```
#

never mind, you dont need to inherit the class in then change it,

wintry fox
# onyx wing never mind, you dont need to inherit the class in then change it,

You need to get what vn_b_air_uh1d_02_06 and have that as the parent class
E.g.

class vn_uh1d_base; // This is just a placeholder, you'd need to check in the config viewer
class vn_b_air_uh1d_02_06: vn_uh1d_base {
    // your changes here
};

If you did:

class vn_b_air_uh1d_02_06 {
    // ...
};

Then that is incorrect

onyx wing
#

can you explain why the second example is wrong real quick? is it because this overwrite of the config is not following the other addons structure?
this is my first time messing with configs like this. normally i do ui and scripts and dont touch models/units or worlds.

wintry tartan
#

No inherit = overwrite entirely, aka reset it

viral dragon
# onyx wing can you explain why the second example is wrong real quick? is it because this o...

As designed, vn_b_air_uh1d_02_06 inherits many of its properties from vn_uh1d_base (or whatever the base class is actually called). Things are defined in the base class, then everything derived from the base class can just inherit that, and only explicitly define any properties that are actually different.
Your config needs to acknowledge that inheritance structure when modifying the class, otherwise the game sees it as overwriting the inheritance with something else. If you put a different base class, you'd be changing it to inherit from that class instead of the one it's supposed to. If you put no base class, you're changing it to be a clean-slate new class that doesn't inherit anything, meaning the only properties in the class are the ones that are explicitly defined - and it's likely that most of the config is meant to be inherited.

gusty scarab
#

Anyone know if it's possible to use a rocket as a submunition while still making it fall? I'm doing some funny things with the Nickel Steel Gyrojet

gusty scarab
#

Oh wait, I just had an idea.

I might need a model with mass :P

crisp charm
#

All good it's my model

pale edge
#

when players sue the default arma 3 launcher to join my server, it doesnt automatically download mods for my server. There's the settings that says setup mods and DLCs. Instead it just connect them and disconnects them. Instead of the launcher automatically downloading the mods like it supposed to. Does anyone know why?

gritty bough
#

stupid question anyone have a config for a default backpack?

thick obsidian
gritty bough
#

^^"

#

@thick obsidian and ill gladly take the help

thick obsidian
# gritty bough ^^"

gotcha since it’s a backpack you’ll want to make sure a few things are set correctly
in your model.cfg check that the skeleton is properly defined (usually inheriting from OFP2_ManSkeleton) and that the selections match what the game expects.
Then in the config.cpp, make sure the backpack class inherits from something like Bag_Base and that the vehicleClass, maximumLoad, and mass values are set correctly. Also double-check the hiddenSelections if you’re using custom textures.
Backpacks are a bit different from hats because of the storage config and how they attach to the player skeleton
If you want, send the config or model.cfg and I can take a quick look

gritty bough
#

cause i have this and im not sure if im suppose the add on to the model.cfg and config.ccp or if i make another folder in the main project file and rebuild the files for the new item

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thick obsidian
gritty bough
#

i assume like this

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thick obsidian
#

You can see both backpacks are in the same config file so just add a new class for each item
same idea goes in your model.cfg: one entry per model then rebuild your PBO and both items show up

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hearty sandal
#

especially the character example has classes for different equipment and the model.cfg is set iå for all of them

gritty bough
mortal salmon
#

Modding help - Adding Ace Extended Arsenal to a re-texture pack

Hi i am creating a re-texturing mod for a unit and with all the variations i am doing i would love to add ACE extended arsenal to make it easier to manage in the arsenal, i have looked at the official documentation i have looked at others people code while integrating it, what tips do you guys have to approach the implementation, is there a guideline you follow, and what is the most practical solution, any help would be welcome, i am new to modding in arma 3 that's why i am starting with re texturing

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thank you in advance

clever creek
#

Anyone know what part of the config needs to be changed so the facewear I made doesnt randomly spawn on AI?

wheat sluice
# clever creek Anyone know what part of the config needs to be changed so the facewear I made d...

1. Remove the facewear ID from the identityTypes[] array in the soldier class in CfgVehicles:
e.g.

    class B_Soldier_base_F: SoldierWB
    {
        identityTypes[] = 
        {
            "LanguageENG_F", 
            "Head_NATO", 
            "G_NATO_default"
        };
    };

becomes...

    class B_Soldier_base_F: SoldierWB
    {
        identityTypes[] = 
        {
            "LanguageENG_F", 
            "Head_NATO"
        };
    };

This will prevent most NATO soldier classes from spawning with random eyewear. Be aware that this can unintentionally affect any child classes that inherit from the same soldier class.

2. Remove the ID from the facewear's identityTypes[] array in CfgGlasses (the best method in your case):
e.g.

    class G_Shades_Blue: None
    {
        identityTypes[] = {};
    };

This will prevent the Shades (Blue) facewear from spawning on any soldier class since it no longer has any identities linked to it. It will only be worn if the config specifically equips it via linkedItems[].

hollow bison
#

Can anyone tell what is the property for vehicle horn called in the config? Nvm found it as weapon

wintry fox
#

Making placeable versions of some of our explosives so I'm setting icons for them. Most of the vanilla icons seem obvious but not really sure what the GP one means. It seems to be the "default" and is used for a lot of different explosives

iconExplosiveAP - anti-personnel(?)
iconExplosiveAPDirectional - directional AP
iconExplosiveGP - ?
iconExplosiveAT - anti-tank
iconExplosiveUW - underwater mine
iconExplosiveUXO - uxo

#

Only thing I can think of it being is like "ground placed" as just a generic catch-all

viral dragon
#

"general purpose" maybe

novel lava
#

AP = anti personnel yeah

#

GP is for satchel/demo charges and the like

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I think it's general purpose yeah

#

IEDs also use that icon

#

there's also iconExplosiveGPDirectional which is used by SLAMs

wintry fox
#

Makes sense

mortal dove
# wintry fox Making placeable versions of some of our explosives so I'm setting icons for the...

The images themselves lend some clues, but IMO i'd use the what the icon image is to 'describe' the explosive more so than the icon's name.

a3\ui_f\data\Map\VehicleIcons
AP a Dot with 'Ears'.
APdirectional is a Dot with a direction Arrow.
AT is a Dot.
GP is a Ring (aka circle without a filled centre).
GPdirectional is like APdirectional but with a Ring.
UW is like AP but with 3 'ears'.

a3\ui_f_orange\Data\CfgVehicleIcons
UXO is a dot with the letters UXO.

wintry fox
dry salmon
#

Modding help - Trying to make a Extended mag for the MC-10

Hi there. This is the first time im trying to make a "Mod" and hope you can help me get the rest of the way. I have used AI to assist me in making the mod. i have gotten to the point where i can find the mag in arma editor but it is not compatible with the MC-10 for some reason? When looking into the config file in Arma Editor everything is similar to the original 32 round mag except the mag count and mass has been edited.

Hope you can help me.

mc10_120_round.jpg mc10_32_round.jpg
copper hazel
#

Hi there, what can cause the UI of a turret to not be shown Right Top Corner ?

copper hazel
dry salmon
copper hazel
dry salmon
#

I see. Thank you 🙂

wheat sluice
# dry salmon Modding help - Trying to make a Extended mag for the MC-10 Hi there. This is th...

This is a very simple thing to mod in, and I'd suggest not using AI to do it because AI really doesn't understand how configs work and it has no access to the in-game configs either. Its knowledge base only comes from the BIKI and Youtube guides, and even then it isn't even accurate most of the time; you can search through this channel's history to get an idea of how many people got basic problems trying to "make" mods with AI.
Heck, your own post is a prime example of how rubbish the AI is at encoding. It didn't even tell you to do something as basic as adding the magazines to the MC-10's weapon class...

Ranting aside, as mentioned already, you need to append your new magazines to the MC-10's magazines[] array:
CfgMagazines:

class CfgMagazines
{
    class vn_mc10_mag;
    class vn_mc10_120rnd_mag: vn_mc10_mag
    {
        displayName = "120Rnd. MC-10 SMG Mag";
        count = 120;
    };
    class vn_mc10_t_mag;
    class vn_mc10_t_120rnd_mag: vn_mc10_t_mag
    {
        displayName = "120Rnd. MC-10 SMG Mag (Tracer)";
        count = 120;
        lastRoundsTracer = 120;
    };
};

CfgWeapons:

class CfgWeapons
{
    class vn_pps52;
    class vn_mc10: vn_pps52
    {
        magazines[] += 
        {
            "vn_mc10_120rnd_mag", 
            "vn_mc10_t_120rnd_mag"
        };
    };
};

Note the use of the append operator (+=). This adds both of your 120-round magazines to the MC-10 without overriding magazines already defined in the array.
Also, one thing to keep in mind is that this method of defining magazines isn't the "modern" standard for weapon configs. For whatever reason, a lot of SOGPF's primary and secondary weapons don't use magazine wells (only a few like the M16/XM177 do use magwells), so you will need to use this old school approach whenever you want to include new magazines for a weapon.

#

If you've done everything correctly as above, your two magazines will be visible in the Virtual Arsenal:

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dry salmon
# wheat sluice This is a very simple thing to mod in, and I'd suggest ***not*** using AI to do ...

I have just tried what you are doing, and i still cant use the mags in the Virtual Arsenal. The config looks like this now.

// MC-10 Extended 120-Round Magazine Mod
// Compatible with SOG Prairie Fire DLC
// ============================================================

class CfgPatches
{
    class MC10_ExtendedMag
    {
        units[] = {};
        weapons[] = {};
        requiredVersion = 0.1;
        requiredAddons[] = {};
        magazines[] = {"MC10_Mag_120Rnd_9x19"};
        author = "Stu4rt";
        version = "1.0";
        versionStr = "1.0.0";
    };
};

// ============================================================
// Magazine Configuration
// ============================================================
class CfgMagazines
{
    class vn_mc10_mag;
    class vn_mc10_120rnd_mag: vn_mc10_mag
    {
        displayName = "120Rnd. MC-10 SMG Mag";
        count = 120;
    };
    class vn_mc10_t_mag;
    class vn_mc10_t_120rnd_mag: vn_mc10_t_mag
    {
        displayName = "120Rnd. MC-10 SMG Mag (Tracer)";
        count = 120;
        lastRoundsTracer = 120;
    };
};

// ============================================================
// Weapon Compatibility - link magazine to MC-10
// ============================================================
class CfgWeapons
{
    class vn_pps52;
    class vn_mc10: vn_pps52
    {
        magazines[] += 
        {
            "vn_mc10_120rnd_mag", 
            "vn_mc10_t_120rnd_mag"
        };
    };
};```
toxic solar
#

on the basegame R_230mm_HE wats the purpose of having a submuntion R_230mm_fly? Is it so that when the shell is coming down it will switch to R_230mm_fly which has that arty trail effect?

novel lava
#

and fly has it turn off

#

because its not an actual rocket and instead a shell it cant use the usual missile animations

viral dragon
wheat sluice
dry salmon
wheat sluice
#

Yep. Search through the Config Viewer to see how each weapon and its inheritance structure is set up.
SOGPF's classnames are always prefixed with vn_ (for main DLC content) and vnx_ (for Nickel Steel addon stuff).
The VA will also show the classname of weapons if you hover your cursor over the weapon.

#

Remember to pay attention to class inheritance. Your config must match the same structure as the original config unless you're deliberately overriding parent classes.

#

And don't forget to check if the weapon is using the old school magazines[] method or is using the new standard magazineWells[] method. Not all SOGPF weapons use the same setup.

dry salmon
#

I see. Would it be possible to change the Ammo type? Lets say i want to make a HE version of the slugs for the vn_izh54? Is there a website that has a database of the variables needed to be used? 🙂

wheat sluice
#

Replacing ammo types is fairly easy to do, but it does require a few more steps compared to just adding a magazine.

dry salmon
#

I see. I will have to play around with that. thank you very much for the info 😄 greatly appreaciated 😄

wheat sluice
toxic solar
quaint flicker
#

I dont know what im doing wrong can someone look at these two files and tell me what code is messed up. the uniform is showing up in the uniform section but not actually showing up on the character
File path @21st_Armor\addons\21st_armor\data\textures\testarmor

📎 CfgPatches.hpp 📎 config.cpp
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ive been working on this for a week and cant figure it out

wintry fox
quaint flicker
wintry fox
#

No, the CfgWeapons model is for when its dropped on the ground

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You should save yourself a lot of trouble and just inherit from whatever CfgVehicles class sets up the uniform you're trying to retexture

#

Currently with that code, you're trying to retexture basic nato uniform

quaint flicker
#

wait no

wintry fox
#

I'm not really sure on the specifics of their mod
You could join their discord, they have a modding help channel

wintry fox
#

Back to my door ramblings from some time ago

I have a door that has two parts (left/right) and it opens with each part translating to the left/right respectively, but I'm not sure how I should name the selections to match vanilla. Is there a vanilla object that has a door that translates so I can look at it for reference?

This particularly matters to me because I'm making a breaching charge, so I want the naming schemes to match so it will work on things that match vanilla

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Should I have three selections, door_1 that contains both doors and then like door_1_l and door_1_r?

viral dragon
#

Some of the wall gate objects have left/right doors that swing open. I think the Livonia barn buildings have left/right sliding doors.

shell vessel
#

Altis airport building has it too no?

toxic solar
#

Is it possible to set missile lock speed based on the ammo type and not the weapon it self?

mortal pumice
#

So looking at it face on from the direction you expect most to enter that doorway is your left and your right

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Technically you can call the actual selections whatever you want, you just need the door animation source to be named in accordance with vanilla values for compatibility with the Eden options to open doors and things like Zeus enhanced

wintry fox
mortal pumice
#

You could just call it door_1_1 and door_1_2 instead of worrying about left or right directions

wintry fox
#

It was just an example

mortal pumice
#

It’s type_majorcomponent_subcomponent

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Ah yeah fair

wintry fox
#

Currently I'm requiring selections to be named door_X since that seems to be what vanilla uses. So I wanted to check vanilla if they had a selection that contains both parts of the door for double doors like that or if they just had like a door_1_l/door_1_1/etc

private _doorSelection = _selectionNames select 0;
if (toLowerANSI _doorSelection find "door" == -1) exitWith {}; // Hit a selection that wasn't a door

// Can't be combined since `[] select -1` is an error
private _door = parseNumber ((_doorSelection splitString "_") select -1);
if (isNil "_door") exitWith {};

_target setVariable [format ["BIS_disabled_door_%1", _door], 0, true]; // Unlock door
[_target, _door, 1] call BIS_fnc_door; // Open door
_target setVariable [format ["BIS_disabled_door_%1", _door], 1, true]; // Lock door to prevent being closed
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There might be a better way than selection names, but I couldn't think of anything better at the time

wintry fox
#

Seems like a lot of the barns just use separate doors for each half of it, instead of a single for both

hallow quarry
#

in arma 3 configs can you do X=X+10?

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X being a variable like acceleration

#

I want to increase one from a plane but cannot find it in config viewer

wintry fox
#

You cannot

#

There's += but that's only for arrays, and only when modifying an existing class (iirc at least)

hallow quarry
#

how can you make a pylon show first before stuff on the array weapons

#

eg I have a gun pylon and want it to show up before any laser designator or anything else

wintry fox
#

I think the vehicle's weapons array is always shown first, haven't seen anything that changes the order

narrow swallow
#

Could try script to add the laser after rearm

wintry fox
#

How do directional explosives work?
Looking at the claymore ammo I see explosionAngle = 60; but it seems to be set on a lot of other ammos that I don't think are directional. I saw another that had

I want the explosion to basically be focused downwards relative to the grenade since it's for a breaching so it will angled on its side the majority of the time

chilly tulip
#

I would guess that it's only taken into account for specific ammo sims.

#

I remember other things like that. Non-rocket/missile stuff with thrust & manuverability values.

wintry fox
#

Maybe
I had asked in ace without a response for a bit but someone suggested making/moving the explosion pos / dir points

chilly tulip
#

In my code I only use explosionAngle for "shotmine", "shotdirectionalbomb", "shotboundingmine" and "shotgrenade", but I forget what my reasoning was there.

#

It's possible that only one or two of those actually use it.

wintry fox
#

Is there a way to draw where an explosive is damaging?
Kinda like the projectile tracking in the arsenal mission

chilly tulip
#

I can't imagine there would be. Best you can probably do is surround an explosive with units and see what happens.

#

Telling the difference between a wedge and cone distribution would be tricky.

mortal pumice
wintry fox
#

Yeah it makes sense, I was just commenting on what I found when looking

novel lava
#

but yeah it's simulation based

#

if you want it for another simulation you can use a submunition and just triggerAmmo the mine on init

wintry fox
#

Makes sense, I'll try and mess with that

Never really messed with ammo config all that much, do you have an example for spawning the submunition below the explosive?

novel lava
#

submunitionInitialOffset[] = {0,-0.5,0}; iirc would spawn it 50 cm below the parent projectile

wintry fox
#

Oh neat

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And that respects orientation right? So if it's placed on its side it'll still be relatively below the parent?

novel lava
#

do note tho SubmunitionModelDirection name is correct, it's based on the projectile model direction and shotShell for example does not update the models vector based on its velocity, it only does that if artilleryLock = 1 is set

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so this can cause funky stuff if for example you are arcing a shot

wintry fox
#

Is SubmunitionModelDirection what I'd want in this case?

novel lava
#

yeah

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unless you want it to auto level

wintry fox
#

I don't think so
Basically looking to do this for my breaching charge

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novel lava
#

ah yeah

#

would be a lot easier if the 'front' was the 'bottom' of the charge

#

I think you'll just need to experiment with it tbh, autolevelling might be what you need

#

because what im' pretty sure will happen is:

image.png
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with the red circle being the submunition, the arrow being it's direction (as it's inheriting from the parent)

#

now you could just fix this by having the explosive angle point behind itself

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actually that wouldnt be right either as that's assuming the model front facing isnt towards the blue guy but instead directly up

wintry fox
#

Yeah it'd be rotated so the top of the explosive is facing blue guy

novel lava
#

yeah ok then the example init should work, if not its not hard to change it

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just submunitionInitialOffset[] = {0,0,-0.5}; instead or something

#

which is 50 cm behind the projectile

wintry fox
#

Alright I'll give that a shot tomorrow then

Thanks kerc

real bluff
#

How do I setup hidden selections on an object that doesn't have anything to put in a model config?

novel lava
#

what do you mean? it has something to put in the model config, the sections for hidden selections

wispy patio
#

Do any of you know where identitytypes are located?

scarlet oyster
#

What exactly are you looking for? Identitytypes are more of a "tag" system than a fixed global class.

wispy patio
#

Well, I'm looking as they where they're entered in the cfg, and what format - I'm trying to create a custom identity thingie so these guys I'm working on have the facewear I need them to

scarlet oyster
#

a3\characters_f\config.cpp line 15299, class CfgGlasses

wispy patio
#

Danke c:

hearty sandal
worn eagle
#

what is the diffrence between displayname and displaynameshort?

wispy patio
#

I think displaynameshort is used in fire mode stuff

wintry fox
#

Seems to be working, but is there a way to delay the submunition creation at all?
For the actual scripted breaching part I draw a line between two points but now its hitting the submunition

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wintry fox
#

I lied, it doesn't seem to be respecting the orientation of the parent since it's pitched(?) 90 degrees here since it was stuck on the door. Still need to test more offset values

(Dot here is submunition spawn position)

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Yeah it just needs to be 0, -0.5, 0, and it does respect orientation

shell vessel
#

hello, i would like to setup my gun to use 2 different handling animations based on whether a grip attachment is present or not
i saw that RHS and 3CB BAF mods have this setup but i couldnt figure out how to do it for my gun
help would be appreciated

wintry fox
novel lava
#

yeah you could change to alternative gesture but quite frankly that's a shit solution, just have a different weapon like RHS does

#

as the alt gesture would requirre you to playAction it and constantly refresh it when it gets cleared by reloads, throwing grenades, whatever random mod that uses gestures etc

worn eagle
#

ye, true

#

it's the name in your HUD in game

grave steppe
#

Looking for some help with NVGMarkers

I am looking at just having some IR "Collission Lights" that are always on. The below is the config entry I am using however it doesn't appear to work, I don't see any IR lights on the platform. The IR_Position refers to a selection of 4 vertices in the memory LOD of the Aircraft

class NVGMarkers
        {
            class IR_Position
            {
                name = "IR_Position";
                color[] = {0.01,0.01,0.01,1};
                ambient[] = {0.005,0.005,0.005,1};
                blinking = 0;
                brightness = 0.2;
                onlyInNvg = 1;
            };
        };
onyx wing
#

Is it possible to change a config value, at all, after getting to the main menu screen (aka after prestart)
If so how would one do it. With scripts. Or would you have to rewrite the file and reload it.

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Or even better, can I get the client uuid, and do a if x in the config

terse narwhal
#

I would have a small commission to do since I don’t understand anything about config files.

severe herald
wintry fox
terse narwhal
#

Unfortunately due to work problems I am always short of time, I should add grips in a rifle model that I have in my possession.

I have the proxy and the mod config but I don’t know how to combine them to make it work

(That’s clear I’m not practical about the subject for this I delegate to someone else)

hearty sandal
viral dragon
#

I'm attempting to modify the light parameters of a weapon-mounted flashlight. Pretty simple, I inherit most things from the vanilla flashlight and just change the light properties. I tested the light properties with a scripted reflector first, and got results I was happy with. However, when actually applied to a flashlight config, the result is a flashlight that doesn't do anything.
The flashlight item is appearing correctly in the game, can be fitted to a weapon, etc, it just doesn't light up. I can see the config in the config viewer and it's all present and correct. So one of the light parameters that I've changed must be...wrong, somehow, but I don't know how to begin to guess which one.
Any clues? (And any clues about why the same values would work on a scripted reflector but not this one?)

// mine
class FlashLight : FlashLight
{
  outerAngle = 55;
  innerAngle = 15;
  coneFadeCoef = 5;
  intensity = 2000;
  class Attenuation
  {
    start = 25;
    constant = 4;
    linear = 2;
    quadratic = 1;
    hardLimitStart = 25;
    hardLimitEnd = 35;
  };
};
// vanilla
class FlashLight
{
  outerAngle = 100;
  innerAngle = 5;
  coneFadeCoef = 8;
  intensity = 80;
  class Attenuation
  {
    start = 0;
    constant = 0.3;
    linear = 0.1;
    quadratic = 0.8;
    hardLimitStart = 27;
    hardLimitEnd = 34;
  };
};```
tender fiber
#

Do ruins look for another classname with the 3D in:

class DestructionEffects: DestructionEffects
        {
            class Ruin1
            {
                simulation = "ruin";
                type = "3D.p3d";
                position = "";
                intensity = 1;
                interval = 1;
                lifeTime = 1;
            };
        };

?

terse narwhal
#

What could be the problem?

IMG_1447.jpg
tender fiber
#

you already have a
class MCCSPear.... in that same config

#

How doesLand_Cargo_HQ_V1_ruins_F knows to spawn when Land_Cargo_HQ_V1_F dies?

wintry fox
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The ruins objec is technically unrelated, the DestructionEffects should just have a property with a file path for the ruin model

tender fiber
wintry fox
#

Huh interesting

tender fiber
#

right? my main theory it looks for another model with the .p3d model in type=""

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which is less than ideal imo

wintry fox
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I'd really hope it's not that lmao. I was just looking destruction effects two days ago or so and didn't see a class name so if you find what does it I'd be interested

#

Found this comment, not sure if it's correct or not

viral dragon
# 
class ItemCore;
class InventoryFlashLightItem_Base_F;
class acc_flashlight : ItemCore
{
    class ItemInfo : InventoryFlashLightItem_Base_F
    {
        class FlashLight;
    };
};
class bravo_test_flashlight : acc_flashlight
{
    displayName = "Test Flashlight";
    class ItemInfo : ItemInfo
    {
        class FlashLight : FlashLight
        {
            outerAngle = 100;
            innerAngle = 5;
            coneFadeCoef = 8;
            intensity = 80;
            class Attenuation
            {
                start = 0;
                constant = 0.3;
                linear = 0.1;
                quadratic = 0.8;
                hardLimitStart = 27;
                hardLimitEnd = 34;
            };
        };
    };
};```
I know `ItemInfo` is inherited correctly because, well, the item parts of it are working and it can be equipped. `FlashLight` _appears_ to inherit correctly in the config viewer, but that's where things start not working, so _maybe_ it's wrong. But I don't see how.
viral dragon
# viral dragon ```cpp class ItemCore; class InventoryFlashLightItem_Base_F; class acc_flashligh...

Okay yes, if I just inherit FlashLight like that but don't change anything it in it, it doesn't work, and if I remove everything inside ItemInfo, so I'm not explicitly mentioning the FlashLight inheritance, then it works. So I must be doing something wrong with how I'm inheriting FlashLight. But I'm still not really sure what I'm doing wrong with it. Especially since the game is apparently doing the inheritance and showing the inherited properties in the config viewer.

grave steppe
viral dragon
real bluff
#

How do you setup changeable text on models like tail numbers?

wintry fox
#

It's probably just a procedural text texture or ui on texture

#

I think it might be through config, but mods can include compositions right?

I don't mean like the CfgGroups ones where its just like objects and some basic info like rank / relative position, I want to include things like module options, synchronized object connections, etc. in a mod if possible

wintry tartan
real bluff
wintry tartan
#

Ah, car plates

real bluff
#

I got a problem where my objects load but the hidden selections wont take affect. It keeps using the base texture and wont apply the new texture on my second object. Could someone look at this code and see if I am doing something wrong?

    {
        class SimpleObject
        {
            eden=1;
            animate[]={};
            hide[]={};
            verticalOffset=0.382;
            verticalOffsetWorld=0;
            init="''";
        };
        maximumLoad=1000;
        class TransportMagazines
        {
        };
        class TransportWeapons
        {
        };
        class TransportItems
        {
        };
        class EventHandlers {
            class CBA_Extended_EventHandlers: CBA_Extended_EventHandlers {};
        };
        ace_dragging_canDrag = 1;
        ace_dragging_dragPosition[] = {0, 1.2, 0};
        ace_dragging_dragDirection = 90;
        ace_dragging_canCarry = 1;
        ace_dragging_carryPosition[] = {0, 1.2, 0};
        ace_dragging_carryDirection = 0;
        ace_dragging_ignoreWeightCarry = 1;
        ace_cargo_size = 2;
        ace_cargo_canLoad = 1;
        ace_cargo_noRename = 1;
        ace_cargo_blockUnloadCarry = 0;
        author="colemanerik";
        scope=2;
        scopeCurator=2;
        model="ep_mission_objects\smallCase\ep_smallCase.p3d";
        displayName="Small Case";
        picture="";
        icon="iconCrateAmmo";
        mapSize=1;
        faction="Empty";
        vehicleClass="ReammoBox_F";
        editorPreview="";
        editorcategory="ep_mission_objects_menu";
        editorSubcategory="equipment";
        destrType="DestructNo";
        hiddenSelections[]=
        {
            "camo"
        };
        hiddenSelectionsTextures[]=
        {
            "ep_mission_objects\Data\ep_smallCase_co.paa"
        };
    };
    class ep_smallCase_black: ep_smallCase
    {
        displayName="Small Case (black)";
        picture="";
        editorPreview="";
        hiddenSelections[]=
        {
            "camo"
        };
        hiddenSelectionsTextures[]=
        {
            "ep_mission_objects\Data\ep_smallCase_black_co.paa"
        };
    }; ```
wintry tartan
#

You sure it has a hiddenSelection you can use?

real bluff
#

Pretty sure. I made the vertext group named camo, put it in the model.cfg. The object isn't assigned a texture in the model, just by the hidden selection so I know the first hidden selection is working as that texture loads. I put down the Small Case (black) and it justs uses the first texture and doesn't replace it with the black version.

wintry fox
#

Looking back into directional explosives because of an issue that popped up. It seems odd that the claymore will damage enemies in an arc in front of it and behind it. The side attack SLAM does the same thing.

Is there some way around this, or do directional explosives always damage in explosionAngle in front of and behind them?

#

And in case its relevant, my breaching charge deploys a submunition behind it, which causes issues when blowing a door open because the submunition's damage is being sent in all directions and I don't want that

chilly tulip
#

hmm. Is it symmetrical?

wintry fox
#

Unless 60 is a lot wider than I'm thinking it is

chilly tulip
#

How are they surviving sometimes? ACE medical?

wintry fox
#

Yeah

#

Actually, it might be ace's fragmentation system
I just checked and I had it enabled, and the units behind the charge had blood spots beneath them like they were hit but they took no damage

#

Hm, maybe not though
Tested again and got similar results from before

chilly tulip
#

Looks fine now?

#

Looks like the fragmentation does 60 degrees correctly but in the opposite direction.

wintry fox
#

It's correct direction, I faced it south and units in the south died so
But yeah I checked with the person who did a lot of the frag rewrite and said directional explosives should be skipped. So seems like the claymore/slam weren't flagged correctly

median orchid
#

Does the Vehicle in Vehicle framework only work for driveable vehicles? I.e you only get the option to load a vehicle when you're inside one as a player right. You can't just load any object from CfgVehicles etc?

wintry fox
median orchid
#

Oh? I feel like I only get the option to load something when inside the vehicle I want to load

sweet pecan
median orchid
#

Thatll probably be what i do okay, thanks!

stuck coral
#

Where abouts do I need to look for the 'standard' mfd that's in most vehicles?
The one with the small radar and vehicle info?

sweet pecan
tender fiber
#

is EPEVehicle diag working? i have a friend i recommended dev-branch for mod stuff say it wasn't working

diag_toggle "EPEVehicle";```
is it just a sqf out-put or is there visual feedback?
real bluff
#

Is it possible to have a object from inventory be displayed? I'm making a crate that opens in my mod and would like the first weapon on the list be displayed in the crate.

median orchid
tender fiber
#

i told them to run the first one, and then went looking here and asked him to try the second one, neither worked

#

never seen it used so idk if actually has visual feedback or if it is a .rpt thing, there's an Apollo message about EPEVehicle data output, so i'm thinking it might be just rpt stuff

median orchid
#

Running diag exe?

tender fiber
#

yeah

#

EPEForce works

wintry fox
real bluff
real bluff
#

Adverse effect, crate merges with the ground, has no geometry physics when a weapon is placed inside. When weapon is removed, geometry returns. I guess showWeaponCargo is not going to work.

wintry fox
#

Unfortunate
Other solution I've seen is to just have an animation for weapons/ammo/etc inside and then animating it based on if there's items in the crate or not

mortal pumice
#

We ended up having to create our own base class for it

#

Essentially it’s the ground, that we tell to be a tank for physics purposes and then we tell it to be a box again and it works mostly fine apart from sling loading

#

@wheat flicker did the heavy work on the config 🙂

real bluff
mortal pumice
#

Haha, it’s not too complex of an implementation. just took some figuring out initially

stuck coral
#

Is there a common code blob for this screen setup? I seem to find it in loads of vehicles

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lean bloom
#

Is it possible to use a script command to replace the sound effect inside a soundShader used in a vehicle´s weapon? 🤔

viral dragon
#

Script command? No. That's only accessible through config.
You could make a mod that changes the sound shader's config or changes the weapon config to use a different sound shader.

lean bloom
#

Ah, unfortunate, thanks anyway

undone wedge
#

hey guys i tried to change icons from default items, but not possible for me, any one have any idea

class CfgWeapons
{
    class ToolKit
    {
        picture = "\testing_icons\icons\toolkit_icon.paa";
    };
};
wintry fox
#

Currently you're telling Arma that Toolkit inherits from nothing, which breaks stuff

undone wedge
# wintry fox You need to include what ToolKit inherits from as well (probably ItemCore but no... 
class CfgWeapons {
    class ItemCore;
    class ToolKit: ItemCore {
        picture = "\zapata_sistemamedico\icons\toolkit_icon.paa";
    };

    class Binocular: ItemCore {
        picture = "\zapata_sistemamedico\icons\binocular_icon.paa";
    };

    class ItemMap: ItemCore {
        picture = "\zapata_sistemamedico\icons\itemmap_icon.paa";
    };

    class ItemGPS: ItemCore {
        picture = "\zapata_sistemamedico\icons\itemgps_icon.paa";
    };
};

I'm sorry if I had it that way, I don't know why I sent it like that, but it doesn't act the way I want

wintry fox
#

What's your requiredAddons look like?

undone wedge
wintry fox
lament sluice
#

Is there a way to copy over stuff from linkedItems/Weapons/Magazines over to their respawn variants? It's very tedious writing these, and I was wondering if there was a macro or something similar to make it easier

wintry fox
#

Not really

lament sluice
#

darn

novel lava
#

you could probably make a macro that includes both the regular and respawn variants

#

so it'd just be THEMACRO(AnArrayOfCrap)

#

actually that might prove difficult due to the macro syntaxes

wintry fox
novel lava
#

yeah

#

I just realised that

wintry fox
#

Part of macros I hate the most
I wish you could just THING((x,y)) to treat it as like one param or something

novel lava
#

cuz I don't think you can pass like

THEMACRO({"Gun","Gun2","Throw","Put"});
wintry fox
#

Yeah that sees 4 params

#

{"Gun", "Gun2", etc..

novel lava
#

I think if you define another macro that has the contents it might work

narrow swallow
#

Is it something that can be put in a separate file for reuse via #include?

wintry fox
#

I mean you could, but then you have an hpp for each set of items

novel lava
#

like

#define LOADOUT Gun,Gun2,Throw,Put // probably need quote macro
#define WEAPONMACRO \
weapons[] = {LOADOUT}; \
respawnWeapons[] = {LOADOUT}; \

or something

wintry fox
#

Yeah you'd have to quote each item in loadout, so at that point just put normal double quotes yourself

surreal scroll
#

Can someone explain why cluster munitions don't change the sound? I've explained everything correctly, but why isn't it working? I spent five hours trying to figure this out and broke my headphones out of anger. I beg everyone, please tell me what's wrong.

📎 config.cpp
pastel fog
# surreal scroll Can someone explain why cluster munitions don't change the sound? I've explained...

Is case the issue?
All of your classnames are all lower case, which might be the cause of the issues
I honestly can't figure out what is case sensitive in configs, my solution has been to treat configs as case sensitive
Some stuff definitely is case sensitive, other stuff appears to not matter

Other note, you can use "A3_Data_F_Decade_Loadorder" as the required addon for all A3 vanilla included data, instead of listing every config separately

subtle quartz
#

I require the gods help with something. 😅😭

So I have a barricade that is suppose to open up via user action. but it doesn't open it. Now IT DID open up. but all of a sudden it doesn't. It shows the action “Open barricades” when it supposedly opens and gives it the “close” option.
I can provide whatever needs to be shown. 😭

wintry fox
subtle quartz
wintry fox
#

Can you show the selections on your res lod?

subtle quartz
wintry fox
#

Also, are you wanting to set this up as a vanilla door? Just checking since the naming scheme doesn't match

subtle quartz
#

Now I had it working, But I switched models. and now it won't work.

#

Ima dm you the video of it working.

wintry fox
#

Only things sticking out to me is the source = "open_door" being lowercase and the selections not being in sections, but I don't think either of those matter

#

But if it the only thing you changed was the p3d, then that limits it

Would you be fine sending the p3d (here or dms) to check it?

subtle quartz
#

Yeah

wintry fox
#

Your axis_doors selection only has the right vertex selected

C1861F22-889B-447F-B601-C75D2D7B8CE2.png
#

Geo lod is also missing the door selections

subtle quartz
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Ooooohhhh

wintry fox
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Geo lod shouldn't affect it visually, but the collision would still be there when opened

subtle quartz
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Works. Thanks mate. ❤️ I owe you like 4 dinners. Hahaha

wintry fox
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Lmao

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Also the vanilla door thing I mentioned lets people use like the ZEN Door module + adds a property in Eden for people to open/close/lock the doors

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Plus modders have an easy way to mess with it

subtle quartz
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Ahhh, Its just a barricade.

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anyways.

wintry fox
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It doesn't affect anything visually, just gives easy way for people to configure it. It's optional though, it's mostly just renaming things. E.g. naming the parts door_1a and door_1b instead of 1/2

subtle quartz
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Ohhhhh

wintry fox
mortal pumice
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Nice write up btw

wintry fox
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Thanks, most of it came from you KEKWGIF

mortal pumice
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😂

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I do too much documentation at work to have the energy to do it for my hobby so it’s nice someone else did it for me haha

wintry fox
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The parts at the bottom are currently private but once they're in release I can link to them on our public repo

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Just giving people time to update comositions / mods

hearty sandal
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lets put that up

elfin egret
hearty sandal
pastel fog
elfin egret
wintry fox
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What's the value to make submunitions copy the parents direction?
I may need to script it myself anyway because my explosive is going to be rotated to sit on a wall, but I want to make sure

wintry fox
ashen chasm
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"SubmunitionModelDirection" retains the parent munition's vector,
?

wintry fox
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I had to script what I wanted anyway because they don't seem to work properly if the parent is attached to an object

round gulch
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@wintry fox hey so, I packed the pbo on the addon builder with these paths. The only file inside the folder is the config.cpp with the code from earlier. I placed "@G36_60rnd_Compat" on the main Arma 3 folder, added the local addon via launcher, but the mags don't appear on the g36k mag list. I've rechecked the names of the ammo and the guns in the config viewer and everything checks out. Obviously there's something I'm doing wrong, maybe something newbies miss when starting to customize the game, but I really can't find what it is.

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wintry fox
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Just forwarding config for easier reading

round gulch
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yeah sorry should've done it myself. It's now "Agux_G36_Compat[]" as you suggested instead of "magazines"

wintry fox
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"@G36_60rnd_Compat" on the main Arma 3 folder,
Don't add your mod to the main arma folder, just adding the folder from C:\ARMA 3 Mods\@G36_60rnd_Compat is enough (and then loading the mod in the launcher)

wintry fox
round gulch
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it appears on the menu screen on the bottom but ill check that

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yeah mine doesnt appear in there

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so it loads it but its not adding anything?

viral dragon
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It wouldn't appear in that top-level list. You should find the CUP_556x45_G36 magwell and see if your Agux_G36_Compat array appears inside it.

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(side tip: use Leopard20's Advanced Developer Tools mod, it makes the config viewer much easier to navigate)

round gulch
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it appears there

viral dragon
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It's a little suspicious that there aren't any other magazine arrays in that magwell

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Does the CUP G36 actually use that magwell?

wintry fox
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You're modifying the wrong class then, if it used that magwell then there should be other arrays

round gulch
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yeah there's no CUP magwells at all aside from the ak19. But then where would these be?

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these are the ones I want the g36 to be able to load

viral dragon
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Look at the G36's config and see what its magazineWells property actually contains

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I've got a suspicious that you're going to find it's CBA_556x45_G36

round gulch
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yeeeep, thats that

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so that's the well I gotta use on the config

viral dragon
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Precisely.
You could also do this by making a new magwell and adding it to the G36 in addition to its existing magwell, but it would be better to use the existing CBA magwell, because then it applies to any other G36 that also has CBA compatibility.

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Just a point of detail, which you are welcome to ignore, but the reason those magazines aren't normally compatible with the G36 is because its real physical magazine well can't fit them. It's a different shape to the STANAG 5.56 magwell, and also different to the Galil 5.56 magwell.

round gulch
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yup, im well aware that it will probably look horrible. But I really want to have a g36 with 50 bullets for this personal project im doing :b

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it works now, thank you very much

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this means I can now have custom sizes of mags for all the weapons I need

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I dont really know how to make the new well since im mostly vibe coding, you've done enough by helping me with the steps to do this

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thanks to both of you 🫡

wintry fox
round gulch
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aight, ill try that too later

round gulch
real bluff
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When doing the maxiumLoad for inventory space, is this in kg, lbs, or some other form of measurement?

wheat sluice
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It's measured in Arma 3's fake mass unit, which is a mishmash of volume and weight.

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Only slingLoadMaxCargoMass (and ViVT's maxLoadMass) actually takes into account the object's weight in kilograms. Everything else that's related to container capacity is measured in mass.

real bluff
wheat sluice
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Vanilla values are (mostly) gamified and are tailored for gameplay balance rather than realism. Same applies to most mods and DLCs unless you're using ACE3, in which case I believe the ACE team have their own formula for it.
Someone in this channel probably has a formula too.

real bluff
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I found 2 different conversion. 1kg = 22mass and 1kg = 14.5mass. One of these will work.

viral dragon
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I believe ACE displays 1 mass as 0.1 lb (which comes out to about that 1kg = 22mass ratio)

leaden sonnet
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Could someone give me a hand with getting hiddenSelectionsTextures working on props? I've got some flags I want to put in game but dont want to have to use separate models for file size purposes.

Been modding for some time so know my way around it generally, tried using the regular hiddenSelections and hiddenSelectionsTextures to set the texture on my single selection but it wont have it at all

Generally pretty new to modding static objects so not sure if this is the correct way to go about it

hearty sandal
leaden sonnet
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nah its a different model

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configging them in myself but it doesnt seem to like changing the texture of the selection with hiddenSelectionsTextures

leaden sonnet
round gulch
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Any way to make a bullet go straight until it disappears with absolutely no curvature? I've tried a bunch of settings in the weapon and the ammo itself but it always falls down slightly

leaden sonnet
round gulch
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So it's hardcoded

leaden sonnet
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not sure, beena very long time since I looked at anything like that

hearty sandal
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yo may need to do same thing as vanilla flags

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but also hiddenselection requirements are listed in pins at #arma3_model

leaden sonnet
leaden sonnet
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although not sure how that'd work with a prop seeing as it has no weights/bones

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I suppose just like this? From the wiki

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that's worked, not sure why I didnt really think of that sooner, cheers for the help though

unique hound
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i'm trying to create an 'auto-seeking' submunition to be fired out of an infantry weapon. the idea is basically smart rounds for an infantry weapon, auto-seeking any target in a cone in front of the user. as far as i can tell this should've been possible via config, but i absolutely can't get it to work. i found this on this post on the Discord and used it extensively as a reference, but the targeting just doesn't work. #arma3_config message

the submunition does spawn in properly, but just flies in a straight line and i'm at a loss as to what i'm missing since im not that well-versed with scripting/coding in general. i thought my fault might be in the link between flightProfiles in cfgAmmo and modes in cfgWeapons, but im not sure. autoSeekTarget and manualControl seem to make zero difference

i'd appreciate the help! attached my cfgAmmo excerpt and whatnot. if you reply please ping me since ill miss it otherwise

📎 CfgAmmo_excerpt.cpp 📎 CfgWeapons_excerpt.cpp
wintry fox
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Anyone have an example of an object with a "hatch"?
I was saw that BIS_fnc_moduleDoorOpen exists and has an option to animate doors and hatches, and hadn't seen that before and sounds similar to the vanilla door system

hearty sandal
rain scarab
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Something with anim name like this I think, per the fn_moduledooropen.sqf:
_hatchAnimNameStart="Hatch_"; //<----------------------- Animation name for hatches is now set for all buildings to "Hatch_#HatchNumber_rot"

wintry fox
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I know that, I was reading the code for it
I was wondering if it was similar to the door system, where there'd be a dedciated function for opening/closing them, an eden property, etc.

coral obsidian
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Hey yall, is anyone super well versed in the ejection seat framework?

sweet pecan
coral obsidian
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does ejection seats need any named mem points to work? im trying to add them to helicopter based aircraft

hearty sandal
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helicoper simulation did not have that built in

coral obsidian
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i see

viral dragon
coral obsidian
viral dragon
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I guess

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It looks like some animated parts are also needed in the model. You might have trouble if those aren't available, I'm not sure exactly how much it depends on them.

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You can always find the function in the functions viewer to see what it does exactly.

coral obsidian
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i see

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i appreciate youre help, trying different mem points but it doesnt seem to work

hearty sandal
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you dont get any action or action does nothing?

coral obsidian
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i can eject but im just jumping out with no seat or parachute

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worth noting that i am using ACE

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which i think force allows ejection from helis

viral dragon
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The documentation for BIS_fnc_planeEjection says you need to disable the basic ejection system in the aircraft's config

coral obsidian
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this one?

viral dragon
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Requirments:
- Compatible aircrfat must have a config definition for all sub-sytems that will be invoked by this function.
1. Old legacy ejection must be disabled in aircrfat's cfgVehicles configuration.
driverCanEject = 0;
gunnerCanEject = 0;
cargoCanEject = 0;

coral obsidian
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WAIT

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I am close

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i got it to kinda work

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turns out i need to be moving quick and its coming up as a seperate ejection option

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what happens when a model doesnt have a model.cfg? cause this is saying i need to add to one but theres no cfg i can add to

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the seat is going to the mempoint that i told it to go to, but its getting stuck on that pont (ie its not becoming a seperate vehicle and sticking to the mem point)

hearty sandal
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model.cfg controls animations

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cfgSkeleton in modelc.cfg provides the bone structure

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binarized p3d have the model.cfg written into them

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it cant be altered

coral obsidian
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balls

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well i appreciate the help guys, i cant edit the model cause it aint mine lol

hearty sandal
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you can tecnically still do a seat ejection but just not have the visuals on the vehicle

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like hiding the seat

coral obsidian
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oh?

hearty sandal
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the model.cfg stuff is just visuals

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not related to the ejection itself

coral obsidian
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so when i hit eject, the seat appears on the mempoint but its "stuck" on the mempoint

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does the visuals include being shot up?

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worth noting the canopy is actually detaching from the main vehicle but not the chair

hearty sandal
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the ejection seat chair is separate vehicle

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its not the actual seat of the helo that detaches

coral obsidian
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right

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1 sec

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can i dm you what i mean?

hearty sandal
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the motion animation is just visual to make it look like it shots up

viral dragon
coral obsidian
viral dragon
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Yes, write your own function :U

coral obsidian
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im way bad at scripting but i will give it my best lol

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so it calls for BIS_fnc_planeEjectionFX it looks like all it wants in terms of animation is for the "Rocket_Flash_hide"
is that the only thing that hems it all up?

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got it to work by deleting lines 270-272

hearty sandal
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👍

round gulch
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how do I get rid of this annoying flash effect that appears randomly every few shots. I've overrided GunFire, GunParticles, GunClouds and it's still there. Anyone knows what the class/attribute is exacly? (ignore the mag gotta fix that later :b)

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sweet pecan
wintry fox
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That looks like part of the muzzleflash

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Like maybe it's getting distorted somehow, could just be me though

round gulch
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no it's a special effect apart from the muzzleflash

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I think that if you use a recoil compensator it also gives that effect. Not using a comp on this weapon of course

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it flashes every few shots, the other shots have the normal muzzleflash

wintry tartan
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You sure it's not a Mod that adds some effect?

round gulch
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I dont have a mod that adds particle effects specifically no

wintry tartan
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It does mean you're not sure about it. Remove ALL Mods besides the Mod you test

round gulch
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thatsa good idea

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yah still does it, its something on this weapon specifically, I just dont know what specific attribute it is

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actually im dumb, it IS just the muzzleflash. For some reason it only appears every few shots and the rest of the shots just dont do anything

wintry tartan
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Then it is just a part of the zasleh, then

round gulch
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its a weird muzzleflash

wintry tartan
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Are you making a Mod? Or testing some Workshop Mod?

round gulch
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im making my own and inheriting from other mods, this one in particular is from the Niarms G3 mod

wintry tartan
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Then it is what it is

round gulch
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are muzzleflashes something you cant override at all?

wintry tartan
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Almost all NIArms are open source so you can check that G3 model to see if it actually does

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It is a part of P3D. Not can be done directly

round gulch
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aaah

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gotcha

mortal pumice
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I think this is config related, but in my rpt when I or someone else starts up the game, there seems to be a pause between a muzzle and a UI element

12:21:38 Updating base class ->asdg_SlotInfo, by x\cba\addons\jr\config.bin/asdg_MuzzleSlot/ (original x\cba\addons\jr\config.bin)
12:21:38 Updating base class asdg_MuzzleSlot->asdg_MuzzleSlot_762, by x\cba\addons\jr\config.bin/asdg_MuzzleSlot_65/ (original (tcp\weapons\acc\muzzle\brake_65_01\config.bin - no unload))
12:21:38 Updating base class ->compatibleItems, by x\cba\addons\jr\config.bin/asdg_MuzzleSlot_65/compatibleItems/ (original (tcp\weapons\acc\muzzle\brake_65_01\config.bin - no unload))
12:22:52 Updating base class RscControlsGroupNoScrollbars->, by tcp\ui\config.bin/RscDisplayLoadMission/controls/Mission/ (original a3\ui_f\config.bin)
12:22:52 Updating base class RscControlsGroupNoScrollbars->, by tcp\ui\config.bin/RscDisplayNotFreeze/controls/Mission/ (original a3\ui_f\config.bin)
12:22:52 Updating base class RscDisplayLoadMission->, by tcp\ui\config.bin/RscDisplayLoadCustom/ (original a3\ui_f\config.bin)

For me its like a minute or so, but for others its 3 ish minutes, what im trying to figure out is if its the muzzle or the ui bit thats causing the longer loading times

viral dragon
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It may just be loading config that doesn't update base classes. "Updating base class" is technically an error, not just a status message, and it's not displayed for every class loaded.

grand zinc
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This looks to be that there are very slow configs, between the brake config and the ui config.
Start profiling will show you the names of those

mortal pumice
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Indeed on game start, will try with profiling thank you 🙂

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So switched to profiling and put the launch param in and the issue doesn't occur on that beta -_-

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same outputs

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How odd

grand zinc
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Profiling branch has multithreaded config parsing

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It may not be as slow, but its probably still visible in the profiling data

mortal pumice
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On non profiling it takes roughly a minute and a half between those two but on profiling its 1 second

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And no new outputs between them

grand zinc
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The profile trace file thats output, just look at it to see if the slow is visible there

wintry fox
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Trying to make a smoke effect that spreads out over the ground, but having some issues. The smoke doesn't spread out evenly and focuses more towards the North East no matter which way the smoke is thrown. (White object in the picture is the smoke grenade)

Relevant parts from config viewer

angle = 0;
angleVar = 0.1;
ignoreWind = 1;
moveVelocity[] = {-0.5,0.1,-0.5};
moveVelocityVar[] = {1,0.1,1};
MoveVelocityVarConst[] = {0,0,0};
randomDirectionIntensity = 0;
randomDirectionIntensityVar = 0;
randomDirectionPeriod = 0;
randomDirectionPeriodVar = 0;
rotationVelocity = 0;
rotationVelocityVar = 0;
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pastel fog
wintry fox
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If they're positive its the same issue but SW, my assumption is that the speed is calculated like: speedX = mvVelocityX + random(0, mvVelocityVarX). My idea was to make the moveVelocity negative and double the moveVelocityVar to see if I could offset it

pastel fog
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You'd need moveVelocity of 0 for it to not get weighted in any direction
Doing something with randomDirection might help with more even dispersal, depending on how you want it to disperse

toxic solar
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is there away with pageup/pagedown for arty to make it increment slower? maxVerticalRotSpeed doesnt seem to effect but maybe im not noticing it

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oh no wait it does, I just had it still too high

chilly tulip
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Anyone know what the correct method is to determine the artillery turret of an artillery vehicle?

wintry fox
round gulch
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Any reason why a specific mag would be looking a certain way when on X gun but when I inherit that same mag for my custom weapon it's a completely different one?
I'm specifically inheriting "30Rnd_65x39_caseless_green" for the "arifle_Katiba_F". I want to put it on a modified version of the hk416cqb, this is the result:

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to the game, that's supposedly the same mag...

hearty sandal
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Does katiba use mag proxies

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As in, is the magazine in katiba changeable

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If not, it's part of the weapon model

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And does not have shape as a magazine proxy

round gulch
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how do I know if it uses proxies?

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quite new to arma modding, sorry

wintry tartan
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If it visually doesn't change it, it doesn't

round gulch
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so this is another "baked into the .p3d" moment?

wintry tartan
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Yes

round gulch
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guh

viral dragon
# hearty sandal And does not have shape as a magazine proxy

Sometimes mags do have proxy shapes even if they can be used in guns that don't use proxies.
In this case I kind of suspect the issue is that this mag does have a proxy model, but it's the wrong one because it's not expected to need one. It's probably inherited from the MX mags.

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Usually if a mag doesn't have a proxy model at all, it's just invisible.

wintry tartan
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Reaction Forces or Western Sahara alters it

round gulch
viral dragon
# round gulch you mean it has like, a random proxy just to have one, but it doesnt use it?

The magazine has a proxy shape (probably inherited from the MX mags due to config structure, not specifically assigned). The Katiba doesn't have a magazine proxy and just uses a magazine that's part of the gun model, so the mag model is not usually actually visible, so it doesn't matter that it's wrong. When you plug it into a gun that does have a proxy, the magazine's proxy model is revealed.

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You could change the magazine's config to point to a different proxy model, but there may not be a properly set-up Katiba magazine model in the files to use.

round gulch
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aaah got it

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no big deal was just looking for a black slim straight mag and that one looked perfect for the hk416. Ill have to search for another one

wheat sluice
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The Katiba's magazine is just a 20-rounder 5.56 mm STANAG anyway. Why is it firing 6.5 mm caseless? Don't question BI's logic.
STANAG models are dime to a dozen, so there's probably dozens of free (and legit) models on Sketchfab that you could repurpose into a usable proxy.

real bluff
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Is it possible to add to the selections in the model.cfg of an existing mod by making my own model.cfg using the same class names? Making a mod to go along with another mod but was wanting add to the hiddenSelections of the existing mod. The selections exist, just are not setup to be hiddenSelections.

novel lava
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no model cfg is embedded in the p3d

real bluff
pastel fog
# wintry fox Never saw your response Ideally I want it to spread across the ground in a give...

I'd guess something like

moveVelocityVar = {1,0.1,1}; 
moveVelocityVarConst = {0.5, 0, 0.5};```
would be closer to a flat-ish, mostly circular spread
VelocityVar might need to be significantly higher for it to spread out properly
And I can't tell what the best balance between VelocityVar and VelocityVarConst would be
Reference I found said the config used {x,z,y} for the particle vectors <https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Particle_Effects>
wintry fox
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That seemed to mostly do the trick, thanks

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knotty sage
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@worn eagle Yes, usually it's being used to display the ammunition used, in the top right corner of the screen (ex: 9x21mm).

novel lava
covert knot
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heya, can anyone help me with this error? it would usually be from a mod but the olive bandana is a base game asset. some information if its helpful, i get this error when joining a server with one modpack and no matter what i do i cannot play, i use the same modpack on the same server with a different mission file and i still get the issue but if i restart my game it lets me play no problem. really confusing me, any help would be great

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wintry tartan
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This error message is not as harmful as crashing/stop a mission

covert knot
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it is i believe the reason i get stopped from joining, as i get to the role select screen, press a role and then continue, i get shown the picture of the map and then i get shot back to the role select screen with this error. every time no matter times i just reselect my role

wintry tartan
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I implied you should think of broken/bad mission, rather than two lines of harmless error messages

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!rpt

charred sealBOT
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Arma RPT

Arma generates an .rpt log file on every run. This log file contains a lot of information like the loaded mods or any errors that appear, and can be very useful for troubleshooting problems.

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

Additionally see the Crash Files wiki page for more information.

To share an rpt log here, please use a website like https://pastebin.com/ (Set expiry time to 1 week or less) to upload the full log, that way the people helping you can take a look at it and try to figure out with you the problem you encounter.
Note: RPT logs can hold personal information relevant to your system, the game or others.

wintry tartan
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This also

covert knot
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ah rgr okay

analog vessel
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Hi, how do i merge multiple uniforms to variants (like so)?

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I have a bunch of uniforms id like to merge so they dont take up so much space in the arsenal

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Im guessing this is via ACE arsenal extended?

wintry tartan
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Yes AFAIK

analog vessel
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Also hello polpox i love your mods :D

wintry tartan
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I'm not an ACE or ACEX or something user. You may Google it

analog vessel
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Google isnt helping

wintry tartan
analog vessel
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this looks like its for categories for adding items to a backpack

wintry tartan
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You can also lookup other Mods' config that does the categorizing thing

covert knot
wintry fox
wintry fox
wintry fox
wintry tartan
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I see

wintry fox
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Nice

wintry tartan
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Apologies then, don't ever texting while work

analog vessel
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Now to do it to all of the 400 other CSOG uniforms....

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May god bless Copilot for putting in the 400 configs

wintry tartan
wintry fox
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It's not random, it's based on what would still first appear in the list iirc
But no, you can't set what thing is equipped first

analog vessel
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God i hate arma 3 modding but

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good learning experience though

tacit zealot
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Is there a way to set a minimum firing speed for an ammo class/weapon mode? For example, a particular missile has a launch envelope with a minimum firing speed of 600 km/hr, and I don't want the AI to attempt to use it at low speed or else it just doesn't have enough kinetic energy for its flight

chilly tulip
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hmm. Most missiles don't exactly take long to get to 600 km/h...

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What sort of weapon is this?

tacit zealot
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I'm thinking more like what soviet bombers would fire - KSR-2, K-10, Kh-15, Kh-65, Kh-101, etc.
some like the KSR and Kh-65/101 cruise missiles are somewhat slow and don't have too much acceleration since they're just supposed to sustain speed
And the Arma physics system is wack, and when youre in free flight, drag will eventually make you fly backwards

chilly tulip
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Unless you're both slow and very low I'd expect to level out.

tacit zealot
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its mostly the Arma drag model I'm running into problems with, and the fact that Arma doesn't represent two-stage boost/cruise motors very well. I've had to sum the impulse of each stage and create a balanced thrust time according to the 100% for 75% of the time thrust curve

sweet pecan
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Why couldn't it be like the base-game VLS cruise missile, which obviously works from a stand still?

tacit zealot
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I just don't really like the way it flies. The missiles I'm trying to replicate (some of them) fly more like small aircraft so I've lowered their maneuverability. Also have to work out the tracking so it doesn't bleed too much speed trying to altitude-match in cruise mode

chilly tulip
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Hmm, might be best off scripting some extra boost on launch.

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Or maybe submunition :P

tacit zealot
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Hmm, I think I have another clue.
According to the ammo config reference, the "thrust" is actually acceleration, so I've calculated that according to typical missile mass and engine thrust. For some reason, they're ending up slower than expected, more in the low subsonic range than high subsonic. I think it's either something with the drag model, or.. .wait.
Fuel has weight. Duh. I need to get the dry weight of these things as well and put that in the spreadsheet... I've been calculating acceleration based off full weight, not variable. Ugh time to bring out the full version of Newton's Second Law

chilly tulip
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I think I calculated it once and thrust was just plain acceleration, and there wasn't any burn?

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Although I might have been working with rocket rather than missile.

tacit zealot
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well arma missiles don't change mass, but IRL they do, so my "realistic" acceleration calculations don't take that into account, so IRL they accelerate more than I calculated. Typical Arma missiles dont have to worry too much about that due to short burn time

chilly tulip
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Super dumb way to do initial boost would be to just give it initSpeed.

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would probably look quite bad though.

tacit zealot
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Nah, these need it to get to their cruise or topdown altitudes. I also like seeing them separate from the plane and fly alongside, which is cool AF
Non-direct modes are my big problem for energy bleed, except for the Kh-15, which also isn't TopDowning properly, and in direct mode bleeds too much energy, so it really needs the parabolic trajectory
okay yeah, calculated average acceleration over the course of the boost phase and its looking a lot better, time to test it. I love spreadsheets

tacit zealot
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Any clues on why TopDown isn't working for this ammo? The firemode is clearly working since I can select+fire, but the flight profile in-game isn't any different from Direct. Screenshot 1 is in-flight, screenshot 2 is low altitude attached to a static object, so it can't be anything to do with the plane's altitude being to high. I've also updated the minimum distance in the topDown config to match the descend distance, but no change.

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viral dragon
toxic solar
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what does negative alpha for color[] of particle effects mean?

analog vessel
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hey, can anyone help me out with ace arsenal extended?

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having a few issues with some private mods id rather not send here

tacit zealot
novel lava
finite bronze
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this is a dumb question as I always forget the answer but how do you disable turnout for things like the driver and gunners?

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wait. as soon as I typed this I think i remembered the answer, it's forceHideDriver or something

hearty sandal
finite bronze
hearty sandal
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then forcehidedriver is fine too

finite bronze
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when I inherit the base tank to add more turrets to different versions I get a weird problem. The Commander is invisible. So I thought I might have to inherit the commander as well but that also does not work.

here is the base tank turret config:

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here is the tank that inherits it turret config:

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even on the base version for some reason it spawns and invis commander and then a normal gunner where the commander should be?

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wait

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how do I inherit from the mainturret without inheriting a commander turret?

wintry fox
wintry fox
finite bronze
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yes, sorry. I understand now and it works.

grand comet
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anyone know what unit config value controls the set of voices the game picks from for that unit?

wintry fox
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So you'd have something like:

// CfgVehicles
class someUnit {
    identityTypes[] = {"LanguageFrench_F"};
};

// CfgVoices
class French01 {
    identityTypes[] = {"LanguageFrench_F"};
};

So Arma spawns the unit, looks at identityTypes, and grabs a language that's in the LanguageFrench_F pool. This also applies for faces and facewear

analog vessel
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Hey, any idea why this has different colored text?

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I dont recall doing anything to play with the text

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(for context, this is an ace extended compat mod i made)

wintry fox
toxic solar
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for an arty what makes it so that elevation can only be controled by page up/down when not using arty computer?

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or actually

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elevationMode = 3, it says its 1 and 2, how do you in game switch between modes 1 and 2?

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oh wait I read that wrong

timid osprey
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Having an issue with a replacement config. Replaced the CUP Hellfires on the CUP MQ-9 Reaper with MELB Hellfires and vanilla GBU-12s. Works if you put down a new vehicle, however, if I use a rearm script or ACE rearm after all Hellfires and GBUs are expended, the ammo won't be rearmed. It works if you expend all but one round, but not if you spend all of them. Occurs on other aircraft where weapons have been replaced as well.

real bluff
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Does hiddenSelection not work with _ca textures? I have an object that has a hiddenSelection and the _ca texture shows black where the transparency is but if I set the texture on the object in Object Builder, it works as is supposed to.

hearty sandal
rain scarab
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JSRS 2025 puts its icon on everything that doesn't have an icon already. How can I prevent this or override this without having to modify it?

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I assume its config related though its not clear where, sifting through

hearty sandal
rain scarab
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Got it. Ty

real bluff
hearty sandal
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object that is not expected to have transparency

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vs object that is expected to have transparency

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transparency not being meant to hide things

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as it does not hide the mesh

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just makes it transparent

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thus making it far more expensive to draw

round gulch
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Im trying to make a custom attachment that increases the bullet damage and its initspeed. For some reason its not changing neither, what am I missing:

    scope = 2;
    displayName = "barrel charger";
    picture = "\A3\weapons_F\Data\UI\gear_acca_snds_l_CA.paa";
    model = "\OPTRE_Weapons_Pistols\M6C\m6c_comp.p3d";
        class ItemInfo : InventoryMuzzleItem_Base_F {
        mass = 20;
        soundTypeIndex = 0;
        class MuzzleCoef {
            artilleryDispersionCoef = 1.0;
            initSpeed = 3;
            initSpeedCoef = 3;
            audibleFireCoef = 1.0;
            recoilCoef = 1.0
        };
        class AmmoCoef {
            hit = 5;
            visibleFire = 5;
            audibleFire = 1;
            visibleFireTime = 1;
            audibleFireTime = 1;
            cost = 1;
        };
        muzzleEnd = "konec hlavne";
    };
};```
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this should effectively triplicate the bullet speed and multipy the bullet damage by 5, but they remain the same

wheat sluice
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Your properties are all over the place. Muzzle velocity (initSpeed) is handled in MagazineCoef, not MuzzleCoef. There's no such token for initSpeedCoef either:

            class MagazineCoef
            {
                initSpeed = 3;
            };
            class AmmoCoef
            {
                hit = 5;
                typicalSpeed = 1;
                airFriction = 1;
                visibleFire = 5;
                audibleFire = 1;
                visibleFireTime = 1;
                audibleFireTime = 1;
                cost = 1;
            };
            class MuzzleCoef
            {
                dispersionCoef = 0.8;
                artilleryDispersionCoef = 1;
                fireLightCoef = 0.1;
                recoilCoef = 1;
                recoilProneCoef = 1;
                minRangeCoef = 1;
                minRangeProbabCoef = 1;
                midRangeCoef = 1;
                midRangeProbabCoef = 1;
                maxRangeCoef = 1;
                maxRangeProbabCoef = 1;
            };
round gulch
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thank you I will try that

round gulch
remote gulch
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Hello! I'm trying to import a modular shelter similar to the military cargo houses in vanilla. Per the request of other members of the team, they want the stairs on the front to be toggled visible or not visible like the military platforms have from contact. The option shows up in game to hide the stairs but the stairs themselves stay visible. Has anyone done something like this that can tell me where I messed up or what I'm missing to making the stairs actually disappear?
Config.cpp section

class Land_3AS_Orto_Plut_Civ_House_Small_1: House_F
    {
        placement = "vertical";
        mapSize = 2;
        destrType = "DestructDefault";
        vehicleClass = "Structures";
        editorCategory = "3AS_EditorCategory_Orto";
        editorSubcategory = "3AS_EditorSubcategory_Houses";
        faction = "Prop";
        scope = 2;
        scopeCurator = 2;
        model = "3as\prop_orto_plut\CivilianBase\Models\Houses\3AS_Orto_Plut_Civ_House_Small_1.p3d";
        //editorPreview = "3AS\prop_orto_plut\CivilianBase\EditorPreviews\Land_3AS_Orto_Plut_Civ_House_Small_1.jpg";
        displayName = "Small Civilian Shelter 1";
        actionBegin1 = OpenDoor_1;
        actionEnd1 = OpenDoor_1;
        numberOfDoors = 1;
        armor = 300;
        eden = 1;
        class SimpleObject
        {
            eden=1;
            animate[] = {{"hitzone_1_hide", 0}};
            hide[] = {};
            verticalOffset = 0;
        };
        class AnimationSources
        {
            // Animation sources for doors
            class Door_1_sound_source
            {
                source = "user";
                initPhase = 0;
                animPeriod = 1;
                sound = "3AS_DoorSound1";
                soundPosition = "Door_1_trigger";
            };
            class Door_1_noSound_source
            {
                source = "user";
                initPhase = 0;
                animPeriod = 1;
            };
            class Door_1_locked_source
            {
                source = "user";
                initPhase = 0;
                animPeriod = 0.8;
            };
            class Stairs_Hide_Source
            {
                source = "user";
                animPeriod = 0.01;
                initPhase = 0;
            };
        };
        class Attributes
        {
            class Stairs_hide_source
            {
                displayName = "Hide Stairs";
                property = "Stairs_hide";
                control = "CheckboxNumber";
                defaultValue = 0;
                expression = "_this animateSource ['%s',_value,true]";
            };
        };

Model.cfg sections

class 3as_Orto_Plut_Civ_House_Small_1_skeleton: Default
    {
        isDiscrete=1;
        skeletonInherit="";
        skeletonBones[]=
        {
            "door_1", "stairs",""
        };
    };

class 3AS_Orto_Plut_Civ_House_Small_1 : Default
    {
        sections[]={};
        skeletonName="3as_Orto_Plut_Civ_House_Small_1_skeleton";
        class Animations
        {
            class door_1_rot
            {
                type="translation";
                source="door_1_sound_source";
                selection="door_1";
                axis="door_1_axis";
                minValue=0.0;
                maxValue=0.58;
                offset0=0.0;
                offset1=0.58;
            };
            class stairs_hide
            {
                type="hide";
                source="stairs_hide_source";
                selection="stairs";
                sourceAddress="clamp";
                minPhase=0;
                maxPhase=1;
                minValue=0;
                maxValue=1;
                memory=0;
                hideValue=1;
                unHideValue=-1;
            };
        };
    };
wheat sluice
remote gulch
sick zephyr
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Any idea why the UI picture doesn't show up in the equipment but does show up in the arsenal?
I get this rpt error: 12:17:42 Warning Message: Picture equip\m\m_sgte\jaffa_grenade\data\nade_ui.paa.paa not found
even though the path in the cfg is: picture = "SGTE\Jaffa_grenade\data\nade_UI.paa";
again it WORKS in arsenal but DOES NOT WORK in the inventory

tame raven
west schooner
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I'm having an odd issue with the PilotCamera on a heli that I'm trying to improve the PilotCamera of.

The camera is working fine however its refusing to go into the point track mode when the camera is pointed at another vehicle with the stabilized camera mode enabled (the area track mode works fine).

I've managed to do this before with other helicopters, normally driverWeaponsInfoType="RscOptics_CAS_01_TGP"; does the trick however it doesn't seem to be working for me this time (given that I can still see the extra info that it normally applies to the targeting cam its definitely doing something). I think it may relate to the vehicle having a sensor suite however this heli already has the radar/ir/vis etc.

Any idea what I've missed?

chilly tulip
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Anyone know where the random facewear on units comes from? Can't find any relevant documentation.

viral dragon
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I believe it's connected to identityTypes in the unit and facewear configs

wintry fox
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It is

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Tldr stuff gets grouped into pools, unit config can specify pools to pull stuff from

chilly tulip
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thx

round gulch
sage wasp
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whats the default vonCodec value on a a3server config file?

chilly tulip
wheat sluice
# round gulch I see, that's annoying. But they DID fix the recoilcoef not affecting the recoil...

You can pray that one of the Live Ops developers (dedmen/KK) see it and work on a fix if they've got time. Otherwise, it's probably going to remain that way for the foreseeable future.
In the meantime, your only workaround is to use scripting to handle projectile damage. Maybe swap out the bullet with the 5x damage version in a similar way to how the vanilla T-100X railgun works, but that's beyond the scope of this channel and is better suited for #arma3_scripting.

round gulch
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again, thanks

tacit zealot
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in a HUD class, can a Draw entry be conditional based on specific classes being mounted to a pylon?

hearty sandal
outer hazel
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does anyone have any idea what "laserscanner=1;" do?

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@timid osprey most likely because the magazine is still not empty

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you'd have to remove all the old mags and add the new ones

brave crag
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Is there a setting in config to adjust the character seating position in a vehicle, like for example if theyre floating above the seat?

hearty sandal
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that is handled by the vehicle crew proxy positions

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and fitting made animation

brave crag
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ah damn I was afraid that would be the case. Found a cool mod but the character floats above seat and their head even sticks out of the top hmmyes

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Thank you

hearty sandal
potent idol
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Hey guys dumb question make a asset selector it’s hard I wanna make a custom for Rhs on warlords

hearty sandal
potent idol
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Like I try to make my own warlords but with different assets like diferents tanks vehicles helicopters and planes

sweet pecan
potent idol
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It’s kinda difficult?

sweet pecan
potent idol
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Oh okay thx dude appreciate

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!!!

viral juniper
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Hey there, just wondering if anyone could point me to a resource that will help teach me to make a mod that player a video for players when they first enter a server? Like an intro kind of thing

vale basalt
viral juniper
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Cheers, but I'm looking at specifically making an addon that plays an ogv on joining the server

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Using cameras to create the intro is an impossability, as is having the necessary script in the missions pbo

vale basalt
# viral juniper Cheers, but I'm looking at specifically making an addon that plays an ogv on joi...

Ah - I had just woken up. 🤤
Should be doable using Extended_PostInit_EventHandlers.
You'll need to use BIS_fnc_playVideo andremoteExec it for JIP.

https://github.com/CBATeam/CBA_A3/wiki/Extended-Event-Handlers-(new)
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_playVideo
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/remoteExec

GitHub
Extended Event Handlers (new)

Community Base Addons for Arma 3. Contribute to CBATeam/CBA_A3 development by creating an account on GitHub.

viral juniper
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Absolutely peak, thank you!

somber cloak
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@outer hazel laserScanner = 1; /// if the vehicle is able to see targets marked by laser marker

outer hazel
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thanks

somber cloak
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laserTarget =1; I guess means if a weapon is able to target with a laser

outer hazel
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it is one of the few things missing from the locking page on the wiki

somber cloak
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I found it in samples_f/test_plane_01/config.cpp

wintry fox
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class Extended_PostInit_EventHandlers {
    class YourPrefix_playVideo {
        clientInit = "'\path\to\video' call BIS_fnc_playVideo";
    };
};