sounds more like the physx engine was updated..
#arma3_config
sullen fulcrum
sullen fulcrum
idk, was just a interpretation of the changelog entry ๐
strange egret
from what i could find, the latest version of the library is still 3.3 since 2013 so it could just be fixes for the crashing issue they had...
stoic lily
probably they do at best selective merging
the likelyhood of changes in the library causing BI to adjust their engine mapping or config stuff is too high and possible to cause unwanted effort
wispy patio
Question
How do you configure explosion sounds in an ammunition config with the soundshader update
Because I have a rock sitting around, currently broken, because I don't know how to change the sounds
stoic lily
ask in #arma3_audio
near forge
Anyone have any idea on how to extract the editor preview images from the Apex EBO files?
somber cloak
until they become pbo's, there is no direct way,. you could however generate your own
edgy yacht
anyone has nay idea how PreloadConfig works?
stoic lily
what do you want to know?
agile flame
who good with sounds configs?
strange egret
nobody
edgy yacht
kju, what does it do exactly, what will happen if i try to modify it, add or remove values
stoic lily
what exactly - no one knows, probably not even BI; you would had to study leaked engine source
modify - its a hack to avoid the need for correct cfgPatches/XXX/units[] array definition
edgy yacht
there's a leaked engine source somewhere really?
gritty rune
is it possible to define a radio button style attribute for Eden in CfgVehicles attributes? If so, how would it be done?
young mortar
hey guys, any idea how I can add a direction indicator to my turret? like in all the vanilla tanks
wild pasture
Perhaps try this https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3_Locking#radarType
wild pasture
Do you know if the Marshall has it?
wild pasture
These config entries for it look relevant then
radarType = 8;
driverCanSee = "4+8+2+32+16";
gunnerCanSee = "4+2+8+32+16";
What radarType did you use?
sullen fulcrum
did you define CanSeeAll?
young mortar
no, do I need to? ๐ฎ
sullen fulcrum
i would guess so.. no idea about the hud stuff but what penny posted looks like one can define diffrent ids that can be seen by diffrent passengers, now if you don't want to type in all the ids every time you use it you need to #define CanSeeAll <xyz>
maybe have a look at the config from where you got the CanSeeAll, it should be defined at the top of that config.cpp
young mortar
lol
I replaced CanSeeAll by "4+8+2+32+16"
now it works
thanks for your help guys ^^
drifting hinge
Gents, wonder if anyone can guide me in the right direction. I have my zeroing working on a weapons that has a socpe and is mounted on a vehicle but im missing the info on what my zero setting is (ie in the top right corner i would expect it to display like 400 etc)
turretInfoType = "RscWeaponRangeZeroing";
discreteDistance[] = {100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 800, 1000, 1200, 1500, 1800};
discreteDistanceInitIndex = 1;
drifting hinge
its a truck with a turret mounted 50 cal and a acog style scope
can explain further on the unit type?
low sage
Can anyone help me set up my server?
drifting hinge
BigSexyBear - try Server_windows or Server_Linux for that buddy
stoic lily
unitInfoType = "RscUnitInfoTank";
gritty rune
on my question on adding a radio button style box to Eden attributes, the best bet seems to be the 'Combo' type, it's a drop down list, not a radio button style though
indigo forge
Anyone know how to disable showing the backpack like the ghillie suit?
stoic lily
show where/how?
indigo forge
i'm trying to make it so if i put on a uniform, the backpack dosent show.
stoic lily
ghillie have special hiddenSelections
maybe they have this affect; so try to define the backpack selections also that way
alternatively define duplicates of the backpacks without a visible model and use scripting to hot swap them
indigo forge
would it be this? http://puu.sh/qzKPE/173f109e23.png
drifting hinge
Cheers kju will give tank a try
untold temple
@indigo forge I think the ghillie suits don't contain the proxy for backpacks, which is why they don't show them.
kindred moss
they got some hide param dont remember what
to hide certain proxies
hideProxySelections[] = {"ghillie_hide"};
nah this for vests
untold temple
it might work on backpacks too, but the BIS backpacks don't use it so wouldn't have the selections
as I said, it's because the ghillie models don't contain the \A3\Characters_F\Proxies\backpack proxy
you can search the .p3d for the proxies paths in notepad and see which ones are missing
stoic lily
or use dep3d -S to also list proxies
dusky prairie
Where do i find the weapon config files
strange egret
files -> arma 3/addons/weapons_f.pbo (there are multiple with beta gamma etc)
if you just want to look into the complete configs, use A3 config viewer (in eden, click play mission, ESC, click on config below dev console)
south bison
hello anyone here i created GenericNames and i want to add them to my faction do i past the class CfgWorlds under my units config
kindred moss
not under units its alone in it own
goes in config.cpp of your units addon
genericNames = "MyMen"; < also must change this in cfgFactionclasses and soldiers config class
dusky prairie
Is that for the default weapons? I'm trying to edit the gm6 lynx
jade brook
I suggest you get the config dump (allinone162)
dusky prairie
So then basically I have to make a new mod then
Can I just make an addon folder and place a config file in it and just put the info for the gm6 lynx
dusky prairie
How do I do that?
dusky prairie
Is it part of the arma tools?
jade brook
yes
patent night
is anyone online in here?
jade brook
I'm obviously offline
patent night
i just need some help getting an object to be placeable via eden editor and have it so players can pick it up to put it in their inventory
jade brook
What's the problem?
patent night
what class do i use for such an item?
need to be able to place it in editor and have players be able to pick it up in inventory and pull it out of crates
jade brook
You have to set the scope = 2; for an object to show up in 3den
And you probably need editorCategory and editorSubCategory
patent night
but do i config it as a weapon, vehicle, magazine?
jade brook
Only CfgVehicles show up in 3DEN.
patent night
i got it into a box via magazine but if only vehicles can only show up in eden then i will have to switch to that
can a cfgVehicle even be put in a players inventory?
patent night
i made a custom object
jade brook
A building or vehicle?
patent night
its a small box
jade brook
And you should be able to pick it up?
patent night
i want to be able to place it in the editor and have players go and pick it up in game
jade brook
Oh. So what is it currently. CfgWeapons?
patent night
as a magazine i can pick it up just fine but i cant place it in the editor
right now its a CfgMagazine
patent night
if i make it a CfgWeapon will that allow me to place it down in the editor and pick it up in game?
patent night
ok
jade brook
You need to make a dummy "ground weapon holder" like I posted
If it's CfgMagazines then you have to replace TransportItems with
class TransportMagazines {
MACRO_ADDMAGAZINE(BWA3_ItemNaviPad,1);
};
MACRO_ADDMAGAZINE is a macro. You have to define that too
patent night
going to give it a try now... < my first mod so bare with me lol
can you have a look at what i got and tell me if im doing this correctly http://pastebin.com/DMYxBZDw
im just working with 1 object trying to learn arma moding
jade brook
model = "\A3\structures_f_epa\Items\medical\WaterPurificationTablets_F";
Don't change the model of the gorund weapon holder
it's just a dummy
basically the same object that is created when you drop a pile of items
MACRO_ADDMAGAZINE(cys_microTechHDS,1)
missing ;
Also I think it's TransportMagazines with S at the end
might be wrong though
also
#define MACRO_ADDMAGAZINE(MAGAZINE,COUNT)
class _xx_##MAGAZINE
{
magazine = #MAGAZINE;
count = COUNT;
}
this won't work. You have to escape the newlines with \
because the macros defintion ends at a newline
patent night
good to know
i dont know cpp well
yeah your right on the transportmagazines
one line 102
type = 256
can you tell me what that means cause i could not find it on the biki
only thing search returned was type threat
jade brook
It doesn't mean anything for CfgMagazines
It's legacy from Arma 2
I think this decided how much slots the item would take up
jade brook
check RPT
patent night
only thing in their is
3:11:25 X:\Users\Cytreen\Documents\Arma 3@cys_spectre\addons\cys_spectre.pbo - unknown
jade brook
nah. post current config
jade brook
yes. definitely use displayName for objects
Also
vehicleClass = "Items";
I don't know what "small_items" would be
patent night
i got that from some tutorials but that was before eden
jade brook
shrug. Use "Items"
patent night
commy2...
i love you
it works now
the model is invisable though lol
could it be from not having a model on the ground holder?
ummm
what is build failed. Result code = 255
ok i fixed it
jade brook
the ground holder has to have no model
patent night
then how are players going to see it when i place it in the editor cause right now its blank lol
but pulling it out of the box it shows the model
jade brook
the engine will show a certain number of items in the ground weapon holder
that is the only way to make items/weapons/magazines visible (apart from proxies on the character model)
patent night
so you can only do invisable items that can be picked up?
jade brook
no, they are supposed to be visibile
if you pick it up and drop it again...
does it become visible then?
patent night
yes
jade brook
I think I know what it is then
There is a bug with these map placed weapon holders
they don't calculate the models offset correctly
patent night
did i config something wrong
jade brook
which makes helmets for example float
I don't think the config is wrong
It's the model
Is this your model?
patent night
no
jade brook
Can you edit the p3d?
patent night
ints a default arma model im testing with
jade brook
dang
patent night
but i will be making my own tomorrow
i can make a simple cupe in blender and export that to test but i dont know how to do the model config
patent night
basicaly what im attempting to do is make mission objective objects so when players raid the compound they have to search for intel and bring it back.
jade brook
You can try the following
patent night
but it should show up in eden editor when i rase it up
jade brook
model = "\A3\Weapons_F\DummyHeadgear.p3d";
that is a model with elevated proxy
it's the BI ghetto fix for this problem
otherwise also try model = "\A3\Weapons_F\DummyVest.p3d";
If you have access to the model, then make sure it is centered @ y=1
y being the height in oxygen
patent night
from the bottom of the model
jade brook
Can't remember. I think centered
patent night
still invisable when i pull it out of eden
jade brook
even if you elevate it? place it on a roof and then look into the floors below?
patent night
yep
jade brook
can you show the config again
jade brook
oh, you did it wrong
patent night
damn pebkac errors lol
jade brook
model = "\A3\Weapons_F\DummyHeadgear.p3d";
has to go into the ground holder
The magazines model has to stay how it was
otherwise you make the item itself invisible
patent night
/facepalm
so the ground holder uses a model
and my magazine model uses the model i custom make
jade brook
the ground holder uses a empty dummy model
patent night
does that mean the transport will swap the model from my magazine to the dummy one
jade brook
more items could be placed into the groun holder and they have to be displayed by proxy
The magazine has to have it's model, the ground holder needs a dummy model
The only difference between these dummies is the proxy position. To fix the different offsets of helmets, weapons, items etc.
patent night
still invisabel
what i see going on in the editor is a invisable box that is the dummy model
when i pick up the item the invisable box is still there
its only when i drop the object from inventory is when i can see the model
jade brook
Can you upload the full RPT file?
patent night
everything to do with my mod is prefix of cys_
im looking at that BW mod with the ipad
they configured the ipad as a weapon
jade brook
4:06:41 Updating base class ->ThingX, by a3\structures_f\items\config.bin/CfgVehicles/Items_base_F/
patent night
?
jade brook
class Cys_ItemsCore
{
units[] = {};
weapons[] = {};
requiredVersion = 0.1;
requiredAddons[] = {};
add A3_Weapons_F to requiredAddons
requiredAddons[] = {"A3_Weapons_F"};
You are using Items_base_F as a base class for your dummy weapon
to make sure the class already exists, you have to add this BI addon as requirement
so your addon is loaded after the addon that introdces Items_base_F
patent night
is it items_base_f or item_base_f
patent night
lol
jade brook
still, rename it and add the requiredAddons part
patent night
doing it now
man they need a book on this stuff or make the biki like microsofts msdn lol
im going to have to make a tutorial for other people on all the work your helping me with
huston... we have a model
jade brook
nice
jade brook
Yeah, Items_Base_F(with S) is not a ground weapon holder, but a prop. No wonder it didn't work
A bear?
patent night
lmao
but what about the ballmer peak
lmao
because i think thats how arma got made lol
jade brook
Well, he was no programmer
patent night
true
but still funny
not as funny as the server admin complaining about uptime lol
i find it strange how the requiredAddons works though
im guessing it works like when you include namespaces in cpp
jade brook
all it does is change loading order of the config patches when generating the master config
patent night
oh
jade brook
default loading order is alphabetically
But if it tries to include a addon with a requiredAddon that wasn't already loaded
patent night
here i was thinking it was like in cpp when you do using namespace std;
jade brook
the addon is put at the end of the stack
patent night
good to know
patent night
i wish it was all c++ cause then id have a crap ton of reference material on the MSDN lol
hell id take VB over sqf lol
patent night
i do most of my missions with as much editor based tricks as possable
< master of trigger network setups in the editor
end up using like 60 or 70 triggers per mission but it runs good
jade brook
They can tank performance pretty hard if you make them huge and give them complex conditions
The worst is that you can't even use && and || in them anymore. Unless they fixed it
patent night
bashed my head in modding fireballs insurgency back in arma 2 when i was making missions for the 15thMEU
yeah you can use && || now
patent night
i havent had an issue with it unless it broke recently
jade brook
Nah, it was when they switched to the 3d editor
patent night
when eden came out i could not use it at all
trigger sync didnt even work then
its working really good now
jade brook
We were the beta testers...
patent night
my current mission i have about 50+ triggers but most of them are simple timings and alive checks
i found a rather interesting bug in arma during the process though
if you have 2 groups for players, say each group has 8 people, alpha and bravo
and you want to set a trigger for a waypoint to only fire when they are all in a vehicle
i ran a check to see if anyone in the group was alive first and then check to see if they were in the chopper
worked just fine as long as at least one player was in each group but arma counts a group a playable characters as being alive eventhough disableAI is set so none of them are on the server
what i think is going on is they spawn in at mission start and the server removes them when no players are present in that slot.
found it to be quite interesting
jade brook
yeah, I think that is how it works
patent night
i didnt know that before hand. im coming from Unreal 4 SDK to arma
jade brook
assignedTeam player
That is supposed to return your fire team
So "MAIN" by default
and "RED", "YELLOW" etc. when joining one
Interestingly assignedTeam player reports nothing if you are currently remote controlling a drone or a soldier via zeus
patent night
ill have to try that out and see if i can keep both teams seporated into two groups. I just put all 16 in one group and set colors
jade brook
It just stops wokring
patent night
latley iv been testing out object density and how it affects performance
trying to determin if hide object saves any fps
jade brook
colliding objects cause massive FPS drops
that can happen if you place them to close
it's thanks to PhysX
jade brook
Yeah, exactly like that
patent night
that scene doesnt drop any frames but once i put in the intel items it drops
intel items have physics on them
so that may be the issue
but i dont know if i can do objects without physics yet
jade brook
Yup. It's definitely collisions, no matter how small they are
patent night
what i did was enableSimulationGlobal false
jade brook
yeah, that disables PhysX on the object
patent night
also stops the objects from doing network updates lol
jade brook
the pathway lods are kept, so you can still walk over certain things
the problem is that the object becomes indestructible
patent night
im trying to create a functional TOC for the mission since the players attend a full NPC voiced over briefing before the mission starts
jade brook
You might want to check out https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/createSimpleObject
patent night
yeah but doing that i cant have fine placment via eden
jade brook
true
patent night
id have to place it and spawn everything in and then script all of the texters after spawn
this area will not see combat at all so disabling simulation is my best bet
problem at that point is draw calls i think
for each item a new draw call is made
i think thats how arma works, thats how unreal handles objects unless they are batched
but batching objects together starts taking a polycount hit for that items draw call
im thinking i can get better FPS is i custom make some of the items into one batch call but i dont know if arma works like that
this room kills me for FPS, the problem is the intel objects on the table. i removed them and had almost no FPS impact
with what you helped me with i can now create my Objective areas and have some real search and gather all intel mission ware players have actual items in inventory
i can always do a trigger check to see if players are carring the items and give diffrent outcomes based on what item was recovered
dusky prairie
Can mods that effect the standard weapons not be used in the caimpaign
jade brook
they can
jade brook
You'll need a new account is what jonpas said
kindred moss
new account? NOOOOO
jade brook
We don't have access to passwords and mails
kindred moss
well shoot Ill try with slack support... thanks
dusky prairie
I made a mod for the gm6 lynx and everytime I try to start a mission it doesn't load
It just goes straight to the mission select
jade brook
check RPT
dusky prairie
What is that, I'm pretty new at this
jade brook
it's some basic log files
kindred moss
well if you made custom weapon it wont work, I dont think you can select weapons to use in official mission?
jade brook
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Arma 3
every session creates one
timestamp is in the file name
.rpt file can be opened with any texteditor
kindred moss
you can also use mods like this
http://www.armaholic.com/page.php?id=26269
if you want to have arsenal acess at all times and load any gun you want
but do check rpt for errors
kindred moss
go to control panel > file explorer options
jade brook
just copy paste this:
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Arma 3
kindred moss
view tab > show hidden files and folders
dusky prairie
Wait, so it's not in my steam arma folder?
kindred moss
press Win button and R and paste what commy gave you then press Enter
jade brook
^
It's usually C:/user/appdata/local
but the folders are indeed hidden, so you have to fix that windows option
kindred moss
dusky prairie
Thanks, I found it
jade brook
now start Arma without your mod and compare which lines appear due to your addtions
dusky prairie
Well I don't think I actually did anything but it's working now
ruby rampart
I'm having a bit of a headach getting a scope working with both ACE and vanilla, how do I make it so the scope zeros as it sshould in vanilla arma but only zeroes to 100 so the ACE zeroing can be used instead when it's installed?
strange egret
is there a scope in another mod that does it this way? If so, just open it's config in ingame config viewer and compare it
strange egret
@hard chasm what sorcery is this? i packed an addon, with files in my_addon\vehicles\TankA\importantfiles.*
the packing resulted in a .pbo my_addon\importantfiles.* - so the paths in hiddenselectiontextures etc are not correct anymore. But it works ingame nontheless. Why is that?
wild pasture
Are you sure there wasn't a PBOPrefix in that directory?
jade brook
I'm having a bit of a headach getting a scope working with both ACE and vanilla, how do I make it so the scope zeros as it sshould in vanilla arma but only zeroes to 100 so the ACE zeroing can be used instead when it's installed?
You can't. You need a compat PBO that has to be used with or without ACE to disable the vanilla zeroing.
Like this: https://github.com/BWMod/bwa3_comp_ace/blob/master/bwa3_comp_ace/CfgWeapons.hpp#L187-L201
While you can have the ace entries in your vanilla config, discreteDistance and discreteDistanceInitIndex have to be in a compat pbo
Maybe you can use https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/PreProcessor_Commands#EVAL to figure something out though. Doesn't work with binarized PBOs though.
strange egret
i never used a PBOPrefix, so i'm pretty sure there is none
stoic lily
makepbo/eliteness or pboproject?
tropic lake
Hey all, Im currently working on a module. Is there a way to include the "Object: Equipment Storage" param in a random module ?
This thing:
strange egret
pboproject
stoic lily
p setup used?
what was the relative path to the source folder and in there the first config sits at what level?
PBOPrefix is just community tool feature to set the namespace/prefix manually; internally its always based on the relative path of the project to the source dir
strange egret
p setup was used -> p:\my_addon\vehicles\TankA\importantfiles.* , "my_addon" was used as source folder for pboproject to pack
first config sits at "importantfiles.*" level
stoic lily
so your prefix is: my_addon\vehicles\TankA
strange egret
yeah
stoic lily
is that what you set in configs too?
strange egret
aye
stoic lily
so what exactly doesnt work any more? or whats the problem?
strange egret
the .pbo doesnt represent the structure/paths i set, which is confusing. It still works, but i would prefer if it kept the structure i chose
stoic lily
pbo in what terms?
as said for mikero tools, it depends on where you set the first valid config for what it takes as root (and what you point as source)
strange egret
so i guess i would just have to plonk down a config at my_addon\ then
strange egret
figured
stoic lily
just keep in mind that the less sublevels you use, the easier you run into namespace conflicts
like if you want to do my_addon\infantry, you either have to make them part of the same pbo, or use different levels
like my_addon\ and my_addon\infantry\
be careful with this mixing of level and sublevel though; you have to be very strict or otherwise you run into issues
ruby rampart
Anyone know what could be causing a grenade to float perfectly still in mid air when thrown?
strange egret
0 mass in geo lod?
south bison
hello i created a inherit addon for L-159 ALCA to my Faction but when i open the game i didn't find it in my faction
south bison
fixed
strange egret
is the functionality for "clickable cockpits" that was in TOH still available in A3? Was that done just via useractions with small radios size, or how was that accomplished?
i mean, i modelled my entire interior now, so i might as well make some parts clickable to not have complete overload of useractions
kindred moss
TOH used java script for that AFAIK which is abandoned for Arma3 as insecure kinda, so it wouldnt work in A3 no... I might be wrong though
fleet ether
no you need to write this your own if you want that kind of feature
strange egret
oh alright. I thought it was just "a hack" with the useractions - never played TOH (always crashed on startup)
nvm then
stoic lily
TOH had some additional userAction tech for that
(the precise stuff)
unfortunately BI didnt bother to port it
i think someone made at least a prototype of a similar system for A3
jade brook
you could easily make something like this with the ace interaction system
no one bothered though. it's cumbersome and not practical, even in TOH
strange egret
true, while you can use freelook to aim at stuff with the mouse, i imagine it would be a PITA to do with trackIR and similar
only a real "cursor level"-layer like in DCS would solve that
what rough steps would i have to do to make it work with ace?
jade brook
probably needs animated memory points first. for the moving parts
then just the usual
https://github.com/acemod/ACE3/blob/master/addons/interact_menu/functions/fnc_createAction.sqf and
https://github.com/acemod/ACE3/blob/master/addons/interact_menu/functions/fnc_addActionToClass.sqf
the menu is in 3d already
strange egret
i never used ace - does it work by targeting the view on the interactionpoint, or does it have an independant cursor? (it's a driver position, so no mouseaim you would usually have as infantry is available) - https://abload.de/img/20160817223949_1bcsa1.jpg
jade brook
you can it set to either center of screen or so you get a cursor and the view is locked
strange egret
ok interesting
strange egret
oh fuck my life ... spent 2 hours on fucking fine tuning a machinegun belt /reload model.cfg-animation only to realise that in vehicle turrets with autoreload, as soon as the last bullet is fired, your ammo count is immediately full again. Only after a few milliseconds, the magazineReload source finally triggers.
this results in the "reloaded belt" showing for a fraction of a second (as ammo is full-> bullets get unhidden) before it is hidden again for reload purpose.
untold temple
magazinereloadtime doesn't do shit on autoreload weapons then?
strange egret
it doesnt seem to have to do anything with autoreload - made it autoreload=1 and it still happens
i dont understand why that happens on my vehicle. When i test the armed offroad, the bullets also jump to full, but the ammobelt is not unhidden briefly
magazinereloadtime defines the length of the animation source, and how long you are "delayed" until you can fire, but the bullets are immediately at 100%
which is not the case for handweapons (they are 0 ammo / 0 revolving until you are actually done reloading).
strange egret
the animation executes fine - its just that there is a delay between the bullet count jumping up (which triggers the bullets to be displayed again) and the magazine reload animation triggering
viral rapids
Ah, missread then, sry
untold temple
I have experienced some weird behaviour with magazineReloadSwitchPhase even on rifles
strange egret
what happened with those?
untold temple
well we had an issue with trying to use it on the PMAGs for some of the RHS m4s, it worked but it made the ammo belt deplete backwards (i.e top to bottom instead of bottom to top) and if you tried to invert the order to fix that, it simply did not work at hiding/unhiding the cartridges during magazine reloads
it just seemed to completely mess with the revolving phases
strange egret
ohhh... ohhh.. BI... jeez... what a fucking mess. handweapons -> magazinereload goes from 0 to 1. vehicleweapons ->magazinereload goes from 1 to 0. FFS!
viral rapids
lol
untold temple
IIRC reload itself is backwards on certain classes too
i.e runs from 1 to 0
or maybe that's revolving
anyway, it's all a fucking nightmare
thorn leaf
Any particle guys here? Anyone know the classname for the smoke column from vehicle explosions? I cant seem to pinpoint this bitch ๐ข
strange egret
download the AllinOne config for latest arma, then crtl+f the fuel explosion class -> it has all the individual parts defined in it
then crtl+f for that in the AiO config...
thorn leaf
fuel explosion.. KK thanks
strange egret
there is "FuelExplosion" and "FuelExplosionBig"
thorn leaf
I actually tried /* disabling the effects */ but it still created it
But I am still looking
strange egret
what do you mean "disabling" ? what do you want to achieve?
thorn leaf
want to find the exact particle classname for the smoke column
the tree is VehicleExplosionEffects and Big
once I pinpoint it, I plan on fucking with it but still lookin
sigh.. yea idk.
this still makes a big stack
which idk why
Thanks tho! :)
kindred moss
you might be looking for EH rather than effects, at least I think its easier to disable them that way
jade brook
That is not how configs work, Gunther.
First of all there is no CfgPatches. Secondly you cannot access the addon config space via mission. It's not possible
Also you are not overwriting any entries. The way you do it would make the original entries carry over.
stoic lily
he is not a beginner and you didnt get what he showed there
@thorn leaf best approach is probably to either use the particle FX test mission and put the code in there to test one by one which is responsible, or add some distinct element to each class to identify that way (like unique coloring)
thorn leaf
Thanks guys and yea commy, I didnt include my entire config.cpp because its messy and big :) lol my bad
thorn leaf
I never used this import function in the particle FX test mission. Does that work to just copy paste stuff in there plug and play from config? Or is there alot of messing around while trying to import parameters to try to get it to work
stoic lily
do you have a link to it? wasnt aware it has an import feature now
there is some difference in scripted particles and config defined - the latter are essentially more powerful/have more options/features, yet the general system should be the same
thorn leaf
Link? Just using the particle FX test mission.
when you said 'put the code in there' I thought you meant in the import parameters ui
which, doesnt work for importing config(ed) particles at least I cant get it to.
So you meant, copy the params 1 by 1 in the particle fx mission?
stoic lily
i mean this one: https://forums.bistudio.com/topic/148108-particle-editor/
thorn leaf
yup, thats the one (I am using in that screenie)
stoic lily
ok good. that import is for scripted FX
thorn leaf
yea I figured
so
@Gunther.S best approach is probably to either use the particle FX test mission and put the code in there to test
Thats not possible with config FX I assume right? ๐ข
stoic lily
Exportconfig.sqf
basically one would had to swap that function
then one could import a config definition
what i mean was to use it to create smoke FX similar to what you are look for to find the matching one
probably easier if you update the colors in config to unique ones though
thorn leaf
yea I tried just changing the size from like 6 to 60 lol
couldnt find but I only spent about 30 mins to an hour changing things testing repeating
edgy acorn
Hi, I made a building, and i was wondering how to make the class so it shows up in the 3d editor
Found it it samples
wild pasture
If you need more information there is this as well https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Eden_Editor:_Object_Categorization
stoic lily
@thorn leaf size is not a good idea; at least way too much - particles start to have issues
as said i would try color or longer TTL for example
also try to use diag_mergeConfigFile with diag.exe if you do the tweaking via config.cpp
ruby rampart
Anyone know if there's a identityType class that uses only asian faces?
kindred moss
Head_Asian afaik
this is from Opfor base class identityTypes[] = {"LanguagePER_F", "Head_TK", "G_IRAN_default"};
ruby rampart
I remembered to check the Asian civ's class to find after seeing your reply and found it there, thanks a bunch
graceful steeple
Debating if this is the right place for this question, but does anyone know if you can put structured text in an RscButton? and if not by default, if there is any way to?
charred root
stoic lily
@charred root can you please stop posting some random unrelated stuff without context/description
charred root
Yeah sorry, I posted in the wrong channel.. my bad. I\m new to discord.
strange egret
does model.cfg accept #includes? (any differences pboproject and addonbuilder in that?)
strange egret
alright
young mortar
how would I create a searchlight on my vehicle that can be enabled apart from the cars headlights?
proud brook
Where to search when i got the error No entry 'bin\config.bin.Refract'.
edgy yacht
depends on what action caused this
proud brook
ok i just found it, it's an error i get on the BW-Mod Leopard 2 when i switch from Saftey to Fire-Mode on the Main-Gun
strange egret
@young mortar you can't. Turret lights (means independant from headlights) are broken since a patch somewhere around 1.5 or so
oh wait no, sorry - they work in that they produce light, but you can't animate them at all - they stay static
young mortar
hmmm...that sucks :/
jade brook
@proud brook update BWMod
BI broke this in 1.62. We released a fix just 3 days before the update
proud brook
@jade brook you mean 1.4 right? I don't see another Version on your hompage and i use 1.4
strange egret
1.62 vanilla...
young mortar
so, does anybody know a way of actually putting a searchlight on your car totally independant from the headlights?
strange egret
only with turrets
young mortar
but the light won't rotate with the searchlight turret, right?
young mortar
hmmmm....how does one poke BI? ๐
wild pasture
Does the light on the turret of the hellcat not work anymore then?
strange egret
no idea... i dont vanilla ^^
young mortar
I guess it's activated by the pilot, isn't it?
wild pasture
Guess I'll go check
Yeah the light isn't following the turret anymore, so looks like they broke that
strange egret
hah, at least one vanilla vehicle affected! thats good
nimble ivy
Hi guys, just a quick question here. Does anyone know how to make units be able to placed by zues? I have them working in the editor but in zues they don't show up?
strange egret
cfgpatches defined properly?
nimble ivy
Do you have an expamle of a properly defined cfg Patches?
strange egret
a3 samples
nimble ivy
cheers thank you
south bison
hello i need help i'm creating new Unit and i do the same work as other unit i created but in this one i got this error over and over undefined base class 'uniformitem' http://pastebin.com/JKhwCghp
error line is 56
sharp stone
L57: class ItemInfo: UniformItem
you inherit from class UniformItem but this class isn't declared beforehand.
south bison
could u help me
thick lotus
Insert 'class UniformItem;' before the line cptnnick references
south bison
how
sharp stone
typing it out on a keyboard should do fine
you might want to install dictation software if you have a mic and feel particularly lazy
south bison
this way class lybian_MSTB_CombatUniform :U_I_CombatUniform
{
class ItemInfo: UniformItem
{
uniformModel = "-";
uniformClass = "lybian_MSTB_CombatUniform_base";
containerClass = "Supply40";
mass = 40;
};
author = "K Mootaz";
scope = 2;
displayName = "Combat Fatigues (Libyan)";
picture = "\A3\characters_f\data\ui\icon_U_B_CombatUniform_mcam_ca.paa";
model = "\A3\characters_f_beta\indep\ia_soldier_01.p3d";
hiddenSelections[] = {"Camo","insignia","clan"};
hiddenSelectionsTextures[] = {"Lybia_MSTB\Data\Libyan_MSTB_uniform.paa"};
};
you just moved class ItemInfo inside class lybian_MSTB_CombatUniform, so, no.
Do you generally understand how config files work?
south bison
i created a addon before (bluefor ) and now when i try to creat an opfore unit i got this error
this the other addon - same part of config and this one worked fine
class Tunisian_CombatUniform :U_B_CombatUniform_mcam
{
author = "K Mootaz";
dlc = "Tunisian_Army";
scope = 2;
displayName = "Combat Fatigues (Tunisian)";
picture = "\A3\characters_f\data\ui\icon_U_B_CombatUniform_mcam_ca.paa";
class ItemInfo: UniformItem
{
uniformModel = "-";
uniformClass = "Tunisian_CombatUniform_Base";
containerClass = "Supply40";
mass = 40;
};
};
so this the tunisian worked fine why when i try to copie it in the lybian milition i got error
sharp stone
if you look in the config.cpp for your tunisian units, youll likely see you declared class UniformItem; somewhere
the way inheritance works is that the parent class must be declared
perhaps reading up on the wiki will help you
south bison
my bad i forget that after 6 h of working
jade brook
take a break
young mortar
any ideas what could cause my brakelights and backlights to not work properly
they are always emitted
I have "selectionBrakeLights="brzdove svetlo";
selectionBackLights="zadni svetlo";" in my config.cpp
and have also defined the selections in sections in my model.cfg
dusky prairie
Can someone help me understand what the recoil values mean
strange egret
a3 samples rifle
untold temple
ruby rampart
Anyone know which anim source is used for the zeroing of a primary weapon with only 1 muzzle?
untold temple
@ruby rampart zeroing.-1 or zeroing.0 would work under the new naming system, but the old zeroing1 source also still works IIRC
zeroing.-1 works across all muzzles, but if your weapon only has one it makes no difference
ruby rampart
Yeah, turns out I was using the right source anyway but that zeroing.-1 will come in real handy, thanks a mill
distant gyro
Hey guys! First time poster here, if I'm doing anything wrong just tell me!
So I'd like to animate a part of a vehicle and make it react to the terrain, the way I sort of had it working was to make the part a wheel
and include that in the physX.hpp, the problem is that when I do this, because it's classified as a wheel, the speed dramatically decreases
(From like 40kph to around 6kph). Does anyone have a work around for this? I couldn't find anything about changing the friction of it.
Thanks!
Also it's nice to join the community
strange egret
what exactly do you want to make?
distant gyro
http://www.wired.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/terramax-inline.jpg One of those, it's WIP, but I'd like some help animating the mine clearing equipment on the front
ruby rampart
How do I get a weapon to constantly aim at where the eye point is looking, even if the Konec and Usti hlavne points are at an angle
viral rapids
eyepoint? erm... i think thats not a good idea
iirc they are constantly moving around (randomly)
ruby rampart
I mean the actual eye memory point
This should give you a better idea of what I'm trying to achieve:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRKAy1VsW28
This was before I added all of the ranges, but now that I have added them all the rifle is constantly overshooting
So I'd aim out at 500m but abviously as the konec and usti memory points are offset it'd travel 6 or 7 m over the target
viral rapids
Ah!
ruby rampart
I'm thinking offsetting the konec hlavne along the same axis as the sight should do it, but I was wondering if there was a cleaner way to do it
untold temple
there's no easy way to do it. You need a "look" memory point on the front sight and then to create eye memory points for each zeroing setting with the correct angle to compensate for the zero shift, then animate the ladder sight accordingly to match those angles
at least that's how reyhard does the animated sights on RHS's stuff (AK sights, Mosin Nagant, KAC BUIS etc.)
strange egret
@distant gyro most important thing is that the radius of the "extra" wheel (defined by boundary and axis memorypoint) you use is exactly the same as for the other wheels. Physx wheelsize does not necessarily have to match up with the visual wheel. Also, i think it's really important to set the friction for that extra wheel to 0 or close to 0. Otherwise you will have trouble turning (there is no "autorotating" possible). And you might also want to set dampingInAir to 0
i'm not sure how well physx takes wheels that are not "in line" and not in pairs. So if you want to be safe, place the memorypoints in line with the left/right wheels, and use 2 wheels as pair for the rollers
viral rapids
+iirc "lifting" of wheels also doesn't work
ruby rampart
@untold temple Thanks, but that's exactly what I did
Spent 12 hours lining everything up, doing the maths and configging the animations in model.cfg and it still massively overshoots
Could it be that I named the point OP_look instead of just look?
untold temple
should be whatever the cameraDir parameter is defined as
ruby rampart
Hmm, can you see if you can get the section of config with the cameraDir and discreteDistanceeyepoint (?) cause I've been at this nearly a day now and I have lots more crap to do
untold temple
e.g. discreteDistance[] = { 100, 150, 200, 220, 250, 270, 300, 320, 350, 370, 400, 420 }; discreteDistanceCameraPoint[] = {"eye","eye_150","eye_200","eye_220","eye_250","eye_270","eye_300","eye_320","eye_350","eye_370","eye_400","eye_420"}; cameraDir="eye_look";
should be straight in your cfgWeapons class
south bison
hello i need help i'm creating a addon for a technical and 1st time the turret was unplayble then when i added this
class Turrets : Turrets {
class MainTurret : MainTurret {
gunnerForceOptics = false;
gunnerOutOpticsShowCursor = "false";
weapons[] = {"mas_SPG9"};
soundServo[] = {"A3\sounds_f\dummysound", db-40, 1, 10};
magazines[] = {"mas_OG9_HE", "mas_OG9_HE", "mas_OG9_HE", "mas_OG9_HE", "mas_OG9_HE", "mas_OG9_HE", "mas_OG9_HE", "mas_OG9_HE", "mas_OG9_HE", "mas_OG9_HE", "mas_PG9_AT", "mas_PG9_AT", "mas_PG9_AT", "mas_PG9_AT", "mas_PG9_AT", "mas_PG9_AT", "mas_PG9_AT", "mas_PG9_AT"};
gunnerAction = "mas_SPG_Car_Gunner";
gunnerInAction = "mas_SPG_Car_Gunner";
ejectDeadGunner = "true";
gunnerOpticsModel = "\mas_cars\UAZ\2Dscope_SPG_4";
};
};
the game crashed in loading with error class Turrets unidentified
wild pasture
That's not true...
class StaticMGWeapon: StaticWeapon
{
accuracy = 0.12;
cost = 10000;
threat[] = {0.69999999,0,0.30000001};
class Turrets: Turrets
{
class MainTurret: MainTurret
{
class ViewOptics;
optics = 1;
};
};
icon = "iconStaticMG";
};
ah, subclasses can?
south bison
i copie it from the original addon that i'm inherent from
jade brook
a class can indeed not be it's own parent, but that has nothing to do with this. classes can share names with other classes.
What is missing here is probably that the parent class Turrets was not declared. needs full config to know whether that's the problem or not. this fragment is insufficient.
jade brook
L37 is wrong
class Turrets {}; does not (only) reference the class, but clears it
has to be:
class Turrets;
also, class MainTurret is never defined
stoic lily
(does not clear it; just creates an empty one if it hasnt been defined before in this specific (sub)class)
jade brook
yes
kju is correct
but I missed something else
You inherit from B_mas_cars_Hilux_SPG9
but you don't reference the sub classes there at all
stoic lily
(to clear you need to use delete className; - yet this only works if no subclasses inherit from this class)
jade brook
class Car_F;
class B_mas_cars_Hilux_Base: Car_F {
class Turrets;
};
class B_mas_cars_Hilux_SPG9 : B_mas_cars_Hilux_Base {
class Turrets: Turrets {
class MainTurret;
};
};
add mas_cars_Hilux to requiredAddons in CfgPatches
stoic lily
pastebin
jade brook
you replace your class B_mas_cars_Hilux_SPG9; line with that snippet
point 2 is in CfgPatches
You can figure it out, I believe in you.
south bison
see here is it correct http://pastebin.com/Wayvef7A
jade brook
almost. I don't see mas_cars_Hilux in requiredAddons
distant gyro
@strange egret Thanks but none of that worked (Wheel alignment, Damping rate in Air, Friction). I'll try changing them in pairs see if that makes a difference. Also the syntax I used for friction was: "frictionVsSlipGraph=0.0" is that correct?
strange egret
no thats not correct
frictionVsSlipGraph[]= //is a 2 dim array. First value is slip, second value is Friction
{
{0,1.0}, //first two values describe the friction at zero tire slip FrictionVsSlipGraph[0][0] = 0 (zero slip); and mFrictionVsSlipGraph[0][1] = friction at zero slip.
{0.5,2}, //The next two values describe the optimum slip and the friction at the optimum slip: FrictionVsSlipGraph[1][0] = optimum slip | FrictionVsSlipGraph[1][1] = friction at optimum slip
{1,1.0} //The last two values describe the slip at which the plateau of inefficiency begins and the value of the friction available at the plateau of inefficiency|
//mFrictionVsSlipGraph[2][0] = slip at the start of the plateau of inefficiency | mFrictionVsSlipGraph[2][1] = the friction available at the plateau of inefficiency
};
http://docs.nvidia.com/gameworks/content/gameworkslibrary/physx/guide/Manual/Vehicles.html#tuning-guide second picture under section "PxVehicleTireData"
i would try and set it up like a 6 wheeled vehicle, similar to the CSAT apc - the first 4 wheels count as front wheels (steerable). Use arma3diag.exe from devbranch to enable the EPEVehicle dialog https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3_Diagnostics_Exe and post a screen at "maximum" speed
ruby rampart
@untold temple Thanks
ruby rampart
Doesn't work, but thanks anyway ๐
lone lion
I'm not sure that's a correct channel for this question, but
can anybody explain to me / lead me to documentation about it, how to correctly use file patching when developing a mod?
(that is, I want to be able to work on a mod, instead of repacking it->restarting game->restarting mission
agile karma
Could anyone give me a pointer on how to configure which faces are set by default for custom soldiers / factions?
Please use @agile karma if you happen to know.
@lone lion look up the ACE3 coding guidelines, it has some info on it. Basically you need the files to be in the same path as they would be in your mod, but then drop them in A3 install folder. I use symlinks. Then these days you also gotta use -allowFilePatching
Configs you still need to restart the game though and you can only use files that already exist within the loaded PBOs
lone lion
ACE3 "coding guidlines" is basically "run this script we created just for ace"
but I'll delve into said script hten
agile karma
@lone lion this is what i was referring to: http://ace3mod.com/wiki/development/setting-up-the-development-environment.html#file-patching Ignore the stuff about CBA, but from 7.2 it's useful. If you're pboprefix is soetmihng like bob\bob_something then make sure that you have the same files under A3 install location\bob\bob_something\config.cpp or whatever
Don't need a script or anything like that
lone lion
oh, will play around with it then
yeah, script they use repacks pbo's on file changes, from what I seen
agile karma
that.s the build.py, dont need any of that and unrelated to filepatching
their setup.py makes symlinks from the ace repo to Arma 3 install location, but you can do it manually do very easy. Just look up symlinks or use http://schinagl.priv.at/nt/hardlinkshellext/linkshellextension.html
lone lion
ok, I don't get it at all
if I create a symlink from some folder to p: and from arma folder to "some folder",
and them arma takes files from p: if I loaded the mod that is also there
then it should also work like that if I just work on p: drive on my project, with no symlink shenaningans
but it doesn't ๐
nvm, I'll try the "monkey see, monkey do" approach, and see what'll happen
ruby rampart
I seem to remember there was a calculator for getting airFriction, hit, deflection etc. values for CfgAmmo, does anyone know of it or something similar?
strange egret
getting them based on what?
ruby rampart
I think I remember it was based off the real life balistics values
strange egret
well forget about that, it's BS. You won't get real ballistics out of arma
you can tune it to be similar - but only by hand
stoic lily
https://forums.bistudio.com/topic/171256-advanced-ballistics-wip/
https://forums.bistudio.com/topic/163601-arma-iii-ballistics-overhaul-wip/
maybe they had some excel sheet or sth
gilded lake
This is the only mention of it on the forums -> https://forums.bistudio.com/topic/150499-ai-discussion-dev-branch/page-210#entry3075074
sullen fulcrum
oh nice didn't see that
thorn leaf
Hey I forget what controls max particle count allowed on screen, anyone? (Aka shoot tons of smoke grenades and they start disappearing)
strange egret
wouldnt be surprised if there is a hardcode limit somewhere... graphic options also might come into play. No definite answer though, sry
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3_Diagnostics_Exe has a particle mode, have you checked how many it can do at max?
thorn leaf
ty
strange egret
blastcore used tons of particles for every effect, idk if they approached the limit regulary, or if they increased the limit in some way. You could try and install it and check max count with that as well
even if you can increase ... that would be pretty costly i think
thorn leaf
thanks
stoic lily
CfgBrains should be a c++ engine class - not exposed to configs
gilded lake
I think I've ran in to the particle limit with blastcore in the past. Like smoke stacks resetting and stuff like that.
edgy yacht
there's a CfgVideoOptions class in the game that you can edit, it has particle settings in it, it may be possible it will change the limit
i guess there's some limit in the engine anyway
dusky prairie
Is there a way to decrypt config.bin files into something I can edit
dusky prairie
For air friction, I use Federal's ballistic calculator app and the spreadsheet from the link that was posted. All you need is bullet velocity and the ballistic coefficient. Just pick one of the bullets from the ones you have to chose from and it will tell you how fast they are going at a specific distance. Use the spread sheet and edit the air friction until the bullet velocity matches the results from Federal's ballistic calculator
dusky prairie
Thanks, I thought Arma 3 tools would work, but wasn't sure which one
agile karma
Crosspost because.. i can
[10:25 PM] Adanteh: Is it possible these days to create items that show up as "Place Whatever (2 left)" and then instead of a normal explosive placement run a function instead?
[10:26 PM] Adanteh: Basically wanna have action attached to a certain magazine type when in inventory
wouldn't it be possible to create a fake explosive and set it's init to the function you want to run?
agile karma
I got alternative placement system
https://gfycat.com/GrandioseUnsteadyErin close to ACEs thing
gilded lake
well, in that case, the scripts doing the placement will have to call something to "release"/attach the object to something else so you could hook in to that?
agile karma
That's basically the opposite of what I want though. I just want the "Put Explosive Charge (2 Left)" to instead of using normal put weapon, to start this script instead
I can script it obviously, just wondering if it was possible yet to attach custom functions to magazine/weapon types
gilded lake
ahh I see ๐
agile karma
Somethign else entirely: Anyone know why this: http://i.imgur.com/gdu7pXX.png is happening? Class inheritance is all okay, but it doesnt feel like adjusing A3s config entry
"A3_UI_F" (and all the beta and so) are in requiredAddons
runic fable
hullDamageCauseExplosion = 0; // new from All - 1 for car and tank
edgy yacht
what's "enum" thing i meet in the configs sometimes? what does it change?
edgy yacht
thanks
runic fable
anyone has an idea why in uniforms one can use uniformModel = "-", while vest and helmets need the model defined there too?
class U_BasicBody: Uniform_Base
model = "\A3\Characters_F\Common\Suitpacks\suitpack_civilian_F.p3d";
class ItemInfo: UniformItem
uniformModel = "-";``` class V_Rangemaster_belt: Vest_NoCamo_Base
model = "\A3\Characters_F\BLUFOR\equip_b_belt";
class ItemInfo: ItemInfo
uniformModel = "\A3\Characters_F\BLUFOR\equip_b_belt";```related to that whats the point to define hiddenSelections[Textures] again in the ItemInfo subclass - or did BI ppl just copy paste themselfes from a bad example
scarlet oyster
Likely due to uniforms "replacing" the player character, while vests and helmets just use the proxies in that model.
The double hidden-selections are once for the character and once for the dropped uniform object. Same for model / uniformModel
runic fable
as far as i can tell these parameters always have the same value
so if it works like you suggest, its an unused featured
(or bad engine/config design)
scarlet oyster
Could also be just copypasta without much thought.
digital hedge
Basically, in the ItemInfo subclass, you define what's visible on a soldier, while in the item class itself, you define what's on the ground. That applies to hiddenSelection respectively. Uniforms are a bit different, though, since they use a model from a soldier class, linked via uniformClass properties in both uniform and soldier config.
dusky prairie
Does anyone know how much enemies have in regards to hit damage?
north spear
isnt armor on the uniform a myth? ๐
digital hedge
Very simply said, direct bullet damage is calculated as
(hit value of the ammo / armor of the hit point hit) * (actual bullet speed / typical speed of the ammo).
The armor of the hit point is calculated from the value from the uniform plus armor of an equipment that provides protection for that hit point.
Good info about soldier protection system can be found at https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3_Soldier_Protection.
strange egret
@digital hedge that applies only if the bullet is stopped completely inside the body of the soldier. If not, damage is way less
making it completely unpredictable and hard to balance...
see https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3_Damage_Description based on real ingame tests (applies to vehicles and infantry as well)
digital hedge
@strange egret Yup, I didn't want to go to the details much here. The page you linked is a great comprehensive source for that.
stoic lily
@digital hedge alright thanks. still the design is not great; not DRY and prone to errors
it should take the definitions from the main class if nothing is defined in ItemInfo
runic fable
hiddenSelectionsTextures seems also in ItemInfo optional or obsolete as only two vests define it and no helmets (or uniforms)
runic fable
the mismatches/issues i found in A3 defs @digital hedge
http://pastebin.ubuntu.com/23093544/
viral rapids
ยฏ_(ใ)_/ยฏ Arma/BI
digital hedge
@runic fable Well, ItemInfo can indeed be inherited, as any other properties and subclasses. And yes, I'm not aware of any need for hiddenSelectionsTextures in ItemInfo. If the hiddenSelections array is properly defined in the ItemInfo subclass, the texture(s) from the hiddenSelectionsTextures array of the item class is used.
stoic lily
sorry i dont understand your point with inheritance of ItemInfo - my point is that normally an object on the body and on the ground should be the same p3d with the same textures - which is the case; as such if such feature to have different look is needed, one should have to define only in ItemInfo if it is indeed different and not duplicate the code as its now
digital hedge
There are some engine-related reasons for why configs were set up this way. I'm sorry I can't really explain them โ they've been around much longer than meโฆ
digital hedge
@stoic lily Btw, the piece of code you posted pointed me to a bug with H_Cap_headphones (Rangemaster Cap): the texture when the cap was put on the ground was wrong. Thank you for that, I fixed the bug. ๐
strange egret
lol
viral rapids
cough when will we get a removeMagazine command for Vehicles? cough
agile karma
@viral rapids https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/removeMagazineTurret
viral rapids
Not Turret
Magazine in the Inventory
or a single Weapon, or Item, uniform, or any other Item ๐ฆ
digital hedge
You may be looking for clearMagazineCargo, clearWeaponCargo, and clearBackpackCargo. With "Global" at the end for MP synchronization.
stoic lily
@digital hedge the code has three bugs ๐
digital hedge
@stoic lily I haven't noticed anything else broken, but feel free to prove me wrong. ๐
dusk jungle
Speaking of headgear textures, will berets (Childs of H_Beret_blk) ever get their different colors? These were in config since first days of Arma 3 Alpha but are still in unfinished state. @digital hedge
Not sure if you're the right person to ask though.
digital hedge
@dusk jungle Unfortunately, the classes exist, but textures for them do not. I'm sorry but I'm not aware of any plans to make those at this time.
stoic lily
@digital hedge
V_HarnessOGL_gry has wrong model
H_Cap_headphones lacks hiddenSelections (as result H_Cap_marshal also needs hiddenSelections as it supposed to be different)
H_ShemagOpen_khk model vs uniformModel
http://pastebin.ubuntu.com/23093544/ the comments had highlighted the issues
dusk jungle
These config classes keep teasing me with their cool color variants ๐ฆ
Looked back at original Alpha release, there is \a3\characters_f\common\data\headgear_beret01_ocamo_co.paa texture which is still present in the game but its same black color despite ocamo name in the file, I guess designer got bored half way through lol.
viral rapids
@digital hedge Nope, i meant: Removing single Items from a vehicle/GroundWeaponHolder/etc, not clearing the whole cargo :/
digital hedge
@dusk jungle I completely understand; they should have been removed. Apologies for that.
@stoic lily V_HarnessOGL_gry: the model when put on the ground is indeed wrong - thank you. :)
H_Cap_headphones do not actually need hiddenSelections, since the cap uses the textures from the model. H_Cap_marshal inherits the hiddenSelections properly from its parent class (and thus works fine). H_ShemagOpen_khk: well, the models are actually the same, so it doesn't matter muchโฆ
@viral rapids I see. RemoveItems should be for that, but it seems it's not working with vehicles. Please consider creating a task on https://feedback.bistudio.com/.
viral rapids
I did, several years ago. I gave up on that idea ๐
e.g. https://feedback.bistudio.com/T76533 ( Mar 29 2014 )
digital hedge
I can ask around a bit, but I think I cannot help you any further now, apologies. ๐ฆ
digital hedge
@stoic lily The vest is fixed. ๐
stoic lily
gj
cobalt laurel
Does anyone know if there are config parameters for Vehicle in Vehicle beyond the basic I can find and use from the Bluefor APC? I'm trying to see if I can allow a static turret gunner load into a vehicle. It can be done via Eden. But once unloaded, no one can load it back in
untold temple
Are the exits[] defined and loadingDistance and loadingAngle large enough?
cobalt laurel
Could you post some example code? Or where to find it. I just have
class VehicleTransport
{
class Cargo
{
parachuteClass = B_Parachute_02_F; // Type of parachute used when dropped in air. When empty then parachute is not used.
parachuteHeightLimit = 40; // Minimal height above terrain when parachute is used.
canBeTransported = 1; // 0 (false) / 1 (true)
dimensions[] = {"BBox_1_1_pos", "BBox_1_2_pos"}; // Memory-point-based override of automatic bounding box
};
};
untold temple
Oh, I thought it was a problem with the transport vehicle, not the vehicle being transported
but AFAIK the "load vehicle" action is only available to the driver of a given vehicle
which presents a problem if it's a static vehicle that isn't configured as having a driver
cobalt laurel
So I guess I could fake a driver so? Perhaps with a name change if that's possible too
dusky prairie
@strange egret does that apply only to vehicles? I'm more concerned with how it applies to enemies
edgy yacht
what does 605 mean in allowedSlots[]? for item configuration
dusk jungle
605 is headgear slot
edgy yacht
thanks
grave yoke
I'm not sure why I'm getting a "Circular Addon Dependency" all of a sudden.
I've used the same work folder setup for the last 2 years and never had an issue, now it's not working
strange egret
addon_apple is dependant on addon_fruit, but if addon_fruit is also dependant on addon_apple none can be loaded first -> problem
grave yoke
I'll send a link of the template I've been using
@strange egret Here's the link to the template I use: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1hNLxbd2-mtNG00cWhBVGJPSTQ/view?usp=sharing
strange egret
not going to look through your whole addon structure to find your issue...
wild pasture
They tell you nothing because all of the required addons are blank
grave yoke
how does that create a circular addon dependency?
wild pasture
Well that's not actually what your configs look like right?
grave yoke
@strange egret All you'd have to look at is the config.cpp within the jas92_misc_f and the config.cpp within the first folder called appliances
@wild pasture yes for the most part
wild pasture
He'd find nothing, the configs you linked might as well be blank
grave yoke
well doesn't the circular addon dependency generate from the cfgPatches?
wild pasture
Yes, but the configs from the link you gave have nothing in their requiredAddons
grave yoke
so why is my actual project folder generating that error when the cfgPatches have the exact same setup and naming technique?
wild pasture
Because they don't
I just packed the exact files you linked and was able to load them into game with 0 errors. Obviously there is no content in them but you'd still get the error if the issue was just from the "template"
strange egret
packing with pboproject?
grave yoke
@wild pasture So am I using the correct technique for the project folder? I.E. I have the main project folder jas92 within that I have jas92_misc_f folder with a config.cpp and then a folder within jas92_misc_f called appliances with a config.cpp as well? The class name for the folder jas92_misc_f is named jas92_misc_f , and then the appliances folder's class name is jas92_misc_f_appliances. Would that be correct?
@strange egret yes I am using pboProject
sharp stone
folders containing config.cpp should not be containing subfolders with config.cpp
grave yoke
@sharp stone K, so I should just put everything within the subfolder config.cpp files into the main config.cpp file that's in the jas92_misc_f?
wild pasture
@sharp stone What?
sharp stone
im learning something new everyday apparently
wild pasture
That's simply not true
sharp stone
thought it only looked at the root of a pbo
wild pasture
Look at pretty much any folder in A3
pboProject creates a PBO at the first level it finds a config.cpp, but that doesn't mean you can't have more configs in the subfolders in that directory
wild pasture
And weapons, characters, structures
sharp stone
interesting. what does this mean for filepaths?
grave yoke
Well I think I'm going to rewrite everything from my main project folder into this empty project template in hopes that it'll filter out that "Circular Dependency" error. Lucky for me I don't have very much
wild pasture
@grave yoke Your structures is fine, but without seeing your full configs we can't really do much else. X3KJ explained the issue.
grave yoke
k, well I'll upload the main project folder then
wild pasture
This isn't what you have in the configs you linked us, but this is an example of what would cause the error
//jas92_structures_f/config.cpp
class CfgPatches
{
class JAS92_Structures_F
{
requiredAddons[] = {"JAS92_Misc_F"};
requiredVersion = 0.1;
units[] = {};
weapons[] = {};
};
};
//jas92_misc_f/config.cpp
class CfgPatches
{
class JAS92_Misc_F
{
requiredAddons[] = {"JAS92_Structures_F"};
requiredVersion = 0.1;
units[] = {};
weapons[] = {};
};
};
k, I definitely don't have that in my main project folder. This is what my main project folder cfgPatches look like:
//jas92_structures_f/config.cpp
class CfgPatches
{
class JAS92_Structures_F
{
requiredAddons[] = {"A3_Data_F","A3_Structures_F"};
requiredVersion = 0.1;
units[] = {};
weapons[] = {};
};
};
//jas92_misc_f/config.cpp
class CfgPatches
{
class JAS92_Misc_F
{
requiredAddons[] = {"A3_Data_F","A3_Structures_F"};
requiredVersion = 0.1;
units[] = {};
weapons[] = {};
};
};
wild pasture
But it could be in one of your remaining 15 configs. If you are using something like notepad++ you can pretty easily search through all files in the directory for requiredAddons and verify they are correct
somber cloak
or use pbodeps form mikeros tools, and import the addon_dependencies.txt it produces into a spreadsheet, you can easily and quickly see which cfgpatches has which required addons
strange egret
pboP builds cfgpatches automatically, based on all the things you used in your models/configs. So if you use one object in structures_f from misc_f and use one object in misc_f from structures_f you end up with circle jerk
grave yoke
k
grave yoke
got it working
several of the .p3d files in the misc_f folder were calling a texture from the structures_f folder
boreal heart
Anyone know what I'd need to add to get full screen TGT Camera? I want to rid that black box surroundning everything
untold temple
think you can set gunnerOpticsModel to the empty one under ^class OpticsIn^, same as a turret
gunnerOpticsModel = "a3\weapons_f\Reticle\optics_empty.p3d";
boreal heart
I'll give that a shot cheers mate
boreal heart
Another question, for a single seat craft, is it still 'gunnerOptic' or is it 'driverOptic'?
untold temple
still gunneroptic AFAIK, since they're configured like turrets. Check the Wipeout or something to see how classPilotCamera>>class OpticsIn looks
grave yoke
Here's a picture of what the waterfall/water fountain looks like in my clothing store: http://i.imgur.com/Or0uK9s.jpg
I'll be linking a youtube video of it as well, hopefully you'll be able to hear it as well.
grave yoke
Unfortunatly I forgot to enable desktop sound when I recorded, so I'll have to record it again. Anyhow if anyone is really interested in what it looks like and you don't mind no sound then here's the link: https://youtu.be/Bnu0IdWOBB4
summer fulcrum
@grave yoke That water part of it looks really good, nice job ๐๐ฝ . I mean all of it looks good but especially the water part.
grave yoke
@summer fulcrum thanks, I just need to figure out how to get the water more visable when you look directly at the wall. You could probably tell that it looks as if it disapears when I looked straight at the wall on in the video.
grave yoke
Here's the updated video with sound: https://youtu.be/Ckh2XaGOQ6A
dusky prairie
Does anyone know anything about buck shot spread? All the shotgun mods seem to have too much
stone cove
@dusky prairie i think that is hardcoded in the engine - you cannot change the spread via config
it would be nice if you could change the number of pellets and their spread but sadly that probably wont be in A3
dusky prairie
Hey Robert, I'm a huge fan of your mods
I was wondering if it would be possible to fix the desert eagle model in your RH pistol pack
Specifically regarding the position of the hammer
stone cove
you mean the hammer not being cocked?
dusky prairie
@stone cove it's cocked buts it's too far into the gun. It's right on the modern version of the desert eagle but not the black gold and silver ones. I actually managed to fix the model but I can't get the mod to work with that model
stone cove
oh ok , i will check that out since that pack seriously needs a revamp
but my time isnt so free as used to be :/
dusky prairie
@stone cove I'd offer to help any way I can, that hammer has been driving me crazy, lol
stone cove
maybe later but as it right now , i am too busy with the mod + tons of other crap heh
dusky prairie
Also I'd change the Raging Bull to a .44 Magnum as the .454 only has a 5 round cylinder. The nice about that revolver is that is strong enough to shoot crazy powerful Plus P rounds
stone cove
ye i know that but texture already says .454 so it would be less accurate
forest garden
Im having a little trouble with FFV. If i set isPersonTurret = 2; so that i can access my turret from outside the vehicle then when turned in the gunner can still fire and move his weapon (unintended). If i then set inGunnerMayFire = 0; then the gunner can no longer use his weapon but the view is centered inside his body. Setting isPersonTurret =1; again fixes the weapon usage issue but then means i can't access my turret from outside the vehicle. Im going round in circles here, anyone had similar issues and fixed them ?
hot pine
@dusky prairie -
fireSpreadAngle=0.95; in weapon cfg (cfgWeapons)
topaz ridge
@forest garden sounds like your problem: https://forums.bistudio.com/topic/193194-turret-turn-in-turn-out/?p=3074681
stone cove
yea i remember now - in A2 it worked but in A3 it doesnt > https://feedback.bistudio.com/T72496
maybe it is fixed who knows
hot pine
I'm pretty sure it's working in a3
ruby rampart
Anyone know whay I can't ADS using a launcher?
dusk jungle
What defines where map grids are counted from? Like Chernarus does it from top left corner while Altis and Stratis from bottom left corner.
strange egret
wouldnt the terrain makers know more about that?
wild pasture
Yeah he got a response in #arma3_terrain
strange egret
you are everywhere, aren't you? xD
wild pasture
Yes, I spend too much time looking at discord
dusky prairie
@strange egret Haven't you made a ballistic calculator for arma 3?
dusky prairie
If so how in the world do you calculate bullet acceration to get air resistance
wild pasture
dusky prairie
I already downloaded it, can't make heads or tails out of it
And the other spreadsheet I found produced a value that was inconsistent with real life. I had to change the air resistance value dramatically to get realistic bullet slowdown
strange egret
that is why i said you can forget conversion between reallife BC values and arma bullet simulation. You have to manually adjust it so it fits the expected flightpath
dusky prairie
So if a bullet has a muzzle velocity of 483 m/s and loses 25% of its velocity at 100 m, how to I figure out its air resistance
strange egret
by trial and error.
you set a value, look what happens, then try another value, etc pp
dusky prairie
But how do I measure results
strange egret
with a ballistic spreadsheet like mine of course
dusky prairie
Using the other spreadsheet I got a value of like 0.00253 and before it was like 0.0016
strange egret
what value and based on what?
dusky prairie
By adjusting the air resistance until the velocity at 100 m was correct
The projectile that it's based on is a 300 grain .50 AE JSP with a muzzle velocity 483 ms and a bc of 0.155
strange egret
accuracy depends on step size of the "code"
adjust timestep and see what happens. If you have doubts use the script presented here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cix07R1vlhI
you can see where it has lost 10, 50% , 75% of it's energy. Measure it ingame, compare it to spreadsheet results. Judge yourself.
dusky prairie
Just did, looks like it works
nocturne verge
Question , how do you make AP ammo?
dusky prairie
Increase the caliber(penatration) and probably the hit damage. Body armor isn't simulated realistically, it just basically gives them more health
south bison
Hello i Created F-16 Addon (inhiret from the Standalone ) for my Mod but it did'n appear in game
south bison
Message me privetly the solution anyone read it
nocturne verge
` class CfgMagazines {
class CA_Magazine;
class 30Rnd_556x45_Stanag_SAW: CA_Magazine {
author = "[SAWRecce] Maj.AntiAlligat3r";
scope = 2;
displayName = "30Rnd_5.56x45_Stanag_SAW";
picture = "\A3\weapons_F\data\UI\m_30stanag_CA.paa";
ammo = "B_556x45_Ball_SAW";
count = 30;
initSpeed = 920;
tracersEvery = 0;
lastRoundsTracer = 4;
descriptionShort = "Custom Ammo"
};
class 30Rnd_556x45_Stanag_Blue: 30Rnd_556x45_Stanag_SAW {
Hit = 200;
scope = 2;
author = "[SAWRecce] Maj.AntiAlligat3r";
displayName = "30Rnd 5.56 Stag. Blue tracer";
model = "\A3\Weapons_f\Data\bullettracer\tracer_green";
tracersEvery = 1;
ammo = "B_556x45_Ball_Tracer_Green";
hiddenSelections[] = {"camo"};
hiddenSelectionsTextures[] = {"\SAWRecce_ArmA3\SAWRecce\data\Ammo\Bullet_Tracer\tracer_Blue_ca.paa"};
};
class 30Rnd_556x45_Stanag_Blue: 30Rnd_556x45_Stanag_SAW {
Hit = 200;
scope = 2;
Caliber = 2.5;
author = "[SAWRecce] Maj.AntiAlligat3r";
displayName = "30Rnd 5.56 Stag. AP Blue tracer";
model = "\A3\Weapons_f\Data\bullettracer\tracer_red";
tracersEvery = 1;
ammo = "B_556x45_Ball_Tracer_Red";
};
}; `
3x `
nocturne verge
can anyone inlighten me on why 1. Damage doesnt increase and 2. only Blue tracers mag is showing , the other 2 are not
nocturne verge
so 3x in bigining and the end?
nocturne verge
sorry for spelling
class CA_Magazine;
class 30Rnd_556x45_Stanag_SAW: CA_Magazine {
author = "[SAWRecce] Maj.AntiAlligat3r";
scope = 2;
displayName = "30Rnd_5.56x45_Stanag_SAW";
picture = "\A3\weapons_F\data\UI\m_30stanag_CA.paa";
ammo = "B_556x45_Ball_SAW";
count = 30;
initSpeed = 920;
tracersEvery = 0;
lastRoundsTracer = 4;
descriptionShort = "Custom Ammo"
};
class 30Rnd_556x45_Stanag_Blue: 30Rnd_556x45_Stanag_SAW {
Hit = 200;
scope = 2;
author = "[SAWRecce] Maj.AntiAlligat3r";
displayName = "30Rnd 5.56 Stag. Blue tracer";
model = "\A3\Weapons_f\Data\bullettracer\tracer_green";
tracersEvery = 1;
ammo = "B_556x45_Ball_Tracer_Green";
hiddenSelections[] = {"camo"};
hiddenSelectionsTextures[] = {"\SAWRecce_ArmA3\SAWRecce\data\Ammo\Bullet_Tracer\tracer_Blue_ca.paa"};
};
class 30Rnd_556x45_Stanag_Blue: 30Rnd_556x45_Stanag_SAW {
Hit = 200;
scope = 2;
Caliber = 2.5;
author = "[SAWRecce] Maj.AntiAlligat3r";
displayName = "30Rnd 5.56 Stag. AP Blue tracer";
model = "\A3\Weapons_f\Data\bullettracer\tracer_red";
tracersEvery = 1;
ammo = "B_556x45_Ball_Tracer_Red";
};
}; ```erm... you can edit your text above ๐
gilded lake
well, for starters, you're defining 30Rnd_556x45_Stanag_Blue twice here
all classes have to be unique
ruby rampart
You also can't change the hit value in CfgMagazine, has to be done in the ammo used by that magazine
dusky prairie
200 seems pretty high as a hit value, .50 cals have a hit value of 20
dusk jungle
What defines item having DLC status when you hover over it in inventory? Some RHS items (like RPG mags) have this popup over them I was wondering if I can patch it.
south bison
hi any help for what i say yesterday
agile karma
Can anyone give me somewhat decent insight into how model optics work?
gunnerOpticsModel = "\A3\weapons_f\reticle\Optics_Gunner_02_F"; shows on vehicle as... http://i.imgur.com/BWLxLhT.jpg
whereas the vanilla Gorgon has that exact same entry and shows as http://i.imgur.com/gc1PAMW.jpg
Edit: Also the AMV Marshall is the same gunnerOpticsModel = "\A3\weapons_f\reticle\Optics_Gunner_02_F";
How the hell does this shit work?
kindred moss
you would need to copy its gunner optics config to your config or inherit it, look in the config viewer or download AIO config dump and search for the things you need
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/k1pmrul8w1esito/AAAzn92WoF4zi4E8BPRqvFbxa?dl=0
untold temple
@agile karma the gunner's reticles in tanks is a dialog element, not part of the modeloptics. They're named "Rsc..." under the turretInfoType
boreal heart
G'day fine people of the config world, quick question for whoever is most suited.
I'm working on the F35 and I am wanting to make the TGT Camera on the F35 look something similar to this [ http://imgur.com/a/BcCSf ] , so it's more in line with the real F35 since the current TGT Camera overlays and such look ike their from the 90's
I have no idea how to do that kinda thing, I've got a general idea on how to make the overlay .paa/p3d itself, but I have no idea on how to make the numbers change, the grid stuff, tgt location, elevation etc
If someone could guide me in the right direction on how that shit works and how to implement such things I would be ever so grateful
untold temple
@boreal heart see above. The numbers etc. are scripted via an Rsc dialog
There are quite a few dialog tutorials around
rocky granite
Is there any way to get a projectile that is spawned with createVehicle and then propelled/guided using setVelocity/setVectorDir(andUp) to Spin/Rotate without having to set a new vector every frame?
boreal heart
@untold temple I'll have a look around but I am extremely unfamiliar with Rsc stuff. Is Rsc the same as GUI editor?
sharp stone
@dusk jungle it's a config entry in their class, but RHS uses it deliberately for their single use AT weapons. They essentially load themselves when you equip them and press "R".
agile karma
@untold temple are you sure about that? None of the dialogs actually have a class that would show the picture and even then there's no way to specify a difference between the different reticles for other zoom levels
My config for changing them is working, but they all end up as the same orange cross.
untold temple
@agile karma my apologies, it's defined in an external class that the optics inherit from : class Optics_Gunner_APC_03
{
class Wide: Wide
{
thermalMode[] = {0, 1};
gunnerOpticsModel = "\A3\Weapons_F\Reticle\Optics_Gunner_APC_03_w_F.p3d";
};
class Medium: Medium
{
thermalMode[] = {0, 1};
gunnerOpticsModel = "\A3\Weapons_F\Reticle\Optics_Gunner_APC_03_m_F.p3d";
};
class Narrow: Narrow
{
thermalMode[] = {0, 1};
gunnerOpticsModel = "\A3\Weapons_F\Reticle\Optics_Gunner_APC_03_n_F.p3d";
};
};```@untold temple Thanks a lot, works now. Just putting those entries fixes it.
stone cove
new aimTransitionSpeed config parameter - hmm interesting
untold temple
wonder if the time scales with whether you're deployed/rested/prone etc.
stone cove
technically it could , but i wonder if that parameter would be only for base of the weapon or for optics as well
untold temple
yeah, it would be interesting for stuff with limited eye relief, taking a while to get the right cheek-weld
but by the way the changelog is written I think it's just weapon-based
stone cove
well they could expand it little more
also i wonder if ever will see the animsource that will work with opticsmodes
untold temple
if only
hot pine
isn't that param for anims only?
boreal heart
Would anyone know how I would go about adding a light source to an afterburner when it turns on? So it isn't just an orange texture?
Or just light source in general so a specific location on a vehicle
strange egret
use emissive texture
light source is bad (shines through everything, including cockpit)
basically all mods with planes do it this way (john spartan, firewill, rhs)
boreal heart
I'm using Johns afterburner atm, but at nighttime its just a bright af texture, no external lighting or anything, so then on the ground it doesnt iluminate anything
sullen fulcrum
^ light source is bad (shines through everything, including cockpit)
boreal heart
I know that haha
But I still want to try it out anyway
Plus it doesn't have to be a 360 light, just one in the direction of the afterburner itself, kinda like how the front landing gear lights work, I don't get any excess cockpit lighting from the front landing gear
stone cove
Tweaked: The "aimTransitionSpeed" parameter can now be configured for each weapon (and multiplied by the global one)
so it is only weapon based
kindred moss
can someone elaborate if its known what does this param hullDamageCauseExplosion = 1; in Car base class do, which is now on dev branch? Thanks
If I take it by the sound of it, it does not bring anything new, vehicles already blowup on damage by default, so what is this exactly.
or... it might be a posibility to disable explosion by setting this param to 0 for mod authors
which is very welcome
stoic lily
cases to cause vehicle to get destroyed
- overall damage = 100% (hull)
- engine damage = 100%
similar to head and body as infantry
i assume hullDamageCauseExplosion = 0 makes the vehicle not destroyed state
or at least not explode
viral rapids
One of our guys is testing it atm
thorn leaf
Any word Dscha? Because I was wanting to look into this also.
viral rapids
sry, forgot to ask.
kindred moss
is @velvet hinge here? Sorry for bumping you kju said you might have something to do with this parameter hullDamageCauseExplosion = 1; so if you do care to shed some light on it please?
thorn leaf
@viral rapids guess the 'one of our guys' isnt around anymore for you to ask? ๐ฆ
viral rapids
Yeah, its 12pm here, he is old, soo.... yeah, he is not around anymore ๐
strange egret
@stoic lily engine damage=100 doesnt lead to explosion. Its just a dead engine. Global damage=1 -> dead. By default, HitHull damage>0.9 -> dead HitFuel damage > 0.9 -> dead
if this is a new parameter it propably just means vehicle will not cause an explosion on HitHull damage > 0.9 (which before was silly ... shoot the bumper alot with a pistol and suddenly the whole thing explodes). It might just replace the vehicle with its wreck without explosion in that case
nocturne verge
Different topic , If a weapon does not have hiddenSelectionsTextures under its original coding , are you able to retexture it? If so how as i have added hiddenSelectionsTextures and hiddenSelections to no avail
untold temple
if it has sections defined in the model for retexturing, then yes you can add hiddenSelections[] to the config to activate them