"I'm following but not at the same time." <- ???
#arma3_config
viral rapids
boreal heart
P:/Modpack/config.cpp + other folders
viral rapids
is "P:/Modpack" the "Source Folder"? I doubt it
Is your pbo called "modpack"? I doubt it ๐
viral rapids
So, i assume you pack several mod Folders at once, correct?
Like :"Pack everything inside P:\ModPack\HERE"
Yes or no?
viral rapids
P:/MyTag/MyAddonIWantToPack/config.cpp
MyAddonIWantToPack = "Source Folder" in PboProject
MyTag = Modpack
MyAddonIWantToPack = A Folder inside "Modpack"
boreal heart
I'll try that
viral rapids
+That you pack multiple files at once is what you HAVE to mention.
boreal heart
ok so I added a 2nd folder
boreal heart
P:\Modpack\NewFolder\Config.cpp + other stuff
viral rapids
You confuse me pretty hard
boreal heart
Haha cause it isn't in voice
viral rapids
+what is "other stuff"
viral rapids
Okay, i restart again:
Is your .pbo name "Modpack", when you pack "P:\Modpack" ?
Don't say anything else. Just Yes or no.
boreal heart
No
viral rapids
So i assume, you have other Folders in it.
Example:
P:\Modpack\Folder1
P:\Modpack\Folder2
And the .pbo's are called Folder1 and Folder2. Correct?
boreal heart
Yes, I have a 'sounds' folder in said 'modpack'
boreal heart
Yes, a folder for each weapon
boreal heart
No?
viral rapids
then... everything you say makes no sense at all.
boreal heart
Haha I understand you in some areas
viral rapids
You say
your .pbo name is not "Modpack", when the path is "P:\Modpack"
Wich means -> P:\Modpack must have subfolder who are beeing packed.
boreal heart
I guess its trying to pack the sounds folder rather than the modpack one
viral rapids
So you WANT to have "Modpack.pbo"?
boreal heart
Yes
boreal heart
Yes, that is what it currently looks like
viral rapids
Does the config.cpp have a CfgPatches in it?
boreal heart
cfgPatches and cfgWeapons
viral rapids
When you press Crunch, whats happening?
boreal heart
pbo: reqaddons. could not find a cfgpatches class for (some) file refs
Then in the Output it says I dont have the config.cpp
boreal heart
Ok, now I get a different error
viral rapids
Yes
boreal heart
'Missing File Summary'
viral rapids
thats not the only thing in that message, i assume?
boreal heart
Missing File Summary
See rapify listings
viral rapids
and? What says the binlog?
boreal heart
Missing files, gimmie a sec, I'll try resolve that
Yep ok that fixed it. Was a quite a few spelling mistake... shame on me
viral rapids
ยฏ_(ใ)_/ยฏ
boreal heart
Ok well thankyou for the help anyway ๐ Sorry if I got you frustrated haha
I keep in mind the previous stuff you said so if someone happens I'll draw on that knowledge
viral rapids
Next time: Pls say directly that you want the modpack.pbo ๐
boreal heart
Will do mate ๐ thankyou again
viral rapids
Since its also possible do pack multiple files at once, only by selecting one MainFolder
strange egret
i usually pack with AB to check quick changes... only every other month i use pboProject to iron out more "light" errors. Which can be quite a bit of a pain train... 5x "missing files bla" 7x "redundant comma in array" , etc
viral rapids
For example:
"P:\Modpack" contains 2 Folder, wich are seperate pbo's.
I couldn't do that X ๐
boreal heart
I'm not that advanced packing 2 things at once haha
I'm just the usual P:\Modpack\mod stuff that needs to be packed
boreal heart
Thats what I mean haha
viral rapids
=}
viral rapids
wouldn't have helped me either^^
boreal heart
Haha all g then. I think we should move on from this topic haha
viral rapids
Yep, dig a hole, bury it there.
strange egret
coduo ? you took cod united offensive sounds ? shame. shame.
viral rapids
Are you allowed to?
boreal heart
Personally I wouldn't know.
The company that made CoDUO doesnt exist anymore from what I know
strange egret
the company that owns the rights to the franchise still exists
boreal heart
Never claimed it was mine
Was simply just carrying on the legacy of an awesome game
boreal heart
I'll look for a license then, or something of the sort
strange egret
look i know its in good faith but its still not right to do if you do not have any form of permission
viral rapids
Otherwise -> Remember LIFE and "ported" 3D-Models.
boreal heart
LIFE is blatant porting yeah, usually for a monetary gain in someway or another
viral rapids
nonono
Not only for monetary gain
Its using stuff without permission
Money is another topic
boreal heart
Which is fair enough
Well I'm not too sure what part of a license would not allow me to do it, I'm guessing a 'reverse engineer' part?
If so I'll try get in contact with the rights owner and see if I can get permission
boreal heart
Trying to get in contact with someone now
serene fiber
Licenses still don't stop people from stealing one anothers work
Unfortunately that's the way it is :(
There are many people (mainly the l word communities) who decide to encrypt every file, I miss the days where we could learn off one another and their source code
Can't even open a PBO without a form of Crash. But I do understand the authors POV on theft and claiming stolen work
sullen fulcrum
@serene fiber even those highly encrypted files (say sa-matra (dont kill me please)) are not tough to decrypt. just takes a little getting used to the enviroment of encryption and decryption to figure out how the game works ๐
boreal heart
You'll always get people who steal other peoples work then claim it as their own for their own gain. That'll never go away unfortunately
sullen fulcrum
That is correct. Thats why i support encryption for such purposes. However, some people encrypt stuff they dont own which i find wrong.
Hell i've seen people brand other works as theirs by encrypting it and changing a few lines.
boreal heart
Geez thats shocking
boreal heart
Trying to get in contact with Activision is damn near impossible, its like they dont want anyone speaking to them at all. Sorry off topic haha
serene fiber
Yeah, but even for educational purposes its hard to learn from others nowadays @sullen fulcrum
Also i do have a question if anyone would like to assist me, how would i go about getting weapons working on the launcher slot? i've gotten as far to get the weapon on the back of the player, but it isn't useable
viral rapids
CfgPatches needs in "requiredAddons" the CfgPatches from the Config you wanna take the OrigWeapon, then ->
class OrigRifle;
class my_rifle: OrigRifle
{
DoYourStuffhere;
};```
```cpp
class TheClassBeforeOrigRifleWasDefined;
class OrigRifle: TheClassBeforeOrigRifleWasDefined
{
mgaic = false;
};
Read again
Yeah, gimme a sec
Missread your Q
now
to edit House_F, you have to load housefirst, since it inherits from it
for example:
class house;
class house_F: house
{
I can make changes to house_F now, overwriting VanillaValues from A3/ModXYZ
};
Same for Weapons. Just find out, what the previous class for it is (e.g. use "grepWin" - search unpacked A3 Folder for "Classname**:**" )
rgr
You load all the basic stuff before.
Otherwise -> it would create a NEW Class, with the same name as the original one.
wich leads to conflicts.
untold temple
basically for every indented subclass you go down to edit, you need to call back one step up the inheritance tree
viral rapids
i suck at describing, aye?
strange egret
shouldnt there be some youtube videos like "inheritance for dummies" or something?
viral rapids
^^
strange egret
explaining it in chat is just ... meh. for both sides
viral rapids
Imagine that stuff like Folders Forget it, describing sucks
strange egret
just look for some explanations online, its a very universal concept in scripting/ programming and there are surely 100times better and easier to understand tuts
untold temple
class cfgweapons
{
class base_weapon;
class parent_weapon_1;
class parent_weapon_2 : base_weapon
{
class subclass;
};
class edited_weapon_1 : parent_weapon_1
{
// Can edit parameters here
};
class edited_weapon_2 : parent_weapon_2
{
// Can edit parameters here
class subclass : subclass
{
// And can edit parameters here
};
};
};
Can see there that in order to edit inside the subclass of the second weapon, I need to call it from the parent class, which requires me to call the parent of the parent first
So 2 indents down = start calling two steps up the inheritance tree
dim mist
the thing that confuses me in arma, is what if there's not enough 'parents' (or no parents) to declare it properly?
like if in 1 file you have
class CfgWeapons {
class A {
class B {
class C{ valA = a; valB = b; };
};
};
};
(no parents), how would you override valB in another file?
jade brook
There are always enough parents, because you can inherit sub classes just fine if the parent itself has no parent it could've inherited the sub class from.
class RscText;
class RscButton;
class RscStructuredText {
class Attributes;
};
class GVAR(credits_base): RscStructuredText {
onLoad = QUOTE(_this call (uiNamespace getVariable 'FUNC(setCreditsLine)'));
size = POS_H(0.8);
x = POS_X_CENTERED(7);
y = POS_Y(23.1);
w = POS_W(26);
h = POS_H(0.8);
shadow = 0;
class Attributes: Attributes {
font = "RobotoCondensedLight";
align = "center";
valign = "middle";
color = "#bdcc9c";
};
};
See class Attributes; in class RscStructuredText. RscStructuredText is parentless.
dim mist
so it would just be
class CfgWeapons {
class A {
class B {
class C{ valB = newValb; };
};
};
};``` in the second file?If class A and Class B have no parent, yes.
dim mist
nice, thanks
jade brook
But all entries in CfgWeapons have, and for mods should have, at least class All as parent.
dim mist
yeah, i realise it's rare, have just hit it a couple of times and it's sorta stumped me
jade brook
If a base class already introduces a sub class, like:
class RscStructuredText {
// blah
class Attributes {
// blub
},;
};
, you can just reference them like this:
class RscStructuredText {
class Attributes;
};
That's all you need to remember. And this also works in superclasses like CfgWeapons or CfgVehicles.
hollow tulip
Hope this is the right text channel. So I had created a ID model and as a magazin. So my question is here. It could be cool to have the players player ID as a description. Is there any way to do this and if so, it could be great with a link to fx a wiki page from bohemia. I had seached and seached and its kind of hard to seach after something you do not know if you can and what it calls.
jade brook
No. You can only have one tooltip per item type. The only possibility I see would be coding through the inventory ui and setting tooltips manually there.
hollow tulip
Okay I see ๐
junior bane
anyone a idea to make a proxy random texture?
I spawn a bed in a house but i need a random texture for that
jade brook
probably init eventhandler
junior bane
hmm a proxy use the config.cpp ?
junior bane
my building is a hospital and he spawn direct on the map ( placed on terrain builder ) and for the bed i need the proxy texture randomly =/
hot pine
@jade brook - https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3_Setting_Textures_for_Wrecks you can define proxy as a NoNAIVehicles & then use setObjectTexture on it
junior bane
yes i have tested it. but doesnt work
hot pine
yes, it's not working for objects baked for map
& afair you can't use retextures on objects baked to terrain
see i.e. .how Malden/Argo team was forced to make duplicated p3d just to have some texture variants of buildings
junior bane
thats not so cool with duplicated p3ds = more MB ^^
hot pine
- more work to maintain
junior bane
hmm ok
sullen fulcrum
but also more frames ๐
viral rapids
moar frames!
strange egret
why would it give more frames?
unless you mean window frame count totalled over all p3d...
sullen fulcrum
terrain baked objects are simulated cheaper so they lack of some features
imagine a terrain filled with mission objects and how that would run ๐
gritty rune
anyone also noticed that the 'this' variable in a userAction is now bound to the calling player and no longer to the object the userAction is attached to?
wise fog
Wait what now
gritty rune
I filed https://feedback.bistudio.com/T124249 on the subject, but no reaction so far
wise fog
Since when?
gritty rune
I guess 1.68 update
I simply added 'systemChat str this' to the userAction and it shows the player, not the object. Unless one is outside the vehicle... if that makes any sense
and most weirdly the F/A-18 wing fold works besides it. I'm out of ideas right now
wise fog
So its inconsistent?
gritty rune
yes, I would believe so, no way a animate of wingfold on a player is doing anything
gritty rune
thanks, would be good to see if this is a Unsung problem solely or more widespread
gritty rune
yep
fervent glacier
Hello guys, i'm trying to make a custom animation for a vehicle's passenger
the animation is correct if i use player playAction "test";
i have this in the vehicle class
transportSoldier = 1;
cargoProxyIndexes[] = {1};
cargoAction[] = {"test"};
the proxy is on the vehicle http://prntscr.com/ew3b0e
i don't know what's missing..
viral rapids
@fervent glacier Stop posting your stuff in several Channels! I already answered you in #arma3_animation , Nevertheless... you still post it in other Channels...
wind lagoon
hey guys, I'am having some issues with recoilcfgs for my weapons and I hope somone here has an answer for me because I'am a little lost with it.
http://i.imgur.com/25iZPBD.png
class recoil_default;
class CfgRecoils
{
class FF_recoil_MP40: recoil_default
{
muzzleOuter[] = {0.4,0.7,0.5,0.5};
muzzleInner[] = {0.2,0.2,0.5,0.7};
kickBack[] = {0.06,0.085};
permanent = 0.1;
temporary = 0.03;
};
};
I also have weapons_f as a required (thats were recoil_default resides)
untold temple
try C class CfgRecoils { class recoil_default; class FF_recoil_MP40: recoil_default { muzzleOuter[] = {0.4,0.7,0.5,0.5}; muzzleInner[] = {0.2,0.2,0.5,0.7}; kickBack[] = {0.06,0.085}; permanent = 0.1; temporary = 0.03; }; }; I think you're calling the parent class from the wrong place
and check that your weapon has recoil = "FF_recoil_MP40"; not recoil = "FF_recoil_MP40_1"; since the error seems to have a different name to the recoils class you've written
wind lagoon
with the changes I'am still getting this http://i.imgur.com/Pikq678.png
that weapons cfg also (bit messy) https://pastebin.com/kWaQz3X4
untold temple
try adding A3_weapons_F to requiredAddons[]
boreal heart
@wind lagoon muzzleInner doesnt work anymore from what I know. Got removed ages and ages ago
Unless theres something you know that I dont
wind lagoon
that could be it, I'll try it
dim mist
it's still in BIS guns
BIS recoils
BIS guns have 2 recoils.. in the base gun they have recoil="recoil_ebr"; (which is a class like you have)
in the fire modes, they have recoil = "recoil_single_ebr"; and recoilProne = "recoil_single_prone_ebr";
which are arrays in CfgRecoils, not classes
so maybe the issue is you're pointing to your class instead of an array in the firemodes
wind lagoon
I think that could be it. I'll do some adjustments
yep it worked. thanks for your time guys, I'am sure it wont be the last time I'am in here lol
dim mist
any better way to do spaces in macro functions than two?
#define FACTION_NAME Test Faction
#define SPACE(A,B) A B
#define QUOTE(A) #A
one = QUOTE(FACTION_NAME Infantry); // "Test FactionInfantry"
two = QUOTE(SPACE(FACTION_NAME,Infantry); // "Test Faction Infantry"
or is there a CBA macro to do it?
sullen fulcrum
Hello, I've created a config file that makes a RHS M4 shoot underwater.
That's the config https://pastebin.com/KsSPDXMy
That's what happens in-game http://i.imgur.com/Tu0RFYJ.jpg
That's the error I get
No entry 'bin\config.bin/CfgWeapons/rhs_weap_m4_uw/Single.SilencedSound'.
I'd apperciate it if someone could help me solving this
jade brook
check RPT for "updating base class"
And I don't think
class Single: Mode_SemiAuto
is right
class rhs_weap_m4_uw probably wants to inherit Single sub class from class rhs_weap_m4_Base instead.
Hard to read this config, because indentation is all fucked up.
sullen fulcrum
I got class Single: Mode_SemiAuto from https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3_Weapon_Config_Guidelines#Underwater_weapons
jade brook
Yes, but you want to inherit rhs_weap_m4_Base/Single , so you don't have to redefined all entries defined in that class again in your weapon.
You even referenced the sub class in rhs_weap_m4_Base, but didn't use it...
You're not making a new weapon. You're using a base class from another mod. That is where it's different.
And you even did it correctly for GunParticles , but chickened out on Single, because of the wiki.
split valley
graceful tapir
Given the class:
class A{
class subA {
class subsubA {}
class subsubA2 {}
}
}
How would I override subsubA2 while keepin the rest of the class "intact", while still keepin subsubA a child of subA?
strange egret
i think you are confusing child and subclass? Otherwise i dont get what your question / intend is...
dim mist
@graceful tapir depends if they have parents
class GrandParentOfA;
class ParentOfA : GrandParentOfA {
class subA;
};
class A : ParentOfA {
class subA : subA {
class subsubA2 {
//your stuff
};
};
};
@strange egret The buzzard has a components class, I want to override the "TransportPylonsComponent" inside of the "Components" class while keeping all the other classes in the "Components" that I inherit
And the preferable option would be to not copy paste the entire class from the buzzard config
strange egret
class tank {
class turret {stuff};
};
class someMBT: tank {
class turret: turret { _stuff _ };
};
class otherTurretMBT: tank {
class turret { }; //by not inheriting via ":" here you kill off the link and overwrite everything
};
graceful tapir
I don't have access to the base classes
strange egret
of course you do.
graceful tapir
I have
class A;
class B : A { ... };
strange egret
f that A and B. pastebin link a config you currently have.
pretty sure you dont have a sufficient inheritance tree defined
graceful tapir
strange egret
this is the entire config you have?
graceful tapir
Yes
strange egret
no class cfgvehicles and so on?
graceful tapir
Well yes, that class is in a header included in cfgvehicles
strange egret
do you have class I_Plane_Fighter_03_CAS_F in the header?
graceful tapir
Yes
No wait
I got the "I_Plane_Fighter_03_DynamicLoadout_F", since it is the one I am inheritting
strange egret
before you can use any external class you need to define that you are using it.
class SomeExternalclass ;
class myClass : SomeExternalclass {};
graceful tapir
Both the ones I inherit are defined
"class I_Plane_Fighter_03_DynamicLoadout_F;
class VI_I_Plane_Fighter_03_DynamicLoadout_F : I_Plane_Fighter_03_DynamicLoadout_F"
And "
class Components;
class Components : Components"
strange egret
the components one does not work like that.
graceful tapir
That way replaces the components class, doesn't seem to inherit anything
strange egret
you defined it twice however.
if you do not want something to inherit, just leave the ": xyz" away - even for subclasses.
graceful tapir
I want to inherit the "Components" class, keeping all subclasses, but overriding one of them
I have tried a bunch of different ways, but it seems to either override the entire components class, or not override the class I want to override
strange egret
you need to go up much higher the inheritance tree to be able to inherit class components without losing substuff
graceful tapir
What you mean? Inheritting the another class? Plane_Fighter_03_base_F?
strange egret
much higher. The first definition of components i see is class Air.
which is parent of Plane, which is parent of Plane_Base_F, which is parent of Plane_Fighter_03_base_F
dim mist
the important bit is sort missing from that pastebin
but this should be an error class Components; class Components : Components
you need to tell it components exists in the class you're inheriting from
you don't need to go all the way up to Air
class Plane_Fighter_03_base_F;
class I_Plane_Fighter_03_CAS_F : Plane_Fighter_03_base_F {
class AnimationSources;
class Components;
};
class I_Plane_Fighter_03_DynamicLoadout_F: I_Plane_Fighter_03_CAS_F {
class Components : Components
{
class TransportPylonsComponent
{
};
};
};```should just need that
graceful tapir
That does not do it, no
dim mist
that should keep whatever's in components and replace whatever's in TransportPylonsComponent?
graceful tapir
Components are kept as Original, but now the plane has no model
So it removes even more properties while overriding none
graceful tapir
How do I format code in discord?
graceful tapir
Think it works now
class Plane_Fighter_03_base_F;
class I_Plane_Fighter_03_CAS_F : Plane_Fighter_03_base_F {
class Components;
};
class I_Plane_Fighter_03_DynamicLoadout_F : I_Plane_Fighter_03_CAS_F {};
class VI_I_Plane_Fighter_03_DynamicLoadout_F : I_Plane_Fighter_03_DynamicLoadout_F
{
class Components : Components
{
class TransportPylonsComponent
{};
};
};
yeh cool
graceful tapir
You're american aren't you?
dim mist
ah ok
graceful tapir
But thanks for the help ๐
dim mist
np
river ravine
I'm working on a ported F-35B from Arma 2. To animate the hatches for VTOL mode, it uses the animationSource "thrustVector"; because of this, with the new vectoring changes with Jets DLC, the hatches no longer animate correctly, instead opening incrimently or not at all. Is there anyway I could just animate them to open all the way when VTOL is activated?
spiral steppe
Do any values counteract the passThrough value on armour/uniforms?
jade brook
The passThrough of the vest / helmet overwrites it.
strange egret
passthrough of vests/helmet gets multiplied with passthrough of the armor/uniform
untold temple
@scenic gull set maxValue for the door anims to something smaller than 1 and they will be fully opened at a smaller value
depends how many increments the thrust vectoring has I guess
but if you drop the door anim's maxValue below whatever the first vectoring increment is, it should be fully open at the first stage
and stay open as the value increases
strange egret
@jade brook ๐
spiral steppe
But is there nothing that counteracts it? I remember reading something like it significantly affects smaller calibers more. I'm looking for a way for 5.56 AP rounds to perform as they should against the CSAT uniform.
strange egret
no there isnt. There is no config setting that allows you to "ignore passthrough" on the ammo or weapon side
spiral steppe
I more meant like a setting that would increase the piercing attributes to change the ballistics of a bullet or weapon, but cheers for the answer.
Not neccessarily ignore, but I was just wondering if increase the caliber is the only thing that affects it.
jade brook
hit of the bullet times speed during impact dived by a "typical speed" value of the projectile.
strange egret
the more caliber (the config value) you have the more material it pierces. But for damage to hitpoints this is irrelevant. Infact, the more it pierces, the less damage it does. Arma damage model is really inconsistent with this.
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3_Damage_Description read "Case C" and the example in particular
spiral steppe
So to create a weapon/round to bypass CSAT uniform passThrough values, I'd just have to increase how much damage a shot does?
strange egret
well... the only issue is that you then can explode cars or helicopters with one/few shots potentially. So no thats not a solution.
when the csat uniform is bugging you then modify the values of that. Not the other way round. It just spirals everything even more out of controll than it already is
kindred moss
sounds like youre looking of a way to make a oneshot uber alless 5.56 AP round, AP ammo doesnt work like that
strange egret
make noise and stomp your feet for https://feedback.bistudio.com/T120542 to be implemented (case a in particular), then the infantry damage can be tuned reliably. But until that happens its a BS system (imo) no matter how you look at it.
spiral steppe
@kindred moss Nope, I'm trying to make an ammo to counteract the stupid values on vanilla CSAT uniforms.
strange egret
the values in VR armory are completely worthless because they do not reflect damage properties (nor could they because they are so inconsistent) for example. Headache for modders, headache for players.
spiral steppe
@kindred moss I already have a 5.56 ammo type that's fine for everything except CSAT. To which the only solution seems to be taking a larger caliber.
strange egret
"counteract stupid values on..." thats the first nono in balancing in my book.
spiral steppe
I didn't think making a CfgPatch to vanilla stuff was possible without including the edited version of the PBO?
strange egret
larger caliber doesnt make it better. Smaller caliber does.
of course you can modify vanilla config values...
spiral steppe
OK, I have no idea what's going on then. 7.62 = ballistics feel normal, 5.56 = "terminators" as my players call it
strange egret
you just dont overwrite the entire base config. You modify properly with proper config and all is fine.
if a bullet has caliber=0 it will always do maximum damage to hitpoints. If it has high caliber it can penetrate more stuff, if it penetrates through it does considerably less damage.
if you have "infantry = terminator" problems -> could be a different reason: https://feedback.bistudio.com/T120765
idk if the solution i proposed there has been implemented in vanilla now.
spiral steppe
It only happens with CSAT.
Could that bugtracker entry also be why infantry seem able to tank cannon shots from IFVs/APCs?
strange egret
direct hits - no. Indirect hits (splash damage) - not really either. If splash damage is too low then explosiveShielding of the uniform/vests needs to be increased (-> more splash damage)
if it just happens with CSAT it could be that they are still defined like the old way (using max operator instead of + ) compared to others.
or that some other armor related config value for them was botched.
idk what gametype you run on your server, but if you allow csat to use ballistic vests like nato (either via purchase or via looting) then it's no wonder, cause the CSAT uniform provides base higher healthpoints that get increased even further by plate carriers.
investigate in which cases this "invulnerability" occurs, record it on video or something and show it to us or create a ticket, so we can identify the underlying issue
spiral steppe
Nah, I make sure in PvP stuff or anything that would allow someone to wear a vest over it, that they don't get vests with actual ballistic protection (and I try to avoid having the uniforms on either side at all). This issue is mostly toward PvE against CSAT.
Thanks for all the answers man, I'll go back to the drawing board.
jade brook
Doesn't sound like a problem with your weapon then, but with the CSAT uniforms tbqh imho fam.
spiral steppe
Oh yeah yeah, I'm pretty sure it's the passThrough values on them. Which is why I was enquiring.
But whatever it is and however I can solve it, I'm just looking for a workaround
jade brook
I think they had higher armor values, so they received less damage.
Maybe even both. It does make sense they that their uniforms are tougher. They don't wear good vests.
But it makes the arms, legs and especially the head with their good helmets pretty though.
spiral steppe
"CSAT uniforms have very low armour values of 6, but because their passThrough values are set at 0.04 it means they take slightly less damage from small to medium-sized calibres but still take the same amount of damage from larger calibres. You could almost say that CSAT is worse off since their uniforms are less effective at stopping you from being killed by multiple large calibre rounds being hit on one part of the body (like the chest) as opposed to AAF/NATO, who can shrug off three to four 5.56/6.5 (two for 7.62) to the chest,...]"
This is what I read on the BIS forums to think this. Might not even be accurate and I've had my head looking in my ass for a solution the whole time.
And it could definitely be a confirmation bias, but it definitely matches up with what both myself and my playerbase have experienced ingame.
gilded fog
does anyone know where the textureType thing points to in the cfgWeapons?
untold temple
It's part of the information for class RscUnitInfo >>> class WeaponInfoControlsGroupRight UI script
you can find the defined ones in class CfgInGameUI >>> class CfgWeaponModeTextures @gilded fog
gilded fog
yep that's what i was looking for thank you!
boreal heart
Does anyone know whether ORBATs can be made in cfg.hpp template? Or do they have to be in mission description.ext?
gilded lake
you should be able to include .hpp files in description.ext
boreal heart
That'll come in handy
boreal heart
So if I'm including a cfgORBAT file in the description.ext, how do I define the pathway for it to find?
viral rapids
?
boreal heart
I want to make a cfgORBAT with my milsim units mod so I dont have to apply the ORBAT to every single mission description.ext I do
viral rapids
I am confused by the sentence, since you use description.ext in config-editing and pathway and what?
i am confus0rd
boreal heart
I'll take pics again
viral rapids
dafuq is CfgORBAT?
boreal heart
Order of battle
viral rapids
again:
Whats CfgOrbat?
viral rapids
So a custom Config Class?
boreal heart
Yea
viral rapids
Speak basic.
So, translated: You want to add a Cfg Class to a mission file, by using #include?
boreal heart
Yes
viral rapids
#include "Filename.h" (.h / .cpp /.lmao /.whatever)
this mean -> It takes the rootfolder of the missionfile
boreal heart
I dont need to define a pathway or anything for it? What if theres like 5 different cfgORBATs in different mods for example?
viral rapids
Read above
boreal heart
I know how to include stuff as all my mods are like that, was just curious if there are multiple .hpp with the same name
How does it define which one it picks
viral rapids
If you want it from a ModFile:
#include "\Modname\Folder1\filename.h"
leading \ = use addons
YOU have to define it in your files.
boreal heart
What you posted just above is exactly what I was looking for
boreal heart
Was testing it out first to see if it worked
Didnt want to say thanks, then find it didnt work for some reason, then ask more questions
boreal heart
Hahah, each to their own ๐
Ok well the mission crashed, then my game
Saying it was missing cfgORBAT and thats it
viral rapids
Wrong Path then
boreal heart
Hmm well the path is correct, everything is spelled correctly, in logical order
boreal heart
This is what I have in my description.ext
#include "\160th_WW2US\ORBAT\cfgORBAT.hpp"
And it is spelled 100% correct, everything there is 100% correct
viral rapids
Whats the P-Drive path of the addon?
boreal heart
The same name as the pbo, so - 160th_WW2US -
boreal heart
Give me a quick example
viral rapids
Why example?
๐คฆ
Is it "P:\160th_WW2US\ORBAT\cfgORBAT.hpp"? Yes or no?
5s.
..
boreal heart
Cause I'm a visual learner, reading text does nothing for me, I need to see it
viral rapids
And i can't help, if i don't know how it looks on your side
keep in mind: We all have NO clue what you are looking at/what you see.
boreal heart
I understand that. And yes that is correct above
viral rapids
So when you enter the path above, it opens the CfgORBAT.hpp?
boreal heart
Yes
viral rapids
Have you packed your Addon?
boreal heart
Yes
dim mist
for a description..ext, you shouldn't have \ at the start
viral rapids
๐คฆ
dim mist
err sry just scrolled up enough
viral rapids
uh ... \ in include seems to access the FolderStruc of Arma.
try without it
@boreal heart
boreal heart
Yea just did, it gives the same result, says it cant find it, then the game crashes.
I read through that link you posted a bit more, see if anything stands out
viral rapids
Do you even load it?
boreal heart
Yea I loaded it, otherwise it wouldnt have crashed
dim mist
do you have a mod or just a mission?
viral rapids
That sentence made no sense petyr
"Yea I loaded it, otherwise it wouldnt have crashed"
o.O
boreal heart
Well it cant crash when its not laoded?
viral rapids
lol
YOu said, it crashed because it can't find it
So yeah, it can crash, if its not loaded
dim mist
if you use mikeros tools, by default it doesn't pack HPP files
viral rapids
good point
dim mist
need to remove it from the list in settings
boreal heart
I'll try that
viral rapids
There, get my ThumbsUp, you deserved it.
boreal heart
If that doesnt work I'll just go back to the description.ext style instead of trying to include a .hpp haha
boreal heart
Cause this is the first time its been suggested?
I've always been told that only the config can be a .cpp
everything else is a .hpp
viral rapids
yep
thats why i wrote before:
"#include "Filename.h" (.h / .cpp /.lmao /.whatever)"
boreal heart
Well it works, I took it off the list in Mikeros and yea, no crash, mission works
I'll have to experiment with it a bit more from all the info you blokes have given me today.
So thankyou for your time and help, regardless if you hate me or not haha
viral rapids
invoice follows later by mail.
boreal heart
But technically Lecks found the solution to the problem ๐ hahah
If I had money to thank people who helped me I would, but I'm poor as shit so that aint happening
viral rapids
Details, pff, who cares about them^^
I was the first who said: "Invoice follows" ๐
boreal heart
Lecks didnt capitalise on the situation, and thus has missed out on an invoice haha
naive otter
Does anyone know why adding disabledAI = 1; to description.ext in a mission would cause a bunch of placed simple objects (eden) to disappear on mission load? Is this a bug?
They seem completely unrelated, but I can regularily trigger it by removing/adding this line. ๐ฉ
naive otter
Was the first thing I checked :/
Commented out everything but that line and can still trigger it, lol.
viral rapids
lol - gj ๐
(i can't even think about ANY way, how that could trigger it)
have you restarted your Server 2-3x times, without changing it?
naive otter
Right... I mean the exception in this case is there's a LOT of simple objects in one area
I made a fresh mission (just the objects and no code) and it loaded up fine... added the description.ext and problem came back
naive otter
I mean I just created a new folder and copied across the mission.sqm
viral rapids
SideQ: For Sherb?
naive otter
That's just how I was able to narrow it down to the code, then the description.ext and then finally that one line
Yup
viral rapids
Lets PM the rest =}
timid osprey
So this is a very particular and probably dumb question, but does anybody know how the automated doors on the RHS Black Hawks work? I'm trying to keep the rear cargo doors open at all times, but there's this event handler/script/function that triggers and opens & closes the doors every time you get in and out of the rear cargo seats. So even if I set the doors to be open through script or modifying animation sources, they reset when I get in and out of those seats. I already found some of the relevant event handlers and config entries, and I tried replacing/deleting them but without success
gritty rune
hello, anyone else bumped into the useraction 'this' problem meantime? On my system 'this' is bound on a userAction now to the player when inside a vehicle and not the object. I've added this to the feedback tracker, as well as a basic cube object configured as plane that illustrate the problem: https://feedback.bistudio.com/T124249
would be great if someone could reproduce this and let me know if it's a problem for them too
happens on dev branch too for me
jade brook
How did you determine that "this" points to the player and not the vehicle?
Because systemChat is insufficient, because the chat will print the "effectiveCommander"'s name when stringifying a vehicle, which is most likely the player inside the vehicle.
gritty rune
oh, ok, I did systemChat str this, you're right
jade brook
I guess the condition evaluates to "false" every time?
gritty rune
should be true all the time. Is 'systemChat str typeOf vehicle player' a better test?
or rather this, than vehicle player
jade brook
systemChat typeOf this
I guess
class UserActions {
class Rope_show {
displayName = "$STR_BWA3_Rope_show";
onlyforplayer = 1;
position = "rope_control";
radius = 2;
showWindow = 0;
condition = "this animationPhase ""hide_rope"" > 0.5 and player == cameraOn";
statement = "this animate [""hide_rope"", 0]; playSound3D [""A3\sounds_f\characters\stances\lift_handgun.wss"", objNull, false, AGLToASL (this modelToWorld (this selectionPosition ""rope_control"")), 0.50118721, 1, 20];";
};
class Rope_hide: Rope_show {
displayName = "$STR_BWA3_Rope_hide";
condition = "this animationPhase ""hide_rope"" < 0.5 and player == cameraOn";
statement = "this animate [""hide_rope"", 1]; playSound3D [""A3\sounds_f\characters\stances\low_handgun.wss"", objNull, false, AGLToASL (this modelToWorld (this selectionPosition ""rope_control"")), 0.50118721, 1, 20];";
};
^ this one works for me
1.68
gritty rune
ok, thanks, @jade brook, my test was off, the typeOf this is still the ttt_vehicle. Now I need to figure out why the fold wing function in unsung does not work any longer, something changed in 1.68, but not sure what
jade brook
What does it mean it doesn't work? Action doesn't show up or does nothing?
gritty rune
useraction pops an error: statement = "[this] spawn uns_a6_fnc_wingsdown"; results in an error
code is in ticket https://feedback.bistudio.com/T124249
jade brook
What does the error say? Can you copy paste it from the RPT?
gritty rune
here you go: 14:42:21 Mission id: d1a3f1642a5521ed462ff9df325ae570b58dda04 14:42:28 Error in expression <knob_ind",0, _instant]; } else { _plane animate ["wingfold_left",0, _instant]; _> 14:42:28 Error position: <animate ["wingfold_left",0, _instant]; _> 14:42:28 Error Type Bool, expected Number,Bool 14:42:28 File uns_A6_c\functions\fn_wings.sqf [uns_a6_fnc_wings], line 18
gritty rune
I got it now, the animate function was changed
and calling it with false will result in the error
jade brook
Sounds like it's broken.
viral rapids
animateSource > animate
gritty rune
earlier it understood true for instantaneous and then false for doing the animation. Now true is instantaneous and a number 1 for regular speed
gritty rune
ok, I add that finding to the ticket
jade brook
For now you can use 0.00001 and 1 instead of false and true
Can't use 0 either, but a very low number is basically the same.
gritty rune
true still works ๐
lol
@viral rapids agreed that animateSource is the more modern way, but for some reason I think the animate command should stay backward compatible ๐
viral rapids
Of course it should ^^
but.. tbh.. are you sure that worked with false before?
(i can't remember using "false" at any time)
gritty rune
yes, it was used in Unsung prior to 1.68 without any problem
viral rapids
strange
gritty rune
thanks again @jade brook for the pointer that the test was invalid. was looking into a completely wrong direction before
gritty rune
well, for the warning completeness, it can still be 'true', just tested [vehicle player, 'lower', true] call uns_a6_fnc_wings` and that still works
wild speculation, the arg check for animate checks the boolean value and not the type is boolean
jade brook
Ha! That'd be funny
dull bolt
I've got a question about the Damage class for applying damage rvmats that I can't seem to find an answer for on any wiki page
do the indexes corrolate with sections[] from the modelcfg?
I took a look at the hatchback's config and only seen 3 instances of
"A3\data_f\Glass_veh_damage.rvmat", // changes into different ones
"A3\data_f\Glass_veh_damage.rvmat"```but there's more than 3 windows, so how does this work?
jade brook
They don't.
It's always in threes:
deault mat 1, damaged mat 1, really damaged 1,
deault mat 2, damaged mat 2, really damaged 2,
...
deault mat N, damaged mat N, really damaged N
jade brook
The first material of the triple has to match the one used in the model.
jade brook
@gritty rune
re:animate broken
Killzone Kid: Thanks for reporting it, queued for a fix
gritty rune
@jade brook thx, added that info to the ticket so Dwarden is aware of it too
barren umbra
Hey folks
I have a question: can I set up ammo config where the hit value is multiplied by a veriable with is set in a user config, something like this:
User config:
AP_shells = 0.3;
and in the config for the ammo you have this:
class Sh_120mm_APFSDS: ShellBase {
explosive = 0;
hit = 500 * AP_shells;
jade brook
Doubt it.
hot pine
Only if the config is unbinarized and it's included, you would use the #define ap_shells
barren umbra
@hot pine I guess I would still do the replacement config, would I be able to have a value in the config that could act as the multiplier for all of the shells of similar type?
dim mist
@barren umbra think he means if you have #include "\userconfig\yourAPSetup.hpp" at the start of an unbinarized config.cpp in a pbo, you could use vars that you #define in that userconfig (such as #define AP_Shells 0.3) as multipliers
would need to keep it the same on all clients though
boreal heart
Ok, so question to anyone who knows
I want to reduce the amount of right click zoom when in the cockpit of an aircraft, as currently its a bit too much. How does one reduce this
untold temple
Think it might be the FOV parameters in class viewPilot
In there, minFOV would likely be the maximum "zoom" value @boreal heart
boreal heart
@untold temple cheers mate I'll look into it!
neat shadow
hey guys
could someone enlighten me on how to set the "turning speed" of weapons?
i played around with inertia, but as i understand that affects the sight realignment
also tried changing "dexterity" i didnt experience any change
thorn leaf
dexterity doesn't work afaik
untold temple
I think dexterity is generally deprecated and inertia is now used to define how quickly and accurately a weapon "stops" when pointed, as well as the degree of sight misalignment under motion. And there's another parameter for how long the weapon takes to bring the sights up
neat shadow
thanks, and whats that (latter) parameter?
neat shadow
thanks!
river ravine
I'm having an issue my jet will spawn floating a foot off the ground, and physics will only activate for it once you turn on the engine and start moving. Anyone know how to fix?
I'm using airplane simulation, not airplaneX.
copper wind
Is there a way to set text on an hiddenselection, similar to setting a texture? I want to create a nameplate on a uniform, and trying to understand the best way to approach it?
boreal heart
Ok so I've gotten my weapon zoom down pat, now is there a way to reduce the un ADS right click zoom? Or is that hard coded?
Its a bit strange how you can only zoom down sights so much but then when you dont ADS you can zoom plenty far
buoyant pollen
I'm trying to put together an object to place on the ground to use as a known point to spawn vehicles on.
I have tried to use a helipad (like Land_HelipadRescue_F) and change the texture, but that doesn't have a hiddenSelectionTextures to change in the config. It looks like once you start the mission from eden it becomes part of the terrain because putting cursorObject in watch returns NULL. Not sure how that works.
Anyone got any ideas how to make it work, or another idea on how to put a texture on the ground?
Using UserTexture10m_F works, but it's difficult to use when you need to change the transformation of the object all of the time when building missions.
karmic hazel
Hey folks, I am struggling a little with getting the collision lights to blink. I have used the samples model.cfg and config.cpp and adjust names selections and values to suit my aircraft but I just don't seem to be able to working the lights to blink on and off. I saw an old a2 mod for flashing collision lights but it wasn't any use. I also haven't had any joy in any type of lights editing tutorials. Certainly for aircraft anyway. Can some one give me a chunk of code I need or explain what's wrong with them not flashing. They do illuminate at the mem points assigned but the three green red and white lights stay static.
mellow stag
Has anyone ever config'd new weapon values for AMV-7 Marshall? I was thinking that the ammo loads are ridiculously low compared to current weapon systems like the Bradley or even the LAV. If not can someone point me at the files I need to take a look at and give me an idea. I primarily want to increase ammo loads so that the people using it don't have to reload every few minutes from a rearm point or truck in an ALiVE mission I have built
I haven't found any references to it on the BI forums anywhere which is why I am asking here. Thanks
shrewd swift
Anyone able to write a quick config for me that replaces the arma 3 rope .p3d with a custom one so can have custom rope, like a3pl did with their fire hoses ?
I presume they wrote a config that just redefines the model anyway, i found the rope.p3d in a3 folder in proxies of data_f but could not find the config for it.
thorn leaf
Does anyone know how the flares really work in arma?
like does one flare trick the heat seekers the same as 16 flare's?
polar locust
I got a problem with my mod script can anyone help?
its three new vests that i recently put in and the in game model doesnt work with those three new vests. I copied the scrpit from my other vests
wise fog
That doesnt give us much to work with.. Like at all. @polar locust what exactly are you trying to do?
polar locust
i fixed it thanks anyway
wise fog
Good to hear
thorn leaf
Is there any config options available for getting knocked down? I couldn't find any info on it.
viral rapids
afaik no
thorn leaf
Bummer
sacred pasture
Hey @polar locust what exactly did you get fixed?
boreal heart
Does anyone know if theres a way to disable the looking in the gear animation when people go into Zeus?
karmic hazel
waste of time posting I suppose.
boreal heart
Waste of time posting what?
If its about the lights, its probably cause no one either knows or hasn't been on
sullen fulcrum
does anyone have some confidential values for the basic.cfg? I know it actually depends on the system but i just wanna get some inspiration from server owners with positive experience. Greetings
mild valley
Hello, today I bring you a question probably easy to answer how processed to change the name of the city example chernarus city Electro for montreal on the map
gilded lake
Thank you for bringing your question, I don't think you can change the name of a city.
sullen fulcrum
you can with a replacement config for the terrains cfgWorlds class
gilded lake
oh didn't notice we're in #arma3_config ๐
sullen fulcrum
all city names and map points are in the names class
shell terrace
@shrewd swift If you still need it: https://pastebin.com/huA6bQ4e
viral rapids
What could be the reason, when a buildings doesn't recognize a hitpoint (doesn't add damage, but exists in Config, model.cfg and "getAllHitpointsDamage")
sullen fulcrum
did you check with the diag exe?
viral rapids
cursorObject setHitPointDamage ["glass_1_hitpoint",1] <- works
nope, what to check there?
sullen fulcrum
you need to be on devbranch
viral rapids
dnsfgidbfsgbdfgdsf
sullen fulcrum
diag_toggle "all"; is also funny to watch ๐
sullen fulcrum
if you let the launcher run it won't download but you can keep using the same version of devbranch ๐
viral rapids
?
sullen fulcrum
basically prevent steam from updating
but you could probably set that in the steam options too
so you don't have to daily download ~4GB
viral rapids
You can't disable updates anymore, iirc
molten tinsel
Hey guys anyone online?
buoyant mason
Hello, i want to know, if it's possible to delete get in and get out action from a car config ?
thorny grove
@viral rapids if you want a static version of the Dev build copy your stable branch to new a folder then point the Arma Updater from the Arma tools package at that new folder and tell it to update that folder to dev. That will stay dev and not update unless you use the Arma Updater again and manually update.
viral rapids
@buoyant mason Yes, either you do lockDriver via Script or overwrite/update the existing config and delete the UserActions entry
buoyant mason
Thanks @viral rapids for the information
viral rapids
@thorny grove yeaaahhh.... meh. When its updating, i just make a coffee break ๐
thorny grove
That works too ๐ I'm lucky enough to be able to switch between the two branches in a couple minutes. Great for testing and changing configs using diag then going back to stable for playing.
viral rapids
@buoyant mason
Uh forget about the config stuff i wrote! You can only move the point to somewhere else! Sry about that. ScriptSide is the better way
Yeah, i don't play anyway, so its okay for me Flax =} Thx anyway
sullen fulcrum
Hello,
I'm trying to create a faction and under that faction to create a category of objects.
I used cfgFactionClasses in a one config and CfgVehicleClasses in other config.
Are the both cfg suppose to be in one config file? If so how can I make a faction and have more than one addons in the same faction.
jade brook
You can put both classes into one config.cpp and you can also put multiple config.cpp into one PBO / folder .
viral rapids
Folder1\config.cpp
Folder1\Folder2\config.cpp
Folder1\Folder3\config.cpp
Folder1\Folder2\Folder4\config.cpp
jade brook
Yeah, the more the better. Anyone maintaining your addon will love it.
viral rapids
Yeah ๐
sullen fulcrum
So I can write cfgFactionClasses in folder1\config.cpp and then write CfgVehicleClasses in folder2\config.cpp
and I will have the result I need?
I can't get factions to work
jade brook
class CfgPatches {
// blah
};
#include "CfgFactionClasses.hpp"
#include "CfgVehicleClasses.hpp"
#include "CfgEditorSubcategories.hpp"
This is what I do.
2nd file:
class CfgFactionClasses {
class BWA3_Faction {
backpack_tf_faction_radio = "tf_rt1523g_big_bwmod";
icon = "\bwa3_units\data\bwa3_faction_icon.paa";
displayName = "$STR_BWA3_FactionClassBundeswehrName";
priority = 5;
side = 1;
};
class BWA3_Modules {
displayName = "$STR_BWA3_FactionClassBundeswehrName";
priority = 8;
side = 7;
};
};
3rd file:
class CfgVehicleClasses {
class BWA3_Men_Tropen {
displayName = "$STR_BWA3_vehicleClasses_mentropen";
};
class BWA3_MenRecon_Tropen {
displayName = "$STR_BWA3_vehicleClasses_menrecontropen";
};
class BWA3_Armored_Tropen {
displayName = "$STR_BWA3_vehicleClasses_armoredtropen";
};
class BWA3_Car_Tropen {
displayName = "$STR_BWA3_vehicleClasses_carstropen";
};
};
No you put all 3 files into one PBO and then Arma will make these classes available to every other PBO / addon when you start the game.
No including needed across folders
dim mist
you can though
dim mist
if you really want to
sullen fulcrum
that's what I wrote ๐
jade brook
But why?
sullen fulcrum
"put all 3 files into one PBO and then Arma will make these classes available to every other PBO / addon when you start the game"
that's what I'm gonna do
dim mist
mikeros tools builds hpps into binarized config.cpps
so the hpps in the pbos don't really do anything (and aren't included in the pbo by default)
wise fog
Anyone know if you can fire a script or call commands on stuff built into the engine? Like swapping to a laucher/pistol/rifle
wise fog
Is there something you could use when that triggers or simply monitor by script
wise fog
so action would return what action is done?
viral rapids
mom
wise fog
ok like let me explain
viral rapids
NO!
if(isEngineOn _VehPlayer)then
{ player action ["EngineOff", _VehPlayer]; }
else
{ player action ["EngineOn", _VehPlayer]; };```
exampleok so player has a rifle and they switch to a launcher, I want to fire a command or script, only on the swap to not if they have it active
or better yet a way to remove engine based scroll options like switch to pistol or launcher lol
probably just gonna toy with stuff I guess
viral rapids
What?
" only on the swap to not if they have it active"
what?
@wise fog You get an extra big Invoice ๐
sullen fulcrum
I don't get what I'm doing wrong. ๐คฆ
I created files cfgVehicleClasses.hpp and cfgFactionClasses.hpp
In the config.cpp I added
#include "CfgFactionClasses.hpp"
#include "CfgVehicleClasses.hpp"
and in other PBO I have a config of signs for example
faction = "viet_faction";
vehicleclass = "viet_signs";
sullen fulcrum
class CfgPatches {
class viet_objects_signs {
units[] = {"viet_sign_welcome"};
weapons[] = {};
requiredVersion = 0.100000;
requiredAddons[] = {"viet_main", "viet_textures"};
};
};
class CfgVehicles {
class Land_Billboard_F;
class viet_sign_welcome: Land_Billboard_F {
scope = 2;
accuracy = 1000;
displayName = "Welcome Sign";
hiddenSelectionsTextures[] = {"viet_textures\signs\welcome.paa"};
editorPreview = "";
faction = "viet_faction";
vehicleclass = "viet_signs";
};
};```But what is the problem?
viral rapids
```cpp
Nextline your code
Makes it easier to read for everyone
sullen fulcrum
sorry
viral rapids
viet_faction
viet_signs
How do they look like? Where are they? Are they loaded?
sullen fulcrum
They are in a different PBO, inside a HPP file
jade brook
This explains how they are sorted in the Eden editor.
sullen fulcrum
that other PBO file has a config file which has #include for each of the files
viral rapids
pictures โค
jade brook
emoji > pictures
sullen fulcrum
so don't I need CfgEditorCategories and CfgEditorSubcategories instaed of cfgVehicleClasses and cfgFactionClasses?
I want an object inside a category > subcategory
jade brook
You need all of them, but CfgEditor(Sub)categories is for the Eden Editor.
I want an object inside a category > subcategory
Perfect, the wiki explains it in full detail.
Also, instead of defining classes in CfgEditorCategories and CfgEditorSubcategories yourself, you can use the ones the base game has. They are all listed on the wiki.
sullen fulcrum
Couldn't get it to work ><
I have a pbo named viet_main.
Inside that PBO I have CfgEditorCategories.hpp, CfgEditorSubcategories.hpp, cfgFactionClasses.hpp and cfgVehicleClasses.hpp.
Inside the config.cpp of that PBO I have
#include "CfgEditorCategories.hpp"
#include "CfgEditorSubcategories.hpp"
#include "CfgFactionClasses.hpp"
#include "CfgVehicleClasses.hpp"
Then I have another PBO, configuring the objects.
class CfgPatches {
class viet_objects_signs {
units[] = {"viet_sign_welcome"};
weapons[] = {};
requiredVersion = 0.100000;
requiredAddons[] = {"viet_main", "viet_textures"};
};
};
class CfgVehicles {
class Land_Billboard_F;
class viet_sign_welcome: Land_Billboard_F {
scope = 2;
accuracy = 1000;
displayName = "Welcome Sign";
hiddenSelectionsTextures[] = {"viet_textures\signs\welcome.paa"};
editorPreview = "";
faction = "viet_faction";
vehicleclass = "viet_signs";
editorCategory = "viet_category";
editorSubcategory = "viet_signs_subcategory";
};
};```And the problem is?
jade brook
Check the config in the ingame config viewer
jade brook
Yes, sounds like an error when packing the PBO.
sullen fulcrum
Thank you ๐
viral rapids
๐
sullen fulcrum
you too Dscha ๐
jade brook
yw
viral rapids
@wise fog Invoice
wise fog
viral rapids
Thx ๐
jade brook
Andrew is Dscha's bot.
wise fog
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simple trout
Can a boat have a co-pilot?
jade brook
I think only simulation=helicopter and helicopterX can have co pilots.
simple trout
ok, thanks
sullen fulcrum
heyho is there a way to disable RscButton's via Config entry - or just through ctrlEnable false?
viral rapids
afaik only with ctrlEnable
sullen fulcrum
Thanks for ur advice
jade brook
onLoad = "(_this select 0) ctrlEnable false";
works if you don't plan to use any other onLoad script for that button.
cursive eagle
Completly random question... is there a way to have hiddenselections adopt a differnt material rather then texture config based ? like a 'hiddenselectionsmaterials' or only by 'setObjectMaterial' ?
and if only 'setObjectMaterial' anyone able to save me time adn let me know if that works config based or only on a units' init ?
jade brook
hiddenSelectionsMaterials IS the config solution
hiddenSelectionsTextures[] = {"\bwa3_units\data\bwa3_uniform_fleck_co.paa"};
hiddenSelectionsMaterials[] = {"\bwa3_units\data\bwa3_uniform.rvmat"};
@cursive eagle
cursive eagle
Got to love it when logic wins ! Thanks for confirming it @jade brook ๐
novel rock
Hello there ! I have a question, I'd like to make a breakable wing on a plane, when it gets destroyed, an hide animation hides the part of the wing via the hitpoint system. Is it possible to spawn a wing with hitpoint's DestructionEffects ?
using https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3_Particle_Effects
sullen fulcrum
Some of the addons moderators, like RHS and ACE, added buttons and texts on the ArmA III's main menu, like version. How is it being done?
dull bolt
So I'm having some difficulty passing some classes down through inheritance
config 1 https://pastebin.com/raw/ygxnFCuS
config 2: https://pastebin.com/raw/Ac9D4Mtb
the issue is in config 2, where I try to inherit class EventHandlers: EventHandlers
and other places
untold temple
need C class Car_F; class ATS_Trains_Base : Car_F { class Eventhandlers; }; in the second config
dull bolt
I tried copying the same classes to that class with no difference
armor = 150;
scope = private;
mapSize = 0.7;
accuracy = 0.5;
editorCategory = "ATS_Category";
editorSubCategory = "ATS_Trains_Subcategory";
icon = "iconObject_2x5";
class HitPoints
{
class HitLFWheel;
class HitLF2Wheel;
class HitRFWheel;
class HitRF2Wheel;
class HitBody;
class HitFuel;
class HitEngine;
class HitGlass1;
class HitGlass2;
class HitGlass3;
class HitGlass4;
class HitGlass5;
class HitGlass6;
};
class EventHandlers;
};```when I inherit ATS_Trains_Driveable_Base,
class ATS_Trains_A2Locomotive_Driveable: ATS_Trains_Driveable_Base```
i still get the error "missing inheritence class(es)"when trying to pack the pbo
viral rapids
You sure you pack the correct File?
wild pasture
Doesn't it tell you what line is missing inheritance?
dull bolt
It does, 1 sec
any class that extends does it. The first error is for this line: /*class EventHandlers: EventHandlers
ive commented it out so I can pack it
untold temple
you can't call class EventHandlers from ATS_Trains_Driveable_Base unless ATS_Trains_Driveable_Base exists in another config where it already inherits from class car.
what you posted first would have worked if you had it all in one config instead of splitting it in to two configs for whatever reason
what I posted would have allowed your second config to work because the first config allows class ATS_Trains_Base to inherit class eventhandlers from class car
but now you're making some other new class that has made no prior inheritance of eventhandlers, so you're back to square one
dull bolt
The parent "ATS_Trains_Driveable_Base" is just a rename of the "config 1" from pastebin
"you can't call class EventHandlers from ATS_Trains_Driveable_Base unless ATS_Trains_Driveable_Base exists in another config where it already inherits from class car." isn't that what my post at 8:06 is doing?
untold temple
no, because you have it in two separate configs
dull bolt
they don't transfer between configs?
untold temple
not unless you call them again, with the code I posted
dull bolt
class ATS_Trains_Base : Car_F {
class Eventhandlers;
};``` this post, right?yes
dull bolt
I'm doing that in the renamed class
only I skipped inheriting car_f and am now just inheriting car
untold temple
but you haven't inherited eventhandlers from car
you're creating an empty class eventhandlers there
untold temple
not if you just write class eventhandlers in a new class
dull bolt
okay, thank you. I wasn't aware of that before
so how do I properly inherit eventhandlers and hitpoints from car?
copy the classes to the car class?
untold temple
in one config or two?
dull bolt
I'd much rather do the two configs
I'm not trying to be confrontational, I just think this is the best way for a collaborative effort
untold temple
Well that you had first for config1 is fine AFAIK
dull bolt
it didn't work
untold temple
because you didn't call the classes properly in the second config
btw you'll also need to properly set up cfgpatches requiredAddons[] in the second config
dull bolt
I didn't copy the whole config
just the vehicles
Can you explain how to properly call the classes in the second config?
should I not do: EventHandlers: EventHandlers?
untold temple
class CfgVehicles
{
class Car_F;
class ATS_Trains_Base : Car_F // defined this class in config1 so we can call from it now
{
class Eventhandlers; // will call class eventhandlers so we can edit it in child class
};
class ATS_Trains_A2Locomotive_Driveable: ATS_Trains_Base
{
scope = 0;
displayName = "Locomotive (Driveable)";
_generalMacro = "ATS_Trains_A2Locomotive_Driveable";
model = "ats\trains\a2_locomotive\loco_driveable.p3d";
// The rest of your config etc. etc.
class Eventhandlers: Eventhandlers
{
// can now edit in here
};
};
};```thats basically what I have now, just seperated into two files so I guess I can't do that
skrew it, im just gonna get rid of that parent _Base
thank you for your time and patience
sullen fulcrum
Some of the addons moderators, like RHS and ACE, added buttons and texts on the ArmA III's main menu, like version. How is it being done?
solemn scroll
Hey guys, I need some help. I have made a unit that will spawn with a random uniform, vest and backpack, as well as set weapons and ammunition. However, for some reason, the unit does not spawn with anything at all in anything he is wearing (but spawns with the weapon, compass etc.). Could anyone help?
For the record, the EventHandler opens the scripts that gives the random gear.
https://pastebin.com/avuDUeHR
sullen fulcrum
Can anyone please tell me what that means?
'size/' is not a class ('scope' accessed)
class CfgMarkers {
class viet_marker_1 {
name = "(viet) Marker 1";
icon = "viet_markers\data\marker_1.paa";
color = {1, 1, 1, 1};
size = 34;
shadow = 0;
scope = 2;
scopeCurator = 2;
markerClass = "viet_number_markers";
};
};```Tried to read a class named "Size", but it's not a class, but a number.
jade brook
size\scope actually. But again, size is a number and not a class.
sullen fulcrum
right
jade brook
class not string or number
jade brook
but doesn't mean that you should make a class out of it.
scope is a number
0, 1 or 2
sullen fulcrum
So what should I do? I have no idea at all
jade brook
What are you doing?
And what is the full error? Should show up in RPT
'size/' is not a class ('scope' accessed) is not everything the game would give you as error
sullen fulcrum
oh it actually got it all over the place
'scope/' is not a class ('scope' accessed)
'scopeCurator/' is not a class ('scope' accessed)
'shadow/' is not a class ('scope' accessed)
'markerClass/' is not a class ('scope' accessed)
jade brook
So you're making a config and not a script, right?
Show it all. I think you got a curly bracket missing.
sullen fulcrum
ok, give me a sec
class CfgPatches {
class viet_markers {
requiredAddons[] = {"A3_Data_F"};
requiredVersion = 0.100000;
units[] = {};
weapons[] = {};
};
};
class CfgMarkerClasses {
class viet_number_markers {
displayName = "viet Markers (Numbers)";
};
};
class CfgMarkers {
class viet_marker_number_1 {
name = "(viet) Number 1";
icon = "viet_markers\data\number_1_marker.paa";
color = {1, 1, 1, 1};
size = 34;
shadow = 0;
scope = 2;
scopeCurator = 2;
markerClass = "viet_number_markers";
};
};```That's all I have in the RPT related to this
jade brook
No
sullen fulcrum
let me look again
'/CfgMarkers/viet_marker_number_1.color': Missing ';' prior '}'
there's also this
I was missing [] in the color arra
y
jade brook
Does fixing that solve everything?
sullen fulcrum
I'm checking it now
jade brook
That is why I say you ALWAYS need the full error / log.
The closing curly bracket is interpret as ending the class and then you create a bunch of entries directly into CfgMarkers, but there can only be classes there.
sullen fulcrum
The error line was sperete from the rest of the error
jade brook
Doesn't matter
sullen fulcrum
I didn't see it until I searched "viet" along the file
jade brook
Always read the log files from top to bottom
jade brook
Ah, you did it on your own. Just remember to always go through the logs from top to bottom.
The displayed error or the last error in the file is seldom the actual issue.
sullen fulcrum
๐
jade brook
It's true. One of the hard lessons you learn with this.
regal pond
Trying to set this M16 to only use Ironsights. I'm using a slightly modified version of our M4 config with compatibleItems = "";
I keep getting this error when I add the weapon. Weapon works fine, just can't seem to fix error.
No entry 'bin\config.bin/CfgWeapons.'.```
https://pastebin.com/aYzDxzm0
summer fulcrum
@regal pond could it be the weapons[]={"dsr_m4a3"} shouldn't it be DSR_Arifle_M4A3
regal pond
I copied the wrong config before I left for work. Ill have to post the correct one after work. The m16 config is just an edited version of this m4 config but with
compatibleItems = "";```
Added in the cowsslot andPointerslot. The model does not have proxies for cowsslot nor Pointerslot, but without defining compatibleItems you could still attach optics to the weapon. The optics would get placed in the middle of the weapon.
regal pond
That might be it. Ill have to try it in a few hours.
regal pond
@dim mist That works. Big Thanks. @summer fulcrum Thanks for the help.
wise fog
@jade brook mainly ported vehicles from A2 for exile mod
nova matrix
Assuming this is the correct place for a header question -- If I use a preprocessor #include in a script, must I exclude header files from binarize?
pine turtle
What is the attribute to have a object as a simpleObject as default in CfgVehicles?
wild pasture
Never tried it personally, but the base HBarrier has this
class HBarrier_base_F: NonStrategic
{
class AttributeValues
{
objectIsSimple = 1;
};
};
thx
sullen fulcrum
Whats the advantage of setting a Object as simpleObject?
What Ive found was simply limitation in Features...
boreal heart
The object is loaded as part of the map rather than from your system
jade brook
perfomance
sullen fulcrum
Ah thanks, good to know
dull yarrow
Anyone know how the USS Freedom gets config'd as a runway? Looking at config now and there's nothing obvious
ok found it, there's a new CfgVehicle in JETS DLC called DynamicAirport_01_F... interesting!
looks like it inherits CfgVehicle AirportBase which has a simulation type "airport"
dull yarrow
DynamicAirport_01_F is simply attached to the Carrier during the objects initialization
scarlet oyster
I wonder with what kinds of named properties those come along.
dull yarrow
You can script the creation of a DynamicAirport object, align it with say a road, and it works. AI will attempt to land on the "road".
If that's the nearest runway
@scarlet oyster would like to know but EBO ๐
looks like BIS has updated the FindNearestAirport (engine) function to cater for these dynamic airport objects, which is pretty cool.
cursive eagle
Idle curiosity, does anyone know if the swuad.xml logo can be set to appear on vests / packs ?
Or is it solely vehicles/uniforms and would need some script magic to have it on a vest ?
fast mica
I feel you'd need a little scripting, I've never seen it on a vest
vital torrent
Does anyone know how to force the driver to be visible?
pine turtle
There is the config entry "startDuration" for helicopters. Does this also exist the other way around?
Something like stopDuration
simple trout
Is it possible to create an AA missile system, like a miniature THAADS or Patriot launcher, that can take down any aircraft across a map?
grand zinc
Yes.
simple trout
ooooh delightful. How?
Any examples?
Can it be split up between multiple vehicles to create a system?
simple trout
hmmmm...well there is a hemmtt tractor...
mild jewel
take a look at POOK SAMs
inland gulch
Is there a way to force a weapon to have a muzzle item through config.cpp? I know you can make weapon classes that have attachments on them by default, but is there a way to make it impossible for those attachments to be removed? I am trying to essentially remove the muzzle flare for a customized version of a vanilla weapon, so I can't edit the model directly.
I would be using a custom suppressor of some variety of course
Alternatively if there is a way to simply change the muzzle flash model through configurations that would be nice too (haven't had any luck figuring that out in the past though)
valid harness
Hey friends, does anyone know how to make an inventory item "Useable" by double clicking on it in your inventory? I've seen it done before
inland gulch
When you fire an unsuppressed weapon at night, there is a light created briefly from the muzzle flare. Where is this configured? I can't seem to find it anywhere
untold temple
fireLightCoef
inland gulch
I went and minimized discord and spent the last half hour messing with a bunch of different settings when I could have just come here
but I found it in the end anyway lol
now I just need a good way to remove the muzzle flash
custom muzzle accessories is probably my best bet
barren umbra
what does it mean when I get error that the "model.cfg cannot have externs"?
I just have that:class CfgModels
{
class Default;
class AM_M16A2: Default
{
class Animations;
};
};
viral rapids
*to close this one in here too:
class CfgModels
{
class Default
{
sectionsInherit="";
sections[]={};
skeleton="";
class Animations
{
};
};
class MyClass: Default
{
//Stuff
};
};```Anyone able to lend me a hand configuring custom skinned/faction AI to show up under the same category as their vehicles?
solemn steppe
Any reason I can't call fnc_selectrandom in standalone?
grand zinc
standalone?
are you talking about BIS_fnc_selectRandom?
You should use https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/selectRandom instead
solemn steppe
Maybe that's why it won't work. I'm calling it by its filename?
Standalone as in DayZ Standalone.
The sqf is called fnc_selectrandom. So I tried calling it like that. I even tried calling BIS_fnc_selectrandom and that didn't work either haha. I guess I need to try selectrandom then. Hopefully that'll work. Thanks. I feel dumb now xD.
grand zinc
This is Arma 3 Discord. Not DayZ Standalone
Does Standalone even have SQF still? Thought they already changed everything
solemn steppe
No. And I know that discord I'm in haha. No one in the Standalone discord would know as its mostly players not modders.
I was working off this example.
_hatarray = ["hat1classname","hat2classname","hat3classname"];
_randomhat = _hatarray call BIS_fnc_selectRandom;
_unit addHeadgear _randomhat;
novel rock
Hey there, for once I need a config master. I have a plane with 3 wheels, when I land, it's not braking at all by itself, I have to make it bounce repetidly to finally lose enough speed to make it start to slow down. Any clue ? Maybe the plane's weight in geometry lod ?
solemn steppe
This is being called from an objects init just so you know. Will just using selectrandom work? Or can it just not be called from init?
@novel rock I don't really know a lot about the weights. But I can tell you that if the weights are too low objects will allow clipping. For instance a "house" object with weights that are too low will allow you to walk through it. So maybe if your weights are too low the the plane isn't detecting collision with the ground and therefore not causing the breaking to trigger?
viral rapids
uhm, no. If it's not "wide enough", then you glitch through it
solemn steppe
What do you mean "wide enough"?
viral rapids
< 0.5m
" Geometry objects should have a thickness of at least 0.5 meters in order to work properly. "
solemn steppe
Is that regardless of weights?
viral rapids
afaik, yeah. It doesn't matter if it weights 1 or 1000000
What you may recognized/experienced was an unclosed or non-convex Object.
solemn steppe
I'm also using examples from my dayz standalone modding experience which I assumed worked the same way Arma 3 does.
When I make smaller objects in standalone I generally set the weight to 1. And then in game if I clip through it I'll just make the weight higher and the clipping stops.
solemn steppe
Could be something they did just for standalone because there are a lot of small objects?
viral rapids
ยฏ_(ใ)_/ยฏ
solemn steppe
@viral rapids Any idea why I would be having trouble calling a script from init?
viral rapids
About 1.000.000 Reasons
solemn steppe
Hahaha
viral rapids
also -> #arma3_scripting <- ask there
novel rock
@viral rapids no idea about my non braking plane ?
viral rapids
haven't played with Planes, since they received their PhysX Wheels :/
novel rock
well i'm not yet on new technologies
viral rapids
(or do they just receive it? erm)
novel rock
i'm still the "old way"
viral rapids
oha
Maybe better preping for the new Sys. If they support PhysX wheels, you should be able to adjust the breaking force to them.
I mean, it's not that long anymore.
novel rock
mmh true ๐ค
viral rapids
(Important: I am just guessing about the breakingforce. Vehicles got them, so i assume Planes will have them also!)
novel rock
yep they have the classic setup with dampinair etc
viral rapids
Yeah, then it might be better to update it
+for now, maybe play around with
maxBrakeTorque = 1500;```
๐ class Plane_CAS_01_base_F: Plane_Base_F
{
class Wheels
{
class Wheel_1
{
mass = 150;
MOI = 3;
maxBrakeTorque = 1500;
maxHandBrakeTorque = 0;
(from Stable Config)
novel rock
wut did they already push wheels physx ? ๐ฎ
untold temple
Aye, plane wheel physX was introduced in 1.68. Inheritance caused a few things like our A-10 to break and be unable to taxi properly
sullen fulcrum
Does anybody know what the values in the soundFly[] array mean? (soundFly[] = {"A3\Sounds_F\weapons\Rockets\rocket_fly_1", 6, 1.5, 400};)
The first one is the path to the sound. What are 6, 1.5 and 400 are? Edit: Solved. https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/CfgVehicles_Config_Reference#Sounds_Various https://forums.bistudio.com/forums/topic/182091-how-do-sound-arrays-work/
boreal heart
The PhysX suspension is a cluster fuck atm for aircraft
mass = 150;
MOI = 3;
Both do nothing for aircraft
viral rapids
It's just for the wheels movement
boreal heart
Still does nothing for planes anyway
gilded lake
are stringtables global or local to the PBO? ๐ค
strange egret
global - i get "blabla is duplicate" warning when using the same string in 2 different pbos that are loaded at the same time
gilded lake
thanks ๐
novel rock
@boreal heart is dampInAirRate working for planes wheels ? Fucking horsa glider doesnt slow down when landing
novel rock
encoutered another blocker... not my days..
p3d : my damageHide parts are out of any other named selections
model.cfg : I have a damageHide named selection, defined in skeleton and sections, with standard damageHide animation.
config.cpp :
destrType = "DestructDefault";
dammageHalf[] = {};
dammageFull[] = {};
class Damage
{
tex[] = {};
mat[] = {"WW2\Assets_r\Vehicles\Planes_r\C47\DC3_body_01.rvmat","WW2\Assets_r\Vehicles\Planes_r\C47\DC3_body_01_damage.rvmat","WW2\Assets_r\Vehicles\Planes_r\C47\DC3_body_01_destruct.rvmat","WW2\Assets_r\Vehicles\Planes_r\C47\DC3_body_02.rvmat","WW2\Assets_r\Vehicles\Planes_r\C47\DC3_body_02_damage.rvmat","WW2\Assets_r\Vehicles\Planes_r\C47\DC3_body_02_destruct.rvmat","WW2\Assets_r\Vehicles\Planes_r\C47\DC3_cockpit.rvmat","WW2\Assets_r\Vehicles\Planes_r\C47\DC3_cockpit.rvmat","WW2\Assets_r\Vehicles\Planes_r\C47\DC3_cockpit_destruct.rvmat"};
};```
yet, they keep being hidden no matter the state of the vehicledo I miss a config parameter ? I usually use DestructWreck so I'm not very at ease with DestructDefault
polar locust
I was just wondering where I put the nohq directory in a retextre config?
class cfgWeapons {
class ItemCore;
class HeadgearItem;
class H_Beret_blk;
class Beret_CDN : ItemCore {
author = "Joint Task Force NATO";
scope = 2;
weaponPoolAvailable = 1;
displayName = "(JTFNATO) Beret [CDN]";
picture = "\SmashRangersBeret\beret\icon\Rangers_lead_the_way.paa";
model = "\A3\characters_f_epb\BLUFOR\headgear_beret02";
hiddenSelections[] = {"camo"};
hiddenSelectionsTextures[] = {"\beret\data\Beret_CDN.paa"};
class ItemInfo : HeadgearItem {
mass = 6;
uniformModel = "\A3\characters_f_epb\BLUFOR\headgear_beret02";
modelSides[] = {3, 1};
armor = 0;
passThrough = 1;
hiddenSelections[] = {"camo"};
};
};
under "class Beret_CDN" or "class ItemInfo"
untold temple
you have to make a new .rvmat file and path to that in hiddenSelectionsMaterials[]
however hsMaterials doesn't always work due to some bug or other
polar locust
thats the blue and purple image right?
so add a line under textures with: hiddenSelectionsMaterials[] = {"\beret\data\Beret_CDN_nohq.pss"}; ?
untold temple
@polar locust no, like I said you have to write a .rvmat file. Arma cant do anything with a _nohq on its own since there's no shader information
dull bolt
i don't think you can use the pss extension either
not 100% on that though
@polar locust https://pastebin.com/raw/MALFEPMC there's an example
dull bolt
Also, for the eventhandlers class in a config.cpp, I add the on prefix right? aka onTake, onPut?
jade brook
no, that is only for the ui eventhandlers in controls and displays
dull bolt
alright, thanks, its been a while
dull bolt
what memory point is used for the "inventory" action?
dull bolt
huh, I don't remember seeing that with the sample car
but http://wiki.cup-arma3.org/index.php?title=Naming_Standards says that's supply so
I'll add it in and see what happens
worked ๐
jade brook
yay ๐ ๐
dull bolt
thank you ๐
dull bolt
If anyone's free, I could use a hand with a vehicle I'm having issues with. I don't know if its my config, modelcfg, memory points, or weights in the geometry, but the car is lower in the back than it is in the front
viral rapids
flip the points of the Dampener in the MemoryLOD (not kidding)
gilded lake
no modeler or config-er buuutt did they seriously give front and back different orientations? ๐
viral rapids
Yep
Same with Door Anims Axis
Flip it upside down -> Door Opens to the other side
I guess it takes the ID of the point and selects the higher one as the 2nd point, then calcing the anim from there.
magic wagon
Anyone have experience modifing the current main menu
I want to have it so when you press a button it joins a server
sullen fulcrum
Hello, what does weaponPoolAvailable?
full shuttle
does any one know how to make magazines from other mods compatiable with a custom weapon? I was making a no.1mk.3 Enfield and figured i might as well be lazy and use the stripper clips from IFA3
dim mist
just add it to magazines[] =
full shuttle
cheers, i'll give it a try
full shuttle
that didn't seem to work :/ but thanks anyway
full shuttle
oh its works i just don't know the class name of the magazine
inland gulch
Anyone know why custom materials/smdi/nohq files wouldn't work ingame after binarization? I have been having this issue for a while now and it is very frustrating