if it gets lost in a flood of conversation you repeat it another time
#arma3_config
sullen fulcrum
are includes with wildcard possible?
gilded lake
this isn't Java ^^
stone cove
12:39:37 Unknown entity: 'T Rotex V 5.56<br/>
anybody knows what this means?
i do not have any custom description added
just the displayname
stoic lily
some broken text
either some mission or scripted stuff usually
could be config/stringtable xml too though
wise tusk
HI, does anyone know how to make PIP stream at MFD show what the pilot camera is pointing at?
sullen fulcrum
@stoic lily to mass include a subdir into a config
basically to remove the need to include all files in there and later when new files get created
inland gulch
anyone here know what config value determines how much zoom is required for something to appear on the map?
specifically roads
astral rivet
Why is UIposition[] on the Dynamic loadouts so dang cryptic?
Has anyone messed with it before?
I'm looking for the Max X and Y values
untold temple
might be a little different on dev/RC since they're adding a button to change the pylon owner on vehicles with multiple crew positions
astral rivet
Does enablemanualfire go under the turret you want to control or the main cfgVehicles class?
hot pine
uiposition is offset is x/y offset from top left corner as far as I remember
sullen fulcrum
is QUOTE a global macro to return a define as string?
sharp stone
You have to define it yourself
#define Q(var) #var
Just puts " " before and after whatever (unicode) characters you put in
sullen fulcrum
ok thanks! intrestingly it does what it should in some places even tho i didn't define it 😄
will do that now 😄
sharp stone
Do you include other files with macro definitions?
sullen fulcrum
no i grepped over the whole project, but i think it is due to the parameter only accepting numbers so the QUOTE just gets stripped out
specifically it works on the version param in cfgPatches but nowhere else
sharp stone
Config entries even without quotations can be interpreted as strings by the engine, maybe thats it?
sullen fulcrum
also since i've never really worked with macros, is there something speciall with calling a macro from within a macro?
this is what happend in most of the places:
dlc = QUOTE(WW_TAG); \
dlc = "QUOTE(WW)";
but version was just something like version="214.21.4";
even tho it used the QUOTE in the same way
thorny grove
What is the correct setup for paths when packing addons? Using Addon Builder with a prefix of A3_UKSF to pack an addon, say data_f_uksf then when referncing the addon in any config or sqf file it would be \A3_UKSF\data_f_uksf\etc. However this seems to not work.
wheat stream
i am packing \dbo\myaddon and i click to the folder myaddon , only other thing ican see is that in options i have path to folder P:\ of course you neeed all the correct .sqf;.wrp etc too so files are carried
it packs ok for me
thorny grove
Hmm, strange. How essential is it to pack from P: this is being packed directly from one of my GitHub folders outside P:
sullen fulcrum
You can make a symlink from whereever your p drive is located to your github directory
or use pboprefixes to define the "virtual path" inside the pbo
not sure how addon breaker handles pboprefixes tho
stoic lily
doesnt
grand zinc
It is a custom setting in the UI. It ignores the pboprefix file
thorn leaf
there is nothing for supply aside from supplyRadius right? Like there is no quantity control in the engine?
untold temple
@thorn leaf https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/CfgVehicles_Config_Reference#transport... those three control the quantities of the various attendant functions
url needs the three periods on the end, but discord doesn't allow it
thorn leaf
thanks!
untold temple
I think transportammo uses the cost parameter as the basis of how it depletes. Maybe transportrepair uses the vehicle cost too, but I'm not so sure - could be the armor values
tardy frigate
any ideas on how to have an AT/AP mine self detonate after a given period of time from the config not via a script if possible ?
jade brook
You will need a script for that.
thorny grove
Can anyone see why this config isn't showing all the fields in the editor?
https://pastebin.com/QrCYAfZZ
https://i.gyazo.com/26904da9d7e6cd427dd5768676e48d67.png
violet otter
is there any config that can be edited to make the gps bigger?
thorny grove
@jade brook Sorry that's just the CfgVehicles.hpp (included in config.cpp)
class CfgPatches {
class Modules_F_UKSF {
author = "Flax";
name = "UK Special Forces Modules";
requiredAddons[] = {"Baseconfig_F_UKSF", "Functions_F_UKSF"};
requiredVersion = 0.1;
units[] = {};
weapons[] = {};
};
};
#include "CfgFactionClasses.hpp"
#include "CfgVehicles.hpp"
What exactly is missing?
sly prairie
@here how would I give a flying vehicle the option of having a helicopter locomotor and jet locomotor ?
jade brook
Make it inherit from Plane or Helicopter base classes.
"locomotor" takes me back. Sounds like SAGE engine configs.
thorny grove
In the image you can only see one dropdown box (Apply To) - it's missing the rest of the input fields defines in the config.
jade brook
It's nothing like in SAGE here. There is a config entry called simulation, but there is no point in changing it. Better off inheriting all the stuff from the base class.
sly prairie
I figured that out yes, but I didnt know how to name the engines and locomotor is more commen
jade brook
And how a helicopter flies is closely tied to how the masses are distributed in the model p3d file.
Editing this is a huge pita and impossible without access to the model.
You can't just copy over the movement properties from one object class to another sadly.
I don't know, Flax. 😦
thorny grove
No worries, i'll keep looking 😃
thorny grove
Huh so even the example on the Wiki doesn't work.
tardy frigate
been looking how to config air burst bombs, any ideas im really stuck on this 😦
untold temple
is proximityExplosionDistance working? or does that only work for distance to locked targets rather than the ground
tardy frigate
ill take a look and see if it works
astral rivet
Anyone know what config entry makes the "stabilize turret" feature work? directionStabilized = 1; in the Optics in class seems to activate the stabilize turret feature but it doesn't toggle
hot pine
@astral rivet there is no way to toggle it on regular turrets
Toggle works only for uav & pilot camera
wise fog
dlc tho
wise fog
They were initially then eventually pbo
heavy turret
ok
astral rivet
@hot pine Thanks. I saw the RHS configs for the AH-1 that had directionStabilized = 0 in the Wide class then directionStabilized = 1 in the medium class which works fairly well.
jade brook
init script I guess?
Have you thought about using setUnitPos plus switchMove, @sullen fulcrum ?
nimble sequoia
How do you prevent a gunner in a turret from moving that turret when he's turned-in? (The crank handle for turning the turret is on the top side and only available when he's turned out).
strange egret
inGunnerMayFire = 0 should do the trick iirc
nimble sequoia
Thanks - I already have that though and all it does is mean he can't fire the weapon. Turret still rotates.
nimble sequoia
To be more accurate, the turret doesn't turn in the Gunner LOD. But it does in an external view (LOD1).
strange egret
to you force optics in interior?
strange egret
actually, this is the standard "externally mounted gun" issue... same fore basically any tank commander mg. (sorry, slow thinking) - same issue here and i doubt there is a solution for now
its been always like that for any such weapon position.
nimble sequoia
ah right, yes, that's the situation I have
thanks for the confirmation, saves me a lot of time searching for a solution that doesn't exist
jade brook
init already is a globally executing event though.
No need for remoteExec.
switchMove is for the instant change and setUnitPos is to make them not stand up immediately.
wise fog
How do you set author for an addon so it appears in arsenal?
wise fog
inheritence was my problem - thanks
another question, any reason why one vehicle shows up in virtual arsenal but not another
both same baseclass - changed classname and animationlist
jade brook
It only shows one vehicle per model path. The first one in config.
To get around this add this entry:
forceInGarage = 1;
This is to not show twenty retextures for each civilian truck / heli.
astral rivet
Is a Aircraft launched UAV a possibility in ARMA3?
hearty sandal
with scripts probably. you can attach and detach objects
might need a bit of touch up to get it to work smoothly
austere prism
hey guys, do you know the name of the advance flightmodel gauges in the config. the rsc?
i am intersted in the most right one
novel sapphire
So I have been getting an error while trying to launch my server which is (Jbad_Buildings Requires Addons " "). The issue is there is no corresponding PBO called Jbad_buildings or any folder location with that name. Any Thought's on what could be causing this error?
Also I checked our map config.cpp and our other mods that we are using and nothing requires "JBAD_buildings" Including the Jbad Addons
mossy scaffold
@astral rivet Define "aircraft launched" here...
grand zinc
@Christopher Chrome#4370 Can you provide RPT?
hard tiger
afk kick from the lobby, is that a config setting or a mission script ?
grand zinc
None of these. Atleast not the config this channel is about
hard tiger
kk, got an answer somewhere else.
silent fractal
does anyone know what this means:
'â' encountered instead of '='
class 1 {
location = [13983.33,20793.313,0];
rotation = 52.307;
doNotPlaceHere = [];
};```Yeah i know you havre to end with another }; i just didnt want to post the entire thing just where the error was saying
untold temple
Arrays should be written classname[] = {index1, index2}; no? Not with square brackets
grand zinc
true
silent fractal
Yep sorry done that
Back to the same error
class 1 {
location[] = {13983.33,20793.313,0};
rotation = 52.307;
doNotPlaceHere[] = {};
};```15:19:03 Warning Message: Config : some input after EndOfFile.```wheres the space?
nimble sequoia
1 probably isn't a valid class name. Try letters.
silent fractal
it does work, tried it before in a previous config
im wondering if its to do with whitespace
Yep it was
Half the classes i wrote the other half i used a script to convert them to classes froma initial array of locations i had
and when i used a tab code it must have been that a symbol. I opened it in notepad++ and there was squares
thorny grove
Can anyone see any reason why this vest wouldn't show up in arsenal or be able to be added to player using addVest?
It shows up in the config viewer fine and no packing errors just will not display in game.
thorny grove
Good question - right now nowhere :/
jade brook
Then why inherit ItemInfo from it when the parent class doesn't exist?
It's just an empty class.
thorny grove
I was using this as ref: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3_Characters_And_Gear_Encoding_Guide#Vest_configuration
Second sample.
jade brook
And ItemCore is not the correct base class for a vest either.
Not how ItemInfo inherits from VestItem here.
Not an empty ItemInfo.
thorny grove
Yea i've complety misunderstood this reference.
jade brook
class CfgWeapons {
class ItemCore;
class VestItem;
class My_FancyVest: ItemCore {
class ItemInfo: VestItem
Also, please consider putting the OFPEC tag of your mod in front of the class names.
UKSF_V_LowProfile
not
V_LowProfile_UKSF
like anyone else does.
grand zinc
@sullen fulcrum About your lader bug from last week: https://feedback.bistudio.com/T61426 It has been like that since Arma 3 Alpha.
inland gulch
Is there a tutorial that explains how to use the GUI Editor?
I am trying to make a simple counter for a mission
but the whole process is way overcomplicated and nothing explains anything clearly
vestal timber
Hey guys, I want to edit a config.bin file in this Vulcan mod I found for an old Arma game to make it properly work in A3. Not much of a modder with little experience. I want to change stuff like the landing gear seem to be stopping the plane from taking off, its turn speed, adding engine sounds, adjusting the pilots height in the cockpit. Anything to point me in the right direction to do those things would be great 😄
wise fog
You need permission from the original author otherwise you have nothing to go off of. You can do like one of those things via config and thats sound but you still wouldnt have permission
gilded lake
I'd say for personal use it's fine
THOUGH, I'm not all to familiar with all the rules 😛
vestal timber
I have no plans whatsoever to release it in any capacity.
Plus the OG author seems to have buggered off as the mod is fairly old and no-one can find any contact details
I kinda want to bring it up to spec in Arma 3 by fixing those issues I listed, kind of like the real Vulcan
gilded lake
not being able to contact someone doesn't make it so that you gain permission but yeah IMO personal use is just fine
vestal timber
Yeah, literally just a little personal project.
I'm bored waiting to start UNI so I just wanted something to do.
That's why i came here to try to get started and get some tips or pointers.
gilded lake
no too familiar with modding content myself but I believe "adjusting the pilots height" has to be done within the model which you don't have the source of
turn speed and engine sound are probably doable through config
landing gear no clue
just get the config for a working plane and compare ^^
clever kestrel
Quick question here, if i were to add a game mode type via config and load it onto the server and use it on the mission, would the changes take effect and be visible in the server browser?
rigid token
does anyopne know how CfgMods works? is it like an in-config version of mod.cpp or is it something that cooexists?
vestal timber
What should I be using to open to config?
nimble sequoia
If it's unbinarised (config.cpp) then it's just a text file. Notepad++ is free and very popular. Use the C++ language option to get nice formating.
vestal timber
Its .bin
I used the Arma tools think to convert it to cpp, but the one thing I wanted to change in it (landingspeed 0 ) was not in there, although on the config viewer ingame this line is there.
sharp stone
its probably inherited from a parent class
you can just create a config patch and change it
vestal timber
Not sure what that is, kinda new to config editing.
outer hazel
https://forums.bistudio.com/forums/topic/140837-development-branch-changelog/?do=findComment&comment=3232766 Added: soundFly sound for missiles & rockets anybody knows what this means? i checked just now in config viewer and the soundfly entry is still empty
@hot pine ?
grand zinc
Maybe a looping sound attached to missiles&rockets while they are flying
Yes.. exactly that. https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/CfgAmmo_Config_Reference#soundFly.5B.5D
Probably wasn't working for rockets/missiles?
outer hazel
yes i know what it does but i was wondering what changed, because the config entries haven't changed, there's no sound added to them as far as i can see
i guess something was broken before
grand zinc
Probably didn't have a sound before because it was broken. Now it's fixed but still no sound added
outer hazel
if it was broken before, it seems to work fine now
hard chasm
does anyopne know how CfgMods works
sure do.
it is supposed to work exactly the same as each and every alternative. eg the mods.cpp present in (most) mods folders.
it doesn't. Instead, it appears to be a hotwire over-ride of bis only mods and dlc's that won't even have a mods folder if the've been simply bundled into addons\ or expansions\
this one is a moving goalpost that a I would not go near.
oh, ps, one of the reasons it can never be the same, is mods.cpp can use relative addressing for it's icon=. binary files can only use \prefix\references
fathom thorn
hi guys. where in the config can I remove the vanilla heli hud?
stoic lily
is the author tag for infantry classes and groups shown anywhere?
@fathom thorn unitInfoType = "RscUnitInfoAir"; and such
the definitions are in RscInGameUI
fathom thorn
thanks
wise tusk
Hello there, I got a question about class MFD
I am having a problem understanding weight of the bones
for example
i got this : {"CrdY",1,"CrdX",1,"HorizonBankRot",{0.8, 0.8},1},
what these "1" means?
distant gyro
Is there any way of making "soundEngineOffInt/ext" play the full audio file? Sometimes it gets cut short, not entirely sure why it's doing that, I'm guessing it could be the engine RPM?
lunar orbit
class V_PlateCarrierIA2_dgtl; class tdu_iotv_grey: V_PlateCarrierIA2_dgtl { author = "smiter"; scope = 2; scopeArsenal = 2; displayName = "[TDU] IOTV Grey"; picture = "\tdu_vests\ui\iotv_grey_icon.paa"; model = "\A3\Characters_F_beta\INDEP\equip_ia_vest02.p3d"; hiddenSelections[] = {"camo"}; hiddenSelectionsTextures[] = {"\tdu_vests\data\iotv_grey.paa"}; };
anybody have an idea why this doesnt work? the vest shows up but its always the default texture
its only this vest too, every other vest inherits properly
is there something wrong with the ga carriers that doesnt let them have custom textures?
hard chasm
do the one's that work also inherit from class V_PlateCarrierIA2_dgtl; ??
if not, there's your answer.
lunar orbit
so every other default vest in the game can have custom textures but that one?
hard chasm
you didn't answer the question.
but assuming it's the only time you're using that class, then it's not, what you think it is, or, it's not a 'full featured' vest class (for want of a better expression), which you'll have to add additional parms= in your class body.
what they would be, i would not know.
lunar orbit
Uhh ok. Well even if it didnt wouldnt adding hiddenselections and hiddenselectionstextures add those things?
Like above
I notice the base config fot that vest has both of those arrays blank.
But they are in the config so they should work.
nimble sequoia
What units is the animationSource "engineTemp" measured in, and what would typical operational values be for a tank please?
strange egret
its 0 to 1 - no heat to max heat.
there are values that controll heat and cooldown rate in the config (sometimes in outdated ones you find it in the model.cfg). Havent seen any documentation about how it works in detail and what it affects
hard chasm
it's a complete mystery to me how you sometimes see afMax and it's friends within a model,cfg. These parms stick like glue. They have no possible use in a model.cfg and are simply ignored. I guess they've been copy pasta'd from an original at some time and now hang around like a bad smell.
nimble sequoia
Thanks @strange egret and @hard chasm.
I suppose one reason that htMin, htMax, afMax etc appears in modded model.cfg's is that it's in the Arma3 Samples model.cfg's.
Have BIS really got that wrong?
hard chasm
i'm only 90% sure it's ignored. I have not actually tested it thoroughly. Logic says that since model.cfg is only there for p3d's that need a skeleton, but afMax and friends are universally applicable....
hard chasm
Good point Q, but, by definition, a p3d with a skeleton will have a config class.
still an interesting idea tho.
sullen fulcrum
aren't classless models not animatable via model.cfg?
hard chasm
what would there be to animate? even bridges have destruct anims which (can) require bones
i can't honeslty think of any example of a p3d + model.cfg that doesn't have a config class.
sullen fulcrum
destructable trees 😛
hard chasm
trees don't have bones 😎
sullen fulcrum
hmm do class and bones have any connection? i don't know
hard chasm
they don't have to.
sullen fulcrum
afaik the only restriction is the Land_xx and animation stuff preventing classless destructable (breaking into parts) trees
which leads back to class=house 🤦
its probably all a simulation thingy
hard chasm
more correctly, destrType= tree (fall over randomly), tent (flatten/collapse), or wall (fall over)
wise tusk
Hello there, anyone could help with class MFD?
hearty sandal
@wise tusk if you have not yet noticed best way to get answers to your problem is to ask about the problem and not if you can ask or if someone can help
so fire away
wise tusk
Sorry then
hearty sandal
no need to be
wise tusk
Ok, so in the 1.7 update new thing was introduced, setUserMFDvalue and later one more thing was added, Using that I could add a custom condition to class MFD, and I want to add the condition based on worldname. But I dont know how to even start :/ I mainly focused before on that MFD class
sharp stone
have you set your MFD config to use those custom userNUMBER properties?
because then its as easy as a quick script that runs on your vehicle to set the MFD values with the script command
wise tusk
I got everything set up, I run the script in game using local execute and works normally, but when I try to run in from the config of the vehicle, it doesnt work.
I tried two methods
class EventHandlers
{
init="_this execVM '\addon\scripts\my_script.sqf'";
};
and
class EventHandlers
{
init = "_this call my_script";
};
wise tusk
ok nvm
sullen fulcrum
Hello, how can I make a uniform visible in Arma 3 Editor "empty" category?
placid ether
Hi, does anybody know how to add custom attributes to markers (specifically the rect/ellipse) within eden?
sharp stone
only objects are supported
(and modules as extension)
you could connect a module to markers and work from there, though
placid ether
How would I go about that?
sharp stone
uh the editor connection stuff?
sync marker to module > put scripts into module et voila
sullen fulcrum
@sharp stone Do you know?
sharp stone
know what
sullen fulcrum
Hello, how can I make a uniform visible in Arma 3 Editor "empty" category?
sharp stone
ive never modded in uniforms, but probably the cfgVehicles entry?
look at the samples / config viewer
placid ether
@sharp stone I'll give that a shot, thanks
sharp stone
https://github.com/TMF3/TMF/blob/master/addons/marker/Cfg3DEN.hpp
This is a module that hides synced map markers for certain sides, if you need a base to work off of
beware, CBA macros inside
wise tusk
guys, can I use in class MFD : condition="user0==1"; ?
stark gust
Anyone know the config that prevents ai from going prone ?
Was somethign to do with ground
sullen fulcrum
how can I make a uniform visible in Arma 3 Editor "empty" category?
hard chasm
class CfgEditorCategories
{
class MyGreatAddons { displayName=Orange Tomatoes; };
};
class CfgEditorSubcategories
{
class MyVestSPlural{ displayname=blue giraffes;}
};
class cfgVehicles
{
class SomeExistingVestClass;
class myFantasticOverCoat : SomeExistingVestClass
{
scope=2; // << display in editor
editorCategory = MyGreatAddons ;// <<YOUR addons
editorSubCategory =MyVestSPlural;// ALL your vests, even just one
displayName="a pink one with bullet holes";
};
};
voila
sullen fulcrum
Thanks a lot!
hot pine
@wise tusk you can't
twin plume
Could some explain why i cant get parachutes to load into my custom crates not sure if transportBackpack is correct or...
class WIP_parachutes: WIP_dummy_crate
{
scope=2;
scopeCurator=2;
ace_cargo_size = 1;
ace_cargo_canLoad = 1;
ace_dragging_canDrag = 1; // Can be dragged (0-no, 1-yes)
ace_dragging_dragPosition[] = {0, 1, 0}; // Offset of the model from the body while dragging (same as attachTo)
ace_dragging_dragDirection = 0; // Model direction while dragging (same as setDir after attachTo)
ace_dragging_canCarry = 1; // Can be carried (0-no, 1-yes)
ace_dragging_carryPosition[] = {0, 1, 0}; // Offset of the model from the body while dragging (same as attachTo)
ace_dragging_carryDirection = 0; // Model direction while dragging (same as setDir after attachTo)
displayName="Parachutes [WIP]";
model = "\A3\Structures_F_Heli\Items\Luggage\PlasticCase_01_medium_F.p3d";
class TransportBackpack{
class _xx_B_Parachute {
magazine = "B_Parachute";
count = 8;
};
};
};
all the other crates ive made that use transportItems/Weapons/Magazines work, just not the parachutes
mortal maple
Hey Guys, i have a quick question, can i execute a piece of code during this somewhere or while the object is dissasembled?
class assembleInfo
{
primary=1;
base="";
assembleTo="cgr_tentunpacked_fast_mc";
displayName="Medical Tent";
dissasembleTo[]={};
};
Eh wrong piece of code
class assembleInfo
{
primary=1;
base="";
assembleTo="";
displayName="";
dissasembleTo[]=
{
"cgr_kitbag_tent_packed_mc"
};
};
nvm, have a solution.
astral hound
: Hey guys 😃 Sorry for interrupting, but does anybody know how to disable shadows of playermodels but not of any other objects? 🤔
hearty sandal
in what situation?
shy from editing the model I would say no if there is no appropriate script command for that.
nimble sequoia
What would be the number for the View-Commander LOD in the config:
lodTurnedIn = ?;
Nevermind, I just found this info:
"The View_Commander LOD is the default for turrets that have "primaryObserver=1;" and "primaryGunner=0;" in their config. The View_Commander LOD can't be accessed manually in any other way."
dull bolt
Does anyone know where I can find a tutorial for complex gearbox for vehicles? I found this https://forums.bistudio.com/forums/topic/155974-tutorial-creating-custom-engine-gearbox-and-suspension-vehicle-config/ but the dropbox link to the xml is missing
@strange egret just noticed your reply to that thread, but your link is also dead
worldly peak
Does anyone know what is the best way/value to increase the acceleration of a vehicle?
I tried editing this, but I cant recognize any changes.
torqueCurve[] = {{0,0},{0.14,0.65},{0.29,0.91},{0.43,0.94},{0.75,1},{0.62,0.98},{0.50,0.87},{1,0.03}};
odd token
@sullen fulcrum enginePower ?
molten tinsel
Can you have an init in cfgs? like execute something when a vehicle or object is created?
untold temple
init eventhandler
distant gyro
Best way to find the LOD which is throwing a "Cannot load texture" error? I've been through every LOD in OB and using the Texture library, and cannot seem to find the missing file
hard chasm
moveobject.exe will list all textures (and materials and proxies) used by a p3d
i think dep3d.exe will do same.
floral flower
Hi guys 😃 good day to everyone, may I ask for your help on this error during crunching on pboProject. I can't find fix in google. Thank you so much! https://imgur.com/AhJqAdi
odd token
did you check bin logs ?
wild pasture
You have config errors, we'd have to see the config to know what exactly
stoic lily
@marco#4485
fathom thorn
Hi guys. Is it possible to have more than 4 sides in arma? Lets say I was making a new alien race that should be enemies to everyone. Can it be done?
stoic lily
nope hard limit. you can make individual units renegade though (aka engage everyone) - with scripting you might be able to hide "aliens" from each other despite renegage state (with the new forget cmd)
stoic lily
@Battlestad#2667 yep
grand zinc
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3_Weapon_Config_Guidelines#Magazine_compatibility_groups Is that broken? Or is just noone using that?
stoic lily
the latter i think
stone cove
@grand zinc that feature was never implenteded into the public version , it was in internal version which was left but now it is most likely broken but i think still it would be nice to have such a feature just for the sake of magazine compatibility
grand zinc
It would basically add ASDG_JR to Vanilla and make it easier to use... Most awesome thing ever
I'm running so many Mods that I have about 10 different 7.62 ammo types which are not interchangeable between weapons... It just hurts
grand zinc
Is there some math formula to turn for example 12x zoom into the fov value to be used for opticsZoomMin/Max ?
untold temple
0.25/Magnification
if you want to use the same standard as BIS use for all optics
but sometimes one has to make adjustments to compensate for fitting the sight's expected field of view in to the screen frame
grand zinc
discretefov and discreteInitIndex are explained nowhere on biki..
I guess setting these will set your scope to zoom in steps instead of linearly.
There is so much stuff missing on biki
untold temple
yeah they do
there's a weaponInfoType associated with it though IIRC
oh nvm seems normal RscWeaponZeroing, just works when you add the parameters, and provides continuous zoom when you do not
stone cove
@untold temple 0.25? isnt it 0.249
untold temple
pretty sure it's supposed to be 0.25, since that's the max for colimated optics
but deriving it from magnified sights themselves might yield differences from how they are rounded
hard chasm
There is so much stuff missing on biki
well bis contribute almost nothing to the biki. never have. it's origins are ofpec tutorials and how-to's. If it lacjs depth, then it's the commmunity that can't be bothered documenting their dicoveries.
wise fog
I don't think discoveries is the right word, more like happy accidents that manage to work
nimble sequoia
How to use this config entry? Does it do anything? (tankx vehicle)
memoryPointCargoLight = "memPoint_name";
gilded lake
I'll take a wild guess and say that it's the interior light for the cargo seats
as in where units sit while being transported
strange egret
Yes Apollo, it works - but its just a point light that shines through the entire body of the vehilce. So at current it's bloody useless (unless extreme small radius or extremely large vehicle interior)
color and intensity can also be adjusted, i dont remember how from top of my head
nimble sequoia
Thanks @strange egret . I couldn't make it less than useless either, so reverted to a combination of emissive textures and class reflectors to light the cabin.
acoustic turret
Has anyone got the Config and texture for the new laws of war reflective jacket
zinc ether
I seperated my config from my .pbo and placed it into another .pbo
whenever I update my config, I have to repack my root mod
How do I prevent this from happening (i.e. having not to update the main mod in order for changes to happen)
hard chasm
why do you 'have' to repack the 'root' mod.
zinc ether
cause if I don't, the changes that I do to the config won't appear.
for instance, if I wear to change a vehicle skin, I'd have to repack the main mod in order for the change to occur
I tried playing around with the CfgPatches but that didnt work
sharp stone
Then you made a mistake
hard chasm
There's no connection I am aware of between a binarisd p3d model and the contents of a config which accesses that model (or it's textures). Once baked it remains so. However if you change a texture that the model has, not the config, uses, then the answer should be obvious.
And of course a 'config' means config.cpp/bin, a model.cfg is a different fish, and that is baked into the p3d and plays no part in the game itself as a file.
wild pasture
When two CfgPatches require each other.
Addon A’s CfgPatches requires Addon B
Addon B’s CfgPatches requires Addon A
thorny grove
What is the best way to call a function at mission start for the player. Right now I've added the call to the init event handler for class Man but this causes it to happen on the main menu and in 3DEN when placing a unit.
hard chasm
major achievement to get an init eventhandler to work at all! congrats. simply add the sqf syntax for isPlayer && inGame (or whatever verbs bis call them this week)
sinful palm
Is there a way I can edit a client file and force the server to use that, instead of the one being provided by the client?
grand zinc
what kind of file? a config? What kind of config? Probably not.
sinful palm
Erm. For instance on the exile mod, you can use CfgExileCustomCode where you can tell the server to use one file instead of another
Or I've got the wrong end of the stick lol
grand zinc
If it's some exile specific thing you should ask on Exile discord.. Theoretically it's possible for the server to request the config from client and use that.. But... That seems very ineffective and I have no Idea why anyone would build something like that
sinful palm
No it's not
Basically the client for a mod wants to use a certain file and i want to force another file to be used for that job on the server as I dont have access to the client files to change it at the source
Just realised I could be writing in completely the wrong room.
Apologies
stoic lily
@Flax#8128 cfgFunctions + postInit + necessary sqf checks
grand zinc
@thorny grove Only for the player at mission start? initPlayerLocal.sqf?
thorny grove
Thanks @hard chasm @stoic lily will try it out. Was currently using sqf checks but no post init on the functions. @grand zinc addon based so no access to the file.
spiral steppe
I'm trying to get a 3rd person camera mod working, is there something I'm missing with this that it's not changing anything?
{
class Land;
class Man : Land
{
extCameraPosition[] = {0.4, -0.2, -1};
};
};```
ocean nacelle
Hi, I'm implementing the new sensor system to my custom SAM system. All is working right but the sensor seems to be inverted (the real direction of the turret is heading to the opposite into the right panel), any clue?
jade brook
franc0
It's missing CfgPatches.
spiral steppe
@jade brook There is more to it than that. I potentially should have posted the whole thing, but the rest of it works with other commands in it. This is just the section that isn't working at all (or as intended) and I was wondering if there's any standout formatting issues. Rest of the code is solid, just this bit not functioning ingame.
jade brook
What is requiredAddons?
grand zinc
@spiral steppe did you check in ingame config viewer if it is correctly applied?
spiral steppe
Neg, I'll give it a go, thanks. I'm completely new to all of this stuff, just trying to doctor existing code, so not exactly clued in as to what I should be doing to troubleshoot.
jade brook
CfgPatches is the bread and butter. You need to tell the game to apply your config after the one from vanilla. Otherwise all your changes are overwritten by the game's config instead of the other way around.
Ingame config viewer can help to verify this.
grand zinc
Just had that yesterday. ACE was overwriting my values.. and I didn't check in config viewers so I was hunting a dog for an hour
jade brook
It would be reasonable to assume that all mod configs are loaded after the ones from the base game. But that isn't how it works. 😐 🔨
wheat stream
@hard chasm "There's no connection I am aware of between a binarisd p3d model and the contents of a config which accesses that model (or it's textures). Once baked it remains so. However if you change a texture "
well if P:drive is created the engine will read a texture from P:..... and also scripts and code , however if P:\ is not active then an error will ensue
grand zinc
engine won't read stuff from P.
grand zinc
Except you tell it to
wheat stream
path something to p: and try with P on and off
"engine won't read stuff from P. " " "Except you tell it to" which way are you having it lol
grand zinc
Well.. yeah... If you tell it to read from P.. and there is no P.. then.. yes..
jade brook
I remember people using P drive as texture path in models. That's just a mistake then.
wheat stream
haha thats a nice covering stance
Engine reads without being told in some scenario ?
explain away i missed this AI code so far lol
grand zinc
Arma engine won't read anything outside of pbo's if you don't apply special settings
wheat stream
no special setting at all
the reasoning here is that most peopel who mod have P:Ldrive active and some dont default tolls to P;\
they will never know until they relaese that there is someting broen becuase on thier system all is good
and so back to my point that you had something to add
""There's no connection I am aware of between a binarisd p3d model and the contents of a config which accesses that model (or it's textures). Once baked "
well there is for refference as i said a connection possible
grand zinc
you can set hidden textures in config for example. I'd call that a connection between config and the model
wheat stream
well now we have 2
hwoever not sure you can call them from outside root or mission files
grand zinc
you can't edit CfgWeapons or CfgVehicles from mission... Don't know where else models would be
wheat stream
not sure how that relates to calling hidden textures ?
grand zinc
I'm not sure about what we are talking
wheat stream
let me ermind you "you can set hidden textures in config for example. I'd call that a connection between config and the model"
grand zinc
yep.
what do you mean with "call them from outside root"
you can't set hidden textures from description.ext. You can via Script.
wheat stream
@folders and Mission folders with @ being root where textures are read from a pbo
grand zinc
the @folder doesn't say anything about the path of the textures
wheat stream
the @ folder is in the root
grand zinc
the @ folder is in the arma folder.
jade brook
example?
wheat stream
ergo root or mission folder
im waiting for the example too of Engine cant read from P:\
grand zinc
It can. It just doesn't
wheat stream
i dont understand the interjection or hidden texture example
grand zinc
you have to enable filePatching. And even then it only reads from Arma folder. You need to create a symlink to P drive to make it read from P
wheat stream
it does i have seen many example where default of P:\ wasnt set in OB and the whole path of P:\ is applied
wheat stream
i think there maybe a translation issue here
grand zinc
you can also set any other path
wheat stream
you are counter claiming using an excusing clause it makes no sense
grand zinc
On my CI server I'm using C:\armaBase instead of P:\
wheat stream
i think you need to re asess the point
let me take you back
if someone does not delcare P;\ as the default or there chosen drive so that the tools will omit it , the game will read from that drive and not error, however once that addon is released it will error because that drive is no longer active
to which you instantly replied "The Engine cannot read from P;"
grand zinc
"engine won't read stuff from P."
"Except you tell it to"
spiral steppe
Really sorry, what am I looking for in the config viewer? I've gotten to Land >> Man so far
{
class 3P
{
units[] = {};
weapons[] = {};
requiredVersion = 0.1;
requiredAddons[] = {};
};
};```that's the patches
grand zinc
well if P:drive is created the engine will read a texture from P:
That is wrong. It won't automatically do it. Only if you tell it to
@spiral steppe look for that config entry inside man.
and you need something in requiredAddons
grand zinc
Just put "A3_Data_F_Loadorder" into requiredAddons. That should be enough
jade brook
A3_Characters_F
grand zinc
Do you have any question?
jade brook
Dedmen, we needed you yesterday.
grand zinc
Where? Was eating with my in-laws
grand zinc
I read the log. I'm also sad I missed that
jade brook
Can you by chance figure out how the parachute simulation accelerates the object and what friction coefficients it uses?
grand zinc
I answered you on slack
grand zinc
I'll see what I can find.. Don't think that'll be easy to find though
grand zinc
I guess I have it. Can't post it here I'll post on slack thread
spiral steppe
So I can find extCameraPosition[] but it looks like it's for vehicles, not the "Man" config. Where should I be looking for "Man" under "Land"?
grand zinc
Click on "Man" in configViewer...
then you will get the variables inside man
on the left panel
spiral steppe
I was in Vehicle, not Vehicles I think... sorry
spiral steppe
Cool I cracked it, thank you very much @jade brook @grand zinc
Dunno how you have time for helping people and other endeavours between TFAR and RL stuff Ded
Ech, new issue though. Not sure if this is still the appropriate channel, but I can see the values changing in the Cfg viewer, but the camera angle (using extCameraPosition[]) doesn't change at all. Where should I look to find out if there's a more recent command for editing the 3P camera?
extCameraPosition[] = {30, 100000, 500}; makes zero change to the 3P camera of any infantry or vehicles as far as I can tell, it just changes the Cfg value
grand zinc
There is always time for that
spiral steppe
And I tried less silly amounts first, that was just to be sure
grand zinc
I checked a few hours ago.. and extCameraPosition should be the correct thing
atleast for vehicles... I didn't check Man.. but I didn't think it would be different
for vehicle you have to edit vehicle config though
wait
you do that in Land>>Man ? Are you sure it's not CfgVehicles>>Man?
spiral steppe
configfile >> "CfgVehicles" >> "Man" >> "extCameraPosition"
That's where I was going wrong before, looking at wrong Cfg entries
grand zinc
I know and checked that it uses extCameraPosition for Vehicle 3rd person view
but for vehicles it has to be done in the vehicle config. not Man
spiral steppe
I'm just trying to get it on all infantry, if
{
class Land;
class Man : Land```
is incorrect that could be the issuewould say that's correct but...
Please check in a specific unit class if that value is still correct
might get overwritten below Man. Maybe CAMan or how that's called
spiral steppe
Yep that looks to be, it thanks a lot.
spiral steppe
Can anyone point me on the right path if there's a way to have a movement state trigger a function in the mod?
Specific example is if someone is leaning, it would apply a different set of extCameraPosition[] values until they return to a normal stance.
grand zinc
you can't really afaik. Besides adding EH to animation
spiral steppe
Damn, that's a shame. Any creative ideas I should look into to achieve the same thing? It's just about restricting 3P camera whilst they're leaning solely to improve their out-of-body peeking abilities
spiral steppe
I don't know the technical terms, sorry ☹
So that they can't just tap the key lightly over and over to get around a restriction
jade brook
But no, you can't change config values while the game is running. That is not supported.
jade brook
True,
grand zinc
Or move them into a seperate camera... I guess..
spiral steppe
I didn't mean change the config values neccessarily, but I guess I see the flaw now
spiral steppe
I think I might also test a solution that disables 3P completely based on proximity to enemies, as this will need a lot more work to be viable - camera when prone has too much wiggle room, leaning still exploitable etc. Thanks for all the help tonight, have a good one.
ornate plaza
I have numerous helmet re-skins for the helicopter pilot helmet that my unit uses. I personally did not write the config as I am just the artist. Unfortunately I no longer am in contact with the person who wrote the config, but I would like to add new re-skins for a Firewill helmet. The only really confusing part about the config is the portion where I call upon Firewill's mod. Does anyone know where I can find reference material and/or a guide on completing this action?
hard chasm
You need to extractpbo the relevant 'firewill'.pbo within which is a config.cpp where the 'textures' will be hidden or selected.
ornate plaza
@hard chasm I already have the location of the specific helmet in his config, I'm just a little lost on the exact implementation into my config. I apologize if I am not giving enough information, I'm just trying to get to know configs.
Here is the helmet in his cfg:
class FIR_JHMCS: H_PilotHelmetFighter_B
{
displayName = "JHMCS";
picture = "\FIR_PilotCrewPack_US\pic\helmet1_pic_ca.paa";
model = "\FIR_PilotCrewPack_US\FIR_JHMCS.p3d";
hiddenselections[] = {"camo"};
hiddenselectionstextures[] = {"\FIR_PilotCrewPack_US\data\helmet\jhmcs_co.paa"};
class ItemInfo : ItemInfo
{
mass = 40;
allowedSlots[] = {901,605};
uniformModel = "\FIR_PilotCrewPack_US\FIR_JHMCS.p3d";
modelSides[] = {2,3};
armor = 5;
passThrough = 0.6;
hiddenselections[] = {"camo"};
hiddenselectionstextures[] = {"\FIR_PilotCrewPack_US\data\helmet\jhmcs_co.paa"};
};
fir_visor = 1;
fir_visor_reverse_code = "FIR_JHMCS_up";
fir_mask = 1;
fir_mask_toggle = "FIR_JHMCS_openmask";
};
for new retextures you really only want to change the hiddenSelectionTextures part
ornate plaza
I have no intention of repacking or modifying his config
I am just looking to mention his mod in my config to replace with my textures
grand zinc
CfgWeapons?
ornate plaza
Yes?
grand zinc
CfgWeapons {
class hisClass;
class myclass : hisClass {
hiddenSelectionTextures[] = {"..."};
};
};
That's it
You also need to put his CfgPatches classname into your CfgPatches requiredAddons
to make sure his addon is loaded before yours
ornate plaza
aah....ok let me give this a shot.
Thankyou
I'm getting a pack failure. Says:
Undefined base class 'H_PilotHelmetFighter_B'
(The helmet)
how do i define it?
grand zinc
that is the hisClass from my example
it appears in two places. you probably missed the first
ornate plaza
umm....so i understand what your getting at and I see the problem myself; but am i suppose to place it as another 'class' underneath cfg weapons at the top of the config?
class CfgWeapons
{
class ItemCore;
class HeadgearItem;
class SixNine_HelmetBase: ItemCore
under 'class SixNine_HelmetBase: ItemCore'
grand zinc
what are you doing?
class hisClass;
class myclass : hisClass {
hiddenSelectionTextures[] = {"..."};
};
Do that.
no ItemCore or HeadgearItem.
Just the class you are inheriting. and then your new class
ornate plaza
I'm sorry. I'm not trying to take your time or frustrate you.
Here is the config I was given...I'm trying to work with it:
grand zinc
Put "SixNine_retexture_config" into required addons in your CfgPatches class. You will need a CfgPatches class.
and then inside cfgWeapons
class FIR_JHMCS;
class MY_COOL_HELMET : FIR_JHMCS{
hiddenSelectionTextures[] = {"..."};
};
I'm confused. This already works perfectly fine, I am just attempting to make an addition to it with the JHMCS
ornate plaza
oh i meant firewills config
grand zinc
So you can't edit his config. So you need to make your own
ornate plaza
this config is the one i wish to save and use
grand zinc
Okey. Which helmet do you want to give a new texture
ornate plaza
JHMCS
grand zinc
class FIR_JHMCS: H_PilotHelmetFighter_B
{
author = "";
scope = 2;
displayName = "[69OW] Warhawks";
picture = "\A3\Characters_F\data\ui\icon_H_Crew_Helmet_Heli_B_CA.paa";
hiddenSelectionsTextures[] = {"\SixNine\data\Helmet-Warhawks.paa"};
class ItemInfo: ItemInfo
{
uniformModel = "\FIR_PilotCrewPack_US\FIR_JHMCS.p3d";
modelSides[] = {0,3};
};
};
turns into
class FIR_JHMCS_retex : FIR_JHMCS {
displayName = "[69OW] Warhawks";
hiddenSelectionsTextures[] = {"\SixNine\data\Helmet-Warhawks.paa"};
};
It's even easier...
You can't use FIR_JHMCS Because that classname is already taken
edited my post above
ornate plaza
okay so in my config the top half references the helmet and it's properties. The bottom half calls upon the top and chooses a new texture.
Your edit appears to go in the bottom
how will it work?
grand zinc
exactly like you just said
The new class at the bottom inherits all properties of the class above. And just changes the texture path
ornate plaza
oh so the top portion mentioning the JHMCS is good?
That's actually the section I was worried about
grand zinc
I guessed that is also one of the retextures your guy made
ornate plaza
the crew helmet yes, but i also added the jhmcs portion under it
grand zinc
Else why would you plug that into the middle of the config instead of the end
Don't just plug random stuff into the middle of something... Is that a direct copy of the class from FIR?
ornate plaza
........because i have no idea what im doing
i thought that's how you reference.....my bad
i'm deleting
grand zinc
Then scroll back to what I said in the beginning...
class FIR_JHMCS;
class MY_COOL_HELMET : FIR_JHMCS{
displayName = "AWooooo";
hiddenSelectionTextures[] = {"..."};
};
Ok i think i almost got it. This is all going over my head and understand the pain in the ass im creating, but after this one question i promise to go away. Given the copy of the config on google docs(which has been corrected), where exactly do I insert the referencing of the helmet in the original mod?
grand zinc
doesn't matter
somewhere in CfgVehicles
I'd suggest doing it exactly as I told you over 3 times already
stoic lily
@spiral steppe CAManBase - not Man
ornate plaza
@grand zinc you gotta understand that this is like rocket-surgery to me. I see what you have told me(i understand 3 times) and then i see my config and they don't look anything alike. My config doesn't have cfg vehicles anywhere in it. Since you said it doesn't matter where i place it, I will through it in under cfg weapons. It just feels weird because there is alot less info included compared to the other.
Like i said though, I'll stop filling the chat with junk and head out. Thanks for your help and patience.
grand zinc
I also don't have CfgVehicles anywhere
I told you to do
class FIR_JHMCS;
class MY_COOL_HELMET : FIR_JHMCS{
displayName = "AWooooo";
hiddenSelectionTextures[] = {"..."};
};
And you are like: Ok now I did
class MY_COOL_HELMET : FIR_JHMCS{
displayName = "AWooooo";
hiddenSelectionTextures[] = {"..."};
};
But I don't know where to put the rest. It's not like your example clearly shows that it goes right above the part I inserted.
spiral steppe
@stoic lily Haha thanks. The wonderful Dedmen helped me solve it in the end, but I ran into other issues that will mean the camera edit needs more work to completely remove the possibility of exploiting 3rd person.
stoic lily
@spiral steppe did you check http://www.armaholic.com/page.php?id=19328
spiral steppe
Nvm, I was thinking of Fourth Wall
And yep I've checked it, but the cameras are still way too exploitable. If I can set it up so it knocks you back to 1P or changes the camera angle further when you lean or go prone, then something similar will work.
grand zinc
@spiral steppe The 3P camera moves closer to your head when you have a wall behind you right?
Create that wall. createVehicleLocal.
stoic lily
@spiral steppe one can force 1P via scripting if thats what you want
spiral steppe
It's a modded server so I already have ACEX to force it on foot but allow it in vehicles, I'm more trying to edit the camera so that it's less exploitable and doesn't have to be disabled. Right now the two biggest issues are when you're prone or when you lean to one side, other than that it's a lot better with the angle changes.
inland gulch
Is the simulation = ""; option in CfgWeapons classes engine based?
grand zinc
yes
grand zinc
why?
inland gulch
ItemMap has "simulation = "ItemMap"; and appears to be the only thing that affects how the map display gets opened
and as far as I can tell nothing anywhere else creates any of the map displays or dialogs
inland gulch
I mean I could make map items but they would all do the same thing so there is no point in doing that
grand zinc
what would you want to do differently
grand zinc
you can do that.
inland gulch
The only way I can see is to overwrite the vanilla dialogs which wouldn't be an option even if they didn't have the access value in it
unless I am misunderstanding what you mean
grand zinc
yeah.. modify the vanilla
grand zinc
did you try?
inland gulch
I have before. With pboProject it just straight up won't let me and with addon builder nothing actually seems to change whether there are errors or not
I forget what it was I was trying to change at that time specifically, but I would rather not test every single vanilla class
also I don't want to modify vanilla assets for everything just for a single mod
sour steeple
so I have a rather crude question, I am trying to add a custom explosion sound to my custom grenade. Does arma 3 use .wav or .wss in this scenario?
sullen fulcrum
@inland gulch you want to change the vanilla 2D map dialog?
if so just fiddle with RscMapControl (ingame) and ctrlMap (eden)
hard chasm
arma uses wav, wss, or ogg. all are born equal.
wss offers the smallest size, ogg offers 'better' (stereo quality), and wav is not intended for use but works anyway.
dewss.exe will convert ANY <> ANY and let you hear the differences
default sounds[]= {something[.wss]}; // the wss extension is assumed if none specified
sour steeple
Ah yeah , iv'e been using dewss and i can hear a bit of a difference
inland gulch
I want to make my own map object that opens a custom map dialog
sour steeple
ok so something I need help with is getting a custom sound on my grenade to go off when it explodes, so far it makes the default frag grenade sound in arma 3. Here is the sound config for my grenade under Cfgammo
class Default;
class Grenade: Default{};
class GrenadeHand: Grenade{};
class robombs: GrenadeHand
{
author = "br3nd0n264";
model = "\Robo\Roblo_bomb\robmb1.p3d";
soundHit[] = {"Rob\Roblo_bomb\Sounds\roexplo.ogg",1,10};
explosionTime = 5;
};
hard chasm
rob\
dislexcia
and pboPro would never have accepted above, so how the hell did you pack it??
nimble sequoia
I've added a flag to a vehicle (tankX) using a flag proxy object and forceFlagTexture.
This works on all the cars I've tried it with, but on this one I get an odd result.
In LOD1 it flaps madly in the wind (like 3-4 times too fast) and it flows forwards, rather than backwards, when the APC moves.
But in LOD2+ it's flapping rate seems normal although it's movement still seems reversed. The LOD2 flag proxy is an identical cut and paste from LOD1 (same position, orientation).
nimble sequoia
Does the Library text (libTextDesc) from a modded vehicle show up anywhere in game? It looks like it should be in the Field Manual with the vanilla entries.
sour steeple
@hard chasm Sorry that was a typo when re-writing the filepath names in discord. the original is indeed robo\ and everything packed nicely with dos tools
i only changed the filepath names in discord
hard chasm
ah, ok. only suggestion i have left is that in this instance, unlikely as it is, the engine wants wss files.
hot pine
@nimble sequoia simulation of flag is based on position of flag proxy in last resolution lod
so maybe check if there are no weird issues?
nimble sequoia
@hot pine Thanks for the reply. The flag proxy is identically placed in all res LOD's (1 to 5), but behaviour seems different between LOD 1 and LOD 2+.
How does the flag simulation work? Is it based on air flow? Or vehicle speed? Or acceleration rate? Does it work the same for all classes of vehicles (carX, tankX etc)? Does anything in the vehicle model p3d influence it's behaviour (eg geometry)?
hot pine
it's based on vehicle movement vector
it works with car/tank/airplane/helicopter simulations
try to to remove all flag proxies from model and restore it again
maybe it's part of another bone or selection
(also movement of turret affect flag simulation if flag is attached to turret)
nimble sequoia
Thanks - I tried removing flag proxies already, and double checked they're not part of any bones or other section names. They're not near a turret, although not sure how you would 'attach' one anway, unless you mean through the model.cfg skeleton bone? I've got them working fine on various cars, where they stream backwards nicely on moving forwards. It's just this APC with the flapping in LOD 1 at about x3 usual rate and then streaming forwards on movement. Odd!
Does the original orientation of the flag proxy matter? ie. whether it faces forward, backwards or sideways?
grand zinc
*facerub*
I don't know what you mean with y menu or open cars
you would be better of asking in a life specific forum
buoyant mason
How i can check the correct inheterit class from a class ?
grand zinc
Config Viewer.
sullen fulcrum
Is there any differance between using action and onButtonClick for a dialog's button?
odd token
action seems to be used in controls of type 16
RscShortcutButton & RscShortcutButtonMain
not sure a button of type = 1 will do anything with action
trail heron
How do I set randomized items (facewear, for example) in a faction config?
I mean, I want it semi-randomized, I want it to pull from a short list.
wild pasture
zinc ether
I don't know if this is a glitch but when a person is driving my car, its fine but for passengers the car seems lifted
any one ever tackled this issue before?
hard chasm
you are using the wrong cargopos rtm for them,
you are inheriting these cfgMoves from the base vehicle which turn out to be unsuitable for you.
zinc ether
Can you further explain? Are my cargo position memory points incorrect? Are my cargo proxies incorrect?
hard chasm
it's the rtm animation, the 'static pose' that is 'wrong' for this particular vehicle. there are three general postures for vehicles, low sitting, med sitting and hi rise (trucks). you have the 'wrong' one for this vehicle, or as you say your mempoints need adjusting.
it's prolly easier for you to adjust your mempoint up or down
normal wedge
Probably a stupid question. Is it possible to rename the Display Name of an item in your inventory to something else in just a mission? displayName = "9 mm 16Rnd Tracer (Yellow) Mag";
grand zinc
Without a mod.. I don't think so
normal wedge
Okay nevermind, thanks for a quick response.
junior bane
in the VEHICLE Physx.hpp Config:
<Default>: 0,4 x 2 x sqrt(springStrength*sprungMass)
what is sqrt? im in confused...
odd token
square root
junior bane
wow thx 😅
sullen fulcrum
i always read something completly diffrent 😄
junior bane
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/294232104265449472/365824765484597248/unknown.png
someone has a clue what the error could be?
odd token
flying truck ?
wheat stream
physx Mass in object vs Math in config usually
junior bane
@odd token but, he need wings 🤔
yes, i test it know. @wheat stream
stoic lily
@junior bane is this from sample models?
junior bane
@stoic lily what?
wheat stream
think he means did you get your configs from the sample models
stoic lily
<Default>: 0,4 x 2 x sqrt(springStrength*sprungMass)
checked it. car has decent commented config indeed
tank not so much unfortunately
binarize\bin doesnt have anything useful either in this regard sadly
overall PhysX.hpp is quite well commented though
(ragdoll, world interaction, etc)
wheat stream
you off on a tangent there KJU or merely expanding on the topic 😃 ?
hard chasm
binarize\bin doesnt have anything useful either in this regard sadly
binarised rap cannot contain /comments/. You can be sure tho, that similar to ofp's 'commented config.cpp' that the old bis released around resistance time, it will be similar for the devs version of same in arma. Pity they don't understand it tho.
wheat stream
yes the config bin in Binarise fodler used to check was veryt well commented indeed i gained a lot of knowledge there
junior bane
Hey guys, is there the possibility to make my objects as a non-static object? To the description: My own model should to roll down the mountain.
jade brook
There are no rolling down the mountain objects in Arma, so no.
Use ThingX as base class and it uses PhysX, which is the closest thing you can get to what you want.
junior bane
i try 🤔
stoic lily
@hard chasm the said folder has no relation to rap files
BI just messed the files up in the latest BI tools update
hard chasm
you lost me kju. non-comprende
stoic lily
binarize\bin contains commented configs
hard chasm
ah you mean steam tools \binarirse\config.cpp, which bears no relationship to the game engine on anyone's pc (undoubtedly out of date). Yes, commented i guess (i never look anymore), but absolutely it should not be used to crunch anything.
river arrow
Hi there! So what does "tracks[] = {};" do in "CfgMusic"? Can I store there track data or does it expect some value (if not empty)? Can't find any info on it in the wiki 😦
gilded lake
your google fu isn't strong I see 😛
tracks needs a list of classes defined in CfgMusic
river arrow
Alrighty
gilded lake
which then gets played I guess
river arrow
Guess it's like "controls[]=" in the UI
gilded lake
playMusic seems to work just fine without stuff in tracks so it might be a legacy thing
same as the controls array I guess
river arrow
Nah, it'll come handy for extracting it with missionConfigFile so I only get the music files inside the mission
river arrow
I just need the names in a array, so gonna get it from there instead of iterating thourgh every class and passing it to string
gilded lake
okay 👍
river arrow
ty mate!
Answered my own question:
Does preInit and postInit tags work when inside Description.ext's CfgFunctions instead of an addon config?
Yes, yes it does.
hard chasm
o it might be a legacy thing
not really,. the classname of the 'music' is used by environ triggers, eg play sound or music when player approaches an area.
river arrow
@hard chasm Good to know, ty! 😃
zinc ether
What would this mean: 22:34:45 Warning Message: No entry 'bin\config.bin/CfgVehicles/Car_F/HitPoints/HitGlass7.name'.
22:34:45 Warning Message: '/' is not a value
22:34:45 Warning Message: No entry 'bin\config.bin/CfgVehicles/Car_F/HitPoints/HitGlass7.armor'.
22:34:45 Warning Message: '/' is not a value
22:34:45 Warning Message: No entry 'bin\config.bin/CfgVehicles/Car_F/HitPoints/HitGlass7.passThrough'.
22:34:45 Warning Message: '/' is not a value
22:34:45 Warning Message: No entry 'bin\config.bin/CfgVehicles/Car_F/HitPoints/HitGlass8.name'.
22:34:45 Warning Message: '/' is not a value
22:34:45 Warning Message: No entry 'bin\config.bin/CfgVehicles/Car_F/HitPoints/HitGlass8.armor'.
22:34:45 Warning Message: '/' is not a value
22:34:45 Warning Message: No entry 'bin\config.bin/CfgVehicles/Car_F/HitPoints/HitGlass8.passThrough'.
22:34:45 Warning Message: '/' is not a value
I don't have a '/' as a value in any of my hitpoints.
This is the beginning of my CfgVehicles which I define Hitpoints:
class DefaultEventhandlers;
class cfgVehicles
{
class Car;
class Car_F: Car
{
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 HitGlass7;
class HitGlass8;
};
class AnimationSources
{
class HitLFWheel;
class HitLF2Wheel;
class HitRFWheel;
class HitRF2Wheel;
class HitBody;
class HitGlass1;
class HitGlass2;
class HitGlass3;
class HitGlass4;
class HitGlass5;
class HitGlass6;
class HitGlass7;
class HitGlass8;
};
class EventHandlers;
};
Car_F only has glass hitpoints defined up to HitGlass6. So when you reference HitGlass7 and 8 they are empty, which gives you the errors you see.
Inside your car config you can create HitGlass 7 & 8 if you need them in your model:
class HitGlass7 : HitGlass6 {
name = "glass7";
visual = "glass7";
};
zinc ether
I checked all my configs
and it seems like everything is correct with Hitglasss
a friend of mine suggested I remove the class Car; from my cfgvehicles
nimble sequoia
lol, did you read my post?
nimble sequoia
You see where you've got class car_f in your config?
zinc ether
yes
nimble sequoia
and inside that you reference the hitpoints from car_f?
zinc ether
yes
nimble sequoia
so you reference hitglass 1 to 6 - that's fine, because they exist
can you see that you reference hitglass7 and hitglass8?
zinc ether
yes
nimble sequoia
do they exist in car_f?
nimble sequoia
no they don't
zinc ether
class Car;
class Car_F: Car
{
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 HitGlass7;
class HitGlass8;
nimble sequoia
It's possibly a problem with understanding inheritance ... pm
strange egret
tried my tanks with the recent changed physics in DEV ... result - 😤 😭
tanks just flipping over on their back when trying to accelerate on a hill on occasion, tracks animation moving totally at random
half sphinx
Hey guys
I'm struggling with PhysX since last Friday, I'm trying to make my APC damper's working properly.
There are two problems: the fisrt one occurs when I activate the damper animation at "models.cfg", all six wheels gets lined up above the ground!
As you can see in this picture, all wheel are shifted upwards for about 20cm
It's only occurs with carX simulation applied
My configs are written as it follows: http://prntscr.com/guu2nz
left side, PhysX wheels section, right side damper class at models.cfg
stoic lily
<- clueless, but i remember when wheels/tracks get too big (or was it sth else?), you have to make the shape in physx lod even larger
half sphinx
I used odolconverter to sneak at a vanilla Bis model, but they dont use wheels at PhysX lod!
wise fog
I don't think any models put wheels in physx lods, its all geometry
half sphinx
@wise fog yes, that's why I didn't used it
wise fog
😃
half sphinx
Intrested thing is that all the vehicle is shifted upwards after carX is applied
hearty sandal
@half sphinx your damper axis could be wrong or your APC weight is not right for the physX wheel configuration.
dull bolt
Are there any tools to assist with complex gearbox values?
wise fog
@dull bolt not really, there is a guide + google sheets formulas though
dull bolt
i fiound an old tutorial, but the links to the spreadsheets/formulas were dead
dull bolt
yes indeed
wise fog
I have them but I am not at the computer
@south olive do you still have the tutorial_files_engine.rar? I think dropbox updated last yr and broke old links. If not I can provide them later
dull bolt
that would be excellent
half sphinx
@hearty sandal the problem is already solved! 😄
hearty sandal
👍
south olive
@wise fog for the engine yes. Not using gearbox anymore
wise fog
For your guide?
I could see what files I still have, if they are needed
Either way dead links on your guide, as well as nice guide, its helpful 😃 @south olive
south olive
But horribly outdated
wise fog
It helped with the basics
There isn't really any guides for all the physx stuff
Kinda trial and error, by the time you get what you want then you forget what you did
Haha
dull bolt
basically
wise fog
what a beast - thanks dude 😄
sullen fulcrum
Wtf why are gearboxes so complex?!
jade brook
PhysX by Nvidia.
stoic lily
still BI has done the integration and only provided limits docu and tools
ashen crystal
you guys 100% sure it's all Nvidia's "fault" gearboxes being complex or there's some (or lots of) integratoin shortcomings (leading to BIS?) ?
hard chasm
the difference is, Nvidia won't suddenly move goalposts rendering functions that worked yesterday, and consequently destroying an entire codeset that worked for the past several months.
junior bane
can anyone tell me, when i drving with my car and steer, get stuck the car. I have only problem with steering... what need to change?
antiRollbarForceCoef = ?; antiRollbarForceLimit = ?; antiRollbarSpeedMin = ?; antiRollbarSpeedMax = ?;
or another part of the config?
dull bolt
thank you very much, @south olive , did you fix the link in the tutorial as well?
south olive
no
strange egret
@sullen fulcrum because gearboxes ARE complex
https://abload.de/img/seite238edlzn.jpg
leo 1 drive train
the only thing that i consider badly implemented in regards of the gearbox is the automatic switching - especially when climbing hills
the abysmal modelling of the clutch / torque converter is the real crutch of the nvidia system
sullen fulcrum
I've no idea what that diagram says...
pulsar fox
Is it possible to use a config patch to add an event handler to curator modules?
jade brook
What eventhandler?
You could always create:
CfgVehicles/Module_Curator_F/EventHandlers/MyTag_eventhandlers/init
and then make all kinds of follow u scripts with this.
pulsar fox
CuratorObjectPlaced.
jade brook
I don't think that works directly with config, but you can add them with an init script like I described. Just as good.
pulsar fox
Ok, thanks. I'll have a crack at it.
So something like
class EventHandlers {
class AAF_Eventhandler {
init = "(call a script to add the event handler to this vehicle here)";
}
};
};```
//requiredAddons[] = {"A3_Modules_F"};
class CfgVehicles {
class Logic;
class Module_F: Logic {
class EventHandlers;
};
class ModuleCurator_F: Module_F {
class EventHandlers: EventHandlers {
class commy_eventhandlers {
init = "call compile preprocessFileLineNumbers '\path\something.sqf'";
};
};
};
};
May contain typos.
pulsar fox
Thanks!
pulsar fox
@jade brook You're beautiful, thank you so much that worked.
dull bolt
@south olive trying to fill out the excelsheet, but stuck on the part where the RPM steps are supposed to be calculated. https://gyazo.com/1a10d5fa9e100189c29ab6dfefd9ddc0
(The part where the second post starts)
wise fog
@jade brook Do you know where I can view an arma3 base event handler and/or make one that only first if an AI does X to also fire if a player does X?
jade brook
What?
south olive
@dull bolt What engine do you want to config?
zinc ether
I have all my mods on my P: drive
and they're not in any child folders
Is there a way to pack them in a series using PBOProject?
instead of going to each mod and packing it
sullen fulcrum
@wise fog you can't really create your custom "real" EHs, but same can be done via scripting, usually just not as efficent as a EH would be, probably the best if you explain indepth what you want to achieve in the #arma3_scripting channel
hard chasm
@zinc ether the various pbo's you need to pack must all be contained within an enclosing parent folder. Thus
P:\my_tag\tanks
P:\my_tag\buildings
P:\my_tag\maps
It, 'pbo boundaries', and 'addons within addons', are described in the documentation.
more correctly for most people's purposes the architecture above is further refined to:
P:\my_tag\project1\my_tanks
....
P:\my_tag\project99\my_tanks
ocean nacelle
Any clue integrating the new wheel physx to an airplane and testing it into the Arma3diag ?
It throws a popup saying "Erro when looking for Wheel wheel_1 for damper animations."
I've the animationsources damper_1_source into Cfgvehicles and the visual animation itself into model.cfg
🤔
dull bolt
@south olive just a fantasy engine, I want to retune some arma3 vanilla vehicles
south olive
So you wanna copy my mod? 😛
dull bolt
you have a mod?
south olive
https://steamcommunity.com/workshop/filedetails/?l=german&id=394254693 will update this soon
dull bolt
I don't often visit the german workshop haha
but basically, same concept I guess
I wouldn't go as far as to say "copy"
gilded lake
the "German" workshop is the same as every other language ^^
dull bolt
it was a bad joke
zinc ether
Does anyone know how to use Mikeros's MoveFolder.exe
dull bolt
so @south olive what step was I missing?
south olive
Filling out the form I guess?
dull bolt
"Enter now your maximum RPM, torque and power."
Did that, and after that, the RPM steps are supposed to generate,
north plinth
@zinc ether There is a readme in installation directory ...Mikero/DePboTools/docs/MoveFolder/MoveFolder.ReadMe.htm
south olive
@dull bolt No, this isnt some magic lol. You have to enter the RPM steps you need and the torque the engine produces at certain RPM.
sullen fulcrum
Where's vegetation (bushes, tall grass, trees) located inside the config?
they are not configurated
pure p3ds referenced in wrps
hard chasm
no-one seems to have bothered making an editor update for a3.
sullen fulcrum
@sullen fulcrum - so if I want to increase the sound vegetation makes whenever someone walks through it, I should be looking at this? ```CPP
class CfgVehicles {
class Land;
class Man: Land {};
class CAManBase: Man {
class SoundEnvironExt {
// Stuff
};
};
};
for bushhard?
Yeah, bushes, tall grass, etc.
clutter can't make any sound
for the bush stuff: vegetation0[] = {"A3\Sounds_F\characters\movements\bush_001",0.25118864,1,60}; vegetation1[] = {"A3\Sounds_F\characters\movements\bush_002",0.31622776,1,60}; vegetation2[] = {"A3\Sounds_F\characters\movements\bush_003",0.31622776,1,60}; vegetation3[] = {"A3\Sounds_F\characters\movements\bush_004",0.2818383,1,60}; vegetation4[] = {"A3\Sounds_F\characters\movements\bush_005",0.25118864,1,60}; vegetation5[] = {"A3\Sounds_F\characters\movements\bush_006",0.22387211,1,60}; vegetation6[] = {"A3\Sounds_F\characters\movements\bush_007",0.56234133,1,60}; vegetation7[] = {"A3\Sounds_F\characters\movements\bush_008",0.56234133,1,60}; vegetation8[] = {"A3\Sounds_F\characters\movements\bush_009",0.56234133,1,60}; vegetation9[] = {"A3\Sounds_F\characters\movements\bush_010",0.56234133,1,60}; vegetation10[] = {"A3\Sounds_F\characters\movements\bush_011",0.56234133,1,60}; vegetation11[] = {"A3\Sounds_F\characters\movements\bush_012",0.56234133,1,60};
its these sounds somewhere in the man class but not the listed above
Ah, thanks.
Inside Man, you say?
should be
don't have any configs in front of me
just looked for that a few days ago and had it in a convo 😄
best grep over your a3 namespace in P
What's SondEnvironExt for, then?
surface soundsets
Which are?
you reference those in cfgSurfaces in soundEnvironment
sounds your character produces on these surfaces
like a metalroof
or sand
Ah, ok. Thanks.
@sullen fulcrum - this is the only thing I can find inside Man that has "vegetation" in it 😕 ```CPP
vegetationSounds[]={emptySound, 0};
According to this, it is in CAManBase...
Ok, found it.
that sounds like you found that in p:\bin
oh ok
Stupid me was looking too deep inside classes 🤦
should be in sounds_f
pine turtle
Does somebody know if the invisible backpack with ghillie suits is a config entry or a missing proxy in the 3d model?
untold temple
lacking proxy IIRC
stoic lily
@Neviothr#0132 there is also some root cfg class with vegetation sound definitions - not sure if actually used though
plus you have now the soundSets/Shaders for object based sounds
sullen fulcrum
but those are not for "touching" the object like it does with bushes
stoic lily
class CfgDestroySounds { tree[] = {"falling_broadleaf_tree_SoundSet"}; treehard[] = {"falling_broadleaf_tree_SoundSet"}; treesoft[] = {"falling_broadleaf_tree_SoundSet"}; bushhard[] = {"",""}; bushsoft[] = {"",""}; treeconifer[] = {"falling_broadleaf_tree_SoundSet"}; treebroadleaf[] = {"falling_broadleaf_tree_SoundSet"}; treepalm[] = {"falling_palm_tree_SoundSet"}; shrubconifer[] = {""}; shrubbroadleaf[] = {""}; };
cfgWorlds class CfgEnvSpatialSounds { class sound_bush_leaves_small { memPoint = "sound_bush_leaves_small"; soundSets[] = {"Rain_PlantA_Light_SoundSet","Rain_PlantA_Medium_SoundSet","Rain_PlantA_Heavy_SoundSet","Crickets_Stratis_Night_SoundSet","Crickets_Stratis_SingleA_Day_SoundSet","Crickets_Stratis_GroupA_Day_SoundSet"}; }; class sound_bush_leaves_medium { memPoint = "sound_bush_leaves_medium"; soundSets[] = {"Rain_PlantB_Light_SoundSet","Rain_PlantB_Medium_SoundSet","Rain_PlantB_Heavy_SoundSet","Crickets_Stratis_Night_SoundSet","Crickets_Stratis_SingleA_Day_SoundSet","Crickets_Stratis_GroupA_Day_SoundSet"}; }; class sound_tree_leaves_small { memPoint = "sound_tree_leaves_small"; soundSets[] = {"Rain_SmallTree_Light_SoundSet","Rain_SmallTree_Medium_SoundSet","Rain_SmallTree_Heavy_SoundSet","Crickets_Stratis_Night_SoundSet","Crickets_Stratis_SingleA_Day_SoundSet","Crickets_Stratis_GroupA_Day_SoundSet","Wind_LeavesA_SoundSet","Meadows_Birds_Day_SoundSet"}; }; ...
and in addition to the vegetationSounds[] in cfgVehicles:
soundWoodCrash[] = {"soundGeneralCollision1",1,"soundGeneralCollision2",1,"soundGeneralCollision3",1}; soundBushCollision1[] = {"A3\Sounds_F\vehicles\crashes\helis\Heli_coll_bush_int_1",1,1,100}; soundBushCollision2[] = {"A3\Sounds_F\vehicles\crashes\helis\Heli_coll_bush_int_2",1,1,100}; soundBushCollision3[] = {"A3\Sounds_F\vehicles\crashes\helis\Heli_coll_bush_int_3",1,1,100}; soundBushCrash[] = {"soundBushCollision1",0.33,"soundBushCollision2",0.33,"soundBushCollision3",0.33};
sullen fulcrum
@stoic lily - thanks mate!
stoic lily
np
dull bolt
What are my gearbox ratios supposed to be?
dull bolt
whipe your required addons and start from scratch, and make sure you're not inheriting a vehicle class that you wouldn't be able to access
tender folio
oygh
I'm just confused because for instance it says OPTRE_Weapons is dependent upon OPTRE_Weapons_Rockets
which is a sub-addon fo that addon
distant gyro
In terms of setting up a dynamic loadout, which part of the config determines what weaponary can be loaded?
tender folio
haven't used it myself but i think its here https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3_Vehicle_Loadouts#pylonWeapon_property @distant gyro
hard chasm
both your addons require optre_core (which is sensible), but optre_core probably has one of these as it's required addon
there's nothign spooky about it, bottom line is addonA requires addonB and addonB requires addonA
dull bolt
@south olive is this really the proper format for torquecurves? torqueCurve[] = { {"(0/7500)","(0/5250)"}, {"(66.9/7500)","(0/5250)"}, {"(195.8/7500)","(0/5250)"}, {"(347.1/7500)","(0/5250)"}, {"(481.2/7500)","(0/5250)"}, {"(558.7/7500)","(0/5250)"}, {"(540/7500)","(0/5250)"}, {"(385.5/7500)","(0/5250)"} };
the testcar sample shows the numbers as decimals: torqueCurve[] = {{0.000, 0.000}, {0.178, 0.800}, {0.250, 1.0}, {0.461, 0.900}, {0.900, 0.800}, {1.000, 0.300}};
does what I have convert to decimals by the engine, or do I need to do that myself?
jade brook
Strings are converted to floats/numbers, even when inside arrays for most config entries.
dull bolt
and it will perform the math?
jade brook
But the Y value being 0 for every point looks wrong.
dull bolt
I was just thinking that
jade brook
This is essentially a X,Y graph and the sub arrays are different points. The actual value is interpolated between two points.
dull bolt
nvm I missed a step in the tutorial
this is what its supposed to be torqueCurve[] = { {"(0/7000)","(0/460)"}, {"(66.9/7000)","(49/460)"}, {"(195.8/7000)","(145/460)"}, {"(347.1/7000)","(256/460)"}, {"(481.2/7000)","(355/460)"}, {"(558.7/7000)","(413/460)"}, {"(540/7000)","(399/460)"}, {"(385.5/7000)","(285/460)"} };
jade brook
The strings are essentially SQF and the return value is the final result.
{"(0/7000)","(0/460)"},
->
{0,0},
(too lazy for any other lines, because math)
dull bolt
good good
@south olive just need the "https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/84370332/Tutorial/Tutorial_files_gearbox.rar " now for the dummy_hdc.hdc file
untold temple
@distant gyro depends on the hardpoints[] matching in the pylon and magazine, and the magazine's weight being less than pylon's maxweight
livid heath
would you happen to know if it is possible yet to spawn a Tanoa tree in the editor, if i make a new class and reference one of the model paths?
we have custom platforms for snipers, attached to a proxy tree model.
just wondering if it's time yet to bring in the Tanoa trees to that
jade brook
Can't you use createSimpleObject with the model path ?
dull bolt
^ that's what I would do
livid heath
yeah just done it thanks - wasn't sure the trees were yet available
jade brook
Props like trees and bushes have no config afaik.
dull bolt
anyone experience an .ogg sound not playing before? I made sure my path was right, and I just did another one an hour ago that works. too high quality?
livid heath
i think ogg can be in stereo and 32 bit
according to lordjarhead its better than wss
ok so i just made a little config that spawns the smaller tanoa trees. can anyone point me to the model names of the giant mofos?
googled it for a good 15 mins and found zero
jade brook
according to lordjarhead its better than wss
Define better.
dull bolt
i think you can return of the path of the tree you're looking for, or atleast the model name
then just ctrl+f in the a3 directory of your p drive for that model name to get the full path
jade brook
getModelInfo cursorObject
livid heath
thank you so much!
dull bolt
commy, I think its about time BI gave you a call
jade brook
W-what did I do now?
viral rapids
Macrommy2 😄
livid heath
progress - we now have 7 types of tanoa tree with a sniper platform, and vine or log ladder 😃
BUT, whenever i turn my head, the trees turn a nasty matt black
must be some conflict between the tree model proxy and the ladder/platform/ plant proxy
possibly the alpha layer in the little bushes on the base of the platform?
or maybe a model property...
anyone have any ideas?
also there seems to be a maximum ladder length. when i make the ladder 20m long it won't show the geton icon.
livid heath
seems to max at about 15m - good to know
wise fog
can you change how sharp your vehicles can turn?
south olive
@dull bolt Just use the engine and suspension sheet and try to stay away from the gearbox one. There will be a new version of this whole thing out soonish.
Which incorporates a lot of changes and improvements
warm orbit
is someone comfortable with sharing a gun config? model included (texture not needed) for learning purpouses
grand zinc
@warm orbit Arma 3 samples + https://github.com/deathlyrage/breakingpointmod/tree/master/ModSource
You wanted a example. There you have tons
warm orbit
i can manage it tbh but its for @mossy juniper
oooh on that note sorry my bad
tnx buddy!!
i owe you one 😄 😄
mossy juniper
cheers, thanks very much
simple tapir
Afternoon :)
Anyone familiar enough with GUI's to have seen this before?
unsure as to why 1 element disappears when selecting the other, they're RscButton and RscEdit
grand zinc
Maybe some script that does that? :U
simple tapir
@grand zinc no I don't think so. I have nothing scripted against either control, they're purely place holders for now (albeit designed ones). Heres the dialogs.hpp if its helps:
I thought as a long shot it might have been something do with the IDC's but I haven't changed them to test because im not really convinced it is
@grand zinc for the record, fixed it :)
new paste bin: https://pastebin.com/fu0cz7zj
I've moved my BG control up in the dialogs.hpp. I feel like this was perhaps obvious so I'm sorry to any and all for being a noob 😃
devout venture
Can anyone help me with a minor issue?
Im making a custom faction
And im trying to make custom vehicleclasses in CfgVehicleClasses
The problem is my soldiers work fine and my faction works fine but their VehicleClass seems to always be "Men" instead of my custom one
odd token
@simple tapir try this : https://pastebin.com/JZvBD98h
simple tapir
@odd token I did fix my issue but you have actually helped me out with some logic I was looking for so thank you!
odd token
nice, what was the problem ?
simple tapir
@odd token so my original issue was the order in which my controls were set. I had one of my bg images in the middle of the edit box and button. Once I moved it to the top of my dialogs.hpp (i.e. to the 'back') it worked fine. Second issue your pastebin helped me with was i create 2 dialogs, one for each screen which of course I set up to create the same bg image twice. Your pastebin made me realise i could probably set the bg to be there the whole time and only define it once whilst putting every control ill ever need in one controls class and then just calling what i need (thus not creating a dialog per button clicked it you like)
odd token
👍
fathom thorn
anybody know the name of the "gas pedal" animation source for cars?
or tanks for that matter.. when pressing W
or reversing with S
?
vernal sequoia
Working on a pistol config and I can notget the ejected cartidge to mimic the base physics? I think the issue is in the p3d, anyone know how those are supossed to get setup?
nvm i screwed up and didnt give the geometry mass in the p3d
still star
is it possible to retexture a cargo container, cant seem to make it work
nimble sequoia
@fathom thorn The gas pedal / accelerator is usually animated with source = "rpm". With some creative thinking you can use the same animation source for the clutch pedal too in a manual gear car, so it depresses as the gear changes.
@still star It depends if it has a hiddenSelectionTexture set up for it. Load it in game, then go find it in the Config Viewer to check whether one is set up or not.
fathom thorn
@nimble sequoia Hi. I tried using rpm for forward momentum, but it wont work for brake or reverse
nimble sequoia
It works ok in my vehicles for forward and reverse. Accelerator is pressed down either way as rpm increases.
Braking is another thing entirely as there isn't actually a key assigned for braking in Arma
fathom thorn
Im dumping the animationSource value. when idle the value is 900 and full throttle its 6900. its not giving me anything to indicate reverse :`\
nimble sequoia
What is the rpm when reversing?
nimble sequoia
At idle a car doesn't normally move.
fathom thorn
Im making a hovering car. need values to setVelocity
and Im using driveWheel to setVectorDir
nimble sequoia
Have you tried the dev branch diagnostic exe to get rpm values?
fathom thorn
hm no
nimble sequoia
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3_Diagnostics_Exe
with EPEVehicle
fathom thorn
ty
oh right.. when I turn try to reverse, rpm is ofc the same as when driving forward
fathom thorn
a very hacky way to do it could be to create a userAction that uses custom buttons that are assigned. that useractio could activate an animation, which I then could use to setVelocity backwards
but Id like to avoid doing it that way
strange egret
@fathom thorn personally i would avoid this scripted movement. You should be able to tweak physx suspension and parameters that you can float pretty smoothly and also glide (for purposefully strafing you would have to script things though).
fathom thorn
yeah I'd like strafing too. Guess I need to bind custom controls anyway.
when tweaking suspension wont you run into other issues? driving over obstacles etc? how about floating over water?