#arma3_config | ARMA | Page 101

hearty sandal Aug 11, 2019, 2:29 PM

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does not sound right no and I see no point in that

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Sounds like the addon is not the best place to start learning

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which is true for most addons I guess.

worldly quartz Aug 11, 2019, 3:34 PM

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So would the right structure be as follows, then?
Define C_man_p_fugitive_F as being replaced 1 time by several new classes.

hearty sandal Aug 11, 2019, 4:23 PM

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did you read the page about class inheritance I linked

inland gulch Aug 11, 2019, 4:53 PM

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If you make retextured DLC items, and remove the DLC config parameter, is that allowed? I have seen retextured DLC items that don't trigger the watermark effect, but I'm not sure if that is encouraged, but if there are no issues, I would ideally like to not have my retextured version of a DLC object create a dependency

grand zinc Aug 11, 2019, 4:56 PM

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watermarking stuff should be in the model

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which changing texture shouldn't change

inland gulch Aug 11, 2019, 4:58 PM

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I recall there being a lack of the watermark effect on mod versions of DLC equipment back before I had the marksman DLC when I was playing around with some custom retextures, and I have heard the same from friends. I always thought that would be weird, since players could just make a patch to unlock the DLC for non-owners, but I never really thought about it too much until now

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but, if it isn't actually possible, then I don't need to worry about it anyway

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I just don't want to restrict the amount of objects I have to work with to non-dlc objects, because the vanilla content is lacking in many areas and there is only so much that can be done with simple retextures. I guess players will just need to have the DLC if they don't like watermarks lol

inland gulch Aug 11, 2019, 5:22 PM

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@grand zinc I just had a friend test it, and it seems you're correct. I'll just keep using DLC items and not restrict myself for the non-DLC owner's sake and simply limit the use of DLC objects where I can. The only serious issue with compatibility would be for vehicles that can't be driven, but other than that, it's just a watermark, so no big deal.

Thanks for the info, though 🙏

covert magnet Aug 12, 2019, 12:36 AM

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Having problems with unitcapture not replaying the movement, I get an error saying there is an unknown variable
shown here:
https://gyazo.com/1aefd8d4c3caf51e639e30197bd0ff33

Error in-game: https://gyazo.com/0f2145c636d11937df87796a51385890

And here's the code:
[_unit, HLF_fireData, true] spawn HLF_fnc_infUnitPlayFiring;

strong shuttle Aug 12, 2019, 1:13 AM

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it seems that the function is not setup properly, which usually means a typo or a missing entry in CfgFunctions (and not CfgVehicles)

covert magnet Aug 12, 2019, 1:15 AM

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i am using infantry @strong shuttle and also now i reset arma without mods and the little box at top right doesnt even signal im recording data

strong shuttle Aug 12, 2019, 1:19 AM

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I found the script(s) you use, and based on the error you're missing the CfgFunctions entry in the descriptions.ext

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*made a typo before

covert magnet Aug 12, 2019, 1:20 AM

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So the description file is nescessary to have?

strong shuttle Aug 12, 2019, 1:21 AM

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yes, it's required to add configs to your mission

covert magnet Aug 12, 2019, 1:21 AM

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Oh i thought that was just for his specific mission file,. ill try it with that and let you know

covert magnet Aug 12, 2019, 1:58 AM

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@strong shuttle now im getting a completely different error about something else,
error: https://gyazo.com/698afa8128362ff1be778aee3a508a16

inside the script: https://gyazo.com/70cc3c133ce68086fa1a16b511a07fc3

is there some number i have to changea s it talks about a value not being there

strong shuttle Aug 12, 2019, 2:08 AM

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I guess the recorded data you use is not correct, or you use the wrong dataset for the wrong function (move, fire and anim are seperated as far as I can see)

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please note that I do not know the ins-and-outs of the script you use, I can only tell what I can see in the error message and the scripts themselves... although the readme should tell you how to properly use it

covert magnet Aug 12, 2019, 2:10 AM

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man if u dont understand it fully then idfk what im readin here

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@strong shuttle See ive used it before, other people use it, no issue, but for me its just fucking issue after issue and i dont understand what to do

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If i dont use animation data, it doesnt work, if i use it i get error for some time bs

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Now i made animation where i use no animations, and its says Error Zero Divisor

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https://gyazo.com/07de1ea8b65d4b6e3a2e18233272162f

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i really dont know what to do, anything i try or attempt seems to cause an error somewhere else etc etc

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Yea so @livid sigil i really dont know what to do, im puzzled af, there are no other posts made about this type of error anywhere else

livid sigil Aug 12, 2019, 2:29 AM

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https://SQFBin.com /Pastebin your Client RPT from when you got that error and let's see the full thing. What are you passing into the function?

covert magnet Aug 12, 2019, 2:29 AM

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can you dumb it down, by like a lot, i dont do scripting at all so you is confusing me

livid sigil Aug 12, 2019, 2:30 AM

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Erm, what part?

covert magnet Aug 12, 2019, 2:30 AM

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wait ima look online how to get that rpt file

livid sigil Aug 12, 2019, 2:30 AM

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%localappdata%\Arma 3

covert magnet Aug 12, 2019, 2:31 AM

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oh

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wait

livid sigil Aug 12, 2019, 2:31 AM

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That's why I linked some sites to put the content ABlobHaha

covert magnet Aug 12, 2019, 2:32 AM

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https://sqfbin.com/azovekeloyexokuxozax

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is that fine?

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the newest erros at the bottom down there at timestamp 3:30

livid sigil Aug 12, 2019, 2:34 AM

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Mhm. And what are you sending to the function? What code are you running to get that?

covert magnet Aug 12, 2019, 2:35 AM

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dumb that down if you may pls

livid sigil Aug 12, 2019, 2:36 AM

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If you are spawning or calling that function, what are you putting in the [] ?

covert magnet Aug 12, 2019, 2:36 AM

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the data that is given to me when i finish usting the unicapture recording tingy

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but this time i have nothing in there

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since there were no animations recorded so no data was given to be put in there

livid sigil Aug 12, 2019, 2:37 AM

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That's probably the cause of the zero divisor then. What's the point of using this function at all if you are passing it nothing?

covert magnet Aug 12, 2019, 2:38 AM

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i mean i can re do it this time with animations and it still threw similar errors up

livid sigil Aug 12, 2019, 2:38 AM

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Can you sqfbin the code you have right now?

covert magnet Aug 12, 2019, 2:39 AM

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in the section where im supposed to paste the animation data or the file from where im getting these errors from?

livid sigil Aug 12, 2019, 2:39 AM

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If by the latter you mean the contents of the function you downloaded, I don't need that. Just whatever you wrote.

covert magnet Aug 12, 2019, 2:40 AM

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ok 2 secs

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https://sqfbin.com/ihugegepopiqetacoxiy

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anything useful? @livid sigil

livid sigil Aug 12, 2019, 2:47 AM

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That still doesn't show what you are passing into the function. Where are you running the function?

covert magnet Aug 12, 2019, 2:47 AM

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can i just link you the download to the files im using so you can see them all?

livid sigil Aug 12, 2019, 2:48 AM

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I guess?

covert magnet Aug 12, 2019, 2:48 AM

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https://forums.bohemia.net/forums/topic/175154-functions-unitcaptureunitplay-for-infantry-units-in-arma-3/

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scroll down to the bottom of the post there's a mega link

livid sigil Aug 12, 2019, 2:48 AM

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Yeah, that doesn't say what you are running. I know the functions. The functions aren't the issue.

covert magnet Aug 12, 2019, 2:48 AM

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oh really?

livid sigil Aug 12, 2019, 2:49 AM

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Whatever you are passing to the function is likely incorrect or malformed.

covert magnet Aug 12, 2019, 2:50 AM

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https://gyazo.com/14338e4a0c05ef8898b7f433ff121642

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would this have anything to do with it

livid sigil Aug 12, 2019, 2:50 AM

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Yes.

covert magnet Aug 12, 2019, 2:51 AM

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Finally found it..

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all these files, except the captureData.sqf havent been modified by me

livid sigil Aug 12, 2019, 2:51 AM

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Try this instead: https://sqfbin.com/yuzeqisawoduzalerofa

covert magnet Aug 12, 2019, 2:52 AM

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k 2 secs

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hmm

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welll

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something did work

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but what did you change tho?

livid sigil Aug 12, 2019, 2:55 AM

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https://www.diffchecker.com/PUOGedN6
You had an array inside and array inside an array. I removed a layer of arrays there.

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So now it's an array of arrays.

covert magnet Aug 12, 2019, 2:56 AM

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nvm

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but yea

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good one

livid sigil Aug 12, 2019, 2:56 AM

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The function loops through those arrays to run it if you look at it.

covert magnet Aug 12, 2019, 2:56 AM

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so is it only at the start and finish that i had too many "[ and ]"

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or was it throughout the whole thing

livid sigil Aug 12, 2019, 2:56 AM

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Pretty much, start and end.

covert magnet Aug 12, 2019, 2:56 AM

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ok so im gonna do smtn now and ill test and see if it workssss

livid sigil Aug 12, 2019, 2:57 AM

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[ [content], [content] ] not [ [ [content], [content] ] ]

covert magnet Aug 12, 2019, 2:57 AM

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yea its cus i had it like dis HLF_moveData = [];

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so i would paste in between those brackets, which i see now cuases me to have the issue

livid sigil Aug 12, 2019, 2:59 AM

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Yeah, those are empty arrays and not something to paste in.

covert magnet Aug 12, 2019, 3:00 AM

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@livid sigil well i can officially say, thx for the fix man

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3-5 days, possible like 40 hrs of tryna find a fix

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and all i needed to do is go on the arma 3 discord server

livid sigil Aug 12, 2019, 3:00 AM

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That's why it exists. Somethings just need another pair of eyes.

covert magnet Aug 12, 2019, 3:01 AM

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see i usually assosciate official game discords with toxicity but this one is well managed

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its 4 am, i gotta be up in 5 hrs, so ima go passout, i rlly do appreciate the help mate, and being patient with me since i dont understand coding or it phrases

livid sigil Aug 12, 2019, 3:05 AM

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Good luck with your project anyhow and have a great night! bcaSleep2

undone quiver Aug 12, 2019, 3:57 PM

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What is typicalCargo vs crew

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Because I noticed some mods have crew for both entries.

livid sigil Aug 12, 2019, 3:59 PM

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typicalCargo is an array of multiple unit class strings. I think crew is just one string.

strange egret Aug 12, 2019, 4:02 PM

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typicalCargo doesnt work as intended though... the amount is set correct, but turrets just use the default unit

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has to be unfucked by crewTurret (?) in turret config or so, cant recall from memory

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^gunnerType

placid kraken Aug 12, 2019, 4:44 PM

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is there any info about "CfgAddons" >> "PreloadAddons" i cant find something about PreloadAddons in the wiki.... why use it when requiredAddons is there?!?

strong shuttle Aug 12, 2019, 6:00 PM

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not sure, nor ever used it However I believe it's a way to make sure you're mod is loaded AFTER the ones listed in PreloadAddons, where as requiredAddons only make sure that those mods are available (and can be accessed during runtime).

tacit sandal Aug 13, 2019, 3:45 AM

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would inheriting from the contact shotgun pellets create a DLC dependency on my new class?

undone quiver Aug 13, 2019, 4:24 AM

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That is a good question, but I think the ammo is fine

astral pagoda Aug 13, 2019, 7:16 AM

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It should be fine

somber fern Aug 13, 2019, 9:09 AM

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What is the fundamental difference between these two pieces of the config?

    class LandVehicle {};
    class StaticWeapon: LandVehicle {};
    ... etc.``` and
```class CfgVehicles {
    class LandVehicle;
    class StaticWeapon: LandVehicle;
    ... etc.```I checked through the configurator: properties in child classes are inherited the same way. But after updating RHS, the first config causes an inheritance error

astral pagoda Aug 13, 2019, 9:21 AM

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First one is wrong

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If anything, it should be like this

    class LandVehicle;
    class StaticWeapon: LandVehicle {};
    ... etc.```

somber fern Aug 13, 2019, 9:48 AM

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And what will the game engine do? if it receives a line in config for base class class LandVehicle {};?

strange egret Aug 13, 2019, 3:25 PM

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you redeclare landVehicle to contain nothing by this

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not the greatest idea

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only do {} if you inherit from something. That means the class is inherited "as is", without further modifications
class something {}; just (re)defines an empty class... useless mostly

somber fern Aug 13, 2019, 5:14 PM

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class something {}; just (re)defines an empty class... useless mostly
nope
It works and inherits all properties. Same as code without brackets

strange egret Aug 13, 2019, 6:45 PM

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@hard chasm would you enlighten a lost child ? 😇

astral pagoda Aug 13, 2019, 6:54 PM

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No that's not how it works, @somber fern

untold temple Aug 13, 2019, 7:05 PM

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Maybe they're just getting lucky with loadorder, i.e. don't have proper cfgpatches

astral pagoda Aug 13, 2019, 7:11 PM

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Yeah, would make sense, if this addon is not getting loaded as last or something

undone quiver Aug 13, 2019, 7:17 PM

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If a fixed wing had human detecting sensors like the darter has

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Would AI be able to use that craft to attack infantry?

idle matrix Aug 13, 2019, 8:26 PM

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AI in planes already can spot and attack infantry

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AI in planes just aren't very good in the first place

hot pine Aug 13, 2019, 8:33 PM

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@idle matrix ai planes cannot attack infantry

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Helicopters yes, but not fixed wing

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It's hardcoded and ie iron front is tricking system by adding irtarget = 1 to infantry

idle matrix Aug 13, 2019, 8:34 PM

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huh, nevermind me then

hearty sandal Aug 13, 2019, 8:35 PM

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clever mission maker can always drop some invisible ir targets in the midst of players 😄

undone quiver Aug 13, 2019, 10:30 PM

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@hot pine Wait, like they become IR lockable targets?

untold temple Aug 13, 2019, 10:36 PM

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Yeah, but it's iron front. They don't have ir-guided weapons in WW2

hard chasm Aug 13, 2019, 10:46 PM

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@somber fern ,reyhard already told you the difference between
class thingy{}; //>>potentially<< empties the contents of this class
and
class thingy;// an external reference

There is NO relationship between the two, and yes, you will find code that makes that error in your first example because the author assumes it has the same meaning.

A classic example of deliberately (and properly) emptying (note the word, the class is not deleted, it's emptied) is:

class Turrets{};// trees don't have turrets

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From there it get's tricky. Because the only classes that can, in fact, be emptied are ones with have no inheritance of their own. Thus;

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class A{};// another addon empties it```

```class B:{thingies...};
class A:B{};

....
class A{};// has NO effect at all```

one final word on 'empty' it means 'contents hidden from view'

autumn crater Aug 13, 2019, 10:51 PM

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Is anyone here familiar with submunitions?

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Trying to set up a parent munition that on impact release sub munitions within a 360° ring of the impact point

untold temple Aug 13, 2019, 10:56 PM

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tried submunitionConeType[] = {"custom",...};?

autumn crater Aug 13, 2019, 10:59 PM

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No as I don’t understand the example given on the wiki with what I assume are coordinates

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@untold temple

untold temple Aug 13, 2019, 11:02 PM

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Yeah, they're X,Y coordinates relative to the plane that the parent munition is in

autumn crater Aug 13, 2019, 11:02 PM

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Would it be possible to fire backwards or up at all

untold temple Aug 13, 2019, 11:03 PM

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submunitionInitialOffset to place it behind the object if you want. Otherwise try setting -ve speed values

autumn crater Aug 13, 2019, 11:04 PM

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-ve?

untold temple Aug 13, 2019, 11:04 PM

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negative

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like -20 for 20m/s backwards

autumn crater Aug 13, 2019, 11:08 PM

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so I'm retarded as f**k, can show me an example of how that would be written?

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            {
                    submunitionAmmo = "SubMunition";
                    submunitionConeType[] = {"random", 10};  
                    submunitionConeAngle = 360;
                    triggeronimpact = 1;
            };``` 

@untold temple

livid sigil Aug 13, 2019, 11:09 PM

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Watch the profanity. The mods don't like it. May want to edit that.

autumn crater Aug 13, 2019, 11:10 PM

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ty

untold temple Aug 13, 2019, 11:11 PM

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you don't want coneangle to be 360. That's the spread angle

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so you want that to be 90

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assuming you want them to spread perpendicular to the parent

autumn crater Aug 13, 2019, 11:16 PM

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I want them to spread in a ring

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think, shrapnel - like

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ideally some firing at a slightly upward trajectory.

untold temple Aug 13, 2019, 11:17 PM

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yeah but 360 is no different to setting it to 0

autumn crater Aug 13, 2019, 11:17 PM

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ah

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180?

untold temple Aug 13, 2019, 11:17 PM

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180 will fire it backwards probably

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I'd go for between 90 and 180

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so it's backwards but outwards

autumn crater Aug 13, 2019, 11:17 PM

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is it 2 numbers?

untold temple Aug 13, 2019, 11:18 PM

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not cone angle, no

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single number

autumn crater Aug 13, 2019, 11:18 PM

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submunitionConeAngle = 180;

that should fire it in a 360 ring, no?

untold temple Aug 13, 2019, 11:20 PM

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no, it'll fire them straight backwards and they will fall according to gravity

autumn crater Aug 13, 2019, 11:20 PM

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how would you suggest getting them to fire in a random direction?

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submunitionConeType[] = {"custom", {{0,0}, {-1,0}, {1,0}, {0,-1}, {0,1}, {-.5,0}, {.5,0}, {0,-.5}, {0,.5}} };

untold temple Aug 13, 2019, 11:21 PM

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http://mathworld.wolfram.com/images/eps-gif/ConeDimensions_1000.gif the angle is that θ at the top of the cone

autumn crater Aug 13, 2019, 11:21 PM

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well

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is there a way to get them to fire in a ring from the point of impact then?

untold temple Aug 13, 2019, 11:23 PM

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any angle that is not 0, 180 or 360 will create a ring, depending on how fast the submunitions are moving

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otherwise you would have to use the custom distribution patter to place them at specific points away from the centre of the parent

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but that's not randomised AFAIK

autumn crater Aug 13, 2019, 11:25 PM

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Perhaps then my explaination is flawed

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I would like the shell to impact and then, from the point of impact fire submunitions around it. Similar to the way shrapnel would originate from a grenade

hearty sandal Aug 13, 2019, 11:26 PM

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assuming the round was still at the moment of detonation

autumn crater Aug 13, 2019, 11:26 PM

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yes

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releasing submunitions before that point is causing too much of a directional effect

untold temple Aug 13, 2019, 11:28 PM

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No, I understand exactly what you want. I am saying that in order to fire away from the parent, the sub-munitions need to have velocity to make them move (hence the initspeed) and be launched at an angle that is not along the axis on the parent, because they will not spread out if they are launched at 0, 180 or 360 degrees

sudden garnet Aug 13, 2019, 11:29 PM

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hey I know that symbol, theta!

autumn crater Aug 13, 2019, 11:30 PM

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            {
                    submunitionAmmo = "Submunition";
                    submunitionConeType[] = {"custom", {{0,0}, {-1,0}, {1,0}, {0,-1}, {0,1}, {-.5,0}, {.5,0}, {0,-.5}, {0,.5}} }; 
                    submunitionConeAngleHorizontal = 360;
                    submunitionInitSpeed = 20;
                    triggerspeedcoef[] = {0.25, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5};
                    triggeronimpact = 1;
            };```

Do you think this would work better?

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because everything I have tried in doing this thus far has caused all submunitions to detonate at the initial point of impact of the parent

untold temple Aug 13, 2019, 11:33 PM

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I'm not entirely sure what submunitionConeAngleHorizontal does. I haven't used it to see how it effects the shape of deployment relative to the parent's initial direction

autumn crater Aug 13, 2019, 11:34 PM

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so if submunitionconangle = 180; fires it straight back
submunitionconangle = 0; fires foreward
submunitionconangle = 90; fires perpendicular

do you have an idea on a means to merge these?

undone quiver Aug 13, 2019, 11:36 PM

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You want triggerDistance

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Impact means it literally is hitting the ground before poof I believe

autumn crater Aug 13, 2019, 11:37 PM

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@urban ferry hitting ground first is intentional

undone quiver Aug 13, 2019, 11:38 PM

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At what distance is the sub spawning at relative to the initial shot?

autumn crater Aug 13, 2019, 11:39 PM

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current config is above

undone quiver Aug 13, 2019, 11:39 PM

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Yea, that doesn't tell me what your triggerDistance is

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If you don't have that defined or set to 0 your literally spawning the sub-munition right into the same point of the inial impact, which means it probably doesn't even have room to do much.

autumn crater Aug 13, 2019, 11:41 PM

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because there is no trigger distance.

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trigger distance is replaced by the parameter triggeronimpact

undone quiver Aug 13, 2019, 11:41 PM

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What is your goal then?

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Like you want the thing to hit, then spawn 360 spray yea?

autumn crater Aug 13, 2019, 11:41 PM

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yes

undone quiver Aug 13, 2019, 11:41 PM

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How do you expect to do that when the impact is already hitting the ground, and the spread can't go above the ground?

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I'm sure you can have it angle it up so it acts like shrapnel. But I don't know if I would trust it at spawning at the exact same point of the munition.

autumn crater Aug 13, 2019, 11:45 PM

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it can. It already is. It's only firing foreward.

undone quiver Aug 13, 2019, 11:45 PM

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because everything I have tried in doing this thus far has caused all submunitions to detonate at the initial point of impact of the parent

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This is implying they are all exploding at the same spot. Hence the confusion

autumn crater Aug 13, 2019, 11:50 PM

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I have them firing after impact successfully, they're just all going forward

undone quiver Aug 13, 2019, 11:54 PM

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Were are they spawning at?

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Because if it's for a split second, it might be easier to just spawn them at a higher level first to make sure your having a actual effect on them.

autumn crater Aug 13, 2019, 11:55 PM

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how tho

undone quiver Aug 13, 2019, 11:55 PM

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triggerDistance

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XD

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Then once you get the effect you want, you can shorten the distance. Because it might be changing things, it's just so fast and such a short distance you can't see it.

autumn crater Aug 14, 2019, 12:04 AM

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So even when using trigger distance I couldn’t get this effect

undone quiver Aug 14, 2019, 12:05 AM

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mmmm

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Try inheriting a vanilla based munition

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Maybe your missing a definition

autumn crater Aug 14, 2019, 12:07 AM

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I haven’t found one that fires in a ring.

undone quiver Aug 14, 2019, 12:07 AM

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Well yea, but there is plenty of cluster munitions to attempt to produce that effect

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Your goal is to make a ring.
Your current testing shows no effect on the config
You can't find the source of the issue.
So in that case, you start with something that you know works 100% and attempt to modify that.

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Then at some point you will probably see you missed definition.

robust path Aug 14, 2019, 12:19 AM

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@autumn crater Not sure it's possible... someone asked on BI's forums in April last year and received no answer - seemed to have the problem you are https://forums.bohemia.net/forums/topic/216327-submunition-parameters-config-help/

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They wanted "What I am looking for is that the submunitions spawn omnidirectionally (in a perfect sphere) with random chance of direction. Basically, if the parent ammo strikes something, the submunitions will spawn from that hitlocation, and can basically go in any theoretical direction afterwards" but no settings would do it apparently

somber fern Aug 14, 2019, 12:21 AM

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@hard chasm in this example

class A:B{};

....
class A{};// has NO effect at all``` `class A{}` has no inheritance of their own?

livid sigil Aug 14, 2019, 12:22 AM

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In that example, it would do nothing.

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It's an empty class.

somber fern Aug 14, 2019, 12:29 AM

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class A inherits thingies... from class B

autumn crater Aug 14, 2019, 12:49 AM

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@undone quiver I did that before coming here.

hard chasm Aug 14, 2019, 1:25 AM

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@somber fern In the example above the contents of class B would normally show thru so that any user of class A would see them as if they were part of class A. (that is the point of inheritence).

when you attempt to empty class A in the example above, it has no effect The contents of class B (and if there were anything in class A) would still be seen.

in short, emptying only works on uninherited classes.

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but the basic issue here, is you are mistaking an explicit external reference to a class; in some other pbo, to a creation, or emptying of a class{}

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it was wrong of me and misleading to write it the way did, this should be clearer:

class A:B{more_thingies};```

neither thingies, nor more_thingies can be hidden from view

hot pine Aug 14, 2019, 9:20 AM

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@autumn crater submunitionConeAngle[] = {0, 10}; submunitionConeAngleHorizontal = 720; submunitionAutoleveling = 1; submunitionConeType[] = {"randomupcone", 1};

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I dont have source code at hand now but afair coneAngleHorizontal was divided by 2 for some weird reason

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so if you want to have 360 degree randomness you have to input 360*2

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you can check RHS rhs_mine_ozm72_a_ammo and see how it works there

stoic lily Aug 14, 2019, 10:31 AM

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ai planes cannot attack infantry
Helicopters yes, but not fixed wing
It's hardcoded and ie iron front is tricking system by adding irtarget = 1 to infantry

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@hot pine unfortunately we had to disable it as it makes AI see radar signatures regardless of actual radar settings - as result tanks were snipping infantry at large distance and "through" foliage (aka one/few pixel were enough to get awareness levels) 😦

autumn crater Aug 14, 2019, 11:08 AM

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Thank you very much @hot pine I will try this out this afternoon

strange egret Aug 14, 2019, 4:32 PM

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@stoic lily are you sure its not just an old setting "can see/fire at IR" creeping somewhere around in the base configs of the tanks and their weapons?

stoic lily Aug 14, 2019, 4:52 PM

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always possible we missed something but we did a full inherited dump of the classes

idle matrix Aug 14, 2019, 6:13 PM

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I'm trying to make a reskin of the AAF uniform and I've gotten to the config bit, however the sleeves rolled up variant just gives me the underwear model thing. The normal variant works fine. Does anyone know what might be going wrong? Here is the config itself by the way https://pastebin.com/WBd9821a

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Already fixed it

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it was missing the right scope definition apparently

autumn crater Aug 14, 2019, 8:12 PM

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@hot pine thank you very much man! Got it working as intended. Took some tweaking but I absolutely love it.

somber fern Aug 14, 2019, 11:33 PM

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@hard chasm thanks a lot

sullen fulcrum Aug 15, 2019, 2:59 AM

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anybody know what the units are for thrustTime in cfgammo?

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or for that matter timeToLive...

somber fern Aug 15, 2019, 6:23 AM

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@sullen fulcrum ```
thrustTime
float>0, seconds, (Missiles only)

How many seconds the rocket motor will produces thrust before dying out.

(Keep in mind that regardless of these thrust properties, "maxSpeed" puts a ceiling on missile speed).```
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Config_Properties_Megalist#thrustTime

livid sigil Aug 15, 2019, 3:03 PM

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Don't cross-post. I answered in #arma3_scripting

dry carbon Aug 15, 2019, 8:22 PM

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in a plane config, can landingSpeed help how fast a plane can taxi without taking damage, for instance over bumpy terrain?

hearty sandal Aug 15, 2019, 8:23 PM

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I think thats the speed AI tries to use for landing?

dry carbon Aug 15, 2019, 8:24 PM

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yes, definitely, but I was wondering if there was another use for it?

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well, I was really wondering if there's a config to help protect planes travelling on the ground

hearty sandal Aug 15, 2019, 8:25 PM

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likely not

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jet planes in general are meant to use flat airfields

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what kind of behaviour do you have?

dry carbon Aug 15, 2019, 8:26 PM

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Doesn't it seem like some planes have more ruggedness, and some planes explode if you sneeze on them?

hearty sandal Aug 15, 2019, 8:27 PM

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perhaps its not config but model issue

dry carbon Aug 15, 2019, 8:27 PM

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Behaviors seem to be different from plane to plane. I have a few

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maybe, yeah

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Well, I was thinking ahead, anyway. This would be for a different type of plane that has almost no envelope and needs to be able to resist hitting the ground and water and crashing

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a plane that doesn't fly 😉

hearty sandal Aug 15, 2019, 8:29 PM

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might be tough nut to crack that one. Since Plane and Helo simuations have some annoying hardcode damage things

dry carbon Aug 15, 2019, 8:31 PM

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Ok. I guess another option is to have an APC with a tall buoyancy level

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There won't be an elevator, though. that kind of sucks

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These hardcode things... It's like they already know what we;re trying to do in advance, and they're like "nope. we don't want you to have that"

hearty sandal Aug 15, 2019, 8:33 PM

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theyre old limits

hearty sandal Aug 16, 2019, 2:28 AM

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theres always the delete message option that will keep the moderators happy

sullen fulcrum Aug 16, 2019, 3:48 AM

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yay thanks for le answer

calm panther Aug 16, 2019, 5:06 PM

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Quick question, anyone have the issue of the turret(camera) working but not able to rotate?

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I can post the code when I get home but just wanted to ask before hand.

calm panther Aug 16, 2019, 10:10 PM

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https://i.gyazo.com/bd9bcf15bee87a201c031a0fb70d7af7.jpg

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first issue

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https://i.gyazo.com/11d522058e18205752bdc6325d5d81dc.jpg

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second issue, view with no control

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Turret Config - https://pastebin.com/CSPedQuS

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Model Config - https://pastebin.com/UQPKtcix

sick zephyr Aug 17, 2019, 2:01 PM

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Hello there, does hiddenSelectionsMaterials[] work on man class objects? It used to work only for vehicles like tanks, cars and so on

untold temple Aug 17, 2019, 2:06 PM

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You can use it, but I think it's still the case that the materials don't always load unless they are applied in a model. And wounds wont work

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hsMats works best on weapons now

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now they fixed the LOD bug with it

calm panther Aug 17, 2019, 3:15 PM

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https://gyazo.com/a4891f8402a05b0c1af088f6e91fadf7

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nevermind I fixed it with memoryPointGunnerOptics= ""

boreal surge Aug 17, 2019, 4:10 PM

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hey i dont know what is the config.cpp for the custom map markers.
can someone send me the template for a custom map markers i would be grateful

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the only documented question is from reddit and its useless
https://www.reddit.com/r/armadev/comments/1mfb0l/idiots_guide_to_making_a_custom_marker/

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class CfgPatches
 {
class Markers
{
    units[] = {};
    weapons[] = {};
    requiredVersion=1.00;
};
 };

 class CfgMarkers
 {
class CivilWarNorth
{
    name="CivilWarNorth";
    icon="\modFolderName\north.jpg";
    color[]={1,1,1,1};
    size=32;
    shadow = 0;
    scope = 2;
    markerClass = "Flags";
};
class CivilWarSouth
{
    name="CivilWarSouth";
    icon="\modFolderName\south.jpg";
    color[]={1,1,1,1};
    size=32;
    shadow = 0;
    scope = 2;
    markerClass = "Flags";
     };
 };

random harbor Aug 17, 2019, 6:55 PM

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Hey,

I try to do a custom Main Menu for Arma 3 but I don't understand.

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Island_Anims_-_Care_and_feeding
https://sqfbin.com/divequmuxesexigojahi

In my logs I don't see my mission loading but the Arma3 mission.
https://gyazo.com/c00fdef9608194fde9de93010c54c8d3

does anybody can help me please?

lethal bobcat Aug 17, 2019, 7:47 PM

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class CfgCharacterRoles {
    class Groupleader {
      //
    };
  class Medic{
      //
    };
};

Is there a way to have all classes from a cfg returned as an array?

private _allRoles = (configFile >> "CfgCharacterRoles" ) call BIS_fnc_GetCfgData;

Tried that but failed

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meh just found configClasses

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sorry

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Is there at least a way to have it nicer? [bin\config.bin/CfgCharacterRoles/Groupleader] is a bit noisy for my cause

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["Groupleader", "Medic"] would be a perfect result

sudden garnet Aug 17, 2019, 7:58 PM

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_blah = "true" configClasses(configFile >> "Blah") apply { configName _x };

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will convert the array of configs to their config names.

lethal bobcat Aug 17, 2019, 8:04 PM

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ah awesome thx buddy

gritty rune Aug 17, 2019, 8:40 PM

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hi, is there a guide on packing rotors for a heli? I tried a simple model.cfg based approach, but the rotors rotate a bit and get smaller and hide finally

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looks pretty weird, I have a video on dropbox if anyone wants to see it

dry carbon Aug 18, 2019, 7:49 AM

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Really crazy commander turret things going on with my tank. I have a commander turret atop the main turret. Main turret works great, even with gunner position in the chassis (via video feed). Commander is inside the turret, and has his own scope-turret with animated visible model. The scope is facing forward in the .p3d, but, it initializes 180 degrees to the back when playing. The turret range properties are:

                        maxElev = 45;
                        initElev = 0;
                        minTurn = -360;
                        maxTurn = 360;
                        initTurn = 0;

The rendertarget display shows the feed turned around 180 to the rear, too, and the controls are swapped such that Left = right and up = down, and vice versa.
Lastly, the optics mode is flipped backwards 180 (imagine looking up so much you're looking backwards, and upside-down) .

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adjusting the axes of these selections (scale two points -1,-1,-1), I can get the PIP looking forward. It's not the right way because the point "commanderview" is in from of the point "commanderview_dir", which should make it aim backwards. In this case it's a double negative, I think. Even though the interior PIP now seems to be operating well, the turret outside is not facing the same way, and optics mode is still flipped backwards/upsidedown.

flint goblet Aug 18, 2019, 7:59 AM

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Is it possible to add an inventory to an object via config?

dry carbon Aug 18, 2019, 7:59 AM

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For clarification, I also had to scale the turret axis (obsturret_axis) and the scope axis (obsgun_axis) with (-1,-1,-1), just to get it do that above.

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@flint goblet Yes you can use
class TransportBackpacks
class TransportMagazines
class TransportItems
class TransportWeapons

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well... I mean this works for vehicles. Never tried in static object

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Getting back to my tank turret weirdness... I just wanted to point out I also tried negating the values of the selections' min and max angles in the model config. It had the same effect as scaling -1's to each set of two points.

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So, I'm here, wondering if there's a config parameter that's possibly missing or something.

lethal bobcat Aug 18, 2019, 8:34 AM

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I want to add a new scenario 3DEN editor attribute.
What I did so far is adding .../addons/rpg/Cfg3DEN.cfg

class Cfg3DEN {
    class Mission {
        class CoopR_RPG {
            displayName = "CoopR RPG Attributes";
            //display = "Display3DENEditAttributesPreview"; // Optional - display for attributes window. Must have the same structure and IDCs as the default Display3DENEditAttributes
            class AttributeCategories {
                class Logging {
                    class Attributes {
                        class LogLevel {
                              displayName = "Log Level";
                              description = "The log level to use for this addon";
                              typeName = "NUMBER";
                              class Values {
                                  class opt_1 {name = "None"; value = 0;};
                                  class opt_2 {name = "Info"; value = 1; default = 1;};
                                  class opt_3 {name = "Debug"; value = 2;};
                              };
                        };
                    };
                };
            };
        };
    };
};

And add #include "Cfg3DEN.hpp" to .../addons/rpg/config.hpp.
I thought that be it. But no category appearing in the 3DEN Editor under theAttributes menu tab.
Did I misunderstood something with those attributes?

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I expected CoopR RPG Attributes to appear here:

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https://imgur.com/a/hc2muAS

stoic lily Aug 18, 2019, 4:19 PM

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@random harbor apart from faulty class CAWorld; context definition (has to be in cfgWorlds), it looks fine - however BI disabled the main menu cutscene with the 3 quick access boxes, didnt they?

tiny aurora Aug 18, 2019, 5:46 PM

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not sure if this is the right place to ask but.... am I able to grab the mission files from mpmissions off my wasteland server and put them in the same folder on my exile server really wanna get those missions in exile so i can change my wasteland into an epoch.... got a whole batch of fresh arma junkies looking for a great combat zone

hearty sandal Aug 18, 2019, 6:09 PM

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no that wont work

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they are two totally different systems

tiny aurora Aug 18, 2019, 6:18 PM

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bummer thank you so much

nimble sequoia Aug 18, 2019, 9:42 PM

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@gritty rune are you still looking for a suggestion on the heli folding rotors? I did the 3CB Merlin and can explain my method.
http://i.imgur.com/NTFULwZ.jpg

sullen fulcrum Aug 19, 2019, 1:18 AM

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I'm creating a mod with new content for my mission but i don't know how to make this content avaliable in new classnames, i believe i need to do a config, but i have no clue how to do that, anyone can point me to the basics?

hearty sandal Aug 19, 2019, 3:22 AM

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arma 3 samples on steam got pretty good example configs and BI wiki contains good description on how config inheritance works

sullen fulcrum Aug 19, 2019, 4:37 AM

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@hearty sandal thanks. Do you have in mind a small mod i can download to check?

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CUP is good to check and learn for beguiners?

livid sigil Aug 19, 2019, 5:55 AM

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@sullen fulcrum https://store.steampowered.com/app/390500/Arma_3_Samples/

sullen fulcrum Aug 19, 2019, 7:39 AM

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In CfgPatches, i need to put Arma 3 vanilla addons in requiredAddons[]? If Arma 3 vanilla addon always loads first than custom addons, the answer is no.

grand zinc Aug 19, 2019, 7:40 AM

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yes

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Just use the loadorder tho

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https://github.com/CBATeam/CBA_A3/blob/master/addons/common/config.cpp#L11

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loadorder contains all vanilla addons

sullen fulcrum Aug 19, 2019, 7:41 AM

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@grand zinc , this?requiredAddons[] = {"A3_Data_F_Enoch_Loadorder", "A3_Data_F_Mod_Loadorder"};

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What is Enoch?

grand zinc Aug 19, 2019, 7:43 AM

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enoch is the non-optional part of contact dlc

sullen fulcrum Aug 19, 2019, 7:46 AM

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Thankyou for your kindness.

sullen fulcrum Aug 19, 2019, 8:41 AM

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I can make a config.bin from my config.cpp file with CfgConverter tool but when i use the addon builder i get this error:Build failed. Result code=-1073741819 Binarize task failed.

grand zinc Aug 19, 2019, 8:51 AM

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That means an error happened

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check logs

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Or use proper tools instead of addon builder

sullen fulcrum Aug 19, 2019, 9:22 AM

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This config is ok? I just tried to create a ceil object from a original plate model: https://pastebin.com/UaqgqXdf

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@grand zinc i get error even if i remove the config.cpp, so the error is in CfgConverter code=1.

grand zinc Aug 19, 2019, 9:27 AM

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you cannot remove a config.cpp

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a mod pbo needs to have CfgPatches

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    class House;
    class House_F: House {};

Why?
Just do
class House_F;

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model = BRPVP\models\helion4_ceil.p3d; // Path to model missing quotes

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vehicleClass = Structures; missing quotes

sullen fulcrum Aug 19, 2019, 9:28 AM

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i removed MY config.cpp, Addon builder is supposed to create a basic config.bin, like it was doing... but now it give an error in CfgConverter code=1

grand zinc Aug 19, 2019, 9:28 AM

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Addon builder is supposed to create a basic config.bin
That's new to me

sullen fulcrum Aug 19, 2019, 9:28 AM

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yes, it creates

grand zinc Aug 19, 2019, 9:29 AM

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have you looked into the logs?

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Dunno where addon builder saves them

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but they probably tell you what's wrong

sullen fulcrum Aug 19, 2019, 9:29 AM

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no relevant info

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binarize have a log

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it just says that:

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@grand zinc on Arma 3 Sample "game" they use no quotes on those two.

grand zinc Aug 19, 2019, 9:31 AM

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Arma 3 sample rvmats also have invalid position matricies on their stages. So what? It's still wrong

sullen fulcrum Aug 19, 2019, 9:32 AM

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ok

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but running CfgConverter on this config, in the link, generates the config.bin with no error messages

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With no quotes

grand zinc Aug 19, 2019, 9:35 AM

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it just says that:
what is "that"

sullen fulcrum Aug 19, 2019, 9:37 AM

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That: https://pastebin.com/EbuVZcZm

grand zinc Aug 19, 2019, 9:39 AM

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looks like a problem with your model

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not your config.cpp

sullen fulcrum Aug 19, 2019, 9:40 AM

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oh

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can be.

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since binarize.exe is not used in config.cpp

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i'm using the model extracted from the PBO file, this PBO file was created by Addon Builder

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May be Addon Builder changed the model

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and now it's causing the error

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When i open the model in Object Builder it closes

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@grand zinc Addon Builder Binarized the model? Can i unbinarize it?

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if not i have lost my model

grand zinc Aug 19, 2019, 9:49 AM

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no you can't unbinarize models

sullen fulcrum Aug 19, 2019, 9:51 AM

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Addon Builder was trying to binarize an already binarized model, and this was causing random errors

torn coral Aug 19, 2019, 9:57 AM

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Does anyone know where I can find the config (in game or in pbo) for the RscOptics_LaserDesignator class

sullen fulcrum Aug 19, 2019, 10:43 AM

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@grand zinc i found the unbinarized model, also, it's all working now! Thanks!

hearty sandal Aug 19, 2019, 11:43 AM

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@sullen fulcrum why are you packing helion4's object I doubt you're him. I think you're slipping down the wrong slope now.

regal spire Aug 19, 2019, 11:48 AM

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Hello, I just wanted to know if anyone know how I can find the model.cfg and config.cpp of the Praetorian 1C from jet DLC ?

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I'm a currently working on a CIWS system but I cant find any CIWS template in ArmA 3 sample assets =/

hearty sandal Aug 19, 2019, 11:57 AM

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Configs you can find from unpacked A3 data if you've set up the dev environment correctly. Model. Cgf doesn't really offer anything special. The animation mechanics is the same in the samples.

regal spire Aug 19, 2019, 12:03 PM

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Yeah but when I look at the pbo with pbo manager, I only see the .P3D and a file name "config.bin" =/

grand zinc Aug 19, 2019, 12:04 PM

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Don't use pbo manager then

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it doesn't support binarization stuff

hearty sandal Aug 19, 2019, 12:11 PM

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@regal spire you're working with wrong methods I'm afraid.

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PMC wiki has steps to set up the tools and P drive

regal spire Aug 19, 2019, 12:12 PM

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This is the first stuff I try to get ingame, usually I just do the LODs and texture and someone else do the config for me lol

hearty sandal Aug 19, 2019, 12:15 PM

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You're kinda hopping into the deep end with a complex object if you got no idea how the whole workflow goes.

regal spire Aug 19, 2019, 12:16 PM

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I know how to set up a basic box, and make the LODs working, so I thought a basic turret like a CIWS will be something "easier" to do than a vehicle

hearty sandal Aug 19, 2019, 12:17 PM

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Not really. No. :D

tough cliff Aug 19, 2019, 12:22 PM

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I need someone to explain filepaths when it comes to addons. I've added

logo = "\x\frd_vof\addons\main\data\mod.paa";

to my mod.cpp file, though it throws Warning Message: Picture \x\frd_vof\addons\main\data\mod.paa not found

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Here is the addon structure:

.
├───addons
│   └───main
│       ├───data
│       └───functions
└───keys

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It is also throwing a similar error for my preinit script

Script \x\frd_vof\addons\main\XEH_preInit.sqf not found

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class Extended_PreInit_EventHandlers
{
    class frd_VOF
    {
        serverInit = QUOTE(call COMPILE_FILE(XEH_preInit));
    };
};

grand zinc Aug 19, 2019, 12:31 PM

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no pboprefix?

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Let's say you have
main.pbo\file.txt

The final path will be
prefix\file.txt aka prefix\pathInPbo
If you don't have a prefix, Arma will use the pbo name.
so it would be
\main\file.txt if you didn't set a prefix.

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The prefix is a pbo property, so how it's set depends on the tool.
Mikero reads it from $PBOPREFIX$ file.
Addon builder has it in the options.

tough cliff Aug 19, 2019, 12:36 PM

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I've packed the main folder into a .pbo using PBO manager

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Not sure if that makes a difference

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compared to using addon builder or Mikero

hearty sandal Aug 19, 2019, 12:37 PM

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Again the manager

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Wth is this??? Past couple of months everyone is using the manager

astral pagoda Aug 19, 2019, 12:38 PM

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haha right?

strange egret Aug 19, 2019, 12:39 PM

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maybe someone made a shitty "how to make life server" tutorial

hearty sandal Aug 19, 2019, 12:39 PM

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Use the right workflow if you want any chance with debugging.

grand zinc Aug 19, 2019, 12:40 PM

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Yeah using bullshit tools isn't gonna get you far

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might work for packing a mission.sqm and a description.ext together but not for much else

astral pagoda Aug 19, 2019, 12:40 PM

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@tough cliff what tutorial you were following?

tough cliff Aug 19, 2019, 12:41 PM

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I've used it for a couple of years at this point, mainly for opening mission files and such but I guess it isn't suitable for addon building

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Not really following any tutorial, just trying to replicate some github repos structure

hearty sandal Aug 19, 2019, 12:42 PM

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It is not yeah.

tough cliff Aug 19, 2019, 12:42 PM

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Mainly the CBA one

hearty sandal Aug 19, 2019, 12:42 PM

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Are you creating something big and complex?

tough cliff Aug 19, 2019, 12:43 PM

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I'm creating a fork of this mod here: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1352522482&searchtext=dzn

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Wouldn't call it large

hearty sandal Aug 19, 2019, 12:44 PM

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Is it set up like CBA?

strange egret Aug 19, 2019, 12:44 PM

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just use addonbuilder or pboproject for packing. You can still use the manager for unpacking/viewing content

tough cliff Aug 19, 2019, 12:44 PM

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Nope, restructuring it to use CBA macros and CBA_fnc_waitAndExecute and such.

hearty sandal Aug 19, 2019, 12:44 PM

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It's better to unpack sruff with better tools too.

strange egret Aug 19, 2019, 12:45 PM

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in what sense better?

hearty sandal Aug 19, 2019, 12:46 PM

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Rvmat and config unbinning in one go

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Instead of having to do it yourself

tough cliff Aug 19, 2019, 12:56 PM

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Using addon builder to pack the .pbo yields the same result

grand zinc Aug 19, 2019, 12:58 PM

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and you've set the prefix in the addon builder options?

tough cliff Aug 19, 2019, 1:00 PM

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It is currently empty, hovering over it it says "Leave the box empty to compute automatically."

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I'm not sure what I'm supposed to put in there

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Is it the component name, addon name or something like x?

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Looking at the generated .pbo it has simply picked the filename.

grand zinc Aug 19, 2019, 1:25 PM

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I explained above how prefix works

tough cliff Aug 19, 2019, 3:12 PM

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Thanks @grand zinc, managed to figure it out.

sullen fulcrum Aug 19, 2019, 5:28 PM

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If anyone can help: my model can be used as a ceil or a floor, it's just a thin 15x15x1 block done for me by Helion4 from Epoch. Right now i created a class name for it, inheriting from House_F class.... But i ask, there is a better class to inherit from?

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@hearty sandal this model was done for me by Helion4 from Epoch Discord, it is just a 15x15x1 block to be used as a ceil or floor.

grand zinc Aug 19, 2019, 5:34 PM

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🤔

sullen fulcrum Aug 19, 2019, 5:35 PM

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@peak laurel can you confirm the above please?

hearty sandal Aug 19, 2019, 6:15 PM

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basically its not very good idea to build things like that

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I get that you are probably doing some sort of base building system since everyone makes those but they are not very good for the scenario

peak laurel Aug 19, 2019, 6:21 PM

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confirmed. I made that for him to use.

hearty sandal Aug 19, 2019, 6:48 PM

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alright then.

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What was the problem again @sullen fulcrum

carmine zealot Aug 19, 2019, 6:59 PM

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Hello, I'm not sure if it's a config or an animation problem so I've just posted in here , I have made a RTM file and for some reason my third person view is on the ground , how do I go about changing that. Thanks

hearty sandal Aug 19, 2019, 7:23 PM

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animation problem. Your rig needs the camera bone

carmine zealot Aug 19, 2019, 7:44 PM

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Ok thanks . @hearty sandal

dry carbon Aug 19, 2019, 10:04 PM

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Calling all you tank and turret masters out there! Could someone venture to point me in the right direction? I have a problem with tank commander views that's kind of hard to explain, so I made a handy YT video and embedded it into the BI forums:
https://forums.bohemia.net/forums/topic/219716-tanks-and-turrets-troubleshooting-need-help/?do=findComment&comment=3374002

sullen fulcrum Aug 19, 2019, 10:12 PM

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@hearty sandal no problem at all.

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On Cfg_Magazines modelSpecial is the model that appears when the magazine is in a weaponHolder?

untold temple Aug 19, 2019, 10:17 PM

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No, the model when dropped or weaponholder is the one in model =

sullen fulcrum Aug 19, 2019, 10:23 PM

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@untold temple thanks!

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My first food item! 😌sqf class CfgMagazines { class CA_Magazine; class Mag_BRPVP_Food_01: CA_Magazine { scope = 1; count = 1; displayName = $STR_food_01_displayname; model = "\A3\weapons_F\ammo\mag_univ.p3d"; picture = "\BRPVP\images\crispy_bread.paa"; }; };

hearty sandal Aug 19, 2019, 11:48 PM

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@dry carbon have you tried flipping the points?

dry carbon Aug 19, 2019, 11:48 PM

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thank you, and yes

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I've tried scaling them -1,-1,-1, and I've tried using opposite values in the model.cfg

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none of the has any impact on the optics mode

hearty sandal Aug 19, 2019, 11:49 PM

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also you dont define the commanders optics points anywhere in your commander turret config

dry carbon Aug 19, 2019, 11:50 PM

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it has impact on PIP mode, but not in a helpful way

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oh ok. that's probably helpful?

hearty sandal Aug 19, 2019, 11:51 PM

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well if they are not defined they will default to 0,0,0

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and when both of them default there strange things like that can happen

dry carbon Aug 19, 2019, 11:51 PM

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not this?

                        memoryPointGunnerOptics = "commanderview";

hearty sandal Aug 19, 2019, 11:52 PM

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no not that one

dry carbon Aug 19, 2019, 11:53 PM

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then I have class viewoptics and class OpticsIn: Optics_Commander_01

hearty sandal Aug 19, 2019, 11:54 PM

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possibly im thingking of the gun direction

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even though it does not have a weapon, the gun direction is what defines the direction of the view

dry carbon Aug 19, 2019, 11:58 PM

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ok, so... the view is attached to the gun. Maybe I got it backwards because of the gun_beg/gun_end debacle

hearty sandal Aug 20, 2019, 12:00 AM

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did you have those values in the config

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I did not spot them

dry carbon Aug 20, 2019, 12:00 AM

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wait, no... my logic is flawed because there's no gun barrtel

hearty sandal Aug 20, 2019, 12:01 AM

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but could be just 😵

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the commanderOptics you have there is a turret

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and turret has certain parts it needs to function

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compare to the config to any commander periscope in vanilla vehicles

dry carbon Aug 20, 2019, 12:03 AM

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I'm using the Slammer's for reference

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it seems to be missing axes, and the view memory points are inconsistent. adding to the confusion

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oh, and Czech

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So, I need to recheck the "gun" memory points and make sure it has them in the right order, and make sure they exist...

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feels like I've done all this already. I've been 'round and 'round with this so much

sullen fulcrum Aug 20, 2019, 6:56 AM

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I tried to add sounds to my addon, but they are not avaliable in game:sqf class CfgSounds { sounds[] = {"BRPVP_eating","BRPVP_stomach"}; class BRPVP_eating { sound[] = {"\BRPVP\sounds\eating.ogg",1,1}; titles[] = {}; }; class BRPVP_stomach { sound[] = {"\BRPVP\sounds\stomach.ogg",1,1}; titles[] = {}; }; };

grand zinc Aug 20, 2019, 6:59 AM

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sounds[] = you are overwriting the sounds array and deleting everything that was in there before

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but not sure if the game even reads that array

sullen fulcrum Aug 20, 2019, 7:09 AM

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@grand zinc i put CfgSounds inside CfgMagazines... 🙄 sorry!

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Will test now.

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Working!

astral pagoda Aug 20, 2019, 8:26 AM

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@dry carbon Can you provide me the whole data pack? I can take a look then.

dry carbon Aug 20, 2019, 12:14 PM

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@astral pagoda LMK when you're available. I'd rather send you that in private.

boreal surge Aug 20, 2019, 1:39 PM

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hey i dont know what is the config.cpp for the custom map markers.
can someone send me the template for a custom map markers i would be grateful
the only documented question is from reddit and its useless
https://www.reddit.com/r/armadev/comments/1mfb0l/idiots_guide_to_making_a_custom_marker/

class CfgPatches
 {
class Markers
{
    units[] = {};
    weapons[] = {};
    requiredVersion=1.00;
};
 };

 class CfgMarkers
 {
class CivilWarNorth
{
    name="CivilWarNorth";
    icon="\modFolderName\north.jpg";
    color[]={1,1,1,1};
    size=32;
    shadow = 0;
    scope = 2;
    markerClass = "Flags";
};
class CivilWarSouth
{
    name="CivilWarSouth";
    icon="\modFolderName\south.jpg";
    color[]={1,1,1,1};
    size=32;
    shadow = 0;
    scope = 2;
    markerClass = "Flags";
     };
 };

wise tusk Aug 20, 2019, 7:20 PM

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Hi, can IR pointer be added to turret?

hearty sandal Aug 20, 2019, 7:29 PM

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yes

wise tusk Aug 20, 2019, 7:32 PM

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Could you point me to some place on wiki or tell me how? I cant find it anywhere

hearty sandal Aug 20, 2019, 7:37 PM

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its a weapon you can give to the turret

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compare to any vanilla config of a vehicle that has turret mounted IR pointer

hot pine Aug 20, 2019, 7:38 PM

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IR pointer != laser designator

hearty sandal Aug 20, 2019, 7:38 PM

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oh

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then no?

grand zinc Aug 20, 2019, 7:39 PM

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If only IR reflectors

wise tusk Aug 20, 2019, 7:39 PM

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Yeah I meant ir pointer exactly

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damn

toxic solar Aug 20, 2019, 7:46 PM

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for scopes whats x1 zoom fov? is it .75? because for example the Kahila says its x5-x11 zoom but if I use call CBA_fnc_getFov it says the zoom is x14 and x33 (roughly).

untold temple Aug 20, 2019, 7:46 PM

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0.25 is 1x

toxic solar Aug 20, 2019, 7:47 PM

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oh okay, I got .75 from this https://forums.bohemia.net/forums/topic/176475-getting-optics-magnification-from-the-config-in-a3/

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i guess thats out of date then?

untold temple Aug 20, 2019, 7:49 PM

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No, it was 0.375 and then 0.25 after marksman DLC, people just don't understand that the "zoomed in" narrow FOV view when you press Num+ without your weapon raised, is supposed to represent 1x, not the wider FOV

toxic solar Aug 20, 2019, 7:51 PM

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oh I thought just the normal first person view was x1 lol, thanks

woeful spruce Aug 21, 2019, 9:02 PM

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Hey, looking for some help hope this is the right place to post this. I think i've got a handle on config editing but now I'm starting to use funcs and I'm looking for a way to get the names of all players in a a player's group so I can display them on screen. Does anyone know how I can go about getting the names?

grand creek Aug 22, 2019, 12:47 AM

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@woeful spruce this belongs to #arma3_scripting , also you will get a better chance of getting an answer there

sullen fulcrum Aug 22, 2019, 3:35 AM

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Can i make an ammo explosion less smoky? I mean, with less smoke or with faster fade out smoke.

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Using a mod.

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I have a city with 100 zombies (all done by me) and those zombies have explosive attack, but this can lead to tons of smoke in your screen, cursing FPS.

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This is why i want to make smoke fade out fastelly.

hearty sandal Aug 22, 2019, 7:13 AM

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How is the attack made. You should be able to change effects as you wish.

sullen fulcrum Aug 22, 2019, 7:46 AM

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The zombie jump in player direction (using setVelocity) and when the zombie touch the ground at the end of the jump i spawn a explosive ammo on his foot.

hearty sandal Aug 22, 2019, 8:09 AM

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Likely you need to configure new ammo type with different/custom effect

sullen fulcrum Aug 22, 2019, 9:07 AM

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I will check Arma 3 Tools for an Effects editor.

hearty sandal Aug 22, 2019, 10:26 AM

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There are none. And documentation is preety much zero on them. Editing them expects you to know how configs work and ability to deduct the rest.

spring sun Aug 22, 2019, 11:28 AM

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Is RHS GAZ233114 gunnerType different from arma config? I'm trying to retexture them but cant change gunner type

hearty sandal Aug 22, 2019, 11:35 AM

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what do you mean by gunner type?

spring sun Aug 22, 2019, 11:48 AM

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crew = "I_soldier_F"; gunnerType = "I_soldier_F";
Driver and gunner unit

untold temple Aug 22, 2019, 11:49 AM

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gunnerType has to be in the turret class. Possibly you're not doing the inheritance properly

spring sun Aug 22, 2019, 11:50 AM

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Works in offroad and other veh types. rhs_brm1k_msv and rhs_tigr_sts_3camo_msv are different from all vehicles in arma

untold temple Aug 22, 2019, 11:52 AM

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offroad doesn't have gunnerType defined. The only Arma 3 vehicles that do, are helicopters

spring sun Aug 22, 2019, 11:54 AM

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So I_G_Offroad_01_AT_F gunner defined in crew config?

untold temple Aug 22, 2019, 12:00 PM

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well I can't see any instance of gunnerType in that class or its parent Offroad_01_AT_base_F in the 1.94 config dump

spring sun Aug 22, 2019, 12:42 PM

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Hmmmmmm, thats right:
class CargoTurret;
class Turrets: Turrets
{
class CargoTurret_01: CargoTurret
{

untold temple Aug 22, 2019, 12:53 PM

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Full inheritance structure should be along the lines of ```C
class rhs_tigr_base;
class rhs_tigr_vdv : rhs_tigr_base
{
class Turrets;
};
class rhs_tigr_m_vdv : rhs_tigr_vdv
{
class Turrets : Turrets
{
class CargoTurret_01;
};
};

class MY_tigr_m : rhs_tigr_m_vdv
{
    class Turrets : Turrets
    {
        class CargoTurret_01 : CargoTurret_01
        {
            gunnerType="MY_gunner";
        };
    };
};```

echo trench Aug 22, 2019, 1:29 PM

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Hello all, does anyone understand how to create custom ACE Medical Systems. Simply I am able to create an action on another unit using the ACE_Actions. But when I do ACE_SelfActions > ACE_Medical > ACE_Head > myCustomClass. It doesn't appear or it creates its own directory of actions in the main Self Actions menu.

quasi sonnet Aug 22, 2019, 4:12 PM

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Post your full Config and i can have a look. Nice to see that you learned asking stuff at nearly the right place and don’t dm people

nimble sequoia Aug 22, 2019, 4:13 PM

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Can someone remind me what memoryPointCirculumReference is used for in a vehicle please?

hearty sandal Aug 22, 2019, 4:25 PM

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calculating the size of the wheel?

nimble sequoia Aug 22, 2019, 4:30 PM

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Is it? It's a single memory point in the model usually, not near a wheel.

hearty sandal Aug 22, 2019, 4:31 PM

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1 point for the wheel center and another (circumference) point for the edge/radius of the wheel

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thas at least how I understood it

nimble sequoia Aug 22, 2019, 4:32 PM

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You might be thinking of the memory points "center" and "boundary" in class Wheels

hearty sandal Aug 22, 2019, 5:58 PM

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Possibly

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but also cant find such parameter in any config

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only wheelCircumference = 2.277; /// diameter of 725

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@nimble sequoia

nimble sequoia Aug 22, 2019, 6:01 PM

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Thanks for looking @hearty sandal . It's in the vanilla BIS class Car {} memoryPointCirculumReference = "circulumReference";

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There's no reference to it in the community vehicles wiki either, so probably it's not important. But I'm curious about it.

hearty sandal Aug 22, 2019, 6:09 PM

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indeed it seems to be there. Likely it is not used in anything since it has never come up anywhere

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@hot pine could you confirm if its obsolete?

hot pine Aug 22, 2019, 6:11 PM

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such thing doesnt exist in code

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might be some a1/a2 leftover

nimble sequoia Aug 22, 2019, 6:13 PM

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Thanks @hot pine, good to know it's an obsolete function and so the memory point can be removed from the model.

hearty sandal Aug 22, 2019, 6:32 PM

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What model did you find such a relic on? 😄

nimble sequoia Aug 22, 2019, 6:35 PM

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I found it on a few 3rd party donations, but like a lot of things, I suspect it was just a cut and paste from something older without understanding what was being added.

hearty sandal Aug 22, 2019, 6:37 PM

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in models?

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that is rather odd

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Im quite positive such point was never present in A2 models

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possibly on some older stuff sure, not too familiar with those

nimble sequoia Aug 22, 2019, 6:41 PM

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@hearty sandal I've just rechecked - that memory point is also in current A3 models. Example: Offroad_01_unarmed_F.p3d

hearty sandal Aug 22, 2019, 6:43 PM

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How are you checking them?

nimble sequoia Aug 22, 2019, 6:44 PM

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Using the odol online converter to see the memory lod

hearty sandal Aug 22, 2019, 6:44 PM

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hmm yeah I can see it with Eliteness too

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whats its position?

nimble sequoia Aug 22, 2019, 6:45 PM

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ground level, near the back of the vehicles

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it's on mraps too

hearty sandal Aug 22, 2019, 6:46 PM

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oh actually found it on A2 models too

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was looking for wrong name

nimble sequoia Aug 22, 2019, 6:47 PM

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lol. it's a weird one, present in quite a lot of places, but none of us know what it is

hot pine Aug 22, 2019, 6:47 PM

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it's nothing in a3

nimble sequoia Aug 22, 2019, 6:47 PM

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why is it in the BIS A3 models then? 😉

hot pine Aug 22, 2019, 6:47 PM

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copy paste?

nimble sequoia Aug 22, 2019, 6:47 PM

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yeah, likely I guess

hot pine Aug 22, 2019, 6:48 PM

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I was removing once soundFly from cfgMagazines & cfgWeapons

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someone just pasted it everywhere in hope to get it working

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I'm pretty sure it that memory point is some old a1/a2 thing

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don't forget that i.e. MRAP 01 was created originally in 2012

nimble sequoia Aug 22, 2019, 6:49 PM

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but most of us were around in a2 days, and still we don't know (remember)

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Anyway, without such mysteries, were would the excitement in Arma modding be? 😉

onyx stump Aug 22, 2019, 7:42 PM

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Question - made a custom faction and some pieces, trying to now add a little preview pic that shows up next to it in the arsenal and I cannot for the life of me figure it out. Anyone point me in the right direction?

nimble sequoia Aug 22, 2019, 7:55 PM

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@onyx stump Try this: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Eden_Editor:_Configuring_Asset_Previews

onyx stump Aug 22, 2019, 7:57 PM

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Does that apply to the arsenal pics as well as the editor pics?

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or are they the same thing, rather?

nimble sequoia Aug 22, 2019, 8:00 PM

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Which picture in the Arsenal do you mean? the little tiny icon next to the description?

onyx stump Aug 22, 2019, 8:00 PM

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yeah, if you're picking a piece of gear it shows a thumbnail next to the item name

nimble sequoia Aug 22, 2019, 8:00 PM

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ah ok...

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icon = ```

onyx stump Aug 22, 2019, 8:01 PM

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! a ha

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I couldnt find that reference to save my life.

nimble sequoia Aug 22, 2019, 8:03 PM

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Just checked - it's the icon = you want for the Arsenal

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put it in your config.cpp

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use a 128x128 _ca paa

onyx stump Aug 22, 2019, 8:04 PM

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thank you! Been driving me up a wall.

nimble sequoia Aug 22, 2019, 8:04 PM

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no probs 🙂

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You can make the silhouette by loading up the model in Object Builder and taking a top down screen shot

onyx stump Aug 22, 2019, 8:05 PM

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also good to know. appreciated!

nimble sequoia Aug 22, 2019, 8:05 PM

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for a vehicle

dry carbon Aug 22, 2019, 9:36 PM

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Is the launch parameter -filePatching helpful? So far, I've been doing things where I compile a PBO and re-launch the game for every time I change something. I was wondering if this parameter allows me to instead make changes without closing the game each time. It would be especially useful in working with vehicle physx like powertrain, wheel, and suspension stuff.

astral pagoda Aug 22, 2019, 9:37 PM

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It's best you can get

opal crater Aug 22, 2019, 9:38 PM

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It was designed for that... but if you're using it for config changes you would need dev branch + diag_mergeConfig command afaik.

astral pagoda Aug 22, 2019, 9:38 PM

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Yep ^

opal crater Aug 22, 2019, 9:38 PM

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dev or profiling it was 🤔

astral pagoda Aug 22, 2019, 9:38 PM

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dev

opal crater Aug 22, 2019, 9:39 PM

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with filepatching only, game sees the changes in the files so you don't need to re-pbo all the time.

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however changes to configs are reloaded only after executing diag_mergeConfig.

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you should take a look at this, it speeds up the development immensely.

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As arma takes a while to start even on fast cpu and 3.4gbps read speed m2 😬

dry carbon Aug 22, 2019, 9:40 PM

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right

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and I've been doing it that way since beta. I know... many other have been doing it like that since OFP etc etc... Still... 6 years is a loooong time

opal crater Aug 22, 2019, 9:42 PM

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... don't even count how much time you've "wasted" waiting for the game to start.

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😱

dry carbon Aug 22, 2019, 9:43 PM

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yeah that's what I'm on about

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lol

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how many late nights did I fall asleep waiting

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waking up 10 minutes later a little disoriented and forgot what exactly I was working on.

hearty sandal Aug 22, 2019, 9:45 PM

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multitasking keeps you awake while you wait for stuff to load/pack

dry carbon Aug 22, 2019, 9:47 PM

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It has to be quiet multi-tasking these days. I tried doing Sudoku while waiting, but I'd fall asleep during that, too. lol

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I'm suddenly realizing maybe it's the "late" part and not the "wait" part

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So is this kinda what the process might be like?

Switch to Dev branch
Start game with -filePatching enabled into a mission with an asset I want to work on (still on that tank, btw)
find it in config viewer thingy.
alt-tab to Np++, make and save parameter changes
alt-tab back to game
input somewhere diag_mergeConfig and name the newly saved config.cpp
reload the vehicle or entire mission. Observe changes.
Something like that?

hearty sandal Aug 22, 2019, 9:57 PM

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afaik you only need the diag exe

dry carbon Aug 22, 2019, 9:57 PM

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so how would it know which config was changed?

hearty sandal Aug 22, 2019, 9:57 PM

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not tested the merge config stuff though

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you put the unpacked data into the arma3 folder

dry carbon Aug 22, 2019, 9:58 PM

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ohhh

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ok

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in addons?

hearty sandal Aug 22, 2019, 9:58 PM

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no in the root

dry carbon Aug 22, 2019, 9:58 PM

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ok

hearty sandal Aug 22, 2019, 9:58 PM

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the root of Arma3 acts as the root of the engine folder structure

dry carbon Aug 22, 2019, 10:06 PM

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I need to switch back to stable after dev session, to play online again, right?

hearty sandal Aug 22, 2019, 10:09 PM

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yes. unless you get the diag exe and it works with the merge config

opal crater Aug 22, 2019, 10:09 PM

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If not you can always get separate arma installation via SteamCMD

dry carbon Aug 22, 2019, 10:10 PM

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a little confused on both answers

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can someone confirm if diag exe is all that's needed? That would spare me switching back and forth, and I'm not sure how or if I can have separate installations (would that require using more disk space?)

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Sorry this topic has outgrown "config_editing"

hearty sandal Aug 22, 2019, 10:15 PM

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you would have 2 full install of the game yeah

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for me filepatching has worked with texture/rvmat/p3d edits with just diag.exe in my normal A3 folder

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merge config im not unfortunately sure

dry carbon Aug 22, 2019, 10:16 PM

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ohhh ok

hearty sandal Aug 22, 2019, 10:17 PM

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all diag_ commands ive used have worked though

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so I see no reason why it would not work

dry carbon Aug 22, 2019, 10:17 PM

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however changes to configs are reloaded only after executing diag_mergeConfig.

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for config changes you would need dev branch + diag_mergeConfig command

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Yep ^

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So branch switching it is

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at least it's not before and after every change

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I'm kinda excited to get it working this way, but a little sore that I've been doing it the long way all along

lethal bobcat Aug 22, 2019, 10:57 PM

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This Eden config for mission/scenario attributes:

class Cfg3DEN {
    class Mission {
        class CoopR_RPG {
            displayName = "CoopR RPG Attributes";
            //display = "Display3DENEditAttributesPreview"; // Optional - display for attributes window. Must have the same structure and IDCs as the default Display3DENEditAttributes
            class AttributeCategories {
                class Logging {
                    class Attributes {
                        class LogLevel {
                              property = "MyMissionAttributeUniqueID";
                              displayName = "Log Level";
                              description = "The log level to use for this addon";
                              typeName = "NUMBER";
                              class Values {
                                  class opt_1 {name = "None"; value = 0;};
                                  class opt_2 {name = "Info"; value = 1; default = 1;};
                                  class opt_3 {name = "Debug"; value = 2;};
                              };
...

resulted in this:
https://imgur.com/a/g9P2vMc

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Any idea what I am missing out?

grand zinc Aug 23, 2019, 7:15 AM

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multitasking keeps you awake while you wait for stuff to load/pack
Sure.. Unless you work on 5 things in parallel, and all of the sudden everything goes fast already and you get super stressed trying to juggle everything.
Source: Me 20 minutes before end of workday, every day.

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@lethal bobcat you don't inherit anything and you aren't setting the control type

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https://github.com/michail-nikolaev/task-force-arma-3-radio/blob/master/addons/core/Cfg3DEN.hpp#L55
Not sure what control type you'd want for that format

lethal bobcat Aug 23, 2019, 7:34 AM

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@grand zinc yeah I just figured out the missing control type was the problem. I want to have a combo. A bit unclear how to fill it with values but I am just trialing 'n erroring for a while now. Thx for the link anyway

sharp pagoda Aug 23, 2019, 9:56 AM

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Trying to add more turrets to a vehicle and i think i have setten up the config ok, but the slots arent there

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https://pastebin.com/f3WJRU1g

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My current turret config ^

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ideas on what needs fixing?

hot pine Aug 23, 2019, 9:59 AM

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@sharp pagoda you defined new turrets in MainTurret

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if you want to have those to be parent of main turret then follow the commandOptics example

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otherwise put it to parent Turret class

sharp pagoda Aug 23, 2019, 10:01 AM

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fair enough, ty

sharp pagoda Aug 23, 2019, 10:20 AM

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next broken thing is its a bouncy castle

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i have set the mass high = 20000

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springStrength = 1000;

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and the physX lod doesnt touch any of the wheel's mem points

nimble sequoia Aug 23, 2019, 10:43 AM

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set the SprungMass to vehicle total mass / number of wheels

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springStrength should be between 25 and 100 x sprungMass

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@sharp pagoda

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don't forget to set the Geometry LOD mass

sharp pagoda Aug 23, 2019, 10:46 AM

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yep, i have it set

lethal bobcat Aug 23, 2019, 2:17 PM

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is something like this possible:

    class LogLevel {
        // ...
             expression = "[_value,"  + DEBUG_CTX + "] call coopr_fnc_setLogLevel;";
        // ...
      }

Cause I'd like to use a macro inside a string code expression but have not figured out yet if that is possible

opal crater Aug 23, 2019, 2:25 PM

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macros should work in single quotes from what I remember.

class LogLevel {
        // ...
             expression = '[_value, DEBUG_CTX] call coopr_fnc_setLogLevel;';
        // ...
      }

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You can always take a look at how it's done in CBA with QUOTE macro

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#define QUOTE(VAR)   #VAR

but then you need to handle arrays with ARR macro.

lethal bobcat Aug 23, 2019, 2:48 PM

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Ok thanks for the info buddy 💪

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hm single quote seem not to be allowed

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I'll take the macro approach

round dust Aug 23, 2019, 4:02 PM

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how long-winded is it to reconfigure a IND set of units to an OPFOR one?

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can you just inherit or redefine the original IND cfg?

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been years since i touched a config and a long time since i touched SQF or played arma hardcore, go easy on me thanks

grand zinc Aug 23, 2019, 5:00 PM

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single quotes are allowed in config

dull bolt Aug 23, 2019, 10:16 PM

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I need a hand with a FFV config. I want a cargo seat to be used both for normal sitting and as a gunner seat. Sort of like the offroad's standing positions. Currently the way I have it set up, a soldier can take both the positions but be in the same seat, so they're overlapping https://pastebin.com/ZMedG4mv

nimble sequoia Aug 23, 2019, 11:09 PM

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@dull bolt try this: https://hastebin.com/lejuroruxu.cpp

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You should add the memoryPointsGetInGunner and memoryPointsGetInGunnerDir memory points too.

dull bolt Aug 23, 2019, 11:11 PM

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the intention for that was to only enable the option from the inside

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but i may as well change it

nimble sequoia Aug 23, 2019, 11:12 PM

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When a position is a turret, it's not usually included as a cargoProxyIndex or transportSoldier

dull bolt Aug 23, 2019, 11:16 PM

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without the proxyindex, how does the config know where the passenger is?

nimble sequoia Aug 23, 2019, 11:17 PM

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Note the difference between proxyIndex = in class Turret and cargoProxyIndexes [] = in the main config

toxic solar Aug 24, 2019, 2:13 AM

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I notied with like CfgConvert if I say have the follow

#define some_cool_macro ammo_name

ammo = some_cool_macro

The compiler(? is that the right word) would do

ammo = "ammo_name";

is there away I can do that for my own attributes I make?

grand zinc Aug 24, 2019, 8:01 AM

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explain

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the preprocessor will do that

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Are you asking whether you can use macros? yes you can

toxic solar Aug 24, 2019, 1:50 PM

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ah okay ill explain 1 sec

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Okay so lets say for example u have tf_encryptionCode and I decide to assing its value with a macro just because. I could assign the value "tf_west_radio_code" like so.

#define tfarwest "tf_west_radio_code"

tf_encryptionCode = tfarwest

now what if I did this, where I didnt put the quotes around in the macro definition

#define tfarwest tf_west_radio_code

tf_encryptionCode = tfarwest

Is there anyway to make the preprocessor add quotes around automatically? I think it even adds semicolon too.

cosmic pond Aug 24, 2019, 2:06 PM

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#define tfarwest tf_west_radio_code
#define QUOTE(x) #x

tf_encryptionCode = QUOTE(tfarwest);

toxic solar Aug 24, 2019, 2:07 PM

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any way without having to use a quote macro?

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I just found it interesting the preprocessor would insert quotes for base game attributes

grand zinc Aug 24, 2019, 2:10 PM

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you can use ' quotes

toxic solar Aug 24, 2019, 2:14 PM

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so like this?

#define tfarwest tf_west_radio_code

tf_encryptionCode = 'tfarwest'

cosmic pond Aug 24, 2019, 2:14 PM

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correct

toxic solar Aug 24, 2019, 3:50 PM

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ill use that then

dull bolt Aug 25, 2019, 4:08 AM

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the animation looks fine in buldozer

nova scarab Aug 25, 2019, 8:08 AM

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hi all, quick question. I have a heli that has an weapons, I m trying to do a version of this same heli with out the weapons. I m looking at the sample and i see there is a animation that hide the weapon. class HideWeapons:damageHide. But i m having problems the weapon wont hide. i moves back but it does not fully hide. does anyboody knows why?

nova scarab Aug 25, 2019, 9:14 AM

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https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1844822312

astral pagoda Aug 25, 2019, 9:24 AM

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It's part of another selection

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Also, why are you playing with wrong aspect ratio?

nova scarab Aug 25, 2019, 9:36 AM

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what you mean

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aspect ratio?

astral pagoda Aug 25, 2019, 9:37 AM

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That screenshot is visibly stretched

nova scarab Aug 25, 2019, 9:37 AM

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it is just my monitor action up

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sorry about that

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any idea on how i could solve my problem

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it is driving me crazy

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but the sample works fine

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😦

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so everytime it is part of another section i get this problem?

hearty sandal Aug 25, 2019, 10:00 AM

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well yes

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all the different moving parts have to be part 1 moving selection

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so if the thing needs to be hidden, the hide bone should be before the rest of the bone chain

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so hidebone - turret bone - gun bone

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none of the mesh needs to be then part of the hide selection as they are connected to the hide bone

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and when that is hidden evertything after it is hidden too

nova scarab Aug 25, 2019, 10:13 AM

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@hearty sandal so like in a chain!?

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any examples I can follow?

hearty sandal Aug 25, 2019, 10:15 AM

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the examples I suppose

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how their skeletons are arranged in different skeleton parent - child chains

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the "how to animate a model" page in the BIwiki

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and modelcfg page

nova scarab Aug 25, 2019, 10:16 AM

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Alright I will give it a try

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thx

hearty sandal Aug 25, 2019, 10:17 AM

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its the same as you have to chain gun after turret

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so that moving the turret moves the gun too with it

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but moving gun moves only the gun

nova scarab Aug 25, 2019, 10:39 AM

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something like this

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class HideWeapons : damageHide
{
selection = "Civilian_hide";
source = "Proxy";
animPeriod = 0;
};

        class HideMinigun:damageHide
        {
            selection="OtocHlaven";
            source="Proxy";                    
            animPeriod=0;            
        };

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it worked

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thank you @hearty sandal

hearty sandal Aug 25, 2019, 11:07 AM

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not quite what I meant but if it works the 👍

nova scarab Aug 25, 2019, 11:29 AM

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ok so it sort of work, I guess i m back to the begining kind off

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ok so i have a section that is name damageHide, and as one would assume it has an animation that hide it anytime there is damage to the heli.

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now i m trying to apply the to the same selection another selection

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called

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Civilian_hide

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so i can hide it anytime i chose the civilian version of my heli

nova scarab Aug 25, 2019, 11:49 AM

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is this what you mean?

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"damageHide", "Civilian_hide"

gleaming oar Aug 25, 2019, 1:41 PM

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hello i have a problemis which is that i want to add sirens to the D3S cars and i dont know where to begin with becaus i cant find nothing in the internet that can help me. i hope sombody can help me.

strange egret Aug 25, 2019, 2:58 PM

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"found nothing on the internet" ... lol. Hard to believe. That question is asked multiple times every month.

gleaming oar Aug 25, 2019, 3:42 PM

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@strange egret thank you for your help but i made it my self and got it to work

nova scarab Aug 25, 2019, 5:13 PM

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@gleaming oar bun well played like a true gentleman.

outer sapphire Aug 25, 2019, 7:57 PM

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is possible to get eventhandlers from RscDisplayInventory listboxes?

dull bolt Aug 25, 2019, 8:18 PM

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for some reason, when my wheel turning animation and my front steering animation are in conflict with eachother
https://gyazo.com/dc226078dfc96f3e856d185e85c16c63

hearty sandal Aug 25, 2019, 8:19 PM

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You model is likely not set up correctly

idle matrix Aug 25, 2019, 8:32 PM

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Would anyone happen to know why I get this error? https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/258350836080574479/615281116152332318/107410_20190825221737_1.png

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The filepaths are correct

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I know that for a fact

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the icon just doesn't load in the inventory menu

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but

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it shows up just fine in the arsenal next to the item

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also the filepath in the config is "gordon_reskins\universalstuff\icons\uniforms\stripeywoodland.paa"

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and it worked perfectly fine before as well which is the weird part

nimble sequoia Aug 25, 2019, 9:25 PM

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@idle matrix did you notice that the error message references yourfile.paa.paa two .paa's there

idle matrix Aug 25, 2019, 9:41 PM

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yeah but the filepaths are correct like I said

nimble sequoia Aug 25, 2019, 9:45 PM

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do a config.cpp search on "stripeywoodland.paa" and post all lines

idle matrix Aug 25, 2019, 10:05 PM

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picture="gordon_reskins\universalstuff\icons\uniforms\stripeywoodland.paa";

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that's the only line that has that

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and again, it worked fine

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I wouldn't worry too much about it though, I just removed all picture lines so it just uses the icon of the uniform it inherits from, not that big of a deal really

stoic lily Aug 26, 2019, 4:22 AM

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equipment pictures are a bit special

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there are some special rules involved

idle matrix Aug 26, 2019, 7:58 AM

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Could you tell me those rules please? Not that I really need it, but having pictures work would be nice

sharp pagoda Aug 26, 2019, 8:06 AM

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sop um, this is happening

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https://i.gyazo.com/284dda4f09735ee9860efd406287362d.gif

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ive run out of ideas on what can be causing the issue

hot pine Aug 26, 2019, 8:09 AM

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there are some broken physx wheels - probably fault cfg?

sharp pagoda Aug 26, 2019, 8:09 AM

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maybe, but ive double checked them a few times

hot pine Aug 26, 2019, 8:10 AM

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if you can send me pbo I can quickly see which one it is

modest bay Aug 26, 2019, 8:14 AM

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So I would like to replace NATO units in the East Wind Campaign with BAF units. Any idea how I'd go about that?

sharp pagoda Aug 26, 2019, 8:20 AM

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@hot pine check PM

hot pine Aug 26, 2019, 8:23 AM

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📎 unknown.png

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📎 unknown.png

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@sharp pagoda

sharp pagoda Aug 26, 2019, 8:38 AM

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aaaaaah i see

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hmmm

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i have the selection tho

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https://i.gyazo.com/93537d8e0fa6ff1d8af7eceb8f147bba.png

hot pine Aug 26, 2019, 8:44 AM

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boneName = ""; thats first issue

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2nd thing is related to p3d

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just take a look at my pic and then check memory points in memory LOD for that wheel which I marked on screen

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notice that selection for that memory point contains 2 points

sharp pagoda Aug 26, 2019, 8:50 AM

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the mem points for the wheel (wheel_1_2) are fine

hot pine Aug 26, 2019, 8:51 AM

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look at pic again 😛

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hint: look where is engine deck

sharp pagoda Aug 26, 2019, 8:52 AM

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so that's what

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1_6

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im still super confused 😄

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if its 1_6

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its still ok,

hot pine Aug 26, 2019, 8:56 AM

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it is not 1_6 😛

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it's marked on pic

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I was also quite confused at first but it's quite nice brain exercise when you try to rotate stuff just in your head and get proper orientation of object 😉

calm panther Aug 26, 2019, 10:20 AM

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Hey guys so I have made major progress in the helicopter but are still having some snags. So far I have gotten, the doors to open and close, the probe to go in and out, the pilots and co-pilots clocks, and the speed indicator to work. The snag that I am having is understanding the value scale for the model.cfg. Can someone explain it?

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For instance, the vert speed indicator is default at the 270 deg location. It will then go plus or minus based off vert speed. When I set the min and max at 30 and -30, the needle is changed orientation at start.

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So my main question is what is the scaling for values? 0 = 0% and 1 = 100%

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Or if angle1 = rad 360 then min and max are based off the 360

stoic lily Aug 26, 2019, 10:27 AM

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@idle matrix wrong guy to ask sorry

idle matrix Aug 26, 2019, 10:29 AM

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That's okay, don't worry about it

nimble sequoia Aug 26, 2019, 10:57 AM

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@calm panther the vertSpeed animationSource is likely in metres per second.
So
minValue = 0;
maxValue = set to max vert speed on your dial (in m/s)
Then move your needle in the model p3d to point at 0
angle0 = "rad 0";
angle1 = "rad (number of degrees rotation to get the needle pointing at the maximum vert speed on dial)";

calm panther Aug 26, 2019, 11:01 AM

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@nimble sequoia I tried that but the needle also needs to go in the negatives

nimble sequoia Aug 26, 2019, 11:03 AM

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maybe:

maxValue = set to max vert speed on your dial (in m/s)```

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and

angle1 = "rad (number of degrees rotation to get the needle pointing at the maximum vert speed on dial)";```

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You can go into Buldozer and select the animation source to find out what possible values are

calm panther Aug 26, 2019, 11:18 AM

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I’ll try that, thanks. Been having some issues with bull dozer crashing.

unreal musk Aug 26, 2019, 11:19 AM

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(unnecessary profanity removed)

woven flax Aug 26, 2019, 7:58 PM

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For the man blood mist impact, is that controlled by firegeo? When i changed it to a metal it didnt seem to effect the blood mist

hearty sandal Aug 26, 2019, 8:00 PM

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        impactEffectsNoBlood = "ImpactMetal";
        impactEffectsBlood = "ImpactMetal";```

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in the characters cfgVehicles class @woven flax

woven flax Aug 26, 2019, 8:01 PM

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danke

hearty sandal Aug 26, 2019, 9:23 PM

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have you compared to the sample car?

sharp pagoda Aug 27, 2019, 7:17 AM

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Can i get some help with a few turrets, My Commander, Loader and hull MG dont move and i cant rotate their turret

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https://pastebin.com/A2TgzBxz

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^ current turret config. First time im avtually making them and i dont really know where i messed up XD

hearty sandal Aug 27, 2019, 8:52 AM

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Way too many turrets classes in your inheritance @sharp pagoda

sharp pagoda Aug 27, 2019, 8:55 AM

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is that causing the problem?

hearty sandal Aug 27, 2019, 8:56 AM

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Likely it starts from there

hot pine Aug 27, 2019, 9:19 AM

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huh? I don't think so

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turretAxis``` what is this? never seen this before

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                body = "MG_turret";
                gun = "MG_turret";``` it cannot be same thing

nimble sequoia Aug 27, 2019, 12:17 PM

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What is memory point "zamerny" for in a vehicle p3d please?
It's in BIS vehicles (eg Offroad_01_unarmed_F.p3d).
It appears in the config dump only under class Man {}:
memoryPointAim = "zamerny";
memoryPointCameraTarget = "zamerny";
memoryPointCommonDamage = "zamerny";
So what is it's relevance to a vehicle? Anyone used it?

grand zinc Aug 27, 2019, 12:18 PM

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it's the vehicle center

sharp pagoda Aug 27, 2019, 12:18 PM

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As far as i know its the aiming point for AI

grand zinc Aug 27, 2019, 12:18 PM

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yes

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aiming point for AI, camera center (I guess 3rd person?)

nimble sequoia Aug 27, 2019, 12:18 PM

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Ah I see. So if it's missing, that point will default to centre of vehicle?

grand zinc Aug 27, 2019, 12:18 PM

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basically a "center of mass" thing, even though it's not the real center of mass, for example on most cars its close to the engine

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not sure what happen if miss

nimble sequoia Aug 27, 2019, 12:19 PM

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Actually I should have searched discord before posting, as it's been asked before. Thanks for the answers chaps.

woven flax Aug 27, 2019, 7:13 PM

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Working on an off center scope for one of my rifles.
Before I go further is anyone aware if theres a way for me to correlate the round to the scope?
https://gyazo.com/703b0218560a28438dcf7300655a6267

wise fog Aug 27, 2019, 8:28 PM

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Is there a way via config or script to hide a vehicle from passive or active radars?

dry carbon Aug 27, 2019, 10:35 PM

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What might typically cause a tank to suddenly drop sped whenever it reaches a certain number? I've got one that once it gets up to about 50kph, it drops down to about 20kph. It lurches forward as if braking when it does this.

dull bolt Aug 27, 2019, 10:43 PM

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sounds like a gearbox issue to me

dry carbon Aug 27, 2019, 11:38 PM

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thought it might be.

timber walrus Aug 28, 2019, 12:37 AM

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Does anyone know how to fix this?

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https://gyazo.com/75d425cdf8ea6304414121b2f56d0158

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I looked into line 52 and there really isn't anything wrong

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statement = "this animate ["

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Line 52 ^

dull bolt Aug 28, 2019, 1:35 AM

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show the entire line

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you need to either do statement = ' "some string" ' or statement = " ""some string"" "

dry carbon Aug 28, 2019, 5:08 AM

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sounds like a gearbox issue to me I'm having second thoughts about this now. I've noticed the drop happens while the gear is still within its optimal range. I'd expect it to happen during a gear change (judging by audio).

timber walrus Aug 28, 2019, 3:11 PM

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oh my bad, the whole line is here

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statement = "this animate [" "door1" ",1];this animate [" "door2" ", 1]"; };

round pebble Aug 28, 2019, 4:34 PM

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Hey guys, dumb question, but is it here I can ask for help with "description.ext" or a different channel? 🙂

grand creek Aug 28, 2019, 4:40 PM

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YEs go on

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The .ext file is also a config

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Maybe also worth to try at #arma3_scenario but depends on question really

round pebble Aug 28, 2019, 5:02 PM

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I just can't get it to do the functions that the codes / scripts, are meant to.

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I've tried showGPS false;

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It just won't remove the GPS "function"

grand creek Aug 28, 2019, 5:03 PM

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so... what do you want to achieve? this .ext file is NOT where you typically want to put scripting functions

round pebble Aug 28, 2019, 5:04 PM

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I want to take away the vanilla GPS function, the brackets keys in essence

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I am running a modded build and want them to use the modded GPS'

livid sigil Aug 28, 2019, 5:05 PM

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That's a scripting function though. What exactly have you done in the description?

round pebble Aug 28, 2019, 5:07 PM

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showGPS = false;
disableVoN = 1;

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That is all i've done, and those should be description.ext scripts

livid sigil Aug 28, 2019, 5:09 PM

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disableVoN is for the server.cfg, disableChannels is for the description.ext: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Description.ext#disableChannels

showGPS may not exist in A3, I'm not sure there.

timber walrus Aug 28, 2019, 5:15 PM

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I really need help in fixing this

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https://gyazo.com/75d425cdf8ea6304414121b2f56d0158

hearty sandal Aug 28, 2019, 5:16 PM

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it does say what line and what the problem is

timber walrus Aug 28, 2019, 5:16 PM

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i checked the line

hearty sandal Aug 28, 2019, 5:16 PM

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if its not your made then you might not be able to do anything about it

timber walrus Aug 28, 2019, 5:16 PM

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statement = "this animate [" "door1" ",1];this animate [" "door2" ", 1]"; };

hearty sandal Aug 28, 2019, 5:17 PM

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im not sure if statement allows multilines like that

timber walrus Aug 28, 2019, 5:17 PM

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statement = "this animate [" "door1" ",1];this animate [""door2" ", 1]"; };

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should I go like this then?

hearty sandal Aug 28, 2019, 5:17 PM

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where does the error pop up?

timber walrus Aug 28, 2019, 5:17 PM

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when launching arma 3

hearty sandal Aug 28, 2019, 5:18 PM

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is it your addon?

timber walrus Aug 28, 2019, 5:18 PM

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the building is inside the modpack I am launching

hearty sandal Aug 28, 2019, 5:18 PM

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:C

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modpacks are generally poop

timber walrus Aug 28, 2019, 5:18 PM

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ik lol

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but I have seen this work on maps before lol

hearty sandal Aug 28, 2019, 5:18 PM

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life maps

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are generally poop

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sorry to say

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well you can try making config patch addon

timber walrus Aug 28, 2019, 5:19 PM

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what does that mean

hearty sandal Aug 28, 2019, 5:19 PM

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you make a new config that fixes stuff and loads after the crap

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or you know, dont use poorly made mods and modpacks

timber walrus Aug 28, 2019, 5:20 PM

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But this one works lolm how do I make a new config

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go ingame and add a line in the execute statement?

hearty sandal Aug 28, 2019, 5:21 PM

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no

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but also I dont have time to explain such big question at the moment.

timber walrus Aug 28, 2019, 5:22 PM

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alright : (

hearty sandal Aug 28, 2019, 5:22 PM

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and sad to say the addons do not sound worth fixing

timber walrus Aug 28, 2019, 5:29 PM

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thanks for the either way 🙂

round pebble Aug 28, 2019, 5:31 PM

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Sorry for responding late, the disable VON on config doesn't work for me.

gritty rune Aug 28, 2019, 6:49 PM

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for rotorlib AFM changes, is there any debug mode to visualize what one does? For example, what is InfoPrint tag doing?

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after changing the positions in the xml to reflect the CH-46 model, the tail rotor comes to a standstill when collective is applied, here the changes: xml <CenterOfGravity x="0.0" y="-1.2" z="-2.16"/> <Fuselage forceExertionPntX="0.0" forceExertionPntY="-1" forceExertionPntZ="0" rotationalResistance="10000"> (Main Rotor) Rotors->Rotor->Geometry <Position x="0.0" y="4.5" z="4" />  <Tilt lateralTilt="0.0" longitudinalTilt="-6.5" /> <Blades radius="7" chord="0.641" rootCutout="2" count="4" hingeOffset="0.38" flappingHingeLowerLimit="-5" flappingHingeHigherLimit="30" /> <Rotation clockwise="false" /> (Tail Rotor) Rotors->Rotor->Geometry  <Position x="0.0" y="-14" z="6" /> <Tilt lateralTilt="0.0" longitudinalTilt="-6.5" /> <Blades radius="7" chord="0.641" rootCutout="2" count="4" hingeOffset="0.38" flappingHingeLowerLimit="-5" flappingHingeHigherLimit="30" /> <Rotation clockwise="true" />

round pebble Aug 28, 2019, 7:13 PM

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Is there anyone that knows any way of removing or disabling "GPS minimap and the vanilla mine detector" ?

gritty rune Aug 28, 2019, 7:50 PM

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oh well, loading the right mod solved this miracle, bummer

round pebble Aug 28, 2019, 10:46 PM

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Ehm, I figured out VON. I was just being dumb. But is there a way to disable GPS & Mine detector?

nova scarab Aug 29, 2019, 3:50 AM

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Hi all, question. I have a plane that has parts being called by proxy

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how can i disable on the config?

dark breach Aug 29, 2019, 12:06 PM

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Hi guys!
Does anyone know the difference between hitbody and hitHull on vehicles?

hot pine Aug 29, 2019, 12:10 PM

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hitbody can pass some damage to general hitpoint pool via passthrough but mainly, it's used for damage material switching

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hitHull can cause delayed catastrophic explosion if hullDamageCauseExplosion is set 1

dark breach Aug 29, 2019, 12:14 PM

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Okay I understand, if I can make a repair system I have to repair both parts ?

hot pine Aug 29, 2019, 1:03 PM

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yes

dark breach Aug 29, 2019, 1:26 PM

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👌

fluid oasis Aug 29, 2019, 4:44 PM

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Does anybody know in regards to adding custom attachments to modded weapons, if certain mods either do not allow the attachments for some weird reason or they require you to add the attachments in a different manner. - To help explain my problem, I am attempting to create ‘weapons with attachments’ for my custom faction in config.cpp, (one weapon within the config, using 3CB weapons): ``` class UK3CB_BAF_L129A1;

class L129A1_TA648_IRpointer_Bipod: UK3CB_BAF_L129A1 
{
    class LinkedItems
    {
        class LinkedItemsOptic
        {
            slot = "CowsSlot";
            item = "UK3CB_BAF_TA648";
        };
        class LinkedItemsAcc
        {
            slot = "PointerSlot";
            item = "UK3CB_BAF_LLM_IR_Black";
        };
        class LinkedItemsUnder
        {
            slot = "UnderBarrelSlot";
            item = "UK3CB_underbarrel_acc_fgrip_bipod";
        };
    };
};

hearty sandal Aug 29, 2019, 4:49 PM

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if the weapon model does not have the attachement proxies they wont work

fluid oasis Aug 29, 2019, 4:53 PM

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Is that possible? - Due to the fact that you can still add attachments to the same weapons ingame.

hot pine Aug 29, 2019, 4:54 PM

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@fluid oasis do you have correct CfgPatches with requiredAddons?

fluid oasis Aug 29, 2019, 5:05 PM

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@hot pine I added the required addons to CfgPatches, though it still does not work. - I have similar configs using different mods that seem to work fine.

hearty sandal Aug 29, 2019, 5:06 PM

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what is the new addon packed with?

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do your new weapon class show up in the editor/arsenal?

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is it actually inside cfgWeapons class?

fluid oasis Aug 29, 2019, 5:09 PM

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yes, the new weapons are listed under cfgWeapons - and no weapons do not show up in the editor/arsenal as they are intended to be hidden and only added to AI units

hot pine Aug 29, 2019, 5:12 PM

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can you show whole config?

fluid oasis Aug 29, 2019, 5:15 PM

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i sent you the config in DM, as the config is too large for the chat

untold temple Aug 29, 2019, 5:17 PM

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possitive that those weapons are using "CowsSlot" etc from the slots classnames?

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Not some custom classname

hearty sandal Aug 29, 2019, 5:17 PM

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for future reference, pastebin.com is easy way to share configs

fluid oasis Aug 29, 2019, 5:18 PM

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that did not cross my mind @hearty sandal , will do in the future

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@untold temple In regards to slots, I am not particularly sure. - ( I am a bit of noob in regards to configs in arma )

hot pine Aug 29, 2019, 5:22 PM

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try using requiredAddons[] = {"UK3CB_BAF_Weapons_LoadOrder"};

fluid oasis Aug 29, 2019, 5:27 PM

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no change

hot pine Aug 29, 2019, 5:31 PM

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also, you might want to inherit from UK3CB_BAF_L129A1_FGrip_Bipod

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it seems there is gripod system there

untold temple Aug 29, 2019, 5:35 PM

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yeah, the weapons have custom slot names by the looks

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asdg_FrontSideRail_UK3CB_BAF_L129A1, asdg_MuzzleSlot_UK3CB_BAF_L129A1, asdg_OpticRail_UK3CB_BAF_L129A1, UK3CB_underbarrel_rifle_slot

fluid oasis Aug 29, 2019, 5:40 PM

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not to sound stupid but... does that mean I am just incorrect in using:

            class LinkedItemsOptic
            {
                slot = "CowsSlot";
                item = "UK3CB_BAF_TA648";
            };

untold temple Aug 29, 2019, 5:42 PM

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yes

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slot is not correct

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needs to match the slot classname that the weapon has

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CowsSlot is just the conventional name that BI use on their weapons, and some addon makers choose to use the same name

fluid oasis Aug 29, 2019, 5:44 PM

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ah, okay - I will change the slots and give it a try

echo hornet Aug 29, 2019, 5:44 PM

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Can someone link an easy to follow tutorial for creating a faction? I dont really want to add anything, i just want to have my loadouts be default in certain scenarios

hearty sandal Aug 29, 2019, 5:49 PM

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I dont think there is such tutorial

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and Im not sure if you could add such loadout as it would not be multiplayer compatible

sullen fulcrum Aug 29, 2019, 5:50 PM

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{
    class OctomsMod
    {
           units[]={};
           weapons[]={};
           requiredAddons[]={};
           requiredVersion=0.1;
     };
};
class Cfgweapons
{
    class cannon_125mm;

    class 125mm:  cannon_125mm
{
displayName="125MM";

//Values to edit
};
};
class CfgVehicles
{
    class B_MBT_01_TUSK_F;

    class Slammer:  B_MBT_01_TUSK_F
{
displayName="SlammerUP+";
class Turrets
    {
        class MainTurret
        { 
        weapons[]= {"cannon_125mm"};
        Magazines[]= {"24Rnd_125mm_APFSDS"};
//Values to edit
};
};
};
}; ```

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cant figure out why the 125mm wont inherrit,trying to get a 125 cannon onto a slammer up, when i spawn it in theres no gunner seat or commanders seat

fluid oasis Aug 29, 2019, 5:51 PM

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@untold temple This worked:
```class UK3CB_BAF_L129A1;

class L129A1_TA648_IRpointer_Bipod: UK3CB_BAF_L129A1 
{
    class LinkedItems
    {
        class LinkedItemsOptic
        {
            slot = "asdg_OpticRail_UK3CB_BAF_L129A1";
            item = "UK3CB_BAF_TA648";
        };
        class LinkedItemsAcc
        {
            slot = "asdg_FrontSideRail_UK3CB_BAF_L129A1";
            item = "UK3CB_BAF_LLM_IR_Black";
        };
        class LinkedItemsUnder
        {
            slot = "UK3CB_underbarrel_rifle_slot";
            item = "UK3CB_underbarrel_acc_fgrip_bipod";
        };
    }; ``` - Thankyou, one last question how do you find the custom weapon slot names? I am currently looking through the weapon in the config viewer and I am lost.

sullen fulcrum Aug 29, 2019, 5:55 PM

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https://gyazo.com/3a8af3adc8248f402079184988990654

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whats going on in my config viewer under Mainturret

hearty sandal Aug 29, 2019, 5:57 PM

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also you cant just add a turret

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it would be invisible

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and it would ho selections to get the needed points from

untold temple Aug 29, 2019, 5:58 PM

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@fluid oasis It should be in the config viewer, but you need to expand the weapon class in the left-hand list, and then the weaponSlotsInfo subclass inside that

hearty sandal Aug 29, 2019, 5:58 PM

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also @sullen fulcrum your inheritance is broken.

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youre not inheriting the turret class

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youre overwriting it

fluid oasis Aug 29, 2019, 6:00 PM

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@untold temple ah, I understand - thanks for the help everyone (this was a headache)

sullen fulcrum Aug 29, 2019, 6:01 PM

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@hearty sandal alright i honestly just want to change the ammo type used, but i didnt think its possible, like instead of the cannon shooting 120mms i want it to have 125s and a SPMG for the coaxial. is there anyway of just changing the ammo without invisible turrets happening

hearty sandal Aug 29, 2019, 6:01 PM

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yes, proper config inheritance

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you inherit the classes and then apply the changes you want to make

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yours is semi close

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but not quite there yet

nimble sequoia Aug 29, 2019, 6:02 PM

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@fluid oasis https://imgur.com/Lb4DBtz

sullen fulcrum Aug 29, 2019, 6:02 PM

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can you help me a bit further as to making it proper im new to this and i have no idea what im doing tbh

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is it the CFGweapons thats the issue?

hearty sandal Aug 29, 2019, 6:03 PM

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/ArmA_3_Replacement_Config_Tutorial

ArmA 3 Replacement Config Tutorial

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both

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read above, should get you started

fluid oasis Aug 29, 2019, 6:06 PM

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@nimble sequoia Yh , I get it now - thanks for the confirmation

nimble sequoia Aug 29, 2019, 6:07 PM

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There's also a 3cb-modding-support channel on the 3CB discord https://www.3commandobrigade.com/

sullen fulcrum Aug 29, 2019, 6:13 PM

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@hearty sandal im still a bit confused, why was CfgVehicle used in conjunction with an infantry?

hearty sandal Aug 29, 2019, 6:16 PM

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everything in Arma is basically a "vehicle"

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buildings are inside cfgVehicles

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units are inside it

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etc

idle matrix Aug 29, 2019, 6:17 PM

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well almost everything

hearty sandal Aug 29, 2019, 6:17 PM

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you should also study the Arma3 samples from steam

idle matrix Aug 29, 2019, 6:17 PM

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helmets and vests for example are weapons

hearty sandal Aug 29, 2019, 6:18 PM

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well yes

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but they too are placed down inside objects that are vehicles

idle matrix Aug 29, 2019, 6:18 PM

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true

sullen fulcrum Aug 29, 2019, 6:18 PM

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ah

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would the cannon_120 be considered a vehicle to

hearty sandal Aug 29, 2019, 6:20 PM

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no

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its a weapon

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so its in the cfgweapons

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all objects you can place down are "vehicles"

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there are different types of entities too

sullen fulcrum Aug 29, 2019, 6:21 PM

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so to fix a part of this inheritance do i remove the class turrets and class mainturret?

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because i was only overwriting it

hearty sandal Aug 29, 2019, 6:24 PM

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no you need to inherit it properly so you get the rest of the config stuff there and change only the weapon and ammo lines

sullen fulcrum Aug 29, 2019, 6:31 PM

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{
    class O_MBT_04_command_F;

    class 125mm:  cannon_125mm
{ ```

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am i on the right track? thats the t140ks class name and im guessing that can help inhert the cannon

hearty sandal Aug 29, 2019, 6:38 PM

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no that wont work

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going way off track now

sullen fulcrum Aug 29, 2019, 6:38 PM

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rip
time to ctrl z back on track :p

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honestly have no idea how to fix the inheritance lol

hearty sandal Aug 29, 2019, 6:41 PM

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did you read what was in the link I pasted

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have you looked into the Arma 3 samples on steam

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3_Characters_And_Gear_Encoding_Guide

Arma 3 Characters And Gear Encoding Guide

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this has good bits about inheritance too

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but its up to you to study this stuff

sullen fulcrum Aug 29, 2019, 6:54 PM

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i have but its a bit confusing to debunk the meaning

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{
    class OctomsMod
    {
           units[]={};
           weapons[]={};
           requiredAddons[]={};
           requiredVersion=0.1;
     };
};

class CfgVehicles
{
    class B_MBT_01_TUSK_F;

    class Slammer:  B_MBT_01_TUSK_F
{
displayName="SlammerUP+";
 
        class CfgWeapons
{
    class cannon_125mm;

    class 125mm:  cannon_125mm
{
displayName="125MM";

//Values to edit
};
};
        weapons[]= {"cannon_125mm"};
        Magazines[]= {"24Rnd_125mm_APFSDS"};
//Values to edit
};
};

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hows this look

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even further from correct than before or closer?

hearty sandal Aug 29, 2019, 6:56 PM

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about the same

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cfg weapons does not belong inside cfgvehicles

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they are at the same root level

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pls load the Arma 3 samples

sullen fulcrum Aug 29, 2019, 6:58 PM

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its auto crashing on startup need to verify first

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im probably using it wrong when i open it from steam a tab opens and closes immedaitely

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verified and same results

hearty sandal Aug 29, 2019, 7:04 PM

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yeah they are files on your steam install directory now

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its not a program

sullen fulcrum Aug 29, 2019, 7:04 PM

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ah i see them

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hmmm what can i copy and paste from this cfgvehicles.hpp xD

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i only need to use the turret so ill C+P shit from that section

hearty sandal Aug 29, 2019, 7:10 PM

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problem is that you are just throwing it at the wall and seeing if anything sticks

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look at the config

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and draw lines to it where different things go and connect to

sullen fulcrum Aug 29, 2019, 7:11 PM

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Ok ill do this now

hearty sandal Aug 29, 2019, 7:12 PM

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it wont really work if youre just 🐒 at ⌨ and copy paste untill someone says yeah thats good

sullen fulcrum Aug 29, 2019, 7:12 PM

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first thing i notice is cfgvehicles is at the top so ill fix that first ig

hearty sandal Aug 29, 2019, 7:14 PM

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do note that the hpp files are combined in the config.cpp file by the include commands

sullen fulcrum Aug 29, 2019, 7:25 PM

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alright i think i sorta got this now

tawny grove Aug 29, 2019, 7:25 PM

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I can't access the inventory in a vehicle. Anyone know what config setting controls that?