mbc_chat

[uneven juniper]

some chat

[uneven juniper]

1st thread

[keen ravine]

I like modding therefore I like this chat 🙂

as part of this "Introduction to Enfusion" lesson. Can we cover how to setup folders for modding/downloading/running servers/local testing?

I've seen people talking about "you shouldn't do X in X folder" up in the modding channels.

heck a lesson on pros/cons of different testing methods would be great too. i.e. workbench vs peer tool vs local server vs dedi server.

also if there is an actual syllabus for the upcoming lessons would it be possible to share it with the community to allow content creators to "re-craft" it into content on other platforms(youtube, twitch, bluesky, tiktok, etc)?

[fathom patrol]

are we going to discuss script debugging techniques within the engine? I'd also like a full list of entry points for scripts depending on what you are looking to do.

[fierce depot]

How do I get to videos and access to join voice.

@uneven juniper ^^^^

[deft citrus]

Just wait for Wednesday

[fierce depot]

Ok thx

[uneven juniper]

it's working now

[simple obsidian]

Secret Level!

[obtuse temple]

Will the videos be available to watch after?

[fathom patrol]

Should be. But you won't be able to ask your own questions if they miss something you want

[signal remnant]

Yes, we plan to record the session and upload to YouTube.

[deft citrus]

@uneven juniper hi 👋

Can you move this section - "Modding Boot Camps" to the upper?

Between "Arma Reforger" and "Enfusion modifications". Maybe 😉

Right now we need to scroll Discord to the end 😔

[thick haven]

it’s perfectly fine as it is. especially if it bound to be time dependent as a subgroup

[uneven juniper]

i can do it if it become wanted / needed ...

[deft citrus]

Yes, it is better to do it.
Even if it is temporary.
It will be easier for beginners to find

[simple obsidian]

Depending on how you set up your account, these channels won't show up automatically. Plus everyone can favorite them if they want to bring them to the top.

It depends on how long these channels are expected to be, as it sounds, this is temporary.

[meager quiver]

Why not just move the category up to the reforger category while the boot camp is happening and then move it down again

I feel like a majority of the people will miss it if its hidden all way down here

[deft citrus]

Add to favorites should be done by everyone and at the same time it is necessary to know about it. Here I suggested to do it for everyone at once

[thick haven]

there is server wide event done for it
https://discord.gg/KGjZ2WXJ?event=1308099157260501153

[fathom patrol]

dang, i thought the stage channel was gonna play wii shop music lol

[signal remnant]

Does it not for you? It did for me when testing and I had to insta-mute it lol

[fathom patrol]

it does, and for a sec i was like, dang its wii music! then the melody changed

[blazing slate]

Someone with speaking permission should just steal the stage 🤣

[fathom patrol]

pre-game karaoke?

[signal remnant]

Everyone's best rendition of This Is War.

[fathom patrol]

using only the "play the trumpet with your number row" youtube video

[serene ingot]

I guess this has already been asked, but just to be sure, will the session be recorded?

[signal remnant]

Yuh

[signal remnant]

^

[serene ingot]

sorry

[signal remnant]

Nah it's all good!

[peak sage]

damn, just enough time to prepare a healthy snack for the podcast
I am gonna ignore my school work for now and wait for this

Btw estimated duration?

[fathom patrol]

the stuff we learn will apply to a4 as well right?

[serene ingot]

i guess part of at least

[signal remnant]

We are aiming for ~ 1 hour.

[serene ingot]

The time when I'll learn the most in 2024 for sure.

[signal remnant]

Just as long as school work gets done... eventually.

[peak sage]

I'll take anything but doing that.
Take a look at the parameters of the SVM, e.g. C, kernel, gamma (in case of RBF) like I am supposed to know what it even means

[versed cliff]

Damn machine learning

[signal remnant]

If you have any questions during the Boot Camp, feel free to ask them in the #1298291656377892974 channel's text chat, and I will collect them for any potential Q&A session at the end.

[simple obsidian]

Stage is cool. Twitters speaker room basically, with less Elon

[serene ingot]

Elevator Music going on 🎶

[signal remnant]

Thank you to everyone for coming to our first Boot Camp! If you have any questions that were not answered during our Introduction to Enfusion, you can ask them in this Boot Camp's thread in the #1298291411321487370 and we can answer later by text, or in #enfusion_workbench or any other relevant channel in the Enfusion Modifications section of the Arma Discord.

We will be editing the recording of this Boot Camp for upload to YouTube soon™

[inner charm]

What is the YouTube channel the video will be uploaded to?

[thick haven]

https://www.youtube.com/ArmaPlatform\

[analog shoal]

Are there any plans for a structures session?

[shadow moat]

Idk who needs to know but the 16:00est time was wrong. I showed up at 15:49est and the first hour was just ending. 20:00 UTC == 15:00 est

[thick haven]

bootcamp is not really suppose to be a tutorial, but a intro into each individual section (editors) of the tools, with a working example which you can follow along if you want to
the general editors are:

• world editor
• particle editor
• animation editor
• script editor
• audio editor
• behaviour editor
• string editor
• procedural animation editor
  +++
• other sections of the workbench such as prefab editor, xob setup, texture and material section and UI editor (might be missing some parts here)

[thick haven]

discord autocoverts the UTC timezone to your local timezone. the only published timezone at least from my knowledge was 20:00 UTC

[shadow moat]

The graphic on Twitter said 16:00est

[thick haven]

my bad then, haven't seen the twitter post, only the marked event on this discord server

[shadow moat]

Either way I'll know now to do time conversions myself from UTC and that should be correct.

Can't wait for the video!

[simple wadi]

https://x.com/ArmaPlatform/status/1859293332977090673?t=IyLz-sQtbNxVgJRUfAKSag&s=19

Arma Platform (@ArmaPlatform) on X

Join us tonight at 2000 UTC for our first Modding Boot Camp, Introduction to Enfusion, hosted by Modding Supervisor Mario Enriquez!

This Modding Boot Camp will be held in the mbc_stage channel on the Arma Discord.

See you soon!

https://t.co/zBOAEOQ9Pw

Twitter · Nov 20, 2024, 5:50 PM

This post @shadow moat?

Also for me in Amsterdam time 16:00 EST is 22:00 Amsterdam time, while it started at 21:00 Amsterdam time. UTC time was good.

@craggy wigeon / @signal remnant maybe something to check 😉

[shadow moat]

Maybe just keep it in UTC and let people convert their own time

[shadow moat]

All the materials except Twitter, a3 melle posted the graphic above. It says 1600est when it actually started at 1500est. However 2000utc was indeed correct.

[simple obsidian]

ah my bad. 16 is 4pm not 3pm 😛

Silly 24h clock.

[shadow moat]

Good old Zulu time! (UTC)

[marsh cliff]

I can't seem to find the recording of the last session I'm assuming the video is not out yet?

[wispy matrix]

correct

[sleek charm]

Any eta for the first video's release? Missed it but hope to make the next one.

[heady cloud]

^^^

[shadow moat]

Samsies

Do you guys need someone to edit the video down and upload it?

[feral ocean]

indeed i have been waiting now weekend is over so until next weekend uggghh

[simple wadi]

Weekend is still here in Europe........Sunday 22:56 in Europe (CZ)

[marsh cliff]

Can I recommend a dedicated role for MBC to be pinged during every session / announcement?

[signal remnant]

@uneven juniper might be a good idea - one that people can opt into.

[uneven juniper]

ok, keep that in mind, atm. busy with servers issues and CDLC, you can then hunt me until done

[fierce depot]

Is there a way we can watch old streams ot the mod boot camp.

[gaunt idol]

yes, planned to be uploaded

[signal remnant]

#mbc_announcements message

Here you go!

This took a bit longer than expected to get ready as I was sick last week

Future Boot Camps should be easier to edit and get out on YouTube quicker now that I have the editing workflow and templates though!

[sleek charm]

Awesome work, thanks guys!

[unreal root]

Any chance for uncuted video link?

[fathom patrol]

Crap that's too soon of a post on the event time. Can't do a swap off work or anything.

Does the VOD include Q/A? Consider making a separate video if not, or just releasing raw footage for DL.

[rare apex]

we need modding boot Camp #3

[simple wadi]

Somewhere in January

[lament vale]

@tepid plover

[fathom patrol]

whats on the docket for the next one?

[pearl mirage]

User Interface & HUD. http://youtube.com/post/UgkxNLH1F56QhRD16Hiu3wjKKv1zPFU86eVO
Still looking forward to them uploading the Boot Camp #3 stream though 😩

[fathom patrol]

When is the RPL bootcamp going to be?

[muted junco]

@signal remnant when is the youtube release for bootcamp no 3 planned? i'd really like to have a watch 🙂

[signal remnant]

Tomorrow!

[signal remnant]

Here ya go: https://youtu.be/dUNN_KeyjkQ

[sleek charm]

Thanks guys, really appreciate all the work you put into documenting and explaining everything! Keep it up! 🙂

[alpine ore]

we need better docs for engine structure and architecture

or at least for project architecture

[alpine ore]

https://community.bistudio.com/wikidata/external-data/arma-reforger/EnfusionScriptAPIPublic/Page_Replication_Overview.html

spelling issue on this doc

"An item can by many things"

"An item can be many things" *

[craggy wigeon]

It took me a full minute for my brain to stop autocorrecting those to be the same thing...

[barren ingot]

brain't

[scarlet notch]

Hello guys!
Will we get a tutorial for modding bootcamp on expanded animations, e.g., a guy is opening a door and going into a vehicle or trying to reload a weapon and of course, trying to implement those animations in the Enfusion engine?

[tacit isle]

Hi, I wanted to learn how to do it with the mods. The reason for this experience is that I know UNREAL quite well. But I haven't quite gone through the ENFUSION engine yet. I'm looking for someone who has experience and with whom you can sit down together and set up projects together. I would prefer to be in German. I can speak English. But it's easier to work together if you speak your mother tongue. In this case, German.
My first projects:

1. Server Arsenal config / core
2. Server Banner
3. Server Scenario
4. Levelsystem Reconstruction
   (start small first)

Future projects:

1. New Weapons P90, Scar H, more sniper
2. New vehicles Leopard 1/2, Fuchs, Pzh 2000
3. New Map (Switzerland, Austria, Germany)

I would very much welcome it if you can find a team to build all this together. I just need the basics first. Have seen the boot camp videos. But that doesn't make you quite smart. I look forward to hearing from you. Just send me a friend request.

[tepid plover]

?

[dark axle]

..

[next egret]

Hy guys,

I have a server on Nitrado hosting, and i installed Server Admin Tools, but if i change the config nothing happens.

Can i get some help with it? 😮

[static raft]

in the server admin tools description it says nitrado isnt supported

[wispy matrix]

wrong channel. please in future read channel names and descriptions.

[compact mountain]

If you were to run a bootcamp on the cinematic editor, a really good example/tutorial would be recreating the 'camera flies around a frozen scene with custom poses' we've seen in these update teasers recently

[marsh cliff]

Just a quick suggestion: Is it possible for the Playlist in the Youtube channel Arma Platform to arrange the videos in the order of the bootcamp numbers? (i.e. #1 through #X)? The current order of videos in the playlist appears to be #4, #3, #2, #1, #5 (Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EE1iqCqrlq4&list=PLfUcrRpCM_fKjkTrkV-bqnknVbFCPA3YU)

[signal remnant]

Yeah I can adjust that. It orginally had the newest one at the top, so unsure how #5 ended up at the bottom

[marsh cliff]

Is it possible to have it ordered in #1, #2, #3, #4, #5 so I can watch it like a marathon

[signal remnant]

Yeah, give me a couple of seconds and I'll set it up!

@marsh cliff take a look now. Should be set to oldest to newest for order now.

[empty cosmos]

Yeah, basically an updated video from the original cinema BI video from 2 years ago would be amazing

Learned some basic stuff from Trial and Error (and OV) but a guide to help with it all would be amazing

[marsh cliff]

Perfect! Thanks 👍🏻

[split kraken]

Hey guys, do I still have to open new instance of reforger tools to close and open other project?

[fathom patrol]

yes, but also wrong channel

[flint pilot]

Hello, can someone help?
in what boot camp chapter, descibe how to upload my mod to workshop?
I can't figure it out :(

[signal remnant]

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_Reforger:Mod_Publishing_Process

[rough isle]

Bruhh who put me in this

[short bronze]

can we get a tutorial on multimats

for reforger

and vfx masks

[rotund maple]

Second this

[fathom meadow]

Would it be possible to have the video concerning the first part of the animation bootcamp to review it before the second part?

[signal remnant]

Hey! We JUST posted it now.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ko0CZacVUZg

[fathom meadow]

Thanks 🤟 😉

[half hull]

I think there is no Vehicle rigging tutorial, so that would be helpful to make one

[burnt cloud]

Could we get a modding boot camp for custom gadget animations? Ik and the works?

[versed cliff]

Including custom anim profiles for them 😉

[pale orchid]

Thanks for the kex escapist additions btw ❤️

[serene ingot]

Link is not working on the last announcement on #mbc_announcements LeClair 🙏🏼 disculpa 🤭

[signal remnant]

Hmmmm.... I think it is just due to it being forwarded from #announcements into that channel. I guess it doesn't like Discord Event links when you do that.

Actually, it looks like it is working for me?

[serene ingot]

Strange, now it works yes. It was probably discord issue i guess :S i have a screenshot as well to let you see if you want. Apologies for wasting your time LeClair 🙏🏼

[signal remnant]

You aren't wasting my time! I also saw the non-working link when I checked it after seeing your message, but it started to work quite shortly after.

[scarlet notch]

When we can expect a video about making custom vehicles ? 🤔

[manic salmon]

Hey all, I am trying to Publish a Map to WorkShop and im Getting this message>>Uploading failed!
Reason: File contents don't match expected content type - thumbnail.png image/png<< My Images are PNG and are under the 2mb Size. Can I get some help with this?

[fathom patrol]

Most people don't read this channel as it's just for the boot camps. Try #enfusion_tools

[misty ingot]

I am in a huge help everyone! my mod (weapon mod that uses ak74 base) doesn't have any sound in the reload animation, every other sound of the guns works except the reload

[compact mountain]

Did you make custom animations? If so they need events to play the sounds (copy them from a vanilla animation)

[rare apex]

is there already a plan for the next mbc ?

[craggy wigeon]

At the moment, no, but there may be more Workshops like it in the future. We'll let people know.

[molten bluff]

And what about arma 3 modding what channel should I use?

[keen crane]

There is an Arma 3 Creative Editing category, you can enable it in id:customize if you can't see it.

[molten bluff]

I see that but I don't know which one to pick... I'm trying to make a mod to send player location to an external application and more info as the app evolves

I got hemtt to build the mod and I have rust setup to build a dll but I think the game isn't loading the dll so it cant send data

[fathom patrol]

@molten bluff probably #arma3_scripting

[molten bluff]

Thx I put my question in there

[unreal root]

there is any news about the result of survey or what can be happen in future basing on result from there?

[wispy matrix]

Please clean up your multiple cross posts around the server.
It is against the rules to post same thing all over.

I can understand you want to find answers but this is not the right way.

Do not just post on random channels.

[half hull]

Are there any plans to continue the boot camp series?

[dreamy anchor]

Hello everyone

What components should be deactivate so the AI can't move?

I'm trying to make a context action "freeze" in game master, so when it is clicked it would deactivate AIMovementComponent of the selected AI(s)

The problem is that the AI still can move!

Any solution or guide?

[orchid inlet]

Could any modders make me an Arsenal Box and a Conflict Scenario for a new realism Server ?

[versed cliff]

You could try to assign them a defend waypoint with radius 0. Or you have a look at the AI modding bootcamp, as it covers AI messages, which you could also mod to alter or suppress behavior: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsL8arV1lMA&list=PLfUcrRpCM_fKjkTrkV-bqnknVbFCPA3YU&index=12

[versed cliff]

👉 #creators_recruiting

[undone crow]

not sure if im in the right chat but i need help with a server coding issue?

[wispy matrix]

Not quite the right channel. this is one to discuss the modding bootcamps themselves. Enfusion modding channels start from #enfusion_generic

[undone crow]

Ok thanks

[orchid inlet]

Hey guys new to modding opened up Reforger tools for the first time in my life I’m trying to make a Arsenal Box with RHS as a dependency I’m watching a video tutorial as I go along but I’m having some issues that being when I’ve gone into the inventory items config files and started deleted things I don’t want into my arsenal box I now allegedly can’t save the project and I also can’t copy and paste it over into my own config files like the guys video shows him doing ? The only difference between what I’ve done and what he’s done is he’s not deleted any items where as I have anyone got any suggestions?

[honest holly]

Did you delete the items in your config or the original config?

[little delta]

Also with overrides you can’t delete items, but you can hit the checkbox that says enabled (and uncheck it to disable those items)

[spring tundra]

anyone know much about darc mission configuring ? i think i made a booboo and need some help with something

[wispy matrix]

the enfusion modding channels may be a bit more active for this kind of questions #enfusion_scenario #enfusion_configuration

[real needle]

Hi. I'm beginner in enfusion modding and what I can say is that MBC and Wiki are great but one thing is missing (or I can't find it). It's explanation about game structure and hierarchy. I would really love to see MBC #13 about that.

[leaden haven]

We would need a tutorial on how to make a helicopter from scratch

[scarlet oxide]

Yo boys I am alsmot enrolled in the RCN…

[unborn bronze]

.

[wispy matrix]

no dot spam thanks

[idle moth]

hi im new to that hole modding thing could some one help me with that ?

[signal remnant]

Here are some resources you can check out to get started:

BI Wiki - Arma Reforger Modding: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Category:Arma_Reforger/Modding

Arma Reforger Modding Boot Camp YouTube Series: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfUcrRpCM_fKjkTrkV-bqnknVbFCPA3YU&si=oB8o4DUhQdGA84IG

[unreal root]

Any plans for more modding bootcamps or anything in this area(like more tutorials on biki)?

[craggy wigeon]

Anything specific you're looking for?

[unreal root]

The most i would like to see more about AI. how components are supposed to work/configured, how they are connected to each other. Kind of whats is important to look in creating new behaviours or changing them. how cover search work with ai and much more (like how reaction to danger is created). I feel like this is most unguided area with many components, while its easy to miss aspect like fullBrain Prefab or how AI handle with vehicles (i was confused while seeing AI always leaving pilot position in helicopter).

Second would be about some aspect of audio editor. I was literally destroyed personally when i created .acp of looped audio that should just playing 30 second sound in a loop. i checked all bypasses and checking if sound is audible, expecting that if i start play sound being minimal out of range i would hear the sound when i walk closer, sadly it looked like never triggered. To this day i dont understood if i maked something wrong there or i just should use signal of distance at first place always. i feel confused how audio worked in so simple scenario, while 3 basic nodes there should literally do all the job.

overall as much i like how long and how much freedom was in all bootcamps videos i feel like they didnt have proper plan what show, how show it. Like the behaviour tree bootcamp was 2 persons and personally i feeled the most confused in entire video there. Some of them were like for beginners, some were feel like of intermediate guys, but with this one i feel missed something to read/learn to have beginner knowledge to be able to understand some of the intermediate.

tldr:
kind of intro into trying to understart how AI work and how handle with behaviours and system connected to it.
some simple scenarios of creating sounds -> i literally get defeated by audio that i wanted to start playing when player is still out of audio range.

[fiery gorge]

A more advanced clothing tutorial would be cool, like a jacket or pants, also creating a reticle showing how to measure mils

[fringe elbow]

someone here ever work on a custom faction in Arma Reforger? i am currently having issues where our custom faction cannot build anything from the Command Post and am not able to figure out why. To clarify, we are not able to build things such as repair stations, ammo caches, fuel points etc. while playing as our custom faction

[compact mountain]

its been a bit too long since I did it to remember how I did it, but if you open British Forces mod in the workbench you should be able to see all the bits we needed to touch/change/add to get it working

[fringe elbow]

So I replicated as much of RHS as I could. Because they somehow have it where they can build those compositions while the cp is under the us flag. I just for the life of me can't replicate it.

[cinder timber]

When one of our guys did it for us he just overrode the base us faction and we haven’t run into those issues. We don’t use RHS though.

[fringe elbow]

We duplicated the base game US faction and gave it its own faction Key. I was using rhs to see if there were settings that I needed to have to ensure it used us stuff

[cinder timber]

Have you tried changing the faction of the command post to your custom faction? With the duplication you should be able to have us flags in that as well if wanted.

[fringe elbow]

i did but its still not popping up

[cinder timber]

🤔

Is there a buildable entity catalog for your faction that needs done?

Like the arsenal box item catalog

But for buildable

[fringe elbow]

there is, and i brought it over but the issue i am running into is i am not sure where to place it