you can retrieve material type with those scripted event handlers
#contact_discussion
sterile mesa
calm crescent
To clarify, we would have to mod our own class to add our own inti to modify the screen text right?
Vs just getting broadcast data.
Or through the example mission can we modify it? Sorry noob questions, but I'm learning !
sterile mesa
hm, I might expand that sample mission next week with text override
calm crescent
Awesome, thank you!
misty charm
We cant really help if you dont tell us the problem @mossy mauve
mossy mauve
So I have no mods loaded just trying to go into the virtual training thing and I cant go into third person like im clicking my toggle view button and its not wokring
misty charm
And what does this have to do with contact dlc?
mossy mauve
idk it was just a chat that I could see just I wanna know how to fixc
fix
it would be helpful
misty charm
torn bloom
|| http://prntscr.com/owulgf this mysterious event appeared on my phone for next year, guess I should start making travel reservations... ||
misty charm
misty charm
If you dont get it on spawn you can props pick it up from some body @mossy mauve
not really a required item though so eh
Then you dont get one I guess
Which makes sense if all the electronics are fried 
wat
Oh no I have to look at the map once every now and then because I dont have a mini-map, how will I survive this?
Oh no i actually have to put some effort into identifying contacts and knowing where my friendlies are instead of just shooting everything!
jaunty dome
!purgeban @old egret 360d profanity, racism, harassment, etc.
coarse ridgeBOT
I couldn't find them :(
warped vortex
misty charm
Thanks 
warped vortex
sry @jaunty dome 
jaunty dome
got ninja'd
dry wren
I haven't read what the other guy said but from @misty charmI can already guess the type
misty charm
Hehe
stable vine
not of the purple type
misty charm
wha
misty charm
Not in this chat
Take a guess
Although that props wont get you far since your first guess wasnt that good
dry wren
@serene plover you're probably looking for this
#arma3_questions
dry wren
did he
my bad
oh
sorry @stable vine I didn't knew that was the question considering he went here
stoic hinge
what would be a neat way to stop reinforcements from being called? Swamp the specific squad with noise? Intercept the reinforcements with an order and tell them to go away?
steep flower
Bug with the Livonia Terrain: The contour lines on the map do not match up with altitude ASL
scenic lantern
@steep flower
create a ticket
https://feedback.bistudio.com/tag/arma_3/
steep flower
K
scenic lantern
thx
steep flower
I can't create an account to submit a ticket, can I delegate the task to someone else?
grizzled cosmos
nope you are the one with the details. Why cant you make an account?
stoic hinge
Is it just me or does contact suffer from even worse performance?
is it livonia, or the comms system?
stable vine
livonia
stoic hinge
damn
dropping as low as 20fps in some places
Is there like a guide to contact somewhere? I wonder what stuff im missing on. I am at the bit where you have to sneak into the old radar facility and I keep getting found out
inland cosmos
you don't have to sneak in if you don't want to
stoic hinge
i know
i can get one squad to fuck off, but I can't get the callsign or radioman of the other
scenic lantern
you need to broadcast a music track on the squads freq to get them to contact their HQ with their callsign
stoic hinge
i know that trick, but I can't find their pings at all
all I can see of that second squad and there may be more is a single dude on a roof
i can't move much or he shoots me
mellow anvil
@stoic hinge Sometimes low FPS bugs out the missions and you have to completely restart (even saves keep the bug).
The true fix for Contact and Livonia will probably come with Content Update 1.96 but that will take a long time
If BI had a "delay release until it is more playable policy" (such as what Creative Assembly implemented after Rome 2 was a mess on release) then BI would have much better reviews and far more players. Instead they most of the time just rush releases and players have to wait for 2 or 3 patches for it to work as intended.
misty charm
I guess I'm lucky since I dont really have problems with livonia 
mellow anvil
@misty charm It is probably because you never have your FPS lower than 20/10? Super computers for the win!
misty charm
Yeah my FPS are usually rather high for arma
mellow anvil
May I ask your average FPS in livonia? (and on Altis as a comparison)
misty charm
I havent watched the numbers
mellow anvil
You can easily check your FPS if mid game you go into your video options. It will show your current FPS on the top
stoic hinge
I get like 30 walking around
When usually I reach 50-70
If it's a crowded place Livonia tanks to 15
hexed mortar
Question, I think I've verified, but I wanted to confirm, are assets like the HEMTT Flatbed everyman or free, value-added content? In other words, does not require Contact DLC unlock to use it?
calm crescent
Pretty sure the HEMTTs are free
stoic hinge
just finished contact
i have to say i was positively surprised
very nice
any place where I can read up on "lore"
might have missed stuff
calm crescent
The arma wiki has pretty good summery. Not sure if 100% updated yet
analog kraken
@mellow anvil think they aren't doing the CA approach as they aren't interested in long term money, they're just pumping it for cash until people get bored, then they'll move on to Arma 4.
mossy mauve
Heya
short sand
is there a clear list of what parts of contact are free and what parts are premium?
specifically the kozlice but i'm curious about everything else
grizzled cosmos
whats in the enoch side is free, whats in the contact side is DLC only
obtuse ether
The contact DLC campaign is really really nice
The custom map and the notebook in the first mission are quite neat
harsh gate
Yeah, the campaign is excellent, between that and LOW, I have high hopes for the Arma 4 singleplayer
hot oasis
Contact is one of the best single player gaming experiences I've ever had
misty charm
Yep the campaign is really good
left stump
I didn't even really care about the low fps as I'm accustomed to it lol. It was just perfect, the campaign.
untold field
I was thinking of the playing it a second time but do it differently
fading pelican
|| Did anyone else find the CTRG uniform after clearing camp kresnik? ||
untold field
No???
fading pelican
check it out
|| the mission before the russian annexation, get to kresnik, drop some looters and find it next to an offroad ||
|| it's a point of interest ||
untold field
Interesting
|| that says alot about ctrgs activity within that region, wonder if thats a hint ti a possible thing in the future ||
fading pelican
|| Maybe CTRG were doing the same job as the Russians but for NATO, or maybe they were investigating Astra ||
So many theories, such little evidence
outer mica
||Maybe a hint for further Eastern European stuff in the next game?||
fading pelican
|| Could be, it just seems too subtle a nod to be anything that significant ||
untold field
|| who knows, maybe we will get a expansions explaining this ||
inland cosmos
||AFAIK CRTG had training exercises with the LDF before NATO boys had theirs so that's why there's CTRG stuff||
fading pelican
|| wait, where is this mentioned? || @inland cosmos
inland cosmos
In a newspaper you find ingame IIRC
fading pelican
ok cheers mate
fading pelican
Daddy trump gets re elected
spice siren
Hello
I'm new to Arma 3
Problem is I don't have the game
Does this server do giveaways?
chrome osprey
No
fading pelican
You just missed out on some discounts mate
chrome osprey
There will be another one soon enough. Been a few this year
spice siren
I don't know that was a big one. it was on the anniversary I kinda feel stupid for deciding to pass it
chrome osprey
Or save up...
spice siren
i no money for game. only money for gpu
fading pelican
Whats the CPU
spice siren
i7 3770k stock speeds
fading pelican
oh ok
spice siren
It should been enough for arma and mods, no?
chrome osprey
I ran ARMA 3 at 20fps with an AMD 7 and GTX 660... Not optimal. But this is the wrong channel for that discussion. Move it to #hardware_vs_arma
spice siren
sorry, thanks for the feedback.
scenic lantern
i no money for game. only money for gpu
if you can't afford a game, you should reconsider your further investments
chrome osprey
Save up, buy ARMA 3... highly recommend. Then save for the GPU
TBH, GPU is less important than your CPU for ARMA
spice siren
Yeah I love communication-based games. I think specs won't be a problem. I'd probably be able to get a refund
untold field
|| i wonder if we will be seeing anymore of the Russians in arma 3 since it seems like alot of space was left in contact for more expansion ||
grizzled cosmos
||Second Contact?||
chrome osprey
Second Contact: The Return of The Little Green Men
native fog
yes
untold field
|| yea possibly, i dont think this is the last we will see the Russians ||
chrome osprey
Btw. Do people know that the spoiler tag does not work on mobile discord? At least on my Android
Bad discord, bad!
slate umbra
Works on the iOS version
grizzled cosmos
got to protect the fragile minds
untold field
ye
chrome osprey
Probably just that the Chinese insisted that iOS needed censorship built in and that made spoilers work... ๐คท
untold field
Lol
|| i hope in the future of campaigns and expansions, we see more use of impersonation tactics like using the antenna to mis direct enemy patrols and such, think it would bring a cool new aspect to combat and stealth to the game ||
chrome osprey
Or we could get realistic EW
untold field
|| yea, like i didnt use it to much during the campaign, but would still be cool to see it used on a wider scale, also emps would be cool tech to use in battle if that ever comes around ||
chrome osprey
Yeah, true
warm summit
more missions like ArmA 2 EW would be cool
I like the nuclear war alternate timeline
untold field
|| i wonder if we will see spetsnaz in another form, such as if they ever introduce a snowy mountain map, if we will see any snow camo if they appear in that campaign ||
urban sand
not sure why you mark it as spoiler, but BI's current record is that they create retextures for existing units, if they make sense
so if snowy map got ever released officially, we'd probably get snow versions of NATO and CSAT, and Spetznaz would make sense too.
fat chance for snow camo AAF though ๐
summer fiber
which is funny, considering it snows on IRL Limnos
chrome osprey
Not really enough to justify snow camo being bought and deployed tbh
untold field
just incase people who havent played it yet didnt know about the spetsnaz
lol
cant be to careful
but yes
snow camo would be really cool
misty charm
If someone hasnt played the contact campaign they props should be in #contact_discussion
untold field
wut
misty charm
I mean they're asking to be spoilered
wet tree
๐ฎ
untold field
Woahhhhh the server is getting attacked
scenic lantern
not the first time
untold field
Yikkkkes
scenic lantern
ยฏ_(ใ)_/ยฏ
torn bloom
i like the fact that they only did that in this channel and #apex_discussion
untold field
Ikr
Either they blew up there spam program trying to hit each channel or there not the best at this
๐
sage merlin
Is new offroad free or need contact ownership?
sage merlin
Changelog says it's free for everyone, but when I used it in my last mission my unit got watermarks, and information about not owning DLC when trying to be driver
misty charm
Yep its part of the free platform update but non-dlc owners get Watermarks and only DLC owners can drive it @sage merlin
sage merlin
That sucks its just offroad with few additions
grizzled cosmos
its part of the whole package.
in some games you dont even get to play with the DLC stuff if you dont own it.
sage merlin
I got it
But it kinda hurts me creating paywall behind low-effort assests, it's my opinion
grizzled cosmos
its just tiny part of a bigger set
you could say that about each individual thing
sage merlin
Of course
It's in bigger pack, but it could be standalone, i don't know good words for that. Let's say i like how bohemia manages content when there is big difference in model im okay, it's like a new asset, but CTRG stealth helmet, kinda reuses NATO Helmet, CTRG stealth uniform is just litlle bit longer and has just "standing" collar. Orange DLC Medic outfit is just aaf gloveless uniform
calm crescent
To be fair it's not just a little modifying any additional mesh work means new UV maps
untold field
Ye
untold field
anyone find the promet to be really satisfying to use
untold field
Then get it
stable vine
!issuewarning @mossy mauve allcaps
coarse ridgeBOT
Failed to PM @mossy mauve
stable vine
@mossy mauve You are on two warnings now (the bot can't PM you, the other is crossposting, spamming) the third one is gonna be a temp ban.
misty charm
Not much we can do 
mossy mauve
good point good point
misty charm
You dont have to
mossy mauve
Ok thx
untold field
I feel like alot of people hate on the LDF for some reason even there pretty balanced in terms of the game
misty charm
The only reason I dont like them is that they dont really have much new equipment @untold field
untold field
Yea true, but what they do have is almost equal to nato they just lack in the vehicle area
analog kraken
Will they ever add a Zeus for the contact map on official servers?
dry wren
what I mainly dont like about them is how they behave in the ending
weary terrace
Who? Aliens?
untold field
Well its there
@analog kraken i think what your getting confused about is that the player voted admin has to change the map to it
analog kraken
No I know how to change maps on a server and call an admin just the servers I've been on its not been an option
Thought haven't played in a week
So maybe it's changed idk
untold field
Lets move this to #zeus_discussion
dry wren
@weary terrace not sure if I can say spoilers here but what the ldf did in the last mission is just plain senseless for me
weary terrace
Ah yeah I agree
woven wraith
Is contact worth if I wasnโt going to play the campaign
untold field
Seems like you could do some fun stuff with that
calm crescent
Yea, I already got a experimental config set up for drone hacking for it.
Should be MP friendly, and pretty light on scripts
sterile mesa
there should be already light weight drone hacking functionality included
it's not enabled by default though
https://dev.arma3.com/post/sitrep-00236 see Spectrum Device API
weary terrace
Any plans for an omnidirectional antenna for it?
vernal moth
isn't the antenna just a magazine for it?
misty charm
Iirc it is @vernal moth
weary terrace
Are you saying that I must make it myself? :D
They will need to add support for such kind of antenna in their code anyway
calm crescent
My idea is to use the native lock on/sensors
Fires a invisible missile, which then tracks said target with the lock. Like actual missiles, can be defeated, missed, ect. Which counts as "failed hacks" in the players eyes.
I was thinking of not just drone hacking, but causing weapon misfires, killing car engines, ect.
woeful blade
What is the difference between the Contact and Contact(Platform) DLC entries in my Arma 3 Launcher?
stable vine
platform is enoch, the free content
then there is the terrain which is also in enoch but not free. and the DLC campaign exclusive items like all the alien stuff
sterile mesa
Contact (Platform) is not completely free - all weapons & vehicles from it are behind the a3 dlc paywall
Pure Contact is not distributed to non owners and contains campaign + aliens
calm crescent
Thank you BI for PBOing the Contact stuff so early.
With the upcoming update that is
dry wren
is there a way to disable the snapping of the cargo platforms?
inland cosmos
don't hide the walls, that's what triggers it
I guess you could try placing the platforms before hiding the walls
dry wren
it is a nice feature but at times annoying
another example its really hard to keep rotated stuff in position
weary terrace
Sorry I have missed that, are Contact objects like tents part of base arma or not?
inland cosmos
should be, yeah
weary terrace
Thx!
spring crypt
They are. All props/guns and uniforms are in vanilla.
calm crescent
You sure about the guns?
inland cosmos
yep
lucid creek
Hey guys. Do you know if equipment can be transfered (kept) from Anomalous Phenomena through to Carpe Noctem?
I collected a sh*tton of guns and explosives and Im kinda disappointed I have to leave it all behind.
Im playing Contact again and this time im going full mental killing every LDF I can find.
calm crescent
I was able to keep my primary and most my gear for the entire campaign.
lucid creek
Yeah, the rifle and whatever you have in uniform and vest is transfered but what about some other container? I guess there isnt one.
robust nexus
Bought Contact yesterday, love it!
The story telling and the new gear with the possibilities
weary terrace
I think it's related to Contact theme. I'm making a scenario where player can intercept enemy comms in the area, but he needs to have a cryptographic key (a random string), which is obtained from dead enemies. Do you have any other ideas related to that? ๐ Maybe someone knows this topic?
robust nexus
Been playing Contact in veteran mode for hours now, for the total immersion with no unrealistic compass markers etc
BUT OH NOES! The damn spectrum device shows the markers anyway, that kind of destroyed it for me ๐ฆ
robust nexus
Also when you get an "Eddie" later in the game, and start taking samples, you control it without any type of terminal at all ๐ฆ
robust nexus
wait... spectrum device is just a scripted "prop" that have no real use outside the campaign?
robust nexus
sad news ๐ฆ
grizzled cosmos
the mechanics could be implemented on mp scenarios too but theres no vanilla solutions
theres way too many ways to make missions
robust nexus
Yeah I guess, I was just hoping to get to play around with the spectrum device in missions like Warlords.
untold field
Uhhhh
misty charm
Fixed: The Alien Entity was scanning its own (matter) balls on some occasions
full lynx
I love how someone thought that this line needed clarification ๐
calm crescent
Lol
fossil pike
Hello im not englisi user but i don know what is ball means? ๐
full lynx
He's talking in trollish, check his previous posts on this discord; his english is perfectly fine ๐
fossil pike
Trollish lol kkkkk Learned another fun word
weary terrace
There was some video of a conference where BI developers had some presentation about the Livonia terrain, can't find the link any more. Can anyone share it please?
misty charm
Mmh have you checked the dev diary tweets? @weary terrace
stable vine
i don't know of a conference
inland cosmos
@weary terrace You mean this? https://www.reddit.com/r/arma/comments/d140us/bi_dev_ivan_buchta_discussing_the_livonia_map/
weary terrace
Thanks! Yes that's it!
And it seems to be gone...
Can you guys open it or my internet is broke?
stable vine
While searching for it I found a ASMR video of a vigor team member ๐ค
well its a twitch recording from a month ago
inland cosmos
it was a twitch video, and twitch no longer has the video
stable vine
twitch doesn't keep VODs that long
inland cosmos
wayback machine also doesn't have it
stable vine
wayback machine doesn't store several gigabytes of video recordings from some random twitch channel..
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLuPXw4Yr6UxoCLqulli4xg watch their youtube channel the recordings get uploaded a couple months later it seems.
stable vine
That channel is weird, that one guy saying he'll talk about game hacking, but in the end only talks about website security issues.
And these two phd students talking about how to protect games and really only talking about the basics that I learned 5 years ago ๐ค
TLDR at the end: you stand no chance against hackers.
full lynx
I love another tldr from some other video about protection hacking that I saw somewhere:
What you think: people hacking my protection are secret-service-grade hackers and doing that for money.
How it actually is: it's just a 15-yo that decided to dedicate his own life and whole free time to crack your protection and will not stop until he manages to do that, just to prove that he can do that.
Hence, you stand no chance against hackers
misty charm
It wasnt added to Zeus iirc
warm oyster
Why?
misty charm
Because it wasnt
signal socket
ยฏ_(ใ)_/ยฏ
warm oyster
Makes no sense
misty charm
We cant really know, we're not the devs
warm oyster
Is there anyway I can report this issue to the devs then?
misty charm
Feedback tracker I guess
warm oyster
Where do I find it
misty charm
Try google
scenic lantern
"arma 3 feedback tracker"
warm oyster
Do they still read those or is it not worth it?
scenic lantern
they read them for sure, but nobody knows what happens after that
inland cosmos
it's a bit hit and miss
there are bugs on the feedback tracker that have been there for years
warm oyster
Yeah so it's not recommended I recon
inland cosmos
and yet when a friend of mine reported the MAAWS scope clipping with some rifle scopes it was fixed within a month
I would still recommend it though
warm oyster
It'S a shame you have these beautifull contact soundtracks but you can't use them to enchant your zeus mission on official zeus
inland cosmos
best chance to get the devs to actually read about bugs
mayhaps they just forgot
they are only human after all
warm oyster
They are a company though you expect some organisation and professionalism
Others write it down and stuff
inland cosmos
and even companies make mistakes
warm oyster
They do but shouldn't to be more efficient
mossy mauve
looking into enoch folder, there are still many files in .ebo, i wonder if they will be converted to .pbo in a later patch ?
stable vine
tanoa was never converted to pbo. So.. I'm very sure Livonia won't be either wow since when is tanoa pbo ๐ค
Maybe, in about a year.
analog kraken
@warm oyster some already requested that to BI over Twitter, I'd post a screenshot but I can't, they've acknowledged it and said they'll look into adding the Contact OST
warm oyster
Shouldn't take long for a few lines of code
I made a mod that integrates music for my personal use myself it isn't that hard. I Imagine it's a bit easier for the Devs
lean rose
Contact worth it for the weapons and other stuff? Donโt care too much for the story
weary terrace
Not really, IMO the story and campaign is its main point
Well there is also map btw, map looks cool
untold field
Map is good for a lot of stuff
calm crescent
Map is basically Chern 2.0
left vapor
Weapons wise the only unique thing is the shotguns, but mods will start releasing shotguns using the same mechanics soon enough, i think RHS or cup already teased a new shotgun
calm crescent
I would argue the new LDF rifle is also the first 6.5mm bullpup
fallen wren
ehm no , you forgot about Katiba ๐
calm crescent
Ah yea, your right
trim spindle
shame more standalone shotguns werenโt added
an 870/1014 equivalent wouldโve been cool
calm crescent
Yea, the new set up is great.
left vapor
think cup added an 870 in the latest update
rain surge
Random question but; When playing the game with Contact activated it changes up the colors of things in the game, which I'm more then fine with cause I like blue. But when I went to mess around in editor making a mission, my vehicles info in the top left is now missing the speed or other info. How would I get that back? Otherwise I have to play with the DLC deactivated cause well...I play Arma for vehicles almost more then runnin' and gunnin', I need my speedometer lol.
inland cosmos
you dont need contact activated
that's only for the singleplayer content
also maybe check your difficulty settings
rain surge
I was more or less hoping to be able to play the game with it active cause I liked the blue scheme to everything--never was a fan of green.
inland cosmos
You could give Reshade a try if you want a blue tint to everything
pastel dagger
the contact blue colour was added as a menu/game colour setting with the release of contact
dry wren
Has anyone managed to understand how to configure the spectrum device for the base game?
scenic lantern
@dry wren
There is @agile quiver who seem to make progress
dry wren
if you mean this
https://forums.bohemia.net/forums/topic/224820-tutorial-contact-scripts/
I thought it was only for the contact version
agile quiver
i wouldn't know
nor care ๐คทโโ๏ธ
contact is great :3
solutions for those who didn't buy it isn't within my area of care
dry wren
oh on the contrary
I have contact
I simply prefeer to use it with the base game version so I can mix it with other stuff
I believe you still need to buy the dlc to wield the device
just annoyed they had to do this separation thing
left vapor
Yax from ITC was demo'ing using it as a drone jammer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHfvS3c29TQ
https://giant.gfycat.com/MetallicPossibleGalapagossealion.webm
Someone from ace team was experimenting with using it with TFAR/ACRE
dry wren
saw that, unsure if he used the DLC or enoch version though
if its the first he may have just used BIN_fnc_initUGV
dry wren
Alright he used the base version
fading pelican
Anyone know what Rudwell meant when he said heโs seen something like this before
In reference to the LDF black site with the domes
frigid knot
He was probably deployed to Altis during the civil war, since Altis is littered with military Black Sites.
little nebula
or he just means the first site he saw
burnt sparrow
does it matter if one of my ally comrades dies in the campaign?
fading pelican
Nah mate go right ahead, they're just cannon fodder
summer arrow
^
calm crescent
Typically no
velvet scroll
I dont know
proud spade
how do you complete the Carpe Noctem finding the alien tips, I don't understand that map thing, what to do? any guide?
fading pelican
You donโt really need the map
full lynx
I also would love to understand the maths behind that mapping device because I really didn't see any connection between my position and the exact color on the map, other than it showed more or less the same value/color, depending on where I was standing.
But to answer your question @proud spade just walk around and open the map every 100m or so and try to figure out where the roots seem to be and where they are heading, based on what you seen on the map and follow them ๐คทโโ๏ธ
little nebula
Everyone was so hyped when they announced an underground network, nobody tought it was just gonna be some roots lol xD
In the pre-launch i scouted the map for a tunnel/cave entrace for weeks
scenic lantern
well, there was a network, but not as expected ๐
little nebula
true
xD
I just wish they would re-add Namalsk to arma 3
that would have been a good damn map for a Contact dlc
scenic lantern
well, there is a namalsk for arma 3 by lappihuan iirc.
trim spindle
honestly, iโm just happy with the map
livonia brings in something that vanilla A3 was sorely lacking
calm crescent
Eh, honestly aside from like 2 maps. I have yet to see anything that is detailed and well done as BI's maps.
untold field
Ye
calm crescent
The only thing I'll gripe about the map is lack of destructible bridges.
I get it the AI can't handle that, but honestly scripters can get around it.
scenic lantern
"reAd liVOnIa_FeedbACk yOu bonKo"
i just woke up and this was the first msg i saw
stable vine
โ=โกฮฃ(โฏยฐโกยฐ)โฏ๏ธตโปโป
scenic lantern
you still exploring all your new phone stuff emoji thingies?
stable vine
mayb, didn't have #contact with the base yet
jaunty dome
@scenic lantern y u tag mods?
jaunty dome
ah
dapper raptor
this mod is great
chrome osprey
<pedantic>It's a DLC</pedantic>
dapper raptor
thanks genius
chrome osprey
200 IQ ๐
calm crescent
Request: tempest and zamak. Either flatbed or vehicle in vehicle loading.
untold moat
Lol
mossy mauve
Test
mystic stirrup
Hi, guys. I noticed that I can not use the firearms and vehicles in the contact , but I can use all of the weapons in apex dlc and marksman dlc, even though I have not bought those dlc. Just want to know why, is it because I bought this game before they started selling the contact dlc?
dry wren
you can use them with the dlc prompt but you cannot pick them up from corpses or the ground, works this way for every dlc iirc
dry wren
what are the radar complex coolers supposed to be?
the giant wooden buildings with fans in it
chrome osprey
I assumed AC vents
chrome osprey
Underground cooling vents I guess... But they came from DZSA so maybe just ... because ...
frank gate
imagine ARMA IV
humble flax
bitter vigil
Merry Christmas
turbid pasture
I don't know how I feel about that
jaunty dome
Merry Christmas!
scenic lantern
Thanks
mellow anvil
Does anyone know how the devs managed to make the Contact missions' moon be so much brighter than the fullest moon on regular Arma 3 maps? (Script wise or whatever method they used).
calm crescent
Set your day to a full moon
stable vine
Contract has a edited terrain lighting config
mellow anvil
@calm crescent Did that and still get like 20% of the light that the Contact campaign has at night coming from the moon.
@stable vine Why don't BI just liberate the moon brightness to be able to be set much higher via a script command? Instead of having the mess around with terrain lightning configs.
stable vine
Script command edit lighting...
Why not? Because KK nor I really care bout that :D
Dunno, maybe @rough wren has a opinion on that. It's surely doable, not sure if worth the effort
mellow anvil
I have long seen mission makers struggle to get the lightning just right for their missions needs... so I don't see why having more room to operate would hurt anybody other than when used for cheating but there are already scripts out there that fake Day lightning during the night anyway....
Also... it would be great to have a command that allows lights to work on the day just as if it was night... some underground mods need to be played at night because the lights only work at night...
stable vine
Light emitters have a config entry to tell them if they work at day too
mellow anvil
can we get a server command to turn them all "ON" or "OFF"?
stable vine
If they are scripted emitters then yes. But on a mod terrain they shouldn't be
mellow anvil
So how would you simulate the way all lights behave at night but during the day without having to edit the config of all the thousands light emitters on a map one by one?
Would be far easier just to have a checkbox on the Eden editor if you ask me... something like: โฃ All lights work during the day like at night
Of course the lights would only be noticeable on shadowy locations where the sun can't reach but would still be cool
There are performance implication perhaps...
Don't know the technical reasons, if any, of why this isn't a thing in Arma 3 already
fleet ibex
@stable vine if you have a full non moon night, AI (without NV) are literally blind (<1m visibility reach)
we tried with artificial (scripted) light sources, but that doesnt help in A3 any more
BI changed that in A3 for AI. found it the AI change log thread
Tweaked: The AI visibility at night was optimized
rough wren
Why make moon brighter? You can set a full moon night which is already like a day time or play with aperture. @stable vine is right, I wonโt be looking at it
Not willingly anyway
mellow anvil
@rough wren Why make the moon brighter? For the same reasons BI decided to make it brighter on the Contact Campaign perhaps?
besides high aperture looks like crap!
slate marlin
set aperture etc doesnt hlep the AI see either
mellow anvil
Full moon light greatly varies depending on the map for some reason... so on one map it could look clear enough and on other maps you cannot see a thing even with the fullest moon there is!
royal lichen
because maps take geographic position into account,. the moon will look very different on any given day if you are in say south africa than in central europe.
mellow anvil
And that is why we need more control over the moon's brightness
slate marlin
lighting config doesn't actually have much to do with the geography
royal lichen
no, but the terrain config does along with sun/moon angles
and a whole array of other config entries
slate marlin
it effects timing, the angles etc but the amount of light is independent, you can take contacts lighting config and drop it on takistan or altis and it will look very similar despite being a great distance away from each other
rough wren
You think AI measures real ambient lightning? I wouldnโt be surprised if it takes time of the day as guide
slate marlin
I dont know what it uses tbh - I do remember flares used to help them but apparently that's not the case anymore
but that could be a placebo
rough wren
besides high aperture looks like crap!
You could have fooled me with this statement if I havenโt tried it myself
royal lichen
I would, for the memes ๐
rough wren
But yes if your goal is to make night look like day by overdoing it, it would look like crap
mellow anvil
My goal is to be able to do what BI did without having to unPBO something
stable vine
With that goal we might as well allow scripted config editing
royal lichen
that would be a massive can of worms @stable vine , especially with people's knack at mis-configuring things
stable vine
Yeah was more like a joke. I mean.. I have scripted config editing laying around. But that's not a thing you can give anyone
rough wren
Wow sorry you have to unPBO something, I will make sure responsible for it are shot
mellow anvil
That was just a saying KK! Not a real reference!
stable vine
If we allow you to do this specific thing, then people will want to edit sun brightness, and day length, and star alignment.
royal lichen
honestly if you want to patch that much of a terrain you be better served by creating a config patch mod for it, provided those authors allow it in their licensing.
the less script you have in anything, the better.
ebon spire
I'm sure there would be some things which could benefit form scripted configs (or being able to use scripts to modify configs), but I also can see a lot of exploits coming from that
mellow anvil
I am making a Old Man like campaign only with scripts and it works like a charm, no mods needed... Besides with the amount of base content on A3 right now there is no need for mods to make great missions anymore.
royal lichen
if you want the easiest workaround for a bright night, pick a full-moon night in mid-late June. & set overcast to 0.
ebon spire
tbf... Old Man is a "simple" campaign with a lot of scripts, which is just packed as a DLC (like missions/campaigns on the workshop are also mods)
mellow anvil
I wouldn't call it simple, it is 700MB in size (The PBO)... My mission is 12MB
The only difference is that I have MP in mind
rough wren
By the way utility for finding full moon can be executed in editor with map loaded so it gives you date for current map
mellow anvil
I am not a noob KK! I have a script that finds the fullest moon on each given year and sets the mission at the start on that Date...
But like a said... its current usefulness varies from map to map and sometimes I need players to see every detail like in CONTACT
rough wren
Good there is also utility you can use saves time writing your own
ebon spire
Doesn't 3den already show if a date has full moon? Or was that added with Eden Extended?
mellow anvil
I use Notepad++ with SQF autocompletion ๐
yes @ebon spire we are aware... that is not even the discussion...
we are discussing that even on the fullest moon on some maps/situations mission makers might need their players too see better because the fullest moon current brightness is not enough... exactly like how BI needed players to see better on their night CONTACT campaign so they did some config tweaking... So all I was suggesting was to move that config tweaking to a easier way of modding it.
and @stable vine no one ever complained about the sun brightness... only the visibility at night... I have seen hundreds of complains about that...
even in DayZ SA it was a mess at first as players wouldn't see shit at night and that was changed!
rough wren
What map you cannot set full moon on?
mellow anvil
It is not that you cannot set the moon to full... it is that even with the moon on its fullest light (moonIntensity = 1) it would still be dark (visibility not good enough).
Example map: LIVONIA for starters (That is why BI had to resort to config editing).. but also Kulima Island which I am using for a horror mission...
PS: I've never actually seen a moonIntensity of 1, the most I've seen is 0,98... but I hope you now get the point
Perhaps a command such as "moonIntensityMultiplier" could be added that is 1 by default and could be set to 1.4 to increase it etc. (Or to lower it if for some reason you want a full moon but not so bright night etc).
An example scenario that would greatly benefit from having an unlocked moon brightness multiplier are the Streamers and Youtubers that when streaming on night missions get barely half the views of day missions because their viewers after video compression and things cannot see sh**t....
Having a command like that would enable them to server side change the darkness of the night in the missions they are playing and make streams much more enjoyable/profitable and also a much better advertisement for BI's flagship product without having to mess around with tedious config fiddling/tweaking.
Have you ever seen a DayZ night stream in 2017? Well then you will get my point!
rough wren
What do you mean BI had to resort to config editing?
mellow anvil
Read what dedmen said a few posts before
rough wren
There is also overcast you have to take into account, if you have clear sky the moon is at its strongest
mellow anvil
~Dedmen ayer a las 23:07
Contract has a edited terrain lighting config
overcast of 0 all the time BTW
rough wren
He said many things I have no idea what you refer to
mellow anvil
~Dedmen yesterday at 23:07
Contract has a edited terrain lighting config
stable vine
Yes it does. It is to set the mood specific for the campaign. A more dark/bright night stuff to fit the theme better
Livonia is different without contact loaded than with
rough wren
It is more bluey?
mellow anvil
Ok long story short, It wont be done, I am doing a thesis for nothing but at least we can all blame it all on Dedmen and KK, KK for not undestanding and Dedmen for undertanding but not giving a cra*
(PS: Just kidding!)
stable vine
Just make a mod, and publish on workshop
mellow anvil
KK have you even played Contact? The moon is so bright that car lights are invisible!
rough wren
Long story short, make a mod and tweak it how you like, most streamers play with mods
mellow anvil
I cannot make a mod my mission is MOD FREE! A proof of concept of sorts, just like the mission Hunter Six was
rough wren
KK have you even played Contact?
If making it counts then yes
mellow anvil
Then you are just playing the fool!
(PS: don't really know how to say that in English but should be close enough)
stable vine
Optional mod then?
mellow anvil
Could be...
my last resort...
I am using an aperture script but looks nowhere near as good as Contact Livonia
stable vine
Contact lighting mod is already on workshop btw
mellow anvil
I have tested that and I don't think it messes with moon intensity.... just the colors...
_adjustLight = {
CHBN_adjustBrightness = CHBN_adjustBrightness max 0 min 1;
_brightness = if (CHBN_adjustBrightness > 0) then {200 * abs (1 - (2 ^ CHBN_adjustBrightness))} else {0};
CHBN_light setLightAttenuation [10e10,(30000 / (_brightness max 10e-10)),4.31918e-005,4.31918e-005];
CHBN_light setLightAmbient CHBN_adjustColor;
};
if (missionNamespace getVariable ["CHBN_running",false]) exitWith {systemChat "CHBN script already running!"};
CHBN_running = true;
CHBN_adjustBrightness = missionNamespace getVariable ["CHBN_adjustBrightness",0.5];
CHBN_adjustColor = missionNamespace getVariable ["CHBN_adjustColor",[0.3,0.5,1]];
if (!isNil "CHBN_light") then {deleteVehicle CHBN_light};
CHBN_light = "#lightpoint" createVehicleLocal [0,0,0];
CHBN_light setLightBrightness 1;
CHBN_light setLightDayLight false;
call _adjustLight;
for "_i" from 0 to 1 step 0 do {
_adjustBrightness = CHBN_adjustBrightness;
_adjustColor = CHBN_adjustColor;
waitUntil {!(_adjustBrightness isEqualTo CHBN_adjustBrightness) || !(_adjustColor isEqualTo CHBN_adjustColor)};
call _adjustLight;
};
That is what I use... kinda does the job
but looks terribly bad going any brighter than that
rough wren
Wait your light is at 0,0,0 and you are trying to light up the whole map?
How can I take anything you say seriously now ๐ค
mellow anvil
well, for starters you could put that piece of code in your init.sqf and see how good it works
by the way, these two variables control the brightness and color:
CHBN_adjustBrightness = 0.50;
CHBN_adjustColor = [0.5,0.7,1];
Perhaps if the light was created high in the sky it would look better than 0,0,0 that it is now... still works thou...
trim spindle
wouldnโt you want to put it in the middle as well? iirc 0,0,0 is at the corner of the map
mellow anvil
you are right @trim spindle ! Will see if that changes anything
mellow anvil
Ok so the reason the light is located at 0,0,0 is because:
- Its brightness is enough to illuminate the whole map from there.
- If you set it somewhere visible it looks like a permanent flare in the sky
I guess @rough wren can take me seriously again ๐
๐
rough wren
no, lighting map with million billion kilowatts from the corner is a joke
mellow anvil
KK can you share with us how you did it in Contact Livonia? So my implementation can go from a joke to a pro one ๐
chrome osprey
Bloody Hell... Really, that went on for almost 32 hours... ๐
In the wrong channel...
hearty narwhal
"million billion kilowatts from the corner" is my ring name.
trim spindle
sounds more like a porn name to me...
scarlet gulch
ay yo
scenic lantern
๐ค @scarlet gulch
mossy mauve
does someone know how to have fun in arma 3?
scenic lantern
play with the right people
mossy mauve
teameotk , voice comms
chrome osprey
Wait, what? You can have fun in ARMA... I am doing something wrong then ๐ญ
ebon spire
It's fun till you get into the world of modding ๐คฃ
chrome osprey
Or owning, deving and running servers... ๐คฃ
weary terrace
does someone know how to have fun in arma 3?
No idea, ping me if you find it out
scenic lantern
@mossy mauve
please do not cross post your question on more than one channel. leave it to one and wait for an answer.
please have a look at #rules also
wispy wind
can someone help me im new to arma and its rly confusing
mossy mauve
start by playing the VR tutorials and the single player campaign
or join some KOTH king of the hill server and ask people what to do
ebon spire
Just go to #info_help_tips
It has a lot of resources on how and where to start.
modest bluff
Wanna buy the dlcs so I have 100% of the game but I donโt wanna waste money on a game I donโt fully understand
Also any1 link me some good guides on how to play and what to do
fleet ibex
@modest bluff SP, PvP or PvE?
modest bluff
Pvp and PvE @fleet ibex possibly all 3
fleet ibex
whats your gaming background?
modest bluff
First time playing an arma game if thatโs the answer you were looking for
misty charm
@modest bluff check the arma 3 getting started guide
hearty quest
scenic lantern
dry wren
6th in a row
strong lion
idk what to dooo
on multiplayer
im just chucked in there not knowing what to do
help
near void
I wish I had the game ;-;
tulip sleet
I'm trying to get my saves to work again from when then game first came out... anyone know why the Profiling build needs to redownload 19GBs?? if I do it manually, it's nowhere near that..
stable vine
No redownload. Normal update. GM update was pushed @tulip sleet
tulip sleet
@stable vine its done this to me the last 2 days, every time I flip from profiling to normal and vice versa, but good to know about the update
grizzled cosmos
why do you flip between them?
dry wren
9 in a row
summer zephyr
I wanna complain about something. Where i have to talk for that?
fallen zephyr
#contact_feedback if you want to complain about the Contact DLC
rapid hemlock
anyone here?
are there any maps with tunnels and or mines (Ore mines, not landmines)? User made maps are acceptable too.
chrome osprey
Unsung's Da Krong has a tunnel complex... Chernarus Redux has an underground railway station
rapid hemlock
Unsung's Da Krong. Is that the name of the map or unsung a person and da krong is the map name?
chrome osprey
Da Krong is the map... It is in the Unsung Vietnam mod
rapid hemlock
@chrome osprey do I need the vietnam mod for the map to load?
if not I dont see the armaholic link for the map.
chrome osprey
Yes
rapid hemlock
ok
and last request question, are there any city maps?
like tall buildings and or urban city map?
like a map that isnt just a massive farm land with like small towns.
the map doesnt have to be entirely a city
chrome osprey
It is on Steam... https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=943001311 But this is the channel for the Contact DLC so you should probably move to #arma3_questions
rapid hemlock
ok
chrome osprey
Yeah, they really should change the channel description with all the recent sales...
full lynx
#contact_dlc_discussion or #contact_expansion_discussion would really go a long way, I think.
And it's not like we'll lose any channel history if it is renamed so ๐คท
chrome osprey
Would be 100% in agreement...
jade radish
@strong lion you new to arma?
dense breach
hello
dry wren
13 in a row
royal lichen
why you counting rows @dry wren ?
dry wren
counting how many people come in this channel for reasons that do not concern the contact dlc
scenic lantern
Uro going for dad jokes now? @signal socket will be sad ๐
royal lichen
oh right,. yeah i can see how people could be confused, but it is in the expansions category,.. ๐คท
interesting hobby none the less.
dry wren
we could write DLC in the channel name for a start
that'll surely save some time to the admins
stable vine
Just now noticed that Sanchez is counting
full lynx
I just felt the urge to ask a valid question just to reset the counter xD
dry wren
you ruined the streak
stable vine
Streak is still going
scenic lantern
some must be really lonely, because they seek contact
dry wren
don't we all?๐ญ
scenic lantern
nah, i don't. i already have too much. need to wipe my contact lists soon.
anyway, #offtopic_arma
median folio
What DATE is Contact's main story set during? The first encounter happens when?
Tag me if you answer
median folio
Found it myself. Seems close enough. https://i.redd.it/6glr26hww1031.png
misty charm
Not if you dont ask your question
knotty knoll
Ignore, he's cross-posting
mossy mauve
Hey everyone just joined this discord, just also bought the game, just curios if its pretty common to play CONTACT at 25-30fps?
if anyone has any tips to increase the fps pls let me know xoxo
stable vine
@mossy mauve yep. Common.
pastel dirge
@mossy mauve One reason for the low fps is the high view distance forced in the missions.
A while ago I made a mod which allows you to set the VD yourself:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1817945650
full lynx
Thanks for the mod greenfist.
Also, in general:
you ruined the streak
๐
digital flint
i think contact should be bigger
stable vine
!purgeban @mossy mauve 60d racist language (emote)
coarse ridgeBOT
*fires them railguns at @serene kraken* ร_ร
ebon spire
@eager light move your post to #looking_for_unit
eager light
my bad
dry wren
my power grows
scenic lantern
ebon spire
I'm a middle-aged man, slim build and love cats. Looking for single woman to spend relaxed evenings on the couch with.
Ow... Wait... Wrong channel
scenic lantern
ebon spire
Trust me, I've seen worse ads
scenic lantern
and now you're sad because they disappeared after you installed adblock plus, right? ๐
anyway, #offtopic_arma
fluid lance
Here's an opinion on Contact! It is an excellent piece of work and it was PLENTY of fun to play. But I thought there was a bit too much talking, especially from the central character, the 'hero.' Bad voice acting, I wished he would just shut his goddamned mouth. All the other voice actors were pretty good though
OldMan is much better in this aspect of voice acting, because it is mostly SILENT = )
Game developers should keep this painful truth in mind: 99% of actors / voice actors are BAD
that's why there are THOUSANDS of people trying every year to make it in Hollywood, and yet, there is only a really good new voice every couple of years. Not even every YEAR. 999 OUT OF A THOUSAND ASPIRING ACTORS ARE BAD. Don't force them on us in games, for the love of God!
SILENCE IS GOLDEN
dry wren
silence is golden when for the sake of immersion you don't need your character to have a personality, like in old man or half life
Aiden had a personality though, and a good written one, a nice look into whats usually a secondary role
which so happened to be crucial in a first contact scenario
the voice actor wasn't even that bad, tbh I'd wish he talked more in some situations
fluid lance
we must agree to disagree
At least, I think game devs should always include the option to mute voices, then everyone is a winner!
personally I hated Aiden, what a whiny little bitch
dry wren
I mean, a character doesnt have to be likeable to be good
fluid lance
but a character absolutely must be ATTRACTIVE in some way, even as a villain
that's why Kenneth Branagh was chosen to play Iago
dry wren
I guess thats where we disagree
a translator with an hacking device who is about to get arrested overnight seems pretty interesting
fluid lance
the concept of such a character is indeed interesting
like I said, I thought Contact overall was excellent, great plot, ideas, story, etc etc. and the character of Aiden was well conceived...
I just hated that voice!
if only I could have silenced him
GIVE ME THE OPTION
Some day BI will be forced by The World Guardians of Morality to include female characters.... that's when I will stop playing.... unless they include options to switch off female characters and turn them into men = )
turning off voices you don't like, choosing male characters instead of females -- it's not too much to ask
Minor customizations to please individual player tastes
dry wren
so they should dub female voicelines for males just because you don't like women?
fluid lance
they should just give me the option, that's all
I like women fine, just not in war games
dry wren
yeah.. thats not gonna happen, for a number of reason
fluid lance
what exactly is not going to happen, and why? I'm listening
devout seal
thats not really realistic, to record multiple voice lines because not 100% of people like it
also aiden is just supposed to be a normal dude
not some grizzled sf guy
fluid lance
it's just a question of taste
dry wren
what exactly is not going to happen, and why? I'm listening
I'll say it again
Again, why should they dub male voicelines (which are not free) for eventual females just because you don't want women in videogames
If you have these tastes arma probably doesn't want you as their customer tbh
fluid lance
I don't care what happens or what they do in the future, all I'm saying is that the day I can't avoid female characters and voices in Arma is the day I quit playing it forever
nobody will miss me
dry wren
we can agree on that I guess
fluid lance
one of the reasons I play Arma is that THERE ARE NO FEMALES IN IT
fluid lance
I managed to avoid them somehow = )
devout seal
if you played either campaign, no you didnโt
dry wren
they didn't add females probably because it was annoying to make 2 skeletons
not because of whatever is your deal with them
fluid lance
we're just quibbling over little details, I've made my point. Gamers should have the ability to make little esthetic choices, and much of that is already available. For example, I don't think I've ever seen a game in which you could not turn off the music
I always turn off the music because I hate music in games, and all the games seem to understand that, so they always allow that choice
dry wren
then remove the general audio if you hate dubbing that much
fluid lance
you mean remove all sound, including sound effects? You can't be serious
why would i want to do that?
dry wren
well they're all as important as dubbing
I'm sure you'll manage champ
misty spear
Imagine caring about stuff like voices, and hating them because they donโt sound like you want them too
And then quasi misogynist
dry wren
Its a legit though, can't force people to like stuff, but don't expect people to spend money on that though
misty charm
Imagine caring about stuff like voices,
To be fair there are some games that just have really bad voice acting where its reasonable to complain about the voices
wary osprey
happier?
wary osprey
Happiest?
dry wren
how is that even remotely the right channel for that
misty charm
Btw what does that video have to do with contact ?
undone otter
what do alien rocks do
signal socket
float?
royal lichen
alien things?
chrome osprey
That information is classified
mossy mauve
Sorry for the late response but thank you @pastel dirge
mossy mauve
can you fly UFO in this dlc?
dry wren
if you attach it to an helicopter you can
dry wren
behold the magic of attachTo
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/attachTo
mossy mauve
thanks
misty charm
You dont even need that, I remember being able to fly around in a ufo during the campaign @dry wren
iirc they left an alien drone unlocked so it was possible to get into it and fly around
little nebula
@misty charm Doing the Propaganda strategy, I see.
misty charm
mossy mauve
no
grizzled cosmos
Its just a guy using another famous guys name and picture.. also not Arma related
mossy mauve
stop the g a b e n
weary terrace
He's not the real Gabe :/
little nebula
i was just joking
cyan bear
How worth it would yall say contact is
I'm very interested in the campaign but is that all it's really got goin for it?
misty spear
That map is really high quality if youโre a mission maker type
summer fiber
I got it for the map the other day, since I had a mission idea
dry wren
its really nice, it also adds sick assets mission making wise
little nebula
.. but they don't have a function
dry wren
what do you mean?
misty charm
assets dont need to have a function to be used in a mission
dry wren
the limit is your imagination tbh
I made a sci-fi table out of the rugged cabinet covers
little nebula
I mean,let's take the the gas masks for example. They're like the nvgs, rite? What would have it been if they had no... function. Ye know what I mean?
dry wren
not sure if it was removed from contact development but chemical gas stuff isn't hard to script into missions anyway
little nebula
But still
arctic oar
Good evening, Can some one send me a link where i can make a dispute at Server; MGT Chernarus
fallen zephyr
That's not the right channel, this is about the Contact DLC ^^
calm crescent
Is the vanilla radio packs Contact only or anybody?
calm crescent
I met locked behind the typical DLC use
mossy mauve
Is the contact DLC worth it?
old ivy
It's worth it. I wish the patrol waypoint was also a part of the vanilla game though.
grizzled cosmos
you sure it isnt?
old ivy
I've checked a few times in the waypoint tab and there's no option for a patrol waypoint.
It only appears when I load the contact dlc.
I'm sure there's a way to do it with scripting.
inland cosmos
what exactly does it do?
grizzled cosmos
I think it may be related to one of the Contact campaign tasks
old ivy
It causes the AI to patrol a given area. I used it everytime I run the game with the Contact dlc running.
That's probably why. I know in the campaign the AI patrol with that waypoint.
summer fiber
@old ivy do you know about https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_taskPatrol ?
old ivy
I wasn't aware of this. I'll give it a try. Thanks!
mossy mauve
Contact is bad.
grizzled cosmos
Contact is good.
little nebula
I mean... the campaign is incredible, but the dlc with it's functions are literally nothing. :.(
inland cosmos
what?
little nebula
like... as i said above
it doesn't really add functions to the assets it added, like the radio backpacks or gas masks, without scripting
chrome osprey
Yeah, they said that those would be sort of limited to the SP... there are some functions opened out. Assume more in the future
calm crescent
What is the chemical detector for anyways? I never used it during the campaign.
devout seal
I think itโs a drone item or something
grizzled cosmos
The features could be replicated by modders now that they are once already done for SP
solemn crow
Idk if this has been asked but is there away the giant alien mother ship can be added to base arma 3 as a prop so i dont have to load contact dlc to use it?
misty charm
Without breaking some kind of license, no I don't think so
opaque ember
its a DLC loaded requirement on the 'aliens'
solemn crow
I understand its a requirement im saying can it be made not a requirement to be able to spawn it in can it be added to vanilla
opaque ember
no its stored inside the contact 'encrpyted' PBO aka EBO so not possible
honestly I thought everything contact was stored in there but its not. there is alot of global wide assets https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3_CfgPatches_CfgVehicles search for A3_Props_F_Enoch_Civilian_Camping and anything below that if its all in proper order is all that is accessable without 'contact dlc' enabled (aka global stuff)
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3_CfgPatches_CfgWeapons starting at A3_Sounds_F_Enoch if items and such
dry wren
its uncanny how all the special people are drawn to this channel
misty charm
Yeah
mossy mauve
well no
tired hornet
!purgeban @mossy mauve 0 Racist Language
coarse ridgeBOT
*fires them railguns at @toxic heath* ร_ร
ebon spire
There's always a wave of new people after a sale, or just salty people who don't seem to be able to understand the game...
And since this channel is the first one without any spam protection, it's an easy target
mossy mauve
is it normal that tracksuit offers balistic protection according to the arsenal?
opaque ember
kevlar...
misty charm
Which tracksuit? @mossy mauve
ebon spire
why wouldn't it?
probably this one: https://armedassault.fandom.com/wiki/Tracksuit_(ArmA_3)
opaque ember
cuz its a suit litterally
misty charm
If you mean the racing driver suits, then yeah it makes sense
oh dunno about that one
ebon spire
the stuff from Karts DLC don't offer any protection, but the one from Contact DLC does
opaque ember
nvm, yeah they differnet lemme look it up in the cfg vewier
found out why.. its the same thing as the Granit-B suit's
misty charm
In spite of its unique naming, the in-game Tracksuit is simply a retextured Granit coloured entirely in black/dark grey. As a result, it strangely retains protective qualities despite clearly being intended to serve as a civilian outfit.
from the wiki
opaque ember
Item_U_O_R_Gorka_01_*_F
my guess its modeled after military/gov nomex/kevlar mix suits which from what I can google does offer somewhat ballistic/fragmentary protection.
opaque ember
yeah it inherit's it elsewhere, but the model clearly using the kart one which is odd unless the kart one does the same thing didnt look at it
opaque ember
swear when I was looking at them seen absolutely no change in the model. just textured
I can check in a sec just loading now actually
yeah nvm lack of sleep was thinking the normal gorka's vs the contact suit derp. ๐คฆ
calm crescent
Good note is most uniforms offer some sort of bullet protection for the sake of gameplay.
Naked peeps can get one tapped by a 9mm to the chest.
mossy mauve
i thought the tracksuit was just going to be a civ clothing
but it has built in armor like csat and spetsnaz ones
so its pretty cool
also it looks good
grizzled cosmos
kevlar is the latest fashion in 2035
slate crown
Has anyone attempted making a modification of contact dlc?
I was thinking of going ahead myself and make some concept art of buildings, entities, More alien stuff
Like a complete faction.
grizzled cosmos
Don't think anyone's done such. Publicly anyway.
native compass
What's 'Altis Life'?
dry wren
@native compass not sure why you're asking here but I'm writing you an anser in the #arma3_questions
mossy mauve
Huh
dry wren
@mossy mauve looking for anything?
mossy mauve
Dlc worth
dry wren
24,99โฌ
jokes apart yeah its a cool dlc with a nice campaign and a beautiful new terrain and faction
calm crescent
I love the 2035 Russians, wish we just had more of them.
young epoch
hey are there any retexture assets we can use to retexture the items from Contact without doing the big bad illegal? Like and PNGs or PSDs? i was reading up on a few postings that vaguely hinted at the ebo's getting some minor form of providing the community with some retexture templates
inland cosmos
if you get Arma 3 Samples, there's some PSD templates you can use
unfortunately it doesn't cover everything, but it's something
young epoch
thank you gordon!
inland cosmos
no problem
harsh ledge
Does anyone have the LDF camoflauge by any chance, just a PNG of it, and one that does not have that weird clothing effect
inland cosmos
check the Arma 3 Samples
harsh ledge
they for some reason dont work for me
nor can i access any of the files
or decompile them
harsh ledge
I do have photoshop but the textures there I am pretty sure have a fabric effect over them which I'm not looking for
grizzled cosmos
I dont think theres such textures released even. You could browse the forums, there is a long topic about community texture templates there too.
inland cosmos
the LDF camo pattern in the arma 3 samples does not have a fabric effect
it is purely the camouflage pattern
grizzled cosmos
๐
harsh ledge
Alright thank you for telling me
little nebula
@mossy mauve
delete this message or you'll be counted as crossposting = not allowed to put the same message in more than 1 channel
stable vine
Sadly, he deleted this message, but not the other two. So still crossposting
little nebula
well i tried.
vagrant ginkgo
hi im new any tips
ebon spire
Read #rules, #info_help_tips and ask questions in the correct channel
pine ledge
is arma dead
inland cosmos
nope
spice basin
arma is alive as hellman
chrome osprey
I love mayonnaise
opaque ember
down with teh whip.
spice basin
uh
open prairie
I was a veteran in arma 2 dayz mod and some wasteland. I was curious should I go into arma 3 exile or wasteland?
stable vine
How is that related to contact dlc? @open prairie
dry wren
my power grows with each one
mossy mauve
Hey i need help pls, how to configure the controls for the mini arm drone
scenic lantern
@floral gulch
the only channel where advertising arma 3 units is allowed is #communities_arma3
use the pinned template and delete the post here
dry wren
@mossy mauve its a bit tricky but once you understand it works smoothly
use Q and E to lower and rise the camera
then use PagUp and PagDown to move the camera forward and backwards
mossy mauve
Yes except that my page up and page down keys do not work since they are keys already used by my keyboard will have RGB @dry wren
dry wren
bind them to something else
mossy mauve
how ?
grizzled cosmos
in the settings
mossy mauve
Yes i know but when i go to the options i find no @grizzled cosmos
grizzled cosmos
then perhaps you need to turn off the rgb keys
mossy mauve
I would like to but I don't know how to do it @grizzled cosmos
mossy mauve
THAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANK @full lynx
full lynx
Geee, give him some slack, he was happy ๐
dry wren
hey at least it was contact related
it made my day
misty charm
stable vine
removes the slack
celest hawk
Hello, is it planned to add the fire station of DayZ to the Livonia DLC?
dry wren
@celest hawk doubt it
main meteor
Ah ok, sorry
grizzled vigil
Hi, or I can find the mod for retractable Bornes ?
dry wren
@grizzled vigil what does this has to do with the contactDLC?
opaque ember
happens all the time man look at the scrollback... lol not sure why its not like the channel next to a busy one.
little nebula
Well it's DLC about Contact, rite?
opaque ember
if you mean contact as in alien contact yeet!
little nebula
i mean contact as in contact
like
communication
contact someone
in the campaign, the aliens were given as example
full lynx
So #old_man_scenario is for people over 60? ๐
opaque ember
50 or any dad.
little nebula
yes
now we finally found out why all those new ppl joining use this to contact ppl instead of the correct channels
case closed.
opaque ember
who even opened the case? ๐ค
little nebula
a very wise man a long time ago
opaque ember
actually been quiet pretty much in all 3 channels for the past week
little nebula
yeah
cuz they lost hope
and dropped the case
but now we finally found the solution
opaque ember
dunno Im still waiting for it to connect
little nebula
it?
opaque ember
well you contact with something you connect in some way... metaphorically speaking.. ๐
opaque ember
well you but still waiting on 'them'
opaque ember
that we do.
little nebula
if ye know what i mean
opaque ember
now Im in the hankering to play it again with Ace enabled.
it works if you only enable it after the intro before defusing the drone something about the sim combat gets broken with Ace at that point after that just make sure medical auto-replace is off and it works thru the whole campaign
mossy mauve
One message removed from a suspended account.
opaque ember
wrong channel @mossy mauve really that would be more in #arma3_questions but some servers have mod lists, and are exclusive only to those 'accepted' using a not allowed mod can result in kicks. trying to join a Tanoa map without Apex to own Tanoa or Contact to own Livonia will do the same as you dont own it (and that doesnt stop it from being listed unless you got your filter settings to not show them) Hope this helps. Also not all servers assign your role and you have to pick one then join button should un-gray itself.
scenic lantern
@brazen thunder
what did i tell you in #general_chat_arma?
either you follow the #rules or moderators will take over
dry wren
ok now someone needs to explain me what the hell is up with this channel
though it was just an absurdly weird amount of weird people but there has to be something up with this channel
is it like the first one you see when you enter the server?
if so can we change i to general chat?
its weirding me out
jaunty dome
!purgeban @brazen thunder 60d spamming group invitation outside communities channel
coarse ridgeBOT
*fires them railguns at @brazen thunder* ร_ร
scenic lantern
thx Fireball
full lynx
@dry wren it's the first channel you have the right to write in (besides #general_chat_arma, at the very top ) if you start at the top of the channels and go down one by one. Maybe that's why?
scenic lantern
it's because people can't read channel descriptions...
dry wren
thats out of question, but it was weird that idiots were so organized in one channel
now that I have an answer I'm even more weirded out
opaque ember
๐คช
calm crescent
Still think simply putting DLC in the channel title would help a lot.
dry wren
same
although if they don't bother to read the description they'll surely won't care about the white useless letters next to it
calm crescent
I think people forget, outside of the more regulated discords, there is a vast large sea of ungoverned/poorly governed discords out there.
full lynx
To be fair I'm slightly annoyed when I hear people here saying things like "it's because most people are just dumb/idiots" because that's a massive oversimplification.
I'd rather venture another explanation: people don't read text that:
- is smaller (the channel "categories")
- that usually doesn't convey any meaningful information (channel description) [because the channel title is usually enough to understand what the channel is about]
I even caught myself usually not reading the channel description.
You think I'm an idiot? Then tell me, without looking, what is the description of THIS channel? Should be easy, right?
Now think of "that other discord" that you usually use (but are not a moderator of). You know and can name the channels that are there but what are the categories there? Can you actually name them? What are the descriptions of the channels that you use the most? You probably don't know.
- And yes, there are a few idiots as well ๐
dry wren
fireball is the only moderator here
I just like the contact DLC
and honestly its not about memory, its about checking when I do
I'd be more sure to get an answer if I go in a channel where people usually deal with that stuff
misty charm
Now think of "that other discord" that you usually use (but are not a moderator of). You know and can name the channels that are there but what are the categories there? Can you actually name them? What are the descriptions of the channels that you use the most? You probably don't know.
That information usually isnt really important once you know what each channel is for though
calm crescent
Hence why I recommend slapping DLC some were on the title. Because I agree, I only generally read the description of a channel if A. The title isn't quiet clear, and B. It might be a more debating style channel like politics, so there might be special rules in it.
earnest drum
Hi Iโm interested in getting arma for like creative reasons and just for rp fun and stuff, would I have to get every dlc for it to work correctly?
misty charm
- No you dont
- What does that have to do with contact dlc? @earnest drum
except asking if you need contact dlc, but I dont think that quite fits this channel
earnest drum
Sorry my discord blacks out some server names, didnโt see the general discussion server till a few minutes ago
dry wren
blacks out?
earnest drum
Yeah like it goes the same colour as the background
misty charm
server names? I assume you mean channel names, and that still doesnt explain why you decided to ask in this channel
earnest drum
I didnโt see the general chat, and this one said contact and discussion so I thought this was it
Yeah channel names
misty charm
Thats why it a good idea to read category names and channel descriptions
opaque ember
WTB channel re-name. Contact_DLC_Discussion ๐ค
dry wren
Im terrified that it wont change a thing
sterile mesa
...so you have to buy DLC to contact anyone on discord?!? What a disgrace, Bohemia!
misty charm
I can believe people saying that
opaque ember
meh better then trying nothing Sanchez and just complaining about it.
little nebula
...so you have to buy DLC to contact anyone on discord?!? What a disgrace, Bohemia!
lol
next year's april fool's joke should be renaming the Contact DLC to Discord DLC for 1 day.
wide meteor
Having just gotten to the ending of the second mission... I kind of wish that Bohemia's reveal of this DLC was just everything after ||getting to the second site||. ๐
wide meteor
Also... is it intentional that in ||Anomalous Phenomena the Looters can cause the LDF to go radio-silent because they too have the radio?||