enfusion_scripting

[minor agate]

Not to avoid it

[midnight talon]

yeah but modding in WB you have pretty good control over load order (aside from nested dependencies). If a mod I depend on breaks due to that then it can be fixed, if a mod loaded after mine its overrides should take precedence right?

[minor agate]

No

Scripts do not use that at all

Scripts is based on alphabetical order starting from their script module being compiled

Respecting dependency order in scripts is insanely troublesome because of the hoising behabior we have on it

[midnight talon]

ah right it's all based on FS paths forgot about that

[minor agate]

Otherwise you would have to do includes yourself and so

complicating the thing even more

before you had to do includes, that is why .h (Header files) were supported a long time ago

You could create your inferface on a headfile, then the impl in a CPP way on .c files

A bit of script lore here

:p

Even before that

[midnight talon]

Yeah right considering that the dependency management / hoisting isn't deterministic makes a lot more sense why it would cause problems

[minor agate]

it was very similar to c in style

no classes even

and even before that, it was just instructions just a bit higher level than assembly

[midnight talon]

Is there any possibility in the future of Enfusion getting deterministic dependency management like most popular runtimes / language toolchains do?

[minor agate]

for scripts

?

[midnight talon]

Yeah

[minor agate]

It's deterministic

just on alphabetical order

It will always be the same

But we do see the values of making it work with resource db dependency resolution

Issue is that the whole of scripts do not use that

That is why script files do not have meta files

[midnight talon]

Every time servers check for mod updates they update everything to latest version on workshop, so it makes using dependencies quite brittle if they update and introduce breaking changes before consuming mods are updated to support them.
Having a proper dependency manifest format like Rust's cargo.toml or Node's package.json that allows us to pin dependency versions would give a way to express dependencies deterministically and prevent core dependency updates (e.g. EPF) from breaking live servers while still allowing other stuff less likely to cause issues to auto-update

[minor agate]

this is there

You can set on your server config which specific mod version to use

[midnight talon]

At the mod level?

[minor agate]

No

[midnight talon]

Oh yeah I know about server config

[minor agate]

That we are not giving

It will cause ton of issues for us

[midnight talon]

that's not really ideal though, are we supposed to just wait for our mods to break then reach out to everyone running servers for them telling them to update their config and pin a dependency version?

[minor agate]

and go into some dpendency hell and back to A2 days even when trying to get non savvy players to play something

So we prefer to force everyone to latest

even if it means archiving a mod

We also do not host all mod versions

only the last 30 versions of a mod

[minor agate]

We have exp for this

[midnight talon]

There's gotta be a more proactive solution to it than just waiting for everything to explode and scrambling to help server owners fix their configs

[minor agate]

EXP

Experimental

issue is that only 1% of modders use it

[midnight talon]

experimental is really only relevant for vanilla changes, not dependency mod changes

[minor agate]

Workshop is for final distribution of "a finalized product"

[midnight talon]

I'm talking about when a mod your mod depends on (e.g. EPF) makes breaking changes, right now the only real solution is tell server owners to fix their config

[minor agate]

it's not for testing or so

So if you are a dev, using a mod and that matters. Workshop is to the platform for it

Mods are not designed to be used as libraries

So that is why it behaves like this

[midnight talon]

Yeah I understand that which is why I'm advocating for change 😄

[minor agate]

Main problem we see, is deprecated lists point to unexistent mods at that some point

Or mods not updating for players, and still causing crashes because of that

So safest option, is to force everyone to update.

or players having to redownload a mod multiple times

[midnight talon]

I think an easy solution to that would be before installing a mod, resolve all it's dependencies and if any are unavailable, fail the mod install

[minor agate]

(Just to clarify, we are not closed to it. We just see it risky player and modder wise)

THis is a never ending problem and why in many dev stacks there is infinite amount of package managers and dev environments that try to sort the same thing

We woudl like to avoid a Python sistuation for example

[midnight talon]

If my mod is depending on an ancient/unpublished/banned dependency then that's entirely on me to fix especially since I probably had tons of time to do it. But if my mod is depending on a mod that pushed a breaking update overnight and the previous version is still hosted I don't see why I shouldn't be able to point my mod to the previous compatible version so it at least still works out-of-the-box for everyone trying to play it until it's properly updated to support the new dep version

[minor agate]

Because you have no control on the hosted versions

It might easily be purged

[midnight talon]

Yeah but I should at least be able to say my mod depends on version X of this dependency, if that version of the dependency fails to download then my mod should also fail to install

[minor agate]

with no alternative on how to get inside workshop

and if the other mod broke

and updated

on game update. then probably is also broken / crashing the game

[midnight talon]

really it would function no different to how pinning mod versions the server config works, just from the mod .gproj level instead

[solid hearth]

When it comes to versioning I am of different mind, it's always going to be on server operators

[minor agate]

See it from player side

If mod A updated because it causes some crashes on new game update

and yours has specific mod A version

If your mod becomes somewhat popular

then you are forcing everyone to old broken version of mod A. Just so that yours compile

Then mod A dev, receives the issues and all because of outdated mod forced by yours

in many cases modders can't contact others, making the whole problem worse

THis is the risky part we see

[midnight talon]

Hmm yeah that's a fair point

Could maybe be avoided somewhat with good visibility on when a server is running an outdated mod like a popup warning when joining or something, then players already know when joining that it's using an outdated version of X mod

[minor agate]

Unfortunately players barely read

😅

Evsn on error dialogs

[midnight talon]

yeah for sure but I imagine in this kind of scenario it would be preferable to just release an update to your mod pinning prev dependency version than having server operators inundating your DMs with fry_fixit.gif and saying your mod broke their server 😅

[minor agate]

But that last issue is the one that always creeps out on us on whatever idea we get for this

[solid hearth]

That's an easy fix, just turn off DM's. That's what I do.

[long hill]

Is there anyone here who can help me figure out how to spell out the values ​​in SCR_EArsenalItamType?🥹

[midnight talon]

You mean like list out all the options? Loop over it and call .ToString() on each

[long hill]

Well, in Reforger 22 itself, the values are set for vanilla classes and their limit is 32 bits, but I need to add 22 classes. 22+22=44

[midnight talon]

the underlying values of an enum are just ints, so shouldn't be a problem unless you're trying to exceed 2147483647

or unless you add one that collides with an existing value

in general you can just add enum entries and let the compiler/VM generate its underlying value

there are already plenty of vanilla enums with wayyy more than 44 entries 😅

[long hill]

I just don't know why, but when I overrided EArsenalItemType and added more values to it, it skipped everything except the 32nd and beyond.

So I realized that there is a limit of 32 bits. Specifically in EArsenalItemMode - such as

[fringe prairie]

Oh I see

bitwise

Since it's really 2^32, since they can be combined - why do you need so many types? They are meant to be combined

[midnight talon]

ah right it's one of those bitwise enums

alien shit to me 😄

[long hill]

Let's skip the reason why I need that many classes

[fringe prairie]

So there is no reason to have that

[minor agate]

https://tenor.com/view/dread-gif-9297534368979050018

This enum should be made on our side so that it has the bitflag attibute

[long hill]

In short, I am trying to create arsenals for divisions by assigning them unique values.

[minor agate]

That way the pattern is enforced and modding friendly

[fringe prairie]

This is the wrong place probably to identify specific types to that level of granularity

[minor agate]

Yeah

[long hill]

Fk

[fringe prairie]

as (not an arsenal guy), this does not look like the place to separate types of weapons or uniforms, you already have item types for both of those.

Well arsenal item types, which seem to be meant to be very generic

I can see the intent though, because it would be pretty cool to just tell an arsenal it's X type and use that to spawn your items, but the better (and I mean you aren't losing more time than putting this definition on the items themselves), is making a bunch of arsenal configs with those items separated between each arsenal.

[long hill]

Sounds great, but I don't know how to do it so that unique items don't end up with everyone.

[fringe prairie]

So you are kind of looking to allow/disallow players from using certain item types

Are players all in one faction?

[long hill]

For example, two teams are playing for the US, and one team has items that are not similar to the second team.

[long hill]

Yup, but in separate groups.

[fringe prairie]

Yeah, not sure if there is anything in the base game that will not actively try to destroy you on this quest

[minor agate]

Probably worht to mod the method that fills this in for arsenal

GetAllItems or something like that iirc

[fringe prairie]

I haven't dealt with a similar issue at all, but the approach I would initially try is to create editable item component labels EEditableEntityLabel, then mod the arsenal logic to only return the items labeled with the label the player has.

Not sure if that's how the arsenal pulls items but that could be a pretty good start, and have the server track what players have what labels. The label search is pretty powerful (can use include/exclude for searching items).

Probably better to get all items available to faction, excluding the other team's label, that way unlabeled things can belong to both teams within the faction.

[torn bane]

We have EnumBitFlag in script now whic hdoes this automatically for you btw https://enfusionengine.com/api/redirect?to=enfusion://ScriptEditor/scripts/Core/attributes.c;563

[midnight talon]

Yeah filtering by editable entity labels is probably a better approach

See SCR_EntityCatalog.GetFullFilteredEntityListWithLabels and usages of it for an idea

but in a nutshell you should be able to add all those things you were trying to add as arsenal modes as entity labels instead, then you can call GetFullFilteredEntityListWithLabels with the labels for whatever sets of gear you want to be available in a specific case

[lime dew]

Im new to scripting and im getting this warning, howdo I fix it:

SCRIPT (W): @"Scripts/Game/HVK_MagRepack/Components/HVK_AmmoContainerComponent.c,17": Method not linked 'HVK_AmmoContainerComponent.GetMagazineWell'

[minor agate]

You are trying to use a method that is not available anymore from CPP side

Or you moved your mod from Exp to Stable and the method is not available yet there

GetMagazineWell

[lime dew]

Ah, thanks Mario, I found the culprit !🍻

[cloud rock]

Also new here with a question.
Is there a way to test multiplayer code in the workbench with multiple clients? Like if i wanna test that the replication correctly works for authority, owner and proxy. Or do i have to upload a possible fix and test it live?

[torn bane]

World editor -> plugins -> peer tools

[cloud rock]

Thanks i will take a look at it

[restive island]

Is the MOB supply regeneration defined in the scripting or mission files? I'm looking to add fuel regeneration for fuel depots

[spark otter]

resource component i would think, at least thats where it is for the classic supply depots in conflict

[desert escarp]

What controls the position of entities for JIPs

I am setting the transform on the client and server but JIPs don't see this change

I already do

droneComp.ForceNodeMovement(transform[3]);

Which works for the entity being streamed into connected players but it seems tho the position never updates for JIPs unless I am directly setting the position when they join

For example
JIP Client

Client that moved the drone

GenericEntity droneEntity = GenericEntity.Cast(drone);
droneEntity.SetTransform(transform);
droneEntity.Update();
droneEntity.OnTransformReset();
droneComp.ForceNodeMovement(prevTransform[3]);

The RplComponent was not set to runtime

[forest arrow]

Hello
SCR_ScriptedUserAction -> CanBeShownScript is running on client or server side?

[sweet badger]

client

[forest arrow]

Thanks

[forest arrow]

I have a prefab. In prefab I have ScriptedAction and ScriptComponent

Component stores few variables, like isEnabled
ScriptedAction has CanBeShownScript and CanBePerformed. In both methods, i'm getting this entity, find my ScriptComponent and get var, for example component.GetIsEnabled()

In workbench it works fine, but on server i can see that both methods CanBeShownScript and CanBePerformed didnt executed. Why? I'm looking on entity, its spawned, but methods are not executed to verify can I see action or not (I added logs to see it)

[forest arrow]

class EvacuationDriverToBaseUserAction : SCR_ScriptedUserAction
{    
    string evacKey;
    protected EvacuationUserActionComponent comp;
    
    void SetEvacKey(string key)
    {
        evacKey = key;
    }
    
    override void Init(IEntity pOwnerEntity, GenericComponent pManagerComponent)
    {
        comp = EvacuationUserActionComponent.Cast(pOwnerEntity.FindComponent(EvacuationUserActionComponent));
    }
    
    override void PerformAction(IEntity pOwnerEntity, IEntity pUserEntity)
    {    
EvacuationToBaseHandler.GetInstance().StartEvacuation(evacKey, playerId);
        
        comp.SetIsStarted(true);
    }
    
    override bool CanBeShownScript(IEntity user)
    {
        string playerGuid = GetGame().GetBackendApi().GetPlayerIdentityId(GetGame().GetPlayerManager().GetPlayerIdFromControlledEntity(user));
        bool result =  playerGuid == comp.GetRequestor() && !comp.GetIsStarted();
        Print("SteelPath >> Script result: " + result);
        return result;
    }
    
    override bool CanBePerformedScript(IEntity user)
    {
        string playerGuid = GetGame().GetBackendApi().GetPlayerIdentityId(GetGame().GetPlayerManager().GetPlayerIdFromControlledEntity(user));
        
        bool result =  playerGuid == comp.GetRequestor() && !comp.GetIsStarted();
        Print("SteelPath >> Script result: " + result);
        return result;
    }
}```

[fringe prairie]

Ah, there is easier way to get player id

GetGame().GetPlayerController().GetPlayerId()

Player manager will exist only on server. Think of these actions as two simultaneous actions. One executes locally, the other on the server. So unexpected things like this are common especially with component properties. Because the action might execute correctly on server, but the client side doesn't know because your local component didn't do anything. The easiest way to sync state from server and client is via RplProp variable on the component, the action would read the component and that variable

[river imp]

Also CanBePerformedScript and CanBeShownScript are client side functions, And GetBackendApi is a server only function.

Replied to wrong person.

[sonic burrow]

whats the best way to register chat commands which send something to the server and then back to the client? i have a faction whitelist script ive made. it works, but i cant seem to figure out how to make it so when a user types in /facadd it will add a user to the whitelist. but it seems i am having issue registering the command. does anyone know the function to use and what rpc call i should make?

[solid hearth]

Look into ScrServerCommand

It lets you create custom chat commands (which can also be executed via rcon as well) on the server.

[ocean kernel]

Yeah but good luck using RCON in Reforger with how broken it is

It will do things like randomly adding 5 seconds of delay to your command, and doesnt follow the protocol it supposedly should (BattlEye RCON)

[forest arrow]

@fringe prairie @river imp Thaks for your answers.
In this case, how I can execute server code, or get server data from client? Rpc() is a void return type, i cant return validation result from server to client.

I have a client method, CanBeShownScript for example. From this method I need to call few server functions and get data from this functions, how I can do that?

[long hill]

Does anyone know how to fix the constant change of base positions in “Conflict” mode?

I have already set the “Affiliation Component” keys, but the bases still change from one another.

[scarlet iris]

This used to work for me pre 1.6
Give it a shot

[long hill]

Thx ill try

[long hill]

I tried, seems like it's work somehow, but I'll keep testing it.

[pliant ingot]

So... how tf I can get player UID "modernly"?

[Obsolete()]
proto external string GetPlayerIdentityId(int iPlayerId);

[sonic burrow]

Ive got my command working, but it still says error despite it working. Is there a call I need to make to not do that

[solid hearth]

Never ran into that, are you returning EServerCmdResultType.OK 🤨

[river imp]

No

So result type !=ok

[solid hearth]

I assume it's eventually going to be SCR_PlayerIdentityUtils::GetPlayerIdentityId but right now it just does what we've been doing. But I assume that'll change over to the newer method when its introduced.

[sonic burrow]

    if (!mgr.IsPlayerAdmin(playerId))
        {
            FAC_SendCmdResponse(playerId, "Error: Admin required");
            return null;
        }

This is a snippet, where return null;

I had put ServerCmdResultType.OK() and it was giving me errors. Ive looked on the API docs and I cant see what value to use to return a success

So In this case id get the error for not being an admin, and an error that the cmd doesnt exist

which it does

[ocean kernel]

helpful

[torn bane]

Yes that should be used. It will change internally some time but the method continues to exist

[ocean kernel]

Some weird issues like seemingly content of my static array is available after exiting and entering play mode lol

[solid hearth]

🤨

class TAG_MyCustomChatCommand : ScrServerCommand
{
    override string GetKeyword() { return "echo"; }
    override bool IsServerSide() { return true; }
    override int RequiredRCONPermission() { return ERCONPermissions.PERMISSIONS_NONE; }
    override int RequiredChatPermission() { return EPlayerRole.ADMINISTRATOR; }

    override ref ScrServerCmdResult OnChatServerExecution(array<string> argv, int playerId)
    {
        if (argv.Count() < 2)
            return ScrServerCmdResult("Expected another parameter like #echo hello", EServerCmdResultType.PARAMETERS);
        
        string message;
        for (int i = 1; i < argv.Count(); i++)
            message += argv[i] + " ";
        
        return ScrServerCmdResult(string.Format("You said: %1", message), EServerCmdResultType.OK);
    }
    
    override ref ScrServerCmdResult OnChatClientExecution(array<string> argv, int playerId)
    {
        return ScrServerCmdResult(string.Empty, EServerCmdResultType.OK);
    }
    
    override ref ScrServerCmdResult OnRCONExecution(array<string> argv)
    {
        return ScrServerCmdResult(string.Empty, EServerCmdResultType.OK);
    }
    
    override ref ScrServerCmdResult OnUpdate()
    {
        return ScrServerCmdResult(string.Empty, EServerCmdResultType.OK);
    }
}

[sonic burrow]

ah i think i was missing ScrServerCmdResult(string.Empty, EServerCmdResultType.OK);

[solid hearth]

Yeah... that's what I was referring to.. The kick/ban command is probably the easiest to look at and see how it should be setup for server actions

[sonic burrow]

thanks, looks like its working

[ocean kernel]

whats the difference between StaticArray and static array?

[ocean needle]

first one is for fixed size arrays looks like

[deep temple]

Hello, I'm trying to dynamically retrieve the content present in a player's inventory.
To do this, I get the list of clothes the player is wearing using SCR_CharacterInventoryStorageComponent.
I then iterate through the clothing items to check whether they contain items. For outfits / backpacks / pants, I can cast the entity to SCR_UniversalInventoryStorageComponent to get the contents. But this doesn't work for vests.

So I cast using ClothNodeStorageComponent but this storage isn’t updated over time and it always gives me the player's starting equipment.

Do you have another class to recommend for dynamically retrieving the content ? Or is my method flawed ?

[fringe prairie]

By chance are you looking for a specific item

Search predicates can help find specific items based on components or other things. I don’t have a search pattern easily accessible to me, I think you’d want to look at loadout areas?

[deep temple]

No I'm not looking for a specific item. I need to retrieve the full content of the vest not search for a particular component or item. I'm trying to get the dynamic inventory stored inside the vest just like I can for outfits / backpacks or pants

[fringe prairie]

Yeah loadout areas

ChimeraCharacter character = ChimeraCharacter.Cast(playerEntity);
        if (character)
        {
            EquipedLoadoutStorageComponent loadoutStorage = 
                EquipedLoadoutStorageComponent.Cast(character.FindComponent(EquipedLoadoutStorageComponent));
            if (loadoutStorage)
            {
                array<typename> equipmentAreas = {
                    LoadoutHeadCoverArea, LoadoutArmoredVestSlotArea, 
                    LoadoutVestArea, LoadoutJacketArea, LoadoutBackpackArea
                };
                
                foreach (typename area : equipmentAreas)
                {
                    IEntity container = loadoutStorage.GetClothFromArea(area);
                    if (!container) continue;
                    
                    ClothNodeStorageComponent clothStorage = ClothNodeStorageComponent.Cast(
                        container.FindComponent(ClothNodeStorageComponent));
                    if (!clothStorage) continue;
                    
                    array<IEntity> clothItems = {};
                    clothStorage.GetAll(clothItems);
                    
                    foreach (IEntity clothItem : clothItems)
                    {
                        AG0_TDLDeviceComponent deviceComp = AG0_TDLDeviceComponent.Cast(
                            clothItem.FindComponent(AG0_TDLDeviceComponent));
                        if (deviceComp)
                            allDevices.Insert(deviceComp);
                    }
                }
            }
        }```

This should get you closer to what you need

[deep temple]

Thanks, but with your code I'm having the same problem. When I remove the items from my vest and run the code, it still tells me I have 8 items even though I have nothing https://gyazo.com/609b070cf7a2fbb2ee6d27e0e04af1f7 / https://gyazo.com/3bdee5344f4ae328cfed97dceb620b94

[ocean breach]

Heyo, please tell me I'm being stupid somehow: I've got the following script, to be attached to an entity as a component. I've attached it to an Entity, I can see it, edit properties etc. However I cannot get the Init function to work. I've got this code:

class SCR_MyComponent : ScriptComponent
{
  override void EOnInit(IEntity owner)
  {
    Print("Hello I'm a test");
  }
};

Anyone have any idea what I'm doing wrong?

[ocean breach]

Can I not use the ScriptComponent/EOnInit like this? I've been trying to diagnos this for an hour but I just can't get it to run

[deep temple]

Hello try this : ```cs
[ComponentEditorProps(category: "Tutorial/Component", description: "TODO")]
class SCR_MyComponentClass : ScriptComponentClass
{
}

class SCR_MyComponent : ScriptComponent
{
override void OnPostInit(IEntity owner)
{
Print("Hello I'm a test");
}
}```

[ocean breach]

I stand corrected, I missed that you changed EOnInit to OnPostInit. Works now. Thanks!

Also another weird question: I noticed OnPostInit()is being called both after Init, and also after I exit the game. Anyone know why ti's doing that?

[desert escarp]

Any method with EOn... in a ScriptComponent has to have it's entity event set in OnPostInit to actually fire

For example,

[ComponentEditorProps(category: "Tutorial/Component", description: "TODO")]
class SCR_MyComponentClass : ScriptComponentClass
{
}

class SCR_MyComponent : ScriptComponent
{
    override void OnPostInit(IEntity owner)
    {
      SetEventMask(owner, EntityEvent.INIT);
    }

    override void EOnInit(IEntity owner)
    {
      Print("Hello I'm a test");
    }
}```

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

Here kind of shows you where each event fits into the entity life cycle

[ocean breach]

Thank you, I guess that makes sense

[fringe prairie]

Because world editor loads scripts, so it runs, you can do IsEditor check or something to return and not run

[mild bison]

Is the JsonApiStruct broken or am I using it incorrectly?

JsonApiStruct obj = new JsonApiStruct();
obj.StartObject("hello_world");
obj.StoreString("message", "Hello from Reforger!");
obj.EndObject();
obj.Pack();

string json = obj.AsString();
Print(json);

Returns:

{}

[desert escarp]

Use SCR_JsonSaveContext and SCR_JsonLoadContext

[desert escarp]

SCR_JsonSaveContext obj = new SCR_JsonSaveContext();
obj.StartObject("hello_world");
obj.WriteValue("message", "Hello from Reforger!");
obj.EndObject();
Print(obj.ExportToString());

[mild bison]

Thanks

[red cedar]

When i use api structs i use it like that :
Class definition

class SDS_ConnectUserJson : JsonApiStruct
{
    string player_name;
    string player_uid;
    string platform;
    
    void SDS_ConnectUserJson()
    {
        RegAll();
    }
}

And that's how i use it :

private void ProcessConnection(int playerId)
    {
        
        string uid = KE_Helper.GetPlayerUID(playerId);
            
        PlayerManager pm = GetGame().GetPlayerManager();
        string username = pm.GetPlayerName(playerId);
        
        PlatformKind platform = GetGame().GetBackendApi().GetPlayerPlatformKind(playerId);
        SDS_ConnectUserJson connectInfo = new SDS_ConnectUserJson();
        connectInfo.player_uid = uid;
        connectInfo.player_name = username;
        connectInfo.platform = SCR_Enum.GetEnumName(PlatformKind, platform);
        
        
        m_backend.ConnectUser(connectInfo, playerId);
    }


void ConnectUser(notnull SDS_ConnectUserJson connectInfo, int playerId)
    {
        if(!m_isBackendReady)    {return;}
        
        ref SDS_ConnectUserCallBack callback = new SDS_ConnectUserCallBack();
        
        callback.SetPlayerId(playerId);
        
        connectInfo.Pack();
        m_callbackPendingDeletion.Set(connectInfo.player_uid, callback);
        m_context.POST(callback,ENDPOINT_CONNECT_USER, connectInfo.AsString());
    }

i like this approach more than load and save context even tho it's apparently way less optimal

[mild bison]

In a way it looks more appropriate, I'll give it a try as well. The next question is how to attach a GET to a player on spawn. I've just put down a crate and added my RestAPI component to it and it's working but I doubt that's how it's done

[red cedar]

can always use the OnPlayerSpawnFinalize_S method
I had a game mode running in which i synchronized the data after every respawn ->

override void OnPlayerSpawnFinalize_S(SCR_SpawnRequestComponent requestComponent, SCR_SpawnHandlerComponent handlerComponent, SCR_SpawnData data, IEntity entity)
    {
        
        PlayerController pc = requestComponent.GetPlayerController();
        ToW_PlayerProfileComponent playerProfile = ToW_PlayerProfileComponent.Cast(
          pc.FindComponent(ToW_PlayerProfileComponent)
        );
                playerProfile.RequestClientValueUpdate(); // send a POST request to my backend
     }

[mild bison]

Is ToW_PlayerProfileComponent you're player profile struct?

[red cedar]

no but in some way it is linked to the api struct, it is a component which has function related to data stored in my backend.

So player xp, level, balance, kill death counter etc and then i have a class when i request an update it will turn those into a json api struct and return it.

But those two code sample come each from different projects

also when setting headers just note that setting a header will erase all previously set headers, so include every single header every time you call SetHeaders

[mild bison]

Here's what I have so far, I haven't touched it since last night: https://pastebin.com/GP050Ffp

[red cedar]

i get that it is a test to learn how to use http calls but remember to keep the context instance, much more handy to keep authorization headers saved or base urls

[torn bane]

Not only that, it drastically increases performance to not re-create a context each time

[mild bison]

Is this correct: ```c
ctx.setHeaders("Content-Type: application/json");

[torn bane]

No,

ctx.setHeaders("Content-Type,application/json,otherkey,othervalue");

[mild bison]

Just so I'm understanding the syntax otherkey would be charset and othervalue would be utf-8?

[red cedar]

No need to indicate the charset but it could be any other header.
Authorization, token, user-agent etc etc

[red cedar]

I assumed that it was quite light to generate those comtexts but i guess i'm glad i did it right the first time then

[ocean kernel]

How do I pass a reference to an array containing instances of my class to a method?

Without defining the type in the parameter that is

[torn bane]

managed class, then using dynamic coding to retrieve the data. i do it in EDF code to handle any array for filtering of the query expression

[ocean kernel]

Man I hope passing methods as parameters gets implemented, such a pain in the butt

[silent shard]

Is that something that's on the table? I feel like it'd require too many compiler & runtime changes to be worth implementing

[ocean kernel]

ctrl + click doesnt work anymore

doesnt go to definition

hm

ok it sometimes works

[neon elbow]

It's been a while since I've opened the script editor. Did something happen to the creation wizard? It used let you choose a template.

I guess I fill from template now

[fringe prairie]

So, can RplProps and Attributes be stacked? Like if my game mode has an attribute configured at prefab level, but I also want to change it and replicate that variable, can this work?
[Attribute("1", UIWidgets.CheckBox, "Enable feature", category: "Freemode"), RplProp()]

It compiles but I'm scared haha

[desert escarp]

I think it works, at least it did for us before I noticed it in our github and got rid of it

its uh, interesting but I personally like to just separate the behaviours

[minor agate]

Yes

Decorators can be stacked

[...] is called decorator list

[desert escarp]

Is there any downside to it or is it just a personal preference kind of thing?

[minor agate]

it's compile time thing

[desert escarp]

Mixing an RplProp and Attribute

[fringe prairie]

Yeah decorator, was the word I was looking for, I assumed as much with the [], that it should be fine. I think it makes sense to use for situations with a default attribute that can change over time

[minor agate]

So it does not affect runtime perf

[minor agate]

No issues

[desert escarp]

Hmm tmyk

[minor agate]

We've instances of that in vanilla

[fringe prairie]

Like for my gamemode I'm adding scenario properties and by default the world can have a default set up, but admins could go into scenario properties and change them.

Felt kind of silly having a variable for the attribute, and another for replication, and trying to figure out the difference

[mild quarry]

Anyone know what I'm doing wrong? External clients are not receiving these animation commands at the same time:

void ExecuteCustomCommand(){ // Only initiated from local player
    Rpc(RPC_ExecuteCustomCommand);
}

[RplRpc(RplChannel.Reliable, RplRcver.Server)]
protected void RPC_ExecuteCustomCommand() {
    Rpc(RPC_DoExecuteCustomCommand);
}

[RplRpc(RplChannel.Reliable, RplRcver.Broadcast)]
protected void RPC_DoExecuteCustomCommand() {
    MyWeaponAnimationComponent myWeaponAnimComp = GetMyWeaponAnimationComponent();
    
    m_CharacterAnimComp.CallCommand(CMD_MyCustomCMD, 0, 0.0); // This gets executed second (long delay)
    myWeaponAnimComp.CallCommand(CMD_MyCustomCMD, 0, 0.0); // This gets executed first
}

The character is getting the command like 200ms after the weapon, so they get really out of sync. Idk if it makes any difference here, but the character'sCallCommand is natively replicated already, but WeaponAnimationComponent's is not

[limpid bloom]

Does anyone know which script or config file controls the Arsenal refund system?

[fringe prairie]

Define same time

[mild quarry]

Like the character animation starts way after the weapon animation

[fringe prairie]

Yeah are you waiting to start the weapon animation until the client recieves the character animation?

Nvm I see now, trying to line this up might be difficult, for you what happens locally? It executes instantly in some other logic?

[mild quarry]

yeah locally everything is at the same time. Just on MP, the anims are out of sync from another player's POV

[fringe prairie]

So callcommand is being used locally as well? And it happens simultaneously?

for the original player that is

Or is callcommand being used as an analog for other players to see the animation which is already playing for your player, if that is the case, the game might be taking full control of the character animation, and waiting until it's own process replicates it

So basically your command isn't even firing, maybe, haven't messed with this yet, but it would make sense the game won't trigger it on an already replicated process. A good test would be doing call command on the server for the character anim comp in the RPC to server, then broadcast just the weapon, and see if that way it lines up?

since ideally the server is already replicating character, and when you do that, the weapon call would arrive at pretty much the same time?

void ExecuteCustomCommand(){ // Only initiated from local player
    Rpc(RPC_ExecuteCustomCommand);
}

[RplRpc(RplChannel.Reliable, RplRcver.Server)]
protected void RPC_ExecuteCustomCommand() {
    Rpc(RPC_DoExecuteCustomCommand);
    m_CharacterAnimComp.CallCommand(CMD_MyCustomCMD, 0, 0.0);
}

[RplRpc(RplChannel.Reliable, RplRcver.Broadcast)]
protected void RPC_DoExecuteCustomCommand() {
    MyWeaponAnimationComponent myWeaponAnimComp = GetMyWeaponAnimationComponent();
    myWeaponAnimComp.CallCommand(CMD_MyCustomCMD, 0, 0.0); // This gets executed first
}

see if this works? ¯_(ツ)_/¯

[mild quarry]

Yeah the server doesn't send out the CallCommand in that case. Only the weapon gets it (for both parties)

I think I have tried just about every combination so far lol

[fringe prairie]

Yeah reminds me of the pain I had with joints.

[mild quarry]

Damn. Well thanks for trying to help. I really think it's some native engine constraint because the client is definitely getting these at the same time, just the character's isn't getting called right away for some reason.

[desert escarp]

Not too familiar with commands but is there any way to check when the character command is active and then do the weapon command

[fringe prairie]

As a hack if you can figure out the delay, delay the weapon command trigger lol

[mild quarry]

I don’t see anything in the code directly. Maybe a really hacky way to do it through the animation graph

[minor agate]

@mild quarry NEVER call anim graph stuff on NON OWNERS or NON AUTHORITY

You will desycn the whole simulation

The anim graph can replicate itself

Hande it on auth, let it replicate on clients

[mild quarry]

But the weapon graph commands do not replicate on their own

Is there a way I can sync them together?

[minor agate]

They do, you just have to set them to be

it's on both graph config and component

The graph and anim system won't replicate and sync things it does not need to

You need to tell it what to sync

[mild quarry]

Where do I do that though? The "Synchronized" box is checked in both player_main and the weapon graph. I also have Auto Command Bind set to true in the weapon component

[mild quarry]

In fact, none of my Anim variables are replicated either (despite being "Synchronized"). I have been replicating those manually too

[light tide]

Can someone please tell me how I can assign access to items from the arsenal only to players with a certain role?

[pliant ingot]

By writing your own budget value to check role

No one has done this yet, as far as I know

[scarlet iris]

I've been working on this. I think it would be a nice feature to have in vanilla but maybe when we have more variety of weapons / gear

[oblique swan]

Hello folks,
Could anyone tell me why ApplyImpulse() does not work in multiplayer (it works ok in singleplayer)?
I'm trying to make a character fly around.
Any help is appreciated :)

I made this "debug script" for simplicity sake, when on dedicated server as peer in workbench, character doesn't fly up.

[ComponentEditorProps(category: "Movement/Character", description: "script component for flying")]
class REAB_TestComponentClass : ScriptComponentClass {}


class REAB_TestComponent : ScriptComponent
{
    void Fly(vector movementInput, IEntity e)
    {
        if (!movementInput)
            return;
        
        Physics charPhysics = e.GetPhysics();

        if (!charPhysics)
            return;

        charPhysics.ApplyImpulse(movementInput * 10);
    }
    
    override void OnPostInit(IEntity owner)
    {
        SetEventMask(owner, EntityEvent.FRAME);
    }

    override void EOnFrame(IEntity owner, float timeSlice)
    {        
        Fly(vector.Up, owner);
    }
}

[storm bobcat]

@minor agate Hope I am not bothering you.
Is it possible that we could get entity type component params for the world editor?
To explain what I mean:
Have a component with an entity param (a parameter that takes a entity object) that can be set in the component,
place an object with that component in the world,
place a another object down,
and put the second object into the first object's component entity param.

I think of an example where I might is with door keypads. I have a keypad, and it has a parameter that takes a door object, and that I would reference the door to the building that the keypad is on.

[minor agate]

Sorry but I got confused by your request/question. I am not sure what you meant.

[minor agate]

Do you want to link entities together for some logic?

[ocean kernel]

Annoying that autocomplete doesnt work most of the time, ctrl+click also doesnt work a lot of the time

[minor agate]

this was fixed iirc. Just not in AR Enf yet

[ocean kernel]

what is this

[minor agate]

press f7

see if it still does that

Or what do you mean?

[ocean kernel]

Kinda expected to see parameters

To the method

[minor agate]

mmm

Press f7, so the context resets

[ocean kernel]

No changes

[minor agate]

rip lol

Did you use auto somewhere?

(It does not have to be in the same file)

[ocean kernel]

Probably

[mild quarry]

Is there anything else I need to do to get my commands to replicate to the weapons? I have them marked as Synchronized in both graphs, but still only the character commands get replicated natively.

[ocean kernel]

This is why I invented my own animation system

[dire sinew]

I do hope they'll rework the animation system at least for A4 to be easier to interface with scripts and also more modding friendly...

Though I think Mario already mentioned something about improvements to the editor for modding graphs 😎

[river imp]

Attach keypad to door, get door component, get owner(The door), set param on keypad to door.

If you wanna do something like that in world editor write a plugin.

[fringe prairie]

Are devs aware of thermal shader being very busted on Xbox/PlayStation? I understand it's an experimental feature, but it would be good if PC didn't have an inherit advantage when mods implement this wide spread. I submitted a feedback ticket for this during experimental. https://feedback.bistudio.com/T195448

[sharp iron]

so I'm primarily a modeler and animator, but I was wondering how difficult it would be to create a functioning ammo counter on a weapon, like you would see in halo

a number on a screen that ticks down from 32-0 and then returns to 32 when you reload

[fringe prairie]

So the HUD component on Character_base.et has the weapon info display, but that's heads up display. But you could make a custom extended info display which gets the weapon from the weapon component that the hud manager gets, can do some searching to find the slot with the mesh to display the UI on, and use SetRenderTarget on the layout to put it on there when starting, and RemoveRenderTarget when stopping display

HUD manager is probably the cleanest way to do it imo

[minor agate]

No HALO mods are allowed unless it's inspired and 100% your creation

[sharp iron]

ah thanks. I was looking for somewhere to start. How difficult do you see this being for someone who really has like no coding experience?

[sharp iron]

?

wdym

[fringe prairie]

So don't call it Halo, abide by Microsoft game usage agreement

[minor agate]

HALO IP is not allowed unless it is fan fic and 100% your creation

No rips, no lore copy, etc

[sharp iron]

oh im just doing an ammo counter

on my own project

[minor agate]

Making sure, you mentioned halo, said you are working on that and have a HALO banner on your profile. So just making sure before you waste ton of time and get banned

[sharp iron]

yeah this is a solo thing

and I make all my own models

[minor agate]

They also have to be on player's iirc

[torn bane]

left a comment on it.

[mild quarry]

I have them marked as synchronized in player_main and the weapon graph. There must be another step, right?

[mild quarry]

Unless this is a bug or something. Because from my understanding, these commands/variables should be automatically replicating without me having to replicate them manually

[desert escarp]

Any update on this

[minor agate]

It seems I forgot about it, sorry

[minor agate]

Can you share to me your project?. I will have a look at it over the weekend.

[mild quarry]

Thanks! I’ll clean it up a bit and share the repo

[red escarp]

@torn bane please see your dm

[midnight talon]

How can I debug clients being kicked with this error? Happens when they stream in some common city building prefab

00:43:44.868  RPL          : rpl::Pip::ProcessNetToGame
00:43:44.868   RPL       (E): RplCreationError: Number of items mismatch. expected=2, created=3, nodeId=0x4000F7F3, node='Assets/Structures/BuildingsParts/Windows/Glass_122x42/Glass_01_122x42.xob'
00:43:44.868   RPL       (E):   created items:
00:43:44.868   RPL       (E):    name='RplComponent', layoutName='script::Game::RplComponent'
00:43:44.868   RPL       (E):    name='DamageManagerComponent', layoutName='script::Game::SCR_DestructionMultiPhaseComponent'
00:43:44.868   RPL       (E):    name='DamageManagerComponent', layoutName='script::Game::SCR_DestructionMultiPhaseComponent'

[open pier]

considering the double up on the DamageManagerComponent item, maybe you have 2 of the components on that specific object, or the RplComponent config is slightly off causing parent/child issues.

[minor agate]

Did you set on your prefabs AutoHierarchy (On or Off) on RplComponent?

[midnight talon]

Ahhh I think I switched AutoHierarchy on on one of my entities when I was trying to work out some RPL issue and forgot to turn it off, removing any references to it in my stuff fixed it, thanks Mario!

[midnight talon]

yeah turns out it was the 2nd one, RplComponent had AutoHierarchy enabled on some things that shouldn't

The reference in error to a building window glass mesh was a bit of a red herring, it seems issue was caused by one of my entities with AutoHierarchy being child of a building or something

[quaint basalt]

How to I get ResourceNames for materials assigned to MeshObject of entity?
I've found this bit of code posted here by @river imp

IEntityComponentSource ClothComponentSource = SCR_BaseContainerTools.FindComponentSource(PrefabResource, "BaseLoadoutClothComponent");
TResourceNameArray WornOverrides = new TResourceNameArray();
ClothComponentSource.Get("WornMaterialsOverride", WornOverrides);

How could I do this for Materials of MeshObject? Currently by doing it for "Materials" gives me a null

[fringe prairie]

I had a way a while ago but it can’t get original materials on a mesh object

I don’t think I ever found a way

You can theoretically read them on workbench instance via file read

And parsing start of xob

Now you can get it if the materials are overridden, but an override can’t be the same as the original so it’s useless for most items. I put in a feedback ticket for it IIRC

[quaint basalt]

Yeah, In the workbench I can read them from IEntitySource using GetDefaultAsString but it doesnt seem to work when packed and used in-game

void Vehicle(IEntitySource src, IEntity parent)
    {
        
        int compCount = src.GetComponentCount();
        for (int x = 0; x < compCount; x++)
        {
         if(src.GetComponent(x).GetClassName() == "MeshObject")
            {
                BaseContainer mesh = src.GetComponent(x);
                string mats;
                mesh.GetDefaultAsString("Materials", mats);
        
                array<string> resources = {};
                mats.Split(",", resources, true);
        
                foreach(string resource: resources)
                {
                    if (resource.Contains(".emat"))
                    {
                        assignedMaterials.Insert(resource);
                    }
                }
            }
        }    
    }

[fringe prairie]

Yeah that’s a lot more elegant than I was doing

https://feedback.bistudio.com/T193097

[craggy jolt]

Can you use Rpcs inside game system? I see 2 uses in vanilla scripts but does it actually work? Can't get mine to run.

[dire sinew]

What kind of Rpcs? Broadcast Rpcs should work since 1.6, but others would need world controllers, which seem to be WIP atm.

[craggy jolt]

Rpc function calls of RplRpc decorated methods

[dire sinew]

Ofc, but what do you have as RplRcver?

[craggy jolt]

Tried it all, nothing

[dire sinew]

Can you post what you tried?

Some simple system

Again broadcast is the only one that makes sense.

Could also be that you tried to early when replication isn't ready yet.

And depending on what you do, a RplProp might make more sense.

[craggy jolt]

class TestestSystem : BaseSystem
{
    override static void InitInfo(WorldSystemInfo outInfo)
    {
        outInfo
            .SetAbstract(false)
            .SetLocation(ESystemLocation.Client)
            .AddPoint(ESystemPoint.Frame);
    }

    [RplRpc(RplChannel.Reliable, RplRcver.Owner)]
    void RpcTest1()
    {
        Print("RpcTest 1");
    }

    [RplRpc(RplChannel.Reliable, RplRcver.Server)]
    void RpcTest2()
    {
        Print("RpcTest 2");
    }

    [RplRpc(RplChannel.Reliable, RplRcver.Broadcast)]
    void RpcTest3()
    {
        Print("RpcTest 3");
    }

    int cnt = 0;
    override void OnUpdate(ESystemPoint point)
    {
        super.OnUpdate(point);
        
        cnt += 1;
        if(cnt == 100)
        {
            Print(cnt);
            Rpc(RpcTest1);
            Rpc(RpcTest2);
            Rpc(RpcTest3);
        }
    }
}

Testing as listen server in workshop

[dire sinew]

System location should be Both, not Client.

[craggy jolt]

wat, it does work with Both

Having it as Client on server still runs the system and updates, but why not Rpcs?

[sleek dove]

Systems without Both are not registered in replication since it can not exist on one side

[minor agate]

Broadcast RPCs on systems always worked

I mean there was a time when it didn't

but that was waaay before 1.6

even way before this year

But as Niirozz mentioned, it would not work unless you have the system on both sides

[dire sinew]

Could be. Can't really tell when tried last time before 1.6 😅

[minor agate]

This a new bug in 1.6

It should not tick on server if set as client

And on DS

[dire sinew]

He's on a listen server, where it should tick though...

[minor agate]

#enfusion_scripting message

[minor agate]

I found the issue internally on DS

But maybe it is fixed now in the hotfix perhaps

I need to test again

According to relevant enf dev, it was tied to some define mishap

[dire sinew]

What about WorldController? Are they fixed too for next version?

[minor agate]

idk

I will need to check

According to relevant enf dev, it was also tied to some define mishap

😅

[dire sinew]

Ah, I guess try and see then 😅

[minor agate]

Last part where I left it is when I reported it internally when I found it

After that I got busy and did not track it

It's easy to test

Just create a system on client only

and see if it exists and ticks on server in DS

I was messing with a mod I was working on, and that messed me up for a while until I debugged it

[dire sinew]

Network stuff is always fun to debug. The worst was by far finding the bandage bug that got fixed meanwhile 😅

[minor agate]

Yeah, depending on what it is an adventure

I think I saved this guy some pain with this one recently
#enfusion_scripting message

😅

[dire sinew]

Oh and bad codecs

[pliant ingot]

I think it's intentional at least for listening

[dire sinew]

At least I know now how you can stall replication yourself 🙈

[dire sinew]

Definitely, but it also makes sense that it isn't registered in the replication, unless you got both locations specified.

[minor agate]

Nope

It's wrong to behave like that

[dire sinew]

But the table literally has yes for listen server

[minor agate]

if set to client, on DS it should not even exist on server

[minor agate]

Listen server is for example WB game with peertool

DS (Actual server)

Should never have it created even if set to Client

listen server has both, because it is both a server and client

[teal vapor]

Very random but I've got a couple of mods that I will probably never do anything with if anyone's interested in the code. Both were developed I think 2 releases ago? So may not work as-is on the latest version.

One was a scoreboard including kills/deaths/supplies delivered/supplies spent that you could see only at the command tent (ignore mod name it started off as something different).

https://github.com/landaire/arma-mods/tree/main/ReforgerEventsApi

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1358669621682503710/1359634756265836625/2025-04-09_13-58-36.mp4?ex=69314e4a&is=692ffcca&hm=5322aa8824d2f2a68e674c4d0de70910bd3162dfa34d3656f9e9067eafd8b8ee&

Another one was a radio triangulation mod which would in theory allow command posts to detect radio transmissions and triangulate position. Kind of a cool concept that was unfortunately incomplete, just needs to port the logic to the map using logic similar to the game master/arma vision camera cone.

https://github.com/landaire/arma-mods/tree/main/RadioDirectionalFinding

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1358669621682503710/1364252921960595466/2025-04-21_21-47-19.mp4?ex=6931a08b&is=69304f0b&hm=59a9e856721a1de05126f738baf113fcf46ba4039b22d16fb06700dadf7f772a&

Just to be clear, I'm not asking for help on these mods but I thought someone may find the code possibly useful for interacting with the radio system or stats.

[river imp]

@fringe prairie@quaint basalt

static void PrintOriginalMaterials(IEntity Entity)
{
    EntityPrefabData PrefabData = Entity.GetPrefabData();
    if (PrefabData)
    {
        IEntitySource EntitySource = PrefabData.GetPrefab().ToEntitySource();
        if (EntitySource)
        {
            BaseContainer MeshObjectContainer = SCR_BaseContainerTools.FindComponentSource(EntitySource, "MeshObject");
            if (MeshObjectContainer)
            {
                ResourceName MeshResourceName;                    
                MeshObjectContainer.Get("Object", MeshResourceName);                    
                MeshResourceName.Replace(string.Format("{%1}",SCR_ResourceNameUtils.GetPrefabGUID(MeshResourceName)),"");

                Resource MetaResource = BaseContainerTools.LoadContainer(MeshResourceName + ".meta");
                if(!MetaResource.IsValid())
                    return;
                                
                BaseContainer MetaContainer = MetaResource.GetResource().ToBaseContainer();
                BaseContainerList MaterialAssignsList = MetaContainer.GetObjectArray("Configurations").Get(0).GetObjectArray("MaterialAssigns");
                for (int i = 0; i < MaterialAssignsList.Count(); i++)
                {
                    //string MaterialSlot;
                    //MaterialAssignsList[i].Get("SourceMaterial",MaterialSlot);
                    //Print(MaterialSlot);
                    ResourceName MaterialResourceName;
                    MaterialAssignsList[i].Get("AssignedMaterial",MaterialResourceName);                        
                    Print(MaterialResourceName);
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

This works in Workbench but, it complains about line 16.

SCRIPT       : GetResourceName 'Scripts/Game/aaa.c,16'
SCRIPT       : ResourceName MaterialResourceName = '{A906D0A0D856AE02}Assets/Props/SodaMachine/Data/left_panel.emat'
SCRIPT       : ResourceName MaterialResourceName = '{E962A29EA375CBA9}Assets/Props/SodaMachine/Data/right_panel.emat'
SCRIPT       : ResourceName MaterialResourceName = '{D9DDA98077894464}Assets/Props/SodaMachine/Data/frame.emat'
SCRIPT       : ResourceName MaterialResourceName = '{B71109E7A519E50B}Assets/Props/SodaMachine/Data/card_reader.emat'
SCRIPT       : ResourceName MaterialResourceName = '{4967C3DA48DE41EA}Assets/Props/SodaMachine/Data/buttons.emat'
SCRIPT       : ResourceName MaterialResourceName = '{D090FF036EB9E7B7}Assets/Props/SodaMachine/Data/front_panel.emat'

Odd thing is, it doesn't complain about the same call in SCR_Global::GetResourceName

[craggy jolt]

Going further with this test, with ESystemLocation set to Both, now listen server calls RplRcver.Owner and RplRcver.Server on itself, while joined client calls RplRcver.Broadcast again only on itself, never calling the function on each other. Why is that?

[pliant ingot]

Server is owner of system, and client can't broadcast anything except to yourself

[craggy jolt]

Server can't broadcast to clients either, what's the point of Rpcs in systems then?

[pliant ingot]

Server should be able to do this

[craggy jolt]

Welp, it works now, no idea why it didn't before

RplRcver.Broadcast call reaches client when called from server

[timid citrus]

What are the main issues with WC that I need to be aware of?

or anybody who knows

[minor agate]

Only auth can do broadcast

Proxies and proxies with owner modifier cant

[minor agate]

FindController is broken

[timid citrus]

Ty

[river imp]

@minor agate any comment on this?

Why does my script complain and GetResourceName doesn't?

[minor agate]

What exactly does it complain about?

It seems you clamped the error

[river imp]

SCRIPT : GetResourceName 'Scripts/Game/aaa.c,16'

That's all it ever prints

[nova coral]

Getting this error when trying to use a Game master spawnpoint of my custom faction. Not sure where to turn to. I have a factionmanager and loadoutmanager already set up with the proper prefabs and affiliated faction on it.

Reason: NULL pointer to instance

Class:      'SCR_LoadoutRequestUIComponent'
Function: 'CreatePlayerLoadoutButton'
Stack trace:
scripts/Game/UI/Menu/DeployMenu/SCR_LoadoutRequestUIComponent.c:364 Function CreatePlayerLoadoutButton
scripts/Game/UI/Menu/DeployMenu/SCR_LoadoutRequestUIComponent.c:325 Function ShowPlayerLoadouts
scripts/Game/UI/Menu/DeployMenu/SCR_RoleSelectionMenu.c:383 Function OnPlayerGroupJoined
scripts/Game/UI/Menu/DeployMenu/SCR_RoleSelectionMenu.c:395 Function OnLocalGroupJoined
scripts/Game/UI/Menu/DeployMenu/SCR_GroupRequestUIComponent.c:168 Function UpdateLocalPlayerGroup
scripts/Game/Groups/SCR_PlayerControllerGroupComponent.c:796 Function OnGroupChangedDelayed
scripts/Game/game.c:914 Function OnUpdate```

[dire sinew]

Did you just create a tornado in Enfusion at the end? 😅

[next talon]

I tried seeing if physics joints were being destroyed or not upon entering a vehicle so I forced created the physics joints again when entering. This is the result lol.

[next talon]

This is the progress so far though where i ended off at. Still lots of testing to do

[trim aurora]

Hey, is there an easy way to create a unique ID (GUID) in enfusion?

[oak thorn]

Maybe this first one I found with a quick search🤷‍♂️ , i made my own solution that should be good enough (the second one)

//string guid = Workbench.GenerateGloballyUniqueID64();

//string randomUID = System.GetUnixTime().ToString()+"$"+Math.RandomInt(100,999);

[torn bane]

Better, since 1.6 you have UUID class

[oak thorn]

oh cool UUID uuid = UUID.GenV4();

[trim aurora]

Nice! Is there an event or method that is triggered when an entity is created or edited in the workbench?
My first thought was to use a modified GenericEntity, but this is not possible, and I could not find anything on the WorldEditorAPI.
The only other option I can think of is to perform some checks every frame, but that just seems too contrived to be the best solution for this.

[tawny lotus]

Shouldn't Math3D.PointLineSegmentDistanceSqr be able to handle a situation where v0 and v1 are the same? Feels unnecessary to check outside if v0 and v1 are same ..

You get the assert with float v = Math3D.PointLineSegmentDistanceSqr("5.0 5.0 5.0", "1.0 1.0 1.0", "1.0 1.0 1.0"); after you've started WB and run your code.

[pliant ingot]

_WB_* methods on entities/components class

[trim aurora]

Yeah, but I want to know when any entity inherting from GenericEntity gets changed. So for that, I would have to mod the GenericEntity class which is not allowed. Or am I missing something?

[pliant ingot]

If you need it globally - you doing something wrong

For other cases - add component on it, or replace entity class without your own in prefab

[trim aurora]

How do you mean I am doing something wrong?

To clearify: My goal is to make a little tool to record objects placed and modified in the editor so I can visualize map building progress. The visualization can be handled outside enfusion, so I just need a hook for when any entity is created, changed or deleted. I know it is not a "normal" use case ^^

[pliant ingot]

I don't think it's currently possible without brut-force cycle

[trim aurora]

Ok, good to know I wasn't missing anything obvious. ^^

[midnight talon]

Not sure about diffing data changes but for tracking creation and deletion you can make your own component, attach it to an override of common base prefabs used by most entities e.g. most props inherit fromPrefabs/Props/Core/DestructibleMultiPhase_Props_Base.et, most buildings from Prefabs/Structures/Core/Building_Base.et etc

You can then use the _WB and lifecycle methods in your component since your component will be getting created/deleted automatically when any prefabs it's attached to are

What you're talking about sounds like the kind of thing I think WB plugins were intended for, I haven't looked into that stuff much myself yet but looking at how any of the scripted WB plugins were made might give you some direction

[quaint basalt]

Can we control how far PIP will cull the entities? Currently at 1000 vehicles/soldiers just disappear

[lone glen]

how to turn them hostile to US

rather than placid and do nothing

[ocean needle]

if im understanding you correctly, just use what the comment above the method says to use

[gentle cradle]

how do i check if a player is an admin?

[red cedar]

I think there is a method SCR_Global.IsAdmin iirc

I could be wrong but there was definitely an IsAmin method

[lone glen]

How do you edit a locked script?

[fringe prairie]

For any camera, handled in script or on the render target settings, setnearplane or setfarplane with the camera index desired

SetNearPlane will cull anything close than X (so like if there is geo like camera lens you want to hide, and far plane is how far it renders), but this camera is quite limited if it's not player camera as it will not render additional GEO or higher LOD levels than the player camera already sees, so direction of player camera and distance from what you are looking at can never be ignored as factors for distant viewing of objects.

Then you have RPL bubble, and distances at which things appear/disappear on network side. AR limitation that hopefully will be improved with A4

[river imp]

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_Reforger:Scripting:_Keywords
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_Reforger:Scripting_Modding

[scarlet iris]

You create a modded class

[quaint basalt]

I noticed another thing
Objects culling is also based on those two params in MeshObject:

[fringe prairie]

Yeah, though with low enough FOV (high enough zoom), this should be mitigatable.

[late locust]

I guess nice to have ProjectileMoveComponent.GetProjectileSimulationResultnow, but is there a way to get the projectile simulation itself? To change mass, speed etc... at runtime? GetPhysics() returns nothing

[dire sinew]

You could modify the values in the prefab at runtime though.

GetPhysics doesn't work, as projectiles have a distinct simulation handled by ProjectileMoveComponent and ProjectileSimulationSystem afaik.

[clever oxide]

There is an update code for prefab when i edit something by code? its never worked for me, i tried enable LSD differential at runtime, but only next vehcle spawn used that

[dire sinew]

but can't modify anything during the simulation of a trajectory

Related ticket: https://feedback.bistudio.com/T188592

[dire sinew]

Are you trying to modify values for something you already spawned? That won't work, as once you spawned an instance, it's no longer tied to the prefab's values.

At least those that are not defined in *Class, which are shared accross all instances.

[clever oxide]

i get spawned vehicle by cursortarget and tried modify veh simulation things but not found update for it

[dire sinew]

As I said, you have to modify the prefab before you spawn the vehicle.

No other solution afaik.

[restive island]

What class(es) records what buildings are built by any faction player at bases? Trying to keep track if a player has built a helipad at a base such as Montignac.

[desert escarp]

What does a system failure kick result exactly entail

After this hotfix we are getting them constantly

Server does not crash, kicks a majority of the population with the system failure

Nothing in the logs

[restive island]

Can I use the remote console to pull things from my 3D viewport session? Trying to get live data

[forest sky]

this is coppy and paste bc im to lazy to retype it,
well if anybody keeps crashing on pc they can deleted any of the banned mods and updated all of the mods and some of the mods I did update them sum the dependencies were also banned so you have to delete them too and every since I done that I haven't crashed yet

[craggy jolt]

Is there a reason why PeerTool client doesn't get prefab entity with changes? For example I adjusted rotor offset in slot manager component but the change isn't there for PeerTool client. What am I missing?

[river imp]

Clients read from the prefab not the instance.

Apply changes to the prefab and it will be visible for the client.

Otherwise change on server and broadcast the change to clients.

[midnight talon]

Also if client doesn't pick up (non-runtime) changes to prefab files themselves it could be a problem of your peertool loading published mod over local source mod if you have it reading your game client add-ons dir

[minor agate]

If you do not want to do this manually, you can add NwkMovementSimpleComponent and it will sync it for you (Along with RplComponent)

@craggy jolt

On the entity you expect to do the changes

Just don't use it everywhere, be smart about it

[lime dew]

I know that EPF is deprecated but I'm still using it until I can fully implement the new Persistence System.

If there a way for me to make spawnpoints persistent?

I have a movable spawn that moves to player position with a ScriptedUserAction, I keep getting an VME when trying to implement EPF Persistence.

Any help will be greatly appreciated.

[timid citrus]

Any way to mark things to leave out of the build?

Dev only documentation in this case

[static vale]

How do i fix WB freezing for 10 secconds when switching between script editor and world editor?

[pliant ingot]

mb disabling auto recompilation in settings?

[static vale]

No it's not auto recompilation, it just freezes

[desert escarp]

Ive noticed that when im working on a mod that uses a bunch of my mods in its dependencies it causes the script editor to buffer alot longer

Removing them from the workbench menu where you select them seemed to help

[minor agate]

When you punlisha mod, scripts are published as source

Published mods scripts do not get distributed as bytecode

So, no

[timid citrus]

Okay thank you

[rancid belfry]

quick question for my Enfusion workbench, Am i supposed to have a workbench tab? Is so why do i not have one Ive tried to get it to show but nothing works.

[timid citrus]

No they changed it to the file menu in 1.6

[rancid belfry]

ok thank you i was extremely confused why i wasnt seeing it.

[rancid belfry]

Im currently working on an AI Vehicle patrol addon that was similar to how exile would spawn vehicles and drive around, Is there a way to pull vehicles from different loaded addon within a server to add to the pool or do i have to hard code the Vehicles in?

[spark otter]

How would I detect if an entity is getting deleted so I can do something before its deleted? Do I need to check IsDeleted() in EOnFrame()? Seems like that would be pretty expensive

[midnight talon]

Read from entity catalogs, look at usages of entitycatalogmanager for examples

[pliant ingot]

Add component with your code in OnDelete to prefab of this entity

[spark otter]

Thanks, apparently Im not modding the right action for the conflict building menu. Trying to do something to a vehicle when a player spawns it in. Anyone know what action that is?

[umbral spade]

Hello. I can't figure out how to intercept the moment a shot is fired? I need to implement weapon wear, but I don't understand how to detect the player's weapon and when it fires.

[long hill]

@scarlet iris
Hi
Sorry for disturbing u.

I wanted to ask - do u have same script for radios?

The sometimes are not spawning when im launching scenario

[drifting orchid]

Hi guys just joined in, I'm sorta of a modder, I need a little help

I have this component which works great, it has member variables which works okay but I'm using a custom class data type in a variable, and that custom data type variable just doesn't seem to update , I'm using a custom plugin to update the variable, but it doesn't seem to update in the properties

I have tried looking through docs, serialization, AI

no luck

right below is the variable called 'm_savedObjects'

the custom class:

P.S: forgot to mention I'm updating this variable through a plugin

[pulsar tree]

Still new to moding in Reforger not new to coding. Is there a script or properties int the game already that will let my make the item's mesh when in the players hand not be visible or is that something I will have to figure out and make?

[drifting orchid]

not sure if this relevant to ur question but here's a https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUNN_KeyjkQ video of a guy showing how to add a custom helmet

if his modeling a helmet and gettin it equipped, maybe you can make it appear on hand or something

[oak thorn]

If you write a gadget component, theres a function you can override for "ModeSwitch" , you can make an Option for "hideWhenHeld" or something and do..

                    if(hideWhenHeld){
                        ent.ClearFlags(EntityFlags.VISIBLE,false);    
                    }
                }```

[pulsar tree]

The question is how to make the rendering of the item not appear when in hand.

[drifting orchid]

not sure I'm not that familiar with enfusion yet

[pulsar tree]

So "EGadgetMode" is the class name that handles this or you just gave it a made up name as example?

[drifting orchid]

EGadetMode is an enum

I think this 'ent.ClearFlags(EntityFlags.VISIBLE,false);' sets the visibility to false

[pulsar tree]

that is what I'm looking to do.

[oak thorn]

I think it has to be done in a gadget component, b/c you still want it visible when its not held

[pulsar tree]

Can I just have it update to true when not in hand.

if (mode == EGadgetMode.IN_HAND) {
if(hideWhenHeld){
ent.ClearFlags(EntityFlags.VISIBLE,false);
}
} elseif {ent.ClearFlags(EntityFlags.VISIBLE,true);}

[oak thorn]

yea, just have another check for when it leaves the hand..in the same function there

yea..prettymuch that 👍 else*

[pulsar tree]

Thanks bro!

[drifting orchid]

is any of u guys familiar with this error?

error shows up when I hit plus/add button to add a new item for my array, the array's data type is a custom class

[oak thorn]

chat gpt thinks you should declare it like this 😅
ref array<ref SavedObject> SavedObjects = new array<ref SavedObject>();

[drifting orchid]

yea I have been trying out AI as well but not chatGPT though, just the default google search

chatGPT didn't declare it that way though, if I recall I saw a ingame code declared like that so I gave it a try

[fringe prairie]

Use Claude for best results, but really the power is in understanding why it works. Really it’s a teaching tool (why does C# declare objects this way? What are pros and cons?)

[drifting orchid]

I know ref is 4 strong reference but it sorta confuses me since it doesn't work on components but seems to work on other classes

[fringe prairie]

Really you shouldn’t need it to be declared like that, if it’s a base container object

[drifting orchid]

I don't really copy paste code from AI, just use it 4 information

[fringe prairie]

Need to see code for that attribute to be sure

[minor agate]

If you want your custom class to be a config

[fringe prairie]

But if it’s not a native class, your class needs decorators to tell the engine it’s a config thing

[minor agate]

Then you need to decorate it tiwth the BaseContainerProps attribute

Otherwise it will just be a regular script class

[fringe prairie]

What he said haha

[minor agate]

Then you need to expose each variable you want in the config interface with the Attribute decorator

Also

[drifting orchid]

BaseContainerProps?, I did look into that, gave that a try but it throwed an error

[minor agate]

NEVER initialize attribute variables like how you did there with = {}

[fringe prairie]

[BaseContainerProps()]
class AG0_PostProcessEffect
{
    [Attribute("0", UIWidgets.ComboBox, "", "", ParamEnumArray.FromEnum(PostProcessEffectType))]
    PostProcessEffectType m_eEffectType;
    
    [Attribute("0", UIWidgets.Slider, "Priority (0-19)", "0 19 1")]
    int m_iPriority;
    
    [Attribute("", UIWidgets.ResourceNamePicker, "Material", "emat")]
    ResourceName m_sMaterialPath;
}

Example

Then in attribute:

[drifting orchid]

also I don't think my custom class is 4 config not sure, I'm using my custom class to hold some basic information like the object's health, prefab, position etc...

[fringe prairie]

[Attribute("", UIWidgets.Auto, category: "Video Source Config")]
    protected ref array<ref AG0_PostProcessEffect> m_aCameraEffects;```

[drifting orchid]

I see, didn't know

[minor agate]

But that is not your issue tho

[drifting orchid]

I know there is a defvalue, but thought it would be okay

[minor agate]

It's just waste of perf

[fringe prairie]

You are overwriting as well whatever the default value is supposed to be

And creates some issues with debugging (why doesn’t it work!)

[drifting orchid]

yo the attributes are working fine except 4 the custom class one

[minor agate]

Read what I said about it

[drifting orchid]

the custom class one I'm using a plugin to update the variable

[minor agate]

But why a plugin?

[fringe prairie]

My example should work if you and to try adapting it, but not sure how a plugin plays with that stuff.

[drifting orchid]

yea I'm changing it now

[drifting orchid]

its a bit complicated xD, have my reasons

[minor agate]

Did you use AI for this? 😅

[drifting orchid]

lmao no

[minor agate]

AI is really bad for programming in general, it's even worse on our custom language, and our csutom engine

[drifting orchid]

yea mate I already know that, I told ya b4 I use it 4 information though it sometimes throws errors

[minor agate]

What are the reasons?

It sounds super wrong, that is why I ask

But it depends on what the reason is

It might be valid

[drifting orchid]

I mostly use the default google search one, if I type a question it will answer and also show the topics and I mostly navigate those topics

I have this project that I made in Arma 3, all gud no AI

its called SandboxLib which has some features called sites, pawns, etc..., atm

I'm trying to create a existing feature which you might already be familiar with

in workbench

areas with spawning & despawning

[mild quarry]

Did you get a chance to look at it? Sent it in DM

[river imp]

From your snippet above it looks like you should be inheriting from one of the trigger entities as opposed to making your own component

[minor agate]

Not ringing a bell, can you explain?

[drifting orchid]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Obv_7GoCWJE

[minor agate]

That just got me more confused

Explain it as if I do not know anything about your feature, because that is the case

I do not have context so idk how to even help or how to give advice about it

[drifting orchid]

so basically if u played any game, u know that when you enter a area, it spawn some things and when you leave it despawns right?

arma reforger already has a feature like that called areas

[river imp]

yeah

[drifting orchid]

actually the area component sorta provides that feature

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfflGptFlv8

[river imp]

Those are trigger entities

[drifting orchid]

I'm trying to create something similar, and this is something I already made in Arma 3

[minor agate]

But why are plugins relevant here

Are you referring to Workbench plugins?

[drifting orchid]

yep

[minor agate]

Ok

What is the relevance of plugins here?

[drifting orchid]

well I sorta tried to implement a button in a component's properties panel but I couldn't figure that out so I sorta ended up using a plugin to execute a code

so to summarize

I have some attributes defined, they all work good except for the 'ref array<SB_ObjectInfo> m_savedObjects', since 'SB_ObjectInfo' its a custom class

I'm using a code to update that array, but it doesn't get updated, I'm not sure why

[minor agate]

Yeah, because as I said before. In order to make a custom class a config. You need to decorate it with the BaseContainerProps

It will then become a config class, which then means it will be able to be used in configs

[river imp]

Not sure why you need a plugin when you can just change the values on the prefab?

[minor agate]

That is why I still do not understand this whole problem as well

[river imp]

Sounds like you're living in the past, this isn't the Eden Editor that you love so much.

[drifting orchid]

yea ik

[river imp]

pun intended btw

vc?

[drifting orchid]

not good at vc xD

[river imp]

https://discord.com/channels/105462288051380224/360679067395031050

[drifting orchid]

also the code basically grabs nearby objects and stores information about them in the array, I can't manually change hundreds of variables

[river imp]

You definitely shouldn't be storing information about hundreds of objects

especially not in numerous entities across the map

[drifting orchid]

its just basic info, not much, + BI already made something similar though it only takes prefabs/resource names

[river imp]

When they store hundreds of things they do it in a prefab, meaning the data never has to rpc across the network

Regardless

Give a more clear example of EXACTLY what you're trying to do

[drifting orchid]

yea ik, but still the prefab spawns in a position with a rotation right?, I'm pretty sure those are stored somewhere, and + my code just happened to take a prefab, and 2 vectors for rotation and position

[drifting orchid]

clear example?, dude just watch the video I already told you I'm planning to create a system similar to BI's area spawning & despawning system

[minor agate]

It's not the "what" only the thing we need context

it's the what and how

Please, write properly what you are trying to do and how. Otherwise we are wasting time here. We want to help you but we are going in circles

You are giving context in bits, which confuses us more and more

[pliant ingot]

If it's all just for finding nearby objects, then why not to do this on init by script, instead of adding something into attributes and stay it in sync?

[drifting orchid]

lol O_o?, I did explain, you knew and asked me about BaseContainerProps, so I'm looking into that atm, yea Im giving bits of stuff because you told to me explain it all though I already showed you a video of the system and how it works

[drifting orchid]

I know that init executes on both workbench and simulation but still I prefer plugin since I don't wanna fetch nearby objects every time the workbench load the entities

currently looking into BaseContainerProps, it might be the solution 2 myp roblem

[pliant ingot]

Just don't run script in WB, only in play session 🤷‍♂️

[drifting orchid]

that won't do with what I'm making lol

[river imp]

If the functionality already exists then just use it. No need to reinvent the wheel.

[drifting orchid]

I'm not reinventing anything though, BI uses a prefab to spawn it which is a pain 4 me sinceI have to manually each time assign a prefab

Im sorta using a different approach

which I used in Arma 3

[minor agate]

Please do not bring A3 approaches here

You will suffer

[river imp]

This isn't Arma 3. The faster you stop making the comparisons the better off you'll be

[minor agate]

And performance and mantainability will suffer as well

If you come from A3, then it's better to start from scratch and just learn to use the new tech

You might do some insane work for steering it on A3 way, for us to then later break it for you beause we do not intent those usages

And you will not get support on that part if that happens

[drifting orchid]

I know this isn't arma 3 because its a different engine, yea ik, but it just happens so reforger already has something similar I made and I'm trying to bring that into reforger

and it just happens so the reforger already has that system but just one thing seems to be off and this way seems to be much easier so I'm making that way

lool got it working

also guys the doc examples aren't updated, had to make a few adjustments to make it work

[minor agate]

Yeah a lot of them need updates

[drifting orchid]

so I managed to get this kinda working using BaseContainerProps, also it turns out I did have 2 use two refs to make it work

[minor agate]

#enfusion_scripting message

[drifting orchid]

why post a link to the channel?

O_O

[minor agate]

Because I wanted to reference some other post.

||Pun intended||

[drifting orchid]

ye sure

https://tenor.com/view/happy-birthday-gif-4446960541527894948

[rancid belfry]

Is there a way to get the location for the roads on any map and use it to set locations for spawn points?

[river imp]

yes

[drifting orchid]

I think roads are entites since I used a query to debug and accidently fetch one

so try find a way to get that road and use GetOrigin(), P.S: i used GetGame().GetWorld().QuerySphere to get the road

[rancid belfry]

i seen that they are RoadEntities but my issues is the there are different things attached to that like flower beds and what not, i originally started with a hand picked table but that isnt really clean and would only work for one map

[river imp]

Get the RoadNetworkManager from SCR_AIWorld, get the worlds bounds pass those bounds to RoadNetworkManager::GetRoadsInAABB and pass in an array of BaseRoads

Then you can get all the points from any of those BaseRoads and use those as spawn points.

[rancid belfry]

thank you

[river imp]

Extra credit if you can spawn an item at each road point facing the direction of the road

[rancid belfry]

is that necessary for an AI patrol point?

i wouldnt know where to begin with that

[river imp]

Idk, I use it for spawning vehicles on roads, by default everything spawns facing the same direction. For vehicles that would mean, depending on the road point, that it could spawn perpendicular to the road. Which is something I don't want in most cases.

[pulsar tree]

So I did it and now it will not let me equip the item in the grenade slot. The other thing is it only allows me to have it in the hand slot and when it is in the hand slot it is shown at my feet and moves with me. Maybe using the wrong script???

[river imp]

What are you trying to do?

[pulsar tree]

I moded a M112 with a different object and it is now in the FPV. I'm trying to get the object to not be seen when it is equipped in the right hand.

[pulsar tree]

so wanting to either swap out object or make it invisible while it is in hand so it is easier to place it.

[river imp]

What is it? Is it so big that you can't see with it in your hand?

[pulsar tree]

yes

[river imp]

Sounds like you should be using a different animation instance

[pulsar tree]

how would I do that?

[river imp]

change it in the prefab

using player_main_heavy.asi as an example

[pulsar tree]

Still will be in the way.

Plus when I tried to do it it didn't change the animation.

[rancid belfry]

you know that is a good point, I should probably look into that
Update I could probably take the direction of the vehicle where it spawns and point it towards the closest move marker

[river imp]

VS

[spark otter]

Asking once again, what action is used to place a vehicle from the conflict building menu, like from a vehicle depot?

[open pier]

Not 100% sure but when looking around GameMaster scripts I swear I've seen functions for teleporting/placing at cursor. Might atleast give you an idea on where to look. That part of the code base seems to be inheritance city

[rancid belfry]

look in SCR_BaseSupportStationComponent.c and see if that would have your answer?

@spark otter

[river imp]

SCR_PlacingEditorComponent::CreateEntity

[dire sinew]

Though if you want to override the behavior, you should do it on SCR_CampaignBuildingPlacingEditorComponent.

Unless you want the altered behavior for GM too.

[sturdy pollen]

how do i move the position of a component?

[midnight talon]

I assume you mean an entity since components don't have a position but are attached to entities which do. Usually people use .SetOrigin() or .SetTransform()

Or if you mean order of the component in the list, I don't think we have much control over that as half the time when I add a component it gets re-ordered somewhere else in the list next time I open prefab

[sturdy pollen]

no i mean how do i move an entity attached to another entity

sorry i could have made that more clear

[midnight talon]

ok yeah then you want to call set origin or transform on the entity you want to move

[sturdy pollen]

is there a way i can do that outside of a script?

[midnight talon]

depends on the prefab setup, look at the relevant prefab and see how the child you're interested in moving gets attached and how it can be positioned

[sturdy pollen]

ok ty

[drifting orchid]

I have tried looking into this, but can't find a way, is it possible to use threading in simulation similar to arma 3 spawn command?

which allows sleeps

I know there is a threading that only works for workbench plugins but I'm looking for a PIE solution

[minor agate]

#enfusion_scripting message

Answer is: No.

But you have other ways to schedule things, or run things periodically.

Depending on what you want to do, one option might be best over the other.

What kind of logic do you want to do with that?

[drifting orchid]

optimization reasons, will go with CallLater 4 now

[minor agate]

CallLater does not run in another thread btw

Nor anything in the scripts do

So for optimization purposes, the only thing you can do is batching

[drifting orchid]

Yea already learned that

[minor agate]

Just do not use the Game CallQueue

it already causes freezes because of misusage

Make your own, and tick it on a system or the game loop

[minor agate]

By making your own, I mean creating and storing your own CallQueue instance

[drifting orchid]

works great 4 me though + the wiki suggests that

[minor agate]

Yeah biki should have many things removed

Thanks, we will correct whatever it is suggesting regarding this

[drifting orchid]

though I didn't have any issue with the method, it worked with the duration set to 0 and above

[scarlet iris]

Mario is the Arma Reforger modding supervisor, so if he tells us to do something or avoid something, I guess the sensible move is to follow his direction.

[drifting orchid]

really?, but the guy joked about having 2 refs in a variable while both in game & wiki code shows variables using it that way so I didn't know

[dire sinew]

Why would multiple queues perform better than a single though?

[drifting orchid]

@Kex if you run a heavy operation like spawning alot of objects in a single code it can cause stutter or freeze, but if you divide it into queues like adding delays for each object spawn

it might reduce the stutter and make things run smoothly

though there is going 2 be some delays if ur spawning objects

that way

[dire sinew]

That has nothing to do with my question...

[minor agate]

CallQueue itself can't handle too many things on itself. At some point when you have many calls on it, it "explodes" in how long it takes it to process when to call something

So, using a global one for everything causes this to happen

• There is extra benefit that when having it alone, you can control when your stuff actually gets called. While the global one is unorganized.

We see it internally many times being cause when seeing insane modded performance issues. And because this gets processed on main thread, other secondary threads that require scripts also get stalled. Like for instance the replication threads.

So suddenly you could cause a kick because of this, not to mention the performance decrease

What I recommend usually, is to create a single callqueue if you need it global, for your whole mod

That way you diminish the possibility of this to happen

[manic carbon]

GetPlayerControlledEntity when used inside an rpc call is not returning an entity, any suggestions?

[minor agate]

Did you use this in Authority?

(Server, listen server)

[minor agate]

Ok I see

When exactly do you call this RPC?

[dire sinew]

Couldn't this be avoided by changing the internal structure into multiple "buckets" to keep the processing in manageable size? Though it would increase the complexity of removals, but from what you said, the ticks are the main problem.

[minor agate]

It would make it slower

The thing is that it is was never planned to be abused like that

[dire sinew]

Fair enough

[manic carbon]

on closing of a dialog, when a button is pressed the parameters are collected and then sent to the Rpc

[minor agate]

And allowing that abuse, will just slow it down more on normal case

[minor agate]

How did you get the PlayerID that you sent through the Rpc?

[manic carbon]

I cache the last interacted entity

[minor agate]

Can you show me how?

It seems you just sent the wrong thing as PlayerID

[manic carbon]

I use the RPPhone functions to get the last entity

[minor agate]

GetPlayerIdFromControlledEntity should be used with the player character entity

As it will check the player id of the character/entity the player is controlling

It's why it is called PlayerID

[drifting orchid]

it does, might have confused it a bit, I was referring to a situation like where you might use a single queue to spawn alot of objects and that would cause stutter or freeze but you can use multiple queues with delays to spawn those objects so tons of objects won't spawn instantly saving u from lag issues

usually for stuff like that in Arma 3 I use the spawn command

[dire sinew]

No point in it, you probably didn't understand my question, but Mario answerd it properly already.

[drifting orchid]

but ur question was

[drifting orchid]

doesn't this sorta explain why multiple queues would perform better than using a single queue?

[sinful scaffold]

anyone knows how to set up keybinds for items that you have made?

[dire sinew]

No, especially with the anology of Arma 3. I would think the scheduled environment where your spawns get scheduled is also a single callqueue.

[drifting orchid]

I'm not talking about Arma 3 atm though

[dire sinew]

You still misuse the word queue. Your point probably is to spawn all objects in a single call instead of breaking it into multiple ones and schedule them in a queue.

Whether you do it with a single or multiple queues won't make much difference, unless one of the queues is already overloaded like the main one, as Mario said.

[drifting orchid]

ahh I might be wrong but shouldn't calling alot of queues with delays to spawn objects make the stutter lower? instead of spawning it all in one queue

I know queue runs on the main thread but I thought adding delays would still minimize the lag and make performance better*

[dire sinew]

The entire point of queues is to delay calls to begin with. You put something on a call queue to be called later instead of right now.

[drifting orchid]

I could be wrong, but wasn't that I was refering to?, using delays to spawn objects

damn

I just looked up into spawn command in Arma 3, it doesn't run on a separate CPU thread, dang, I guess I got confused how threading works

my bad xD

I thought the spawn command ran on different CPU threads since you can use functions like sleep, but it seems even Unity and UE methods doesn't use multi-threading

guess I need to revise my programming skills as I was self taught mostly starting from Arma 1

[red cedar]

Is there a way to await the spawning of a prefab client side?

(Without using callqueues / frames events)

[minor agate]

Await in what regard?

Also wait for it where?

Detect on server that it spawned on client?

[red cedar]

I'm more interested in the client side

Just detect when a vehicle has spawned for the client without using callqueues, idk if there is some kind of event i can listen to by giving it the entity id?

[minor agate]

So

Detect if an entity spawned on a client, on the client itself?

You can just use EOnInit on the client

[sleek moat]

How would I go about adding a deliver task to a specific player with the new task system?

[forest arrow]

do we have event from garbage system or IEntity when entity is despawned\deleted?

[scarlet iris]

Better ask here: https://discord.com/channels/105462288051380224/976159829628444682

Since this is not really scripting related

[sleek moat]

I want to assign it all via script though

[gloomy gale]

Guys, I really need help if someone could offer some insight or point me in the right direction. Our server keeps crashing, a few times or more a day. At first I thought the below crash log was result of CRX AI causing this, but I cannot for the life of me find the mod that is causing the below crash log. I have crash logs, multiple times a day, with only the below log. Is this vanilla, is it a mod, and most importantly how do I stop this?

"09.12 2025 16:03:28
Virtual Machine Exception

Reason: NULL pointer to instance

Class: 'SCR_AIGroupCohesionComponent'
Function: 'AwardXPToGroup'
Stack trace:
scripts/Game/AI/Components/SCR_AIGroupCohesionComponent.c:206 Function AwardXPToGroup
scripts/Game/AI/Components/SCR_AIGroupCohesionComponent.c:224 Function CheckGroupCohesion
scripts/Game/game.c:866 Function OnUpdate"

Thanks in advance.

[kind widget]

This is not a crash log, but yet another VME (in vanilla script in this case, but it might be caused by some mods).

Btw server crashes feels kinda normal since 1.6

Check last messages in console.log right before crash, this might help (not really, never helped me in 1.6)

[gloomy gale]

Thanks for the reply! What is a VME?

oh virtual machine exception I assume. I am going to look at the console now

[gloomy gale]

Here is my console.log about 30 seconds leading into the crash

[kind widget]

Nothing really useful as always. I experience the same for past month.

[restive island]

Does this always show up in the crash log?
18:05:27.443 RPL : rpl::Pip::ProcessNetToGame 18:05:27.443 ENTITY : SpawnEntityPrefab @"{9430B94B5ED63B3C}Prefabs/Weapons/Rifles/HK416/VRT_Rifle_HK416_BLK.et" 18:05:27.443 ENTITY : Create entity @"ENTITY:4611686018427630110" ('GenericEntity','Prefabs/Weapons/Rifles/HK416/HK416.xob') at <1951.729980 59.000000 504.459991> @"{9430B94B5ED63B3C}Prefabs/Weapons/Rifles/HK416/VRT_Rifle_HK416_BLK.et" 18:05:27.443 ENTITY : SpawnEntityPrefab @"{613FC21D99F14DC5}Prefabs/Weapons/Attachments/Lasers/anpeq15/Laser_NGAL_BLK.et" 18:05:27.443 ENTITY : Create entity @"ENTITY:4611686018427630111" ('GameEntity','Prefabs/Weapons/Attachments/Lasers/anpeq15/NGAL.xob') at <1951.729980 59.000000 504.459991> @"{613FC21D99F14DC5}Prefabs/Weapons/Attachments/Lasers/anpeq15/Laser_NGAL_BLK.et" 18:05:27.443 DEFAULT (W): Provided entity is not valid for procedural animation. ()

[rancid belfry]

Is there a way to filter Land vehicles from Air and sea, right now im having this issue where boats are spawning on land and AI cannot fly helicopters

[spark otter]

the destructor of the entity?

[kind widget]

No

[timid citrus]

We don't have access to ping via script right?

[restive island]

GM ping or OS ping?

I'd think GM ping would be accessible

[timid citrus]

I was just trying to make it show their ping when they hover over a widget on menu UI

[restive island]

Is the logic for what counts as getting an XP reward in the engine? eg I want to give XP to players that dance a lot so the psuedo code would be like:
if duration(player.action(Dance_Mod)) > 5 minutes:
XPReward(500);
XPAlert(Dancing());

[ornate sonnet]

Yo Im kinda new to workbench and enfusion and modding. working on my first project right now. Im having trouble getting Workbench to recognize my scripts The script is written and it compiled with 0 errors. Now I'm trying to Add Component to en Entity in World Editor but my script does not show up in the search. Feels like I've tried everything - makling sure class designation is correct. making sure file path through 'Addons' 'Scripts' and 'Game' is correct - restarting enfusion. Nothing workls. If anybody has any advice id greatly appreciate it. I can send screenshots etc if seeing what iI have would help

for context, what you should see here in the screenshots is my file path leading to script, my search for the script in the Add Component part of World Editor which does not work - search comes up empty, cant find the script (im trying to add it to the prefab ANPRC radio) . and the code for the script itself in script editor

[ocean needle]

YourAddon/Scripts/Game/.../file.c
structure should be like that iirc

YourAddon being the existing addon folder

[ornate sonnet]

srry theres the script photo, my bad, first photo didnt show the top of page

[ornate sonnet]

okay so its "YourAddon" instead of "Addons" ?

[ocean needle]

no

in your case its e.g. RadioBat/Scripts/Game/RadioBatComponent/SCR_RadioBatComponent.c

also dont use SCR make your own tag like LBL or something else

[ornate sonnet]

okay, ill try that. thought it had to SCR for it to work

[ocean needle]

no its just a "per author" tag
SCR is vanilla stuff for example

[ornate sonnet]

will it still technically work with SCR thEN?

[ocean needle]

i think having a tag matters for some script editor plugins or other things though, not too sure

[ocean needle]

yes

[ornate sonnet]

ooooh like this! I got it nopw, thank youi for your help @ocean needle

[midnight talon]

Is there some way to set default values for array editor attributes?

Doing something like

    [Attribute("{921A76C90C54CDE3}PrefabsEditable/Auto/Compositions/Misc/CustomEntities/InteractionPoints/E_MO_Stash.et", uiwidget: UIWidgets.ResourcePickerThumbnail)]
    ref array<ResourceName> propWhitelist;

causes that entry to be populated by default when adding a value to the array, but doesn't make the array have that value by default. Is there some special syntax I can use for the default for WB to parse it as expected?

[misty escarp]

It's from Bohemia code, looks like cast for SCR_XPHandlerComponent fails and returns returns a null ptr that errors when trying to access a method on it. There's no error checking for the cast.

There's no other code in the function that can throw this error. Maybe a dev should look at it.
Dunno if it's possibly caused by an AI mod but you could try to remove and see.

You could probably yourself stop the crashing by overriding the AwardXPToGroupmethod in SCR_AIGroupCohesionComponent and adding a null ptr check, if you wanted

It's funny that the code example for Cast has the error check but in practice the implemented method does not

Though I will admit it doesn't make sense to me that it can return null in a real gamestate somehow

The AI mods could be doing funny things with the XP component. If you don't want to remove mods, overriding the method is easy

[gloomy gale]

how would I go about doing this?

also I removed the only AI mod I had given I thought it was potentially the AI mod as well. However, this started after I removed it for whatever reason

[misty escarp]

All you have to do is make a script override for that class in the Workbench. Copy paste the original source method into your overrided method. Then just add a couple lines of error check. Then build your mod and put the packaged mod files in the addons directory of your server. Edit the serverconfig.json file to add your mod's information.

If you have no coding or modding experience maybe it's a bit daunting

If you are just a server owner or hoster and don't really understand what I'm talking about it's ok. Just say so and I or someone else can give more in depth advice.

Especially as I am about to go to sleep and won't be able to respond soon. Maybe someone else will show up and give their advice and opinion on the matter. And maybe a dev can explain how the Cast can fail and why there is no error check

[minor agate]

Casting to something that is not of the target type on cast will return null

And casting of a null to anything will return null

[misty escarp]

It gets the base from some Get functions and FindComponent call

I don't enough to know if it those can return null or the original reference freed or w/e

it is from Bohemia script maybe you can look and see? I don't see any other way to get null instance reference

[tawny lotus]

I'm spawning AIs to vehicles (cars, helicopters, ..). I find a free compartment slot and then use GetInVehicle. I forceTeleport and performWhenPaused. Most of the time all works nicely, but sometimes the AI are left where they were spawned on the map. They've done the sit down animation but exist in the world. See the AIs in the image just sitting there and not reacting.

Is there a better way or am I doing smth wrong?

[inland bronze]

Why does the OnMagazineChanged event handler fire twice when reloading? Am I misunderstanding something? 🤔

[spark otter]

Here's how I do it: ```cs
// Get vehicle compartments
BaseCompartmentManagerComponent slotCompMan = BaseCompartmentManagerComponent.Cast(spawnedVehicle.FindComponent(BaseCompartmentManagerComponent));
array<BaseCompartmentSlot> vehicleCompartments = new array<BaseCompartmentSlot>;
slotCompMan.GetCompartments(vehicleCompartments);
// Loop through all group members
for(int j = 0; j < agents.Count(); j++)
{
AIAgent member = agents[j];
if(member)
{
SCR_ChimeraCharacter character = SCR_ChimeraCharacter.Cast(member.GetControlledEntity());
CompartmentAccessComponent CAComp = CompartmentAccessComponent.Cast(character.FindComponent(CompartmentAccessComponent));
// If not in vehicle, put in an open seat
if(CAComp && character && !character.IsInVehicle() && j < vehicleCompartments.Count())
{
BaseCompartmentSlot slot = vehicleCompartments[j];
if(slot)
CAComp.GetInVehicle(spawnedVehicle, slot, true, -1, ECloseDoorAfterActions.INVALID, false);
}
// If no more seats open, remove the member from the group and delete
else
{
group.RemoveAgent(member);
RplComponent.DeleteRplEntity(member.GetControlledEntity().GetRootParent(), false);
}
}
}

[oak thorn]

Maybe the "change" is to no magazine, then when you put the new one in it changes again? 🤷‍♂️

[sweet badger]

You can spawn characters directly within the compartment, there is a function for that
BaseCompartmentSlot::SpawnCharacterInCompartment()
It takes a resource name and optionally an inout AI group, you can e. g. iterate over all slots and call the function with an AIGroup variable initially set to null

[midnight talon]

I didn't think much of it at the time but I noticed when running your missions mod my DS occasionally gets a bunch of warnings related to GetInVehicle, so I would guess there is some predicate for it to work not being met sometimes. The method Til mentioned to spawn them directly in compartment might avoid it completely

[inland bronze]

this actually seems to the be the case, so adding a check like so seems to prevent it from firing twice, and only once if needed like so (all this for reference for others):

//------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
protected void OnMagazineChanged(BaseWeaponComponent weapon, BaseMagazineComponent magazine, BaseMagazineComponent prevMagazine)
{
    if (magazine)
    {
        <perform code here>
    }
}```

[midnight talon]

Has anyone had any weird issues with SCR_UniversalInventoryStorageComponent.ShouldHideInVicinity() result seeming to get cached for other entities?

I have the following override so that my loot containers are hidden from vicinity:

modded class SCR_UniversalInventoryStorageComponent : UniversalInventoryStorageComponent
{
    override bool ShouldHideInVicinity()
    {
        IEntity owner = GetOwner();
        bool isLootSpawn = DL_LootSpawn.Cast(owner);
        PrintFormat("DL: ShouldHideInVicinity(): %1 = %2", owner, isLootSpawn);
        if (isLootSpawn)
            return true;
        
        return super.ShouldHideInVicinity();
    }
}

When this override is enabled, the hidden loot containers will cause other storages which should not be impacted to become hidden in vicinity such as vehicles and backpacks. I can confirm from logs that the method is returning false for these entities, yet they remain hidden.
For some weird reason, dropping an equipped weapon seems to magically fix it ???

[desert escarp]

@torn bane I remember you mentioning that now in 1.6 dedicated server clients that close and relaunch will retain their player IDs, I cannot for the life of me get that to work however, everytime I close the client and reopen it, it connects as a brand new player

[midnight talon]

Seems to be an actual Reforger bug, ticket opened: https://feedback.bistudio.com/T196429

[desert escarp]

Is there anyway to see if a prefab inherits another prefab

For example if an object inherits Bush_Base

[restive island]

There should be an option to "find references" with the right click menu, the log console might show where it's used

[desert escarp]

In script

I've worked around it by using the sound type of the tree object

[restive island]

i dont think ive ever heard anyone use trees to make something work

[craggy jolt]

My current goal is for owner/authority to know transformation from proxies of an entity. As there is no way to replicate properties or rpc call from proxy to owner/authority, what would be a good way to do this?

My current guess would be making a player controller component that would pull needed entities proxy data?

[midnight talon]

Yeah you would have something player-owned (playercontroller or a custom component attached to it) RPC the local data.
I think I remember someone saying GameSystem WorldControllers can also be useful for client->server requests, that might be a cleaner way of doing it w/o cramming extra stuff into playercontroller class

Looking at how the edit mode building placement is done might give you some direction, IIRC it essentially does a similar thing to what you're going for where client sends local transform of placed preview in a request to server asking it to spawn the entity with that transform

[torn bane]

It's for reconnection, so after timeout. Kill the process via task manager details tab. Exiting in-game or any other way will result in graceful disconnect and shutdown. Then they will not get back their identity next time

[deep temple]

Hello in RestContext the FILE and FILE_NOW functions are currently marked as obsolete with “Not supported, will be removed!”. Do you plan to update them or integrate a similar feature in the future ?

[torn bane]

No, they will be removed without replacement

[timid citrus]

Any word on FindController fix?

It's kind of got me at a standstill.

Are we looking at 1.7 or before?

[tawny lotus]

Thanks, I was looking for this but in the wrong place. Seems to work nicely!

[tawny lotus]

Pretty much the same as I do/did. I'm prioritizing pilot and then gunner to fill in the seats. Before selecting the slot, I check that it is not occupied, it's accessible and it's not reserved. Seems that adding an AI to a compartment, does not immediately make it reserved. Now, if you immediately try to add another AI there, it will "succeed". Eventually when the AI is set in the seat, there might be another AI already sitting there -> AI sits outside. This seems to be my issue. Doing a .SetReserved() for the compartment after assigning the AI to it, seems to solve my issue.

[fringe prairie]

Using GetOwnerPlayerID is also busted

Next big release probably

Just use modded player controller

[timid citrus]

Good to know. I rebuilt everything on world systems and world controllers and now I can't finish my new spawn system.Therefore I can't spawn and test mechanics either.

[fringe prairie]

Yeah I did that too

[timid citrus]

Damn

[fringe prairie]

Then had to undo it all

[timid citrus]

I ain't undoing anything lol

[fringe prairie]

Guess you are waiting

[timid citrus]

Yep

I guess I'll start practicing map design work

[fringe prairie]

The systems are fine (despite running on both server and client regardless of init info)

[timid citrus]

All my systems are running fine.I just can't get the player controller to attach a camera to when I spawn

[fringe prairie]

Just need to make sure to check rpl role

[timid citrus]

It should be on both but I will have to double check when I get home.Thanks

[tawny lotus]

If you see these issues still, please DM me details. Thanks.

[midnight talon]

Yeah I'll try to pay attention to logs and see what missions are spawned when it happens

[spark otter]

That's interesting, I've never had that issue

[desert escarp]

I just tracked which compartments I used for mine

https://github.com/CoalitionArma/Coalition-Reforger-Framework/blob/CCO-21/scripts%2FGame%2FSystems%2FVanillaOverrides%2FCRF_SCR_BaseCompartmentManagerComponent.c

Had the same issue and this was the solution I came up with lmao

[tawny lotus]

Good that I'm not the only one. I was thinking about the approach you have, but decided to dig deeper to find the reason. 🙂

[lethal ridge]

is there anything that exists in the game to detect elevation and set off a trigger, or will i have to create this myself?
the best i can think of now is offsetting the projectile's collisiontriggercomp by my desired distance, but that seems very wack and has a chance of detecting things i don't want it to even with an arming distance.

[inland bronze]

Is there a reliable way to determine the type of terrain an entity is sitting upon? For example, to determine if a entity is on dirt versus being on a rock/road/etc

Maybe by getting the game material of the collider..?

[inland bronze]

//------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
//! Is the buriable entity sitting on top of a buriable material?
protected bool IsOnSoil(IEntity buriableEntity)
{
    TraceParam paramGround = new TraceParam();
    paramGround.Start = buriableEntity.GetOrigin() + (vector.Up * 0.1);
    paramGround.End = paramGround.Start - vector.Up;
    paramGround.Flags = TraceFlags.WORLD | TraceFlags.ENTS;
    paramGround.Exclude = buriableEntity;
    paramGround.LayerMask = EPhysicsLayerPresets.Terrain;
    buriableEntity.GetWorld().TraceMove(paramGround);
    GameMaterial material = paramGround.SurfaceProps;
    
    if (material.GetResourceName().Contains("soil") 
    || material.GetResourceName().Contains("dirt") 
    || material.GetResourceName().Contains("grass") 
    || material.GetResourceName().Contains("gravel") 
    || material.GetResourceName().Contains("sand") 
    || material.GetResourceName().Contains("pebbles"))
        return true;
    
    return false;
}
``` seems to work how I want, reference to others in the future

[quaint basalt]

Probably weird question
Can we dynamically cast Managed object to some class, knowing its typename?

[solid hearth]

Huh?

[quaint basalt]

I mean what i a correlation between typename and class
for example

SomeComponent.Cast(entity.FindComponent(SomeComponent))
is basically
Class.Cast(entity.FindComponent(typename))

Now I have typename, and I can get entity.FindComponent(typename) but I still have to cast it to original component

[misty escarp]

Yes you can do a switch statement on the object type string

Also you don't need to cast it to original component that is wrong, it can be downcast or upcast

[vernal moat]

from what i understand 'managed' is the 'lowest class' an object can have so ye from that you can try any cast to it

[quaint basalt]

What do you mean? I have to cast it to the original component to be able to use methods available in that component (FindComponent always returns Managed)

[quaint basalt]

Yeah I know, I am just wondering whether I can retrieve dynamicly original class for that component (for example I have array of different components)

[minor agate]

Class is the lowest

Managed inherits from Class

[misty escarp]

You can cast it to anything in its inheritance line

[misty escarp]

The Cast is a form of reflection since it either returns null or succeed, but I believe there is something like a GetTypeName() method

[minor agate]

But technicalyl speaking, there are multiple lowests

pointer class has null as parent

and Class has null as parent

etc

There is no Null type class

[quaint basalt]

Well yes I can get type but compiler won't let me cast to type, only to Class

[minor agate]

by null I mena that it has nothing o n cpp side

[minor agate]

You can just call the method through the little reflection you have

But it will be considerably slower, so do not use it for hot areas

Enforce Script is compile time, so it can't "figure out" the class type to be compiled after compilation. It does not make sense

So you have to do it at runtime

[quaint basalt]

Got it.
Thank you again

[late locust]

Are GameSystems not automatically paused on GameTimePaused?

Oh nvm, its false on default

    override bool ShouldBePaused() 
    {
        return true;
    }

[past berry]

how to angle decal same with player.GetYawPitchRoll();

I use CreateDecal and angle param little bit confusing

[past berry]

T196480

[river imp]

You're just doing it wrong.

yaw* Math.DEG2RAD

[wind warren]

Hey guys I've been learning this from scratch just a couple questions.

Are base game functions pre scripted?
If I want to create a standard area capture game mode do I have to manually script in every area and score for each side or is that pre-scripted ?

Lastly any pointers or tutorials for beginners?

[river imp]

Take a look at https://enfusionengine.com/api/redirect?to=enfusion://ResourceManager/~ArmaReforger:worlds/CaptureAndHold/CAH_Arland1.ent
or one of the other CAH worlds to get an understanding of how it all works.
I would also suggest to read everything on both of these pages, in order.
https://community.bohemia.net/wiki/Category:Arma_Reforger/Modding/Scripting/Guidelines?useskin=vector&useskin=darkvector
https://community.bohemia.net/wiki/Category:Arma_Reforger/Modding/Scripting/Tutorials?useskin=vector&useskin=darkvector
Someone with little to no experience with Object Oriented Programming and the Entity/Component System is gonna have a rough time writing scripts until they at least have a basic understanding of both.

[wind warren]

Thank you so much, yeah I'm not familiar with the class or call functions so far it mostly looks like typescript.

[maiden goblet]

don't get confused by "Entity/Component System"; Google that and you will read about an architecture popularised by Unity that is not used in this game. There are entities, components, and systems, but not an "Entity Component System"

[true haven]

Hello, in my server while we are with GM no matter what it shows this in console, spamming all time

You can still play but it accumulates in logs

[queen furnace]

Does anyone know how to patch the wcs_loadouteditor issue?

[drifting orchid]

anybody know how can I retrieve the spawned units of a SCR_AIGroup?

nvm found it xD

also I just realized intellisense auto completion doesn't show all methods when you type it like this

not sure if its a bug or not

I guess its a bug

[drifting orchid]

guys how can I add a component to an entity through code?, have been exploring wiki and intellisense auto completion I don't see something like adding a component through code

ping me @ if u have a answer

[inland bronze]

I don't believe it's possible. I think at most, you could pre-apply it to the prefab, and enable it through script potentially?

[drifting orchid]

oh I see, its not like Unity

[misty escarp]

it is simply
IEntity someEntity;
someEntity.AddComponent(someComponentType)

[drifting orchid]

u sure? because I don't see that option

yea its not there

_<

[misty escarp]

Don't know that means, it's there. You need an actual entity object to use the method

[drifting orchid]

nope

no method called AddComponent

just checked the definition of IEntity

[inland bronze]

it doesn't exist, not sure where chance is coming up with that

[drifting orchid]

there isn't a method defined addcomponent

is it possible to store a custom variable in an entity similar to Arma 3 setvariable u guys?

if there is a way then I don't need to add a component in runtime

oh wait I guess u could make a dictionary

[inland bronze]

What's the thing against adding a component to it?

[drifting orchid]

well storing the SCI_AIGroup entity as a key and for a value storing the information I want, kinda stupid but works

I think will

[misty escarp]

you are right

[river imp]

No their isn't. Not sure why people, like to spread false information.

If you need a component to exist on all entities of one type just add it to the base prefab that they all inherit from.

[drifting orchid]

the base prefab is SCR_AIGroup so I don't think thats gonna happen, trying to store some info but already figured you could use dictionaries 4 that

[misty escarp]

I thought I saw it reading in the code on Workbench. Prob had it mixed up with FindComponent and my memory of AddComponent in Unity

[river imp]

https://enfusionengine.com/api/redirect?to=enfusion://ResourceManager/~ArmaReforger:Prefabs/AI/Groups/Group_Base.et

[drifting orchid]

the page is untitled 4 me

anyway its fine I can use dictionaries

[river imp]

It was just a link to the base prefab for groups

[drifting orchid]

I don't think you can modify a base prefab part of the engine or provided by BI not sure and also it wouldn't be a good idea

[river imp]

If you want links to work

You can modify any prefab you want.

[drifting orchid]

yea but what if another mod happens to modify that same prefab?

[river imp]

The modification stack

[drifting orchid]

will it override completely? or add?

Oh

still gonna go with dictionary though

[river imp]

Cool

[mild quarry]

I call the anim commands from the SCR_CharacterCommandHandlerComponent like:

override event bool HandleWeaponReloading(CharacterInputContext pInputCtx, float pDt, int pCurrentCommandID) {

    // if(!rplComp.IsOwner()) return; // This is where I filtermy rpl ownership checks

    if (condition) {
        charAnimComp.CallCommand(myCharCommand, 1, 0.0);
        weapAnimComp.CallCommand(myWeapCommand, 1, 0.0);
    }
}

On multiplayer, if I call from this rpl perspective, the proxies see the anim on:
Anyone:

• Char: Yes (but buggy)
• Weapon: No
  Owner:
• Char: Yes
• Weapon: No
  Authority:
• Char: No
• Weapon: No

I have only been able to get the weapon anims to show if I Rpc and broadcast it to proxies, but it's way out of sync. All commands are synchronized and all commands are bound. Where am I going wrong?

[pliant ingot]

You can modify any prefab, for your task - just create your own component and add it to base prefab override, that's all

[misty escarp]

It would be smart for every mod developer to not just stack all their components on the same overrided prefab, and instead use their own derived/duplicated class as a new base for their mod

But it depends if you want to add a component that truly affects all child classes of that base, and not just your own mod's stuff

[drifting orchid]

guys is it possible to PIE as two separate clients similar to UE?

or do I need to publish my mod