enfusion_scripting

[ocean kernel]

Where does your code run?

[sage meteor]

There is a spawner entity which creates the vehicle instance which includes these functions

[ocean kernel]

Yeah so check if it's a vehicle through cast or something

[sage meteor]

Worked like a charm, thanks 🙏

[coarse moon]

Is there a way to trigger a weapon to fire from an action? We're developing a smoke countermeasure system (which is already set up and working), and we want it to be launched from a button in the vehicle using an action, but I haven't been able to figure out how to trigger the weapon to fire

[gloomy lynx]

so when\how does this happen with characters and vehicles

server is owner, controller is authority?

[hollow oak]

hey folks!

Could somebody explain me how actually AddActionListener is working, please.

I want to create a simple terminal with command line. I could handle the Inner logic behind it, but I don't understand how to add simple action on Enter button (KC_Return if i'm not mistaken).

Let's say, I want to print "Debug", when pushing Enter.
the code below doesn't work for me =(((

        GetGame().GetInputManager().AddActionListener("PcEnter", EActionTrigger.DOWN, DebugPrint);

    void DebugPrint()
    {
        Print("Debug");
    }

I also added PcEnter to Actions in chimeraInputCommon.conf, restarted my workbench. But nothing has happened 🙁

[river imp]

the action has to be in a context that is currently active

[hollow oak]

I added it to CharacterGeneralContext, but nothing has changed 🙁

[river imp]

If you followed everything that I mentioned before then it should work

If it doesn't then you've done something wrong.

[hollow oak]

Thanks! Will be investigating

[desert escarp]

Okay Im getting lost now

So I am facing the right way, AKA the parent prefab is at the right angle, but my child prefabs, the plane object is SLIGHTY off angle

Nothing is done differently

And this only happens on dedicated servers

It's not like it isn't getting rotation

It has rotated from where it's spawned

But it's just slightly off from the rest of the object

https://giphy.com/gifs/head-bang-desk-xxCNsOokj8Rxp8EtUL

Okay

For some reason scaling the model up by 2 caused it to be off by exactly 15 degrees

But if it was 1 it was fine and lined up perfectly with the parent

[pliant ingot]

Autority is always server, otherwise entity will be fully local to client (no replication at all). When you begin control of character or enter vehicle as driver, you become owner of them

[plucky folio]

You can script a custom UserAction and then whatever your script is can call from the UserAction

[coarse moon]

Yeah, I get that part for sure... But I can't figure out how to trigger a weapon to fire using a script and then call that from UserAction, that's what I'm asking

[plucky folio]

I don’t have much experience with weapon scripting but I’d have a poke around some of the weapon components, there’s got to be a method somewhere

[deft steppe]

Is there a way to automatically reset the Base AI limit on server restart?

Current situation:
I host a server for Gramps Conflict PvE, I had noticed that when players log off, their model will still get saved by the game. I want their models to dissapear when they log off. So I installed a mod called 'AIPlaceholderDeleter', which seems to work.

However, when I restart the server, that mod also deletes all the US AI troops that have been spawned in using the Base AI limit by players. When it deletes these US AI troops, the Base AI limit stays at 100%, meaning that players cannot spawn any troops to guard against counter-attacks.

Does anyone know of a way to reset that limit automatically on server restart?

P.S. I don't know if this is the right channel to be asking this question, if not please redirect me to the right one! Thanks 👍

[sour prawn]

is there a way to script an AutoDoorOpener for vehicles so they spawn with the doors opened pls? ty

[sour prawn]

also is there a way to simulate shaking on a vehicle + driver camera ?

do i gotta use : SCR_GenericCameraShakeProgress ? i got it nvm

[river imp]

Yes

[sour prawn]

pls tell me

[river imp]

Looks like you're sol these days, opening vehicle doors doesn't work like it used to.

The requirement now is a CompartmentAccessComponent on a character

[gloomy lynx]

swap the door close and door open anims

cars will spawn with doors open visually but the action will say closed, then you can change the actions to be correct

might also have to swap the character anims

might be somewhere in the anim graph where u can set initial state, not sure tho

[ionic stream]

anyone knows any way to do silent footsteps?

[gloomy lynx]

like turn the footstep sounds off for everybody?

or turn them down\off while not wearing boots?

[sour prawn]

Thank you I'll try this

[forest arrow]

Hello
What component/module/whatever is required to enable building from engineer trucks?
I have action on truck, but after clicking - nothing

[torn bane]

yeah unfortunately that is currently the only way. you can make a feedback ticket @sour prawn to add an option to open a door via compartment manager so you can do it on vehicle init code and such

[sour prawn]

That would be cool yes thank you mister developper

Can you link me the feedback ticket pls

[torn bane]

https://feedback.bistudio.com/maniphest/task/edit/form/40/

[hushed hatch]

howdy all.

in the process of building a RP server for AU/NZ area, created a few things for it so far, right now im working on some civ jobs, specifically deliveries, i was wondering if there was anything that would allow me to have a visual marker show on screen, not the map, for the delivery point location? if there is anything that anyone knows of, that would be helpful.

Cheers

[hollow oak]

am I right, that the only way to create new .json file is to call SaveToFile from SCR_JsonSaveContext?

I'm suprised there's no CreateFile method in FileIO 🙁

[torn bane]

if you want to write json, use it. it provides you all the convenience.

you can manually open files too, there is no create, you open a file, and if it does not exist it will be created.

[hollow oak]

oh! thanks!

[winter jay]

How to reconnect back to dedicated server tool from peer client?

[torn bane]

Via the IP the server was registered with. may be your home networks public IP. localhost works if it was registeded with local

    "publicAddress": "local",
    "publicPort": 2001,

[river imp]

I would guess it's the nulls that you passed.

I'm replying regardless of you deleting the message. Lol

[hollow oak]

yep! I tried to add Parent node unsuccessfully !

[river imp]

Pass nothing for no parent lol

[hollow oak]

trying to recreate unix-like filesystem

     string dirName;
    ref array<ref Dir> folders = {};
    ref array<ref File> files = {};
    ref Dir Parent;
    
    ref Dir NewDir(string dirName)
    {    
        Dir dir = new Dir();
        dir.dirName = dirName;
        dir.Parent = this; //problem was here
        return dir;    
    }

[forest arrow]

Too many instructions per function

How to find real root cause or fix? In logs classes and functions which are not used in my mode

[river imp]

Wdym in your "mode"?

[fringe prairie]

it means compiler actually doesn't know whats wrong but if you poke around you'll find the code, it was probably something you added recently

or an infinite loop maybe, not sure

[red escarp]

Subject: Best practices for Player Escorting/Dragging System

"Hi everyone, I'm currently developing an Escort/Dragging system for my mod. After researching and testing, I found that the most stable way to handle player synchronization and physics is by using an 'Invisible Proxy Entity' (essentially a hidden vehicle) that the victim gets moved into.

I've noticed that many existing mods (like others) use a similar approach because it seems to be the only way to bypass the engine's current limitations with player-to-player physics.

My question is: Is this still the 'Standard' way to do it? Or is there a more modern approach using the new Enfusion updates that doesn't involve proxy vehicles? I want to ensure my implementation is optimized and follows the community's best practices regarding IP and performance.

[quiet glade]

SCRIPT_MISMATCH if it only just said which mod in that message that would help so much 🙁

Because mosly the fix is delete mod and rejoin. But since this message is generic = DELETE ALL MODS and now you need to delete 17GB again xD

[toxic lichen]

If I focus more on logic and less on 3D modelling, will I be able to make simple procedural kinematics work without rigging bones to meshes?

[shrewd nova]

Usually happens if you have the editor open, using that mod. And also have the game open and download a new version of said mod

Delete smallest mods first then work up

[open pier]

If you have the advanced blood mod that seems to cause the same issue for a lot of players, delete and redownload. low chance but might aswell throw it out there since that has been an issue ive been seeing

[quiet glade]

I understand, but it would be really helpfull to put it in the message.. right.. feels like an easy win for devs? 😄

Well easy win for us, but easy to implement 😄

[red escarp]

Hi everyone,

I’ve been trying to find a proper way to drag or attach a player and move them to another location (specifically an escort system), but so far I haven’t found a reliable method.

The only workaround I’ve seen—used in mods like ACE Carry and Narcos Life—is placing the player into a vehicle and then moving the vehicle. I’m a bit concerned about using this approach in case it could cause issues or violate any rules.

If anyone knows a better or more proper method to achieve this, I’d really appreciate your guidance.

[dire sinew]

violate any rules
What do you mean?

As far as attaching one player to another goes, vehicle compartments is probably still the only possibility. Directly attaching players to each other was broken the last time I tried.

I think the dragger mod takes a different approach. Probably updating the position on each frame or manipulating the physics, but it can be a bit laggy from what I've seen.

[red escarp]

Yes best way vehicle compartments

[dire sinew]

And alternatively to building an escort system from scratch, you could use ACE Captives or mod it if you need adjustments.

[red escarp]

Oh, thanks! I need to check if it’s open-source or not.

[dire sinew]

It is, it's GPLv2, so you could even run it on monitized servers.

[forest arrow]

Hello. I have client script, user action. How to get IEntity user rank or XP without using server? only on client

[river imp]

You probably can't.

[gloomy lynx]

https://giphy.com/gifs/confused-futurama-suspicious-ANbD1CCdA3iI8

[forest arrow]

It so bad

[dire sinew]

No, it's good. Embrace authority!

[red cedar]

that mf is cooking some cheats

[forest arrow]

I want to restrict vehicle driver seats by rank. Any ideas how I can do that? Tried with user action, but can’t 🙁

[dire sinew]

Huh? I just checked SCR_CharacterRankComponent and it looks like the rank should be replicated, hence accessible to clients.

[forest arrow]

let me check. Thanks for hint

[wet trench]

Hi I'm looking for help on a script I'm writing. I would like to make a new type of voting. I have made my class like CLINTON_BotsVoting : SCR_VotingReferendum. The idea is that normally a vote contains one int like SCR_VotingReferendum.m_iValue to store the thing that's being voted over (this int usually stores the playerID of who's being kicked or promoted to GM) However, I would like an Array of Ints and each player has the usual vote or abstain options (not like SCR_VotingElection, the array don't matter as long as the data is being stored). I have the notification working and I can get the vote to pop up on a peer's screen, and it ends which runs CLINTON_BotsVoting.OnVotingEnd(). However, my member variable which is the array of int's is set to null when I try to use it in OnVotingEnd(). I'm not sure what's going wrong. (I can paste my code into the chat, I'm just avoiding spamming large chunks of text). What I'm doing is making my own versions of the functions in SCR_VotingManagerComponent. Like I've copied CreateVotingInstance(EVotingType type, int startingPlayerID, int value) into my own function like CreateVotingInstance_Array(EVotingType type, int startingPlayerID, int value, array<int> units_in_faction). The only difference from the AR code to my code is inside CreateVotingInstance_Array I have the lines

CLINTON_BotsVoting voting = CLINTON_BotsVoting.Cast(template.Type().Spawn());
voting.InitFromTemplate(template, startingPlayerID, value, remainingDuration);
voting.SetValues(units_in_faction);
...
m_aVotingInstances.Insert(units_in_faction);

(I'm happy to paste my code into the chat if needed just avoiding spam)

@forest arrow did you need it to not use the server at all? It sounds like you could get the client todo a RPC to the server, server checks the players level then somehow does a RPC back to the client

[granite tendon]

I found hooks for guns in general and for grenades. what is event handler for mortars?

[restive island]

I want to know everything about a base service entity that was built, how can I traverse up the parent hierarchy of it when it's built?
Example, a vehicle depot was built: Who built it, who placed the blue print, base name it's at, the prefab name, map coordinates, time it was built, the building faction, its unique ID, etc.

[torn bane]

Traversing is done via GetParent / GetRootParent

Info on who placed it can be obtained from an editable entity component in any gamemode that supports it.

[lyric inlet]

Working on an occlusion-based rendering porthole script. Slow but steady progress! Trying to make working tank portholes that don't require camera changes or PiP.

[quiet glade]

You know what would be nice, some git diff view in the scripting files, so I can see what changed and maybe revert some thing

[boreal swan]

https://github.com/BohemiaInteractive/Arma-Reforger-Script-Diff and https://github.com/BohemiaInteractive/Arma-Reforger-Script-Diff-Experimental

[quiet glade]

Oh cool, is this like a plugin or how to install this?

[sage meteor]

There is config for that in workbench, but I haven't figured out how to use it yet
Plugins > Settings > VCS Configuration

Presumably you can just replace those with git commands, but I haven't tried it as I just use VSCode diff atm

[winter jay]

How to check if entity inside another entity?
i want to check if player is inside rock

im using SCR_WorldTools.TraceCylinder and world.TraceMove
i think there another trick to better implement this?

protected bool IsPositionClear(IEntity entity, vector position)
{
    vector mins, maxs;
    entity.GetBounds(mins, maxs);
    float height = 4.0;
    float radius = 1.0;

    vector checkPos = position + Vector(0, height * 0.5, 0);

    // Method 1: TraceCylinder - checks player-sized collision
    if (!SCR_WorldTools.TraceCylinder(checkPos, radius, height, TraceFlags.ENTS | TraceFlags.WORLD | TraceFlags.OCEAN, GetGame().GetWorld()))
        return false;

    // Method 2: IsInsideEntity - checks if inside large entity (rock, building)
    return !IsInsideEntity(position, entity);
}

// Checks if position is inside any entity (rock, building, etc.)
protected bool IsInsideEntity(vector position, IEntity excludeEntity)
{
    BaseWorld world = GetGame().GetWorld();
    
    TraceParam param = new TraceParam();
    param.Flags = TraceFlags.ENTS | TraceFlags.WORLD;
    param.Exclude = excludeEntity;
    
    // 6 directions: +X, -X, +Y, -Y, +Z, -Z
    array<vector> directions = {
        Vector(1, 0, 0),
        Vector(-1, 0, 0),
        Vector(0, 1, 0),
        Vector(0, -1, 0),
        Vector(0, 0, 1),
        Vector(0, 0, -1)
    };
    
    int hits = 0;
    foreach (vector dir : directions)
    {
        // Trace 50m in each direction from position
        param.Start = position - dir * 50;
        param.End = position + dir * 50;
        
        float result = world.TraceMove(param, null);
        
        // If trace hits something (result < 1), increment hits
        if (result < 1)
            hits++;
    }
    
    // If 4+ traces blocked, we're inside an entity
    return hits >= 4;
}

[dire sinew]

If you don't mind that they can only be placed without a roof, you could first do the cylinder check and then send a tracer up to the world y bound.

NavmeshWorldComponent::GetReachablePoint is also an interesting method, but it can fail if there are large cliffs and navmesh islands got generated within them.

[restive island]

Thanks, is there an easy way to call all the items I listed? I'm looking for a way to track everything each faction builds using a simple array e.g.:
{UniqueID_012345AB, entity_LightVehicleDepot.et, base_Montignac, built_GiantsFan123, placed_EaglesFan2020, faction_USSR, time_0905 PST, coordinates_12.0_55.5_3.0}

[restive crown]

is this all the source scripts or only ones that have changed?

[restive island]

How can I pull more information about placed prefabs to get everything I want about them? I think I have 4 ways to do it (2 ways for two different .et files), but dunno what to use to get info about them. I thought I'd be able to at least get the Faction with SCR_EditableEntityComponent, but it just returns Null

modded class SCR_FuelNode : BaseFuelNode
{    
    override void OnInit(IEntity owner) 
    super.OnInit(owner);
[...]  

owner.ToString(): GenericEntity<0x0000027C9BB4C348> @"ENTITY:6917529027641082048" ('GenericEntity','Assets/Props/Military/Fuel/FuelPump_USSR_01/FuelPump_USSR_01.xob') at <1126.298584 39.051060 2729.769043> @"{EAE7EE94ECB73285}PrefabsEditable/Auto/Props/Military/Compositions/FIA/E_LFD_FuelService_FIA.et"

SCR_EditableEntityComponent.GetEditableEntity(owner): SCR_EditableEntityComponent<0x0000027D29BE5930> (Owner : @"ENTITY:6917529027641082048" ('GenericEntity','Assets/Props/Military/Fuel/FuelPump_USSR_01/FuelPump_USSR_01.xob') at <1126.298584 39.051060 2729.769043> @"{EAE7EE94ECB73285}PrefabsEditable/Auto/Props/Military/Compositions/FIA/E_LFD_FuelService_FIA.et")

SCR_EditableEntityComponent.GetEditableEntity(owner).GetFaction(): NULL    //WHAT!? Player-built fuel depot

owner.GetParent(): GenericEntity<0x0000027C9BB4C030> @"ENTITY:6917529027641082006" ('GenericEntity') at <1126.293579 39.051060 2731.563965> @"{3C9FC8943BE4E63B}PrefabsEditable/Auto/Compositions/Slotted/SlotFlatSmall/E_LFD_FuelStorage_S_FIA_01.et"

owner.GetRootParent(): GenericEntity<0x0000027C9BB4C030> @"ENTITY:6917529027641082006" ('GenericEntity') at <1126.293579 39.051060 2731.563965> @"{3C9FC8943BE4E63B}PrefabsEditable/Auto/Compositions/Slotted/SlotFlatSmall/E_LFD_FuelStorage_S_FIA_01.et"

[torn bane]

Faction affiliation component

[ocean kernel]

Can someone fill me in on the enum values for KickCauseGroup + KickCauseGroup2? Is KickCauseGroup2 essentially modded KickCauseGroup and the numbers just go up with each group?

Referring to this

[ocean kernel]

Lol nevermind I can just print it

Why do some enums start at 0 and some start at 1

[minor agate]

If its generated enum

Then it could be preset to different values from CPP than what you would see in script code

[ocean kernel]

Magic

[restive island]

https://giphy.com/gifs/everyone-remake-rw-s239QJIh56sRW

What's the point of SCR_EditableEntityComponent.GetEditableEntity(owner).GetFaction() if it isn't going to print a faction?

[river imp]

Does the thing have a faction affiliation component?

If not, then it doesn't have a faction.

[restive island]

Yup it does, these are fuel storage compositions

[river imp]

You should see what SCR_EditableEntityComponent.GetEditableEntity(owner) prints

I would assume that is somehow an entity without a faction affiliation component

[upbeat wagon]

Hello, i have questions about dependencies tree.
I'm currently creating a mod that overriding Arma class but WCS do it too. So i put WCS as dependencies in my mod to be sure that my mod override WCS modification and i can be compatible too with them.
In a dream world, i would like that my mod is without dependencies but how can i be sure that WCS (if used) is not overriding my class.

• Is this order in mod dependencies have importance ? Like import (0) WCS, (1) My Mod. And i'm sure that my mod is priority
• Should we import it in layer mod dependencies ?

[river imp]

Order is important

[red cedar]

In the mod list the last mod loaded will be the one to "rule over" when overriding a method tho if you call the base it will eventually climb back up to other mods

[river imp]

What their actual doing and how their doing it is also important

Also good to note that the mod order in server config is bottom to top.

[upbeat wagon]

Okay guys thanks you very much

it's very clear

[restive island]

Yea that was part of my post here trying to pull as much info as I could: #enfusion_scripting message

[restive island]

What is this behavior? It's not hitting "AAA" or "BBB" but it's in the function????

SCRIPT : *In GrabBaseName SCRIPT : IEntity ownerEntity = GenericEntity<0x0000022EEB27E868> @"ENTITY:6917529027641082103" ('GenericEntity','Assets/Props/Military/Fuel/FuelPump_USSR_01/FuelPump_USSR_01.xob') at <1133.506958 38.280960 2774.692383> @"{DCDE1C94BF386854}PrefabsEditable/Auto/Props/Military/Compositions/USSR/E_LFD_FuelService_USSR.et"

void GrabBaseName(IEntity ownerEntity) 
{
    Print("*In GrabBaseName");
    Print(ownerEntity);
    
    if (!ownerEntity)
      Print("AAA");
      return;
    
    Print("BBB");
[...]

what is this, I just needed an else {} and it suddenly works? 💩

[pliant ingot]

Missing {} for multiple statements in branch

It's not python

[restive island]

I thought you could use no curlies if it's 1 line + return

[red cedar]

If it's just one line yes*

the return statement is out of the if statement's scope so you will return regardless here

[sturdy pollen]

why is my vehicle showing this while im trying to set it up, all the compartments and action contexts have been set up as close to the documentation as possible

[restive island]

what documentation are you following? Might be better to ask in #enfusion_model

[sturdy pollen]

The official wiki

[restive island]

link?

[sturdy pollen]

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_Reforger:Car_Creation/Prefab_Configuration

[restive island]

last updated 2 years ago, probably needs to be updated here and there. If you can point out where it is wrong, @queen silo can update it

[sturdy pollen]

I have no idea how to even set it up lol thats why I was asking

[restive island]

I think you'll have more luck asking in #enfusion_model since they work on the game models there

[sturdy pollen]

Ok

[restive island]

1. How can I reliably parse this output?
SCRIPT : owner.ToString(): GenericEntity<0x00000234EC71C138> @"ENTITY:6917529027641082063" ('GenericEntity','Assets/Props/Military/Fuel/FuelPump_US_01/FuelPump_US_01.xob') at <1109.140137 38.999966 2713.393066> @"{1D09F6DDE5595017}PrefabsEditable/Auto/Props/Military/Compositions/US/E_LFD_FuelService_US.et"

**2. How can I dereference what's at memory locations like this with enfusion? **
SCRIPT : string m_LastSpawnedPrefab = 'SCR_EServicePointType<0x000001D34272B4B0>'

[torn bane]

1. There is nothing for you to parse. You can just get the individual Infos separately.

2. You don't

[restive island]

For item 2 how can I know what was spawned when I just know its memory location?

[torn bane]

There is no concept of memory locations and pointers in script. there is no going back from string debug to entity reference

[pliant ingot]

Read what methods are available for your instance - it's not just ToString

Goto declaration in Script Editor or Jump to script definition in World Editor can help you

[restive island]

yea im trying, some things i dont know wtf it's telling me or why it even exists. Like the memory location of an entity i apparently cant use for anything or dereference

Someone should make a C file of pre-made, efficient queries called MakeShitWork.c

[late kite]

is it possible to get the world position/transform of a specific bone on a character using the bone name or bone ID?

[pliant ingot]

it's just for debugging nothing more, forget about it

[trim aurora]

Yep, you have to go over their matrices. I did that for my posing tool https://github.com/Hexomanya/screenshot-toolbox
I think the BoneOverlayRenderer file has the logic in it.
You get the transform matrix of the entity and the local matrix of the bone and multiply them. The result should have the global position in it, if I remember correctly.

[late kite]

awesome, thank you. i'll give that a try

[glass imp]

hey all, been trying to create the EXILE mod from scratch, right now we are hung up on the trading systems and banking, we are using Dynamic economy, however was wondering how would we set up the shops to be organised and one trader sell guns in one menue, ammo in next, and then clothing inanother tab and then have a diffrent trader sell cars,trucks, ect. and how would be get it so we can edit the starting money from the base 1k

[candid garnet]

that is way too much for a discord conversation. break it down into smaller pieces

[glass imp]

well first we are trying to get the trader menues to show the list of buyable itmes, and a set price into one catagory
2. change the ammount money you spawn with

[deft raptor]

Wondering if anyone is willing to help, im quite new too the enfusion tools and im just trying to create a script as a component class. I followed the wiki. I saw in a video that you have to place the script into the game directory files but I cannot create a folder in there or create a script it does nothing when I press add new script. Ive made my script in my mod folder and I validated and reloaded scripts. Any help appreciated.

[ComponentEditorProps(Category: "Killroy", description: "Hello World")]
class KLR_HelloWorldComponentClass : ScriptComponentClass
{
}

class KLR_HelloWorldComponent : ScriptComponent
{
    override void EOnInit(IEntity owner)
    {
        super.EOnInit(owner);
        Print("Hello World");
    }
}```

[red cedar]

Eoninit is only called if you turn on the flag for it. Override onpostinit instead

EONInit is only to be used when you need to do something after the entity is fully initialized

[zenith pilot]

Also make sure that your folder structure for component is like so
YourProjectName > Script > Game > ComponentName.c

[red cedar]

That too

[deft raptor]

I actually just did that and it is showing now. Also thank you for the advice. I got a lot to learn haha

[red cedar]

It showed with the EOninit?

[deft raptor]

well it showed up as a component i dont think the hello world is going to work

[red cedar]

Ohhhhh

I read it diagonally didn't know you were having trouble finding it as a comp. So my answer was out of subject then lol

[deft raptor]

Yet, still helpful!

were cooking gang

Is using script as component class like this the best way to execute script? Or is that best for using it say on a object as a trigger or something maybe

[red cedar]

Best way to use it as a script

Then there are also game systems but those are a little different

[deft raptor]

Ok makes sense, what im trying to do is modify the deploymenu to be able to choose a slot instead of the player just taking the first slot when they click on squad. Im guessing Ill want to choose that script here in the spawn logic when I have it finished or would it be ok to just add it as a componentclass to the game mode?

[red cedar]

I have never toyed with that UI before so i can't really help you with that rn, but essentially there are two ways to do it, either you override the existing script to add your own logic to it or you create a whole new squad menu and replace the old one.

[deft raptor]

Ok that makes sense, so I guess my final question would be if I modify an existing script is having it in my mod directory enough for the game to just pick up the modded version?

[river imp]

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

You should take a look at everything related to scripting on the wiki. Knowing the keywords will be incredibly helpful. I see Kex typing. So I assume he's giving an example of using the modded keyword lol

[dire sinew]

There are two ways to modify existing scripts: modded keyword and file patching. modded behaves similar to inheritance, but your class will be the one that is used, while inheriting from the original. File patch happens when your copy has exactly the same path, which will replace the whole vanilla file by yours. Preferably, you should go for modded and make sure paths are not identical.

[dire sinew]

No, just mentioning file patching 😅

[deft raptor]

Copy that big appreciate guys. I'm gonna start breaking stuff and figuring it out haha

[red cedar]

I'd suggest you watch the arma bootcamps video related to scripting especially the two on replication. Those are incredibly important

[deft raptor]

For real, thanks for the help guys.

Oh we are cooking fellas

[river imp]

Btw, there's a "fill from temple" plugin/tool for scripting. Makes spitting out components pretty user friendly

[red cedar]

Wished i knew about it

[river imp]

There's also a "new script" plugin/tool

They both use configs iirc

So if you had a script that you would be making a lot of you could add your custom component or whatever to the config

[ocean kernel]

I also write all my boilerplate from temples, or rather the thing between them

[tawny lotus]

Is there a way to ask from a prefab (.et) it's main class and if it has some component attached to it without spawning it?

For example, I want to check if {2013579FE0B109F3}Prefabs/Vehicles/Wheeled/M923A1/M923A1_engineer_MERDC_filled.et is of type Vehicle and has component BaseRadioComponent in it?

[dire sinew]

Yes, you can inspect a prefab via BaseContainer.

[tawny lotus]

Can I go deeper with inspection without spawning the entity?

I find that there is SCR_EditableVehicleComponent. It has Faction assigned to it. I'd like get that information.

[dire sinew]

Yes, see SCR_BaseContainerTools::FindComponentSource for getting the BaseContainer of the component.

[tawny lotus]

This is amazing. A big thank you!

[stable grove]

Hello ! Anybody wants to make Arma Reforger life roleplay ?

I already made a working base using Typescript & Postgres

[dire sinew]

👉 https://discord.com/channels/105462288051380224/292271129303842817

Make sure to follow the template

[silent scarab]

Are you then fully working with the http/api calls ?

[stable grove]

Yes exactly, I find it easier to work like that

[desert escarp]

Currently trying to get the .emats in the materials of the mesh object on a sight

IEntity sight = sightComp.GetOwner();
        Resource loaded = Resource.Load(sight.GetPrefabData().GetPrefabName());
        IEntitySource entitySource = SCR_BaseContainerTools.FindEntitySource(loaded);
        if (entitySource)
        {
            for(int nComponent, componentCount = entitySource.GetComponentCount(); nComponent < componentCount; nComponent++)
            {
                IEntityComponentSource componentSource = entitySource.GetComponent(nComponent);
                if(componentSource.GetClassName().ToType().IsInherited(MeshObject))
                {
                    Print("MESH");
                    BaseContainerList materials = componentSource.GetObjectArray("Materials");
                    Print(materials);
                    for (int i = 0; i < materials.Count(); i++)
                    {
                            Print(i);
                    }
                }
            }
        }

This is not working it seems

It prints MESH but no numbers indicating actually values found in Materials

[dire sinew]

Why not use IEntity::GetVObject and then VObject::GetMaterials?

[desert escarp]

Need the actual resource name

Reading further up I see it’s currently bugged getting the default materials from a mesh object

[river imp]

Yeah, get materials doesn't actually get the materials. It get's the "material slots"

[fringe prairie]

Yeah. Closest you can get is hope prefabs are set up with overrides at all times for runtime finding, otherwise you can read xob headers in workbench

https://feedback.bistudio.com/T193097

[river imp]

#enfusion_scripting message

I meant to link that hours ago and got distracted.

[desert escarp]

Believe that only works when you have access to the meta file. At least I tried that on for instance a base 4x20 scope and had no success.

[river imp]

It only works when what Agent said has happened.

Specifically the mesh object has to have the material overwritten

[desert escarp]

Either way I was trying to edit the blend mode mid game and it seems like an engine bug when you do

[desert escarp]

Ah

[desert escarp]

As in it straight up doesn’t work, all it does is make the sight darker and not translucent. I set the AlphaMul to 0.4 as well to no success

[river imp]

Being able too get the assigned should always be a thing regardless of a new one being assigned or not

But it doesn't work like that for some reason

[desert escarp]

¯_(ツ)_/¯

[river imp]

How are you trying to change the blend mode?

By changing the value in the base container?

If so, that only works on the server regardless.

You could do mag repacking in a single player game mode using that method.

[river imp]

Base classes should never be spawned

So you can override the base and just change the material to whatever you like

Thus making the children "override" the material in said material slot.

Then what I liked above would work..

Would still need to change the child materials, oof

You would have to override the base, and then the first child that the variants all inherit from.

Really lame..

[desert escarp]

Using GetOrLoadMaterial on the Material class. Then just using the SetVariable methods. They returned true so they were setting it and I could see the scope changing its color. The transparency just was not supported for on the fly changing like that.

Probably just an absurd edge case as what dude would want to change the blend mode mid game to make an object transparent

[river imp]

Any of those values should be changeable, just like in material refs.

But it seems that the update that added all the extra stuff to materials did some changes to what could be changed at runtime as well.

[river imp]

Try switching GlobalLayerMode

I know it works

So if that doesn't work for you then you're doing something wrong.

[desert escarp]

Will do, whenever I get back to smashing my head against the wall again

[cobalt shadow]

Let's say I wanted to add the weapons slots to the blocked slots section of the base loadout cloth component, how would I do that?

[river imp]

Those are 2 different things.

Weapons aren't clothing, they don't get "attached" the same way.

[cobalt shadow]

Darn, is there a way to make it so when a piece of clothing is equipped it would block both main weapon slots?

[river imp]

Not sure tbh. Never tried to do that before.

[restive island]

There's a 1.6 glitch that prevents you from selecting anything in inventory, so there might be an "accidental" way to do it 😄

[slow acorn]

@torn bane https://reforger.armaplatform.com/workshop/6924E390927C4A08

Maybe check the stuff you added to base game too?

[torn bane]

I have nothing to say about it besides what i did on the PR this originated from. His responses on there and this mod are a complete waste of time https://github.com/Arkensor/EnfusionPersistenceFramework/pull/67

[slow acorn]

Should we make a GitHub page documenting the issue like you did when Bohemia wouldn’t respond to the vulnerability you found?

This one https://gist.github.com/Arkensor/2389176894d847cba3cd9bf0e76bdb3c

[torn bane]

The proper way would have been to reproduce the crash, report that, as a script issue should never be able to crash the whole game, just throw and VME, then let me know about the mod issue, which he did and I fixed it, and then lastly find the mod using EPF as dependency that tried to submit the malformed data. Even with the change applied it will error out elsewhere. But if he wants to use me as frustration vent he can, I just don't care lol.

[slow acorn]

Oh i see now you made the commit later but the pr says unmerged?

[gilded quest]

PR adds 2 checks -> Ark accepts one but not another -> Ark makes his own commit that adds accepted check -> PR is left unmerged 🤷‍♂️

[torn bane]

I am not merging a commit thats technically incorrect. I explained why, said I fixed the data access aspect and closed the PR because its completed. Not sure what else was expected.

[slow acorn]

I see . Not worried about it, he’s a good dog

[agile bloom]

Has anyone encountered a situation in Arma Reforger Tools where the application crashes immediately upon opening a project? The project behaved normally during development; however, if a specific script file exceeds a certain line count—sometimes triggering a crash at 2,000+ lines in some projects, or 5,000+ lines in others—the tool crashes during the reloading and compilation process.

[torn bane]

Send me the crash GUID and I casn hint you where to begin your troubleshoot

[agile bloom]

02:33:55.790 CRASH REPORT : Sending Crash Report!
02:33:55.791 CRASH REPORT : Sending Request...
02:34:00.566 CRASH REPORT : Report Result: - SUCCESS - Crash GUID: ce006aa3-a2ff-4c75-a416-932c2e9cc179
02:34:00.567 CRASH REPORT : Crash Reporter Finished!

[torn bane]

Definetly related to compiling scripts

[agile bloom]

I agree with this point of view; however, under normal circumstances, a compilation failure typically does not cause the entire application to crash..🤔

[torn bane]

the best thing to do when you can reproduce it reliably is pack up the local mod, and send it over

[agile bloom]

I'd be happy to—so, how should I send it to you?

[torn bane]

zip

[red cedar]

I've had that happen to me constantly when i tried passing too many params through RPC calls instead of using codecs normally.

I heard the same for files too big but if your components is 2'000 lines long you should likely consider splitting it into multiple comps/classes.

[gloomy lynx]

the base game has over 5000 scripts, how long does a script with 3000 lines actually take to process?

i have one thats ~3000 lines, runs fine.

[red cedar]

it's not about runtime, it's mostly that if your comps reach over 3000 lines you should most likely split it into multi single purpose/feature components.

At least that's the way I do it to keep my scripts easier to maintain

[open pier]

and im out here scared to write too many lines, keep everything as modular as possible, and reusable elsewhere if applicable

[lean moth]

Don’t stress it. Remember that everyone else will think your code looks like shit regardless, and the entire world is built off of spaghetti and unwieldy codebases 😂

[open pier]

ive started too less, my api is a lot messier than the code i write for arma but ive come to embrace it. either way it gets what i want done. Started to change the way i write after coming back to pieces of code and not understanding whats happening even with comments

[lean moth]

I know that all too well, even with years old stuff I’ve maintained 😂

[narrow aspen]

I got crash too when open his project. 5800X and 7800XT, win11. The log shows that application crashed during compiling.

[river imp]

static functions ftw

[open pier]

when i get the chance to refactor imma stuff what i can into those. Didn't learn about em until i already had a method down

[river imp]

I suggest putting them into a helper class.

[open pier]

yee already got one going with a fair bit of stuff in it, as i look through old code though i just see the opportunity. just dont have the time to change it atm

lots of improvements to the backend/api recently to prepare for a much better front end, one day i'll be able to get back into mod work

[river imp]

Also, If you can't understand what a function is doing based off of it's name, you need better naming conventions lol

Who cares what other people think of your naming conventions, if they work for you, that's all that matters..

[open pier]

the naming conventions are pretty good nowadays, its mainly when looking at the actual logic of the code. If i don't look at it for months or even up to a year or 2 then i gotta really break it apart, find some bugs that way too. Come back after learning a bunch and stuff jumps at ya. Ig thats also another huge thing is i've still be learning as i've been going on both ends, no schooling here just doing project after project

[ocean kernel]

Make sure you name your variables with single letters and mix case all the time in function and class names

Also use auto everywhere

[torn bane]

Stop making fun of my precious auto. It is beautiful and deserves respect.

[ocean kernel]

Can it count to 1000

[pliant ingot]

+1, use everywhere)

[tawny lotus]

Can I somehow read the array of traits with SCR_BaseContainerTools (m_aAuthoredLabels and m_aAutoLabels)? The information is in SCR_EditableVehicleComponent.

[torn bane]

You can read any and all prefab information, even if they come from game code, via the base container api. it can read array<type> etc too.

[tawny lotus]

I succeed in reading information like faction affiliation from FactionAffiliationComponent, but I'm missing smth on reading the traits.

The information is in SCR_EditableEntityUIInfo within SCR_EditableVehicleComponent.

Is SCR_EditableEntityUIInfo a IEntityComponentSource?
Get("m_aAuthoredLabels", ..) should work?

[torn bane]

no you need to grab the component source of the vehicle, then get the ui info object, then get the array from it. but usually all info you are supposed to use is exposed via script for the editable stuff, so if its not exposed, then you probably should not access it

[tawny lotus]

then get the ui info object
How is this done?

[torn bane]

GetObject

[tawny lotus]

Thank You!

[amber moat]

Using pixel grids for importing images at runtime only solution?

[tawny atlas]

I saw some hinting at server only code coming a few months ago. Is this still something in the works? Any updates on this?

[torn bane]

Don't expect it any time soon. It's just a concept we are discussing, but nothing beyond yet

[tawny atlas]

Got it, thanks for the quick response. Glad to know it wasn't just a rumor at least!

[clever marlin]

what about having workbench just obscure scripts that we designate as private. and allow us to do our own version of proto external. maybe proto SCR external.

[ocean kernel]

How do I fix ctrl + click not working on anything

It just goes to top of the file

[torn bane]

What you mean is extension support, which will never be an option for any scripts that run on the client. For servers it's a maybe, but again nothing is done yet in that regard beyond the idea discussion.

[desert escarp]

Yeah that just crashes my tools

Wait nvm Im just dumb one sec

Yeah that worked

Changing the blend mode mid game must just be busted

[trim aurora]

Did someone here have luck with setting "Flags" via a workbench script in the last few months?
I still have the problem that everything I try just resets the flags to default, when the same vanilla script works (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T195816).

[clever marlin]

do you mind if i ask why it will never be a thing for modders but maybe a thing for server owners?

[red cedar]

Most likely has to do with letting end users know(if they wish to) know what's running on their local machine.

Also helps knowing if someone yoinked your code.

That's just a guess tho

[torn bane]

I am talking about client vs server, not communities. Consoles won't ever support client side extensions and I don't see us adding support just for PC players as it is a risk for users and attack vector for cheat makers. Yes there are a handful of nice use-cases for Arma 3 like teamspeak plugins, but I am not sure if they will justify an exception. There are many people here strictly opposed to ANY support to it, so getting them for dedicated servers on windows and linux would already be a lengthy process. The idea already floats around for years now and that it's still not there should tell you a lot.

[clever marlin]

ok i think i understand the reasoning behind it

[clever oxide]

Hi! How can i give default value for typename in parameters?

[torn bane]

With a fast OOP script language and native http client included a lot of use cases can be covered already. What is left are "fun" projects we saw in A3, that are definitely cool but never saw any "real use" in any gamemode, and a few who want to integrate the game with other services. Who knows, maybe its not that much more to allow it on PC and if people want to make a PC only server so be it, but we'll walk that road when we get there.

[torn bane]

You can assign null as default or the class name directly I believe? Or is it not letting you compile it then? It might take func(typename type = "Bruh".ToType()) then. Not sure.

[lean moth]

Having these things available to pc only communities would be great. Many that have moved from A3 are PC only and intend to remain that way in perpetuity.

[restive island]

Are there going to be any new plugins to make certain tasks easier (https://discord.com/channels/105462288051380224/1486981568370053150) as well as better scripting documentation?

[fringe prairie]

I agree http covers 90% of use cases, and certain ones like "port flight model from A3 to enfusion" could just do it via a mod, though there is a need to see serious improvements or a generic/extensible vehicle controller/simulation/nwkmovement component, that's what is stopping a lot of gameplay mods right now imo.

[clever oxide]

Oh my fail, typename typeName = SCR_BP_PossibleBasePrevComponent worked fine,
but how can i use typeName for class?
not too big problem if its not possible, i have several other solutions... i only curious

void getPositionsFromPBPComponents(out array<vector> outVector, IEntity base, typename typeName = SCR_BP_PossibleBasePrevComponent)
{
    array<Managed> baseAPossibleBaseComponents = {};
    base.FindComponents(typeName, baseAPossibleBaseComponents);

    foreach(Managed managed : baseAPossibleBaseComponents)
    {
        typeName component = typeName.Cast(managed);
        if (component) outVector.Insert(component.getPosition());
    }
}

typeName in line 4 working fine
problem in line 8 "Unkown type"
how can i use typeName for classname in this case?

[torn bane]

You can not use it like that. But what you are doing is expecting a base class of at least SCR_BP_PossibleBasePrevComponent and then some more specialized filter, but in the end you only take the position data. so i am not sure if you need this filter at all, and if so, just check the typename inheritance is at least from SCR_BP_PossibleBasePrevComponent, and then later for the outvector cast to SCR_BP_PossibleBasePrevComponent instead

[clever oxide]

ok, thanks

[trim aurora]

@torn bane Sorry to ping you directly, but this error is driving me crazy and is breaking half of my editor scripts. Do you have any idea why calling

api.SetVariableValue(entitySource, {}, "Flags", newFlags.ToString());

might reset unchecked flags back to checked if they are enabled by default? Right now, it makes it impossible for me to turn off the RELATIVE_Y flag via script.
The value of newFlags does not matter, if the entity has RELATIVE_Y set to true by default this call will reset it to it.

[torn bane]

I do not know, maybe worth a report on feedback tracker if you think it is a bug. otherwise @minor agate

[minor agate]

You should feed it null if it's data directly on top level object, not {}

[minor agate]

But just to make sure, how are you calculating newFlags?

[trim aurora]

null or {} does not seem to make a difference in this instance. Both have the same outcome.

This is the relevant code:

EntityFlags lastFlags, newFlags;
lastSelectedSource.Get(DAB_Names.FLAGS, lastFlags);
entitySource.Get(DAB_Names.FLAGS, newFlags);

if(lastFlags & EntityFlags.RELATIVE_Y) {
    newFlags |= EntityFlags.RELATIVE_Y;
} else {
    newFlags &= ~EntityFlags.RELATIVE_Y;
}

//Flags
api.SetVariableValue(entitySource, null, DAB_Names.FLAGS, newFlags.ToString());

But even you even have the reset behaviour if you leave newFlags umodified. So just get and set and the flags still reset.
Same if you set newFlags to 0. Also tested it with "Flags" instead of the const DAB_Names.FLAGS

[minor agate]

<@&105621371547045888>

[trim aurora]

I also did a report some time ago (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T195816). But it is not a full reset anymore, just a reset of all flags that are turned on by default.

[queen silo]

you are a moderator 🤣

[minor agate]

https://tenor.com/view/shhh-shush-silence-nose-gif-17895433

[minor agate]

hmm, weird

I will pass it around

[trim aurora]

Thank you. If this turns out to be a bug rather than an error on my side, it may be worth noting that the script (and the corresponding function call) was working normally until an update shortly before the report was created.

[trim aurora]

In a Workbench tool, is there another method to get a keypress other than checking on OnKey Events? The problem with this method is that you can only use keys that are not used in the workbench already.

[jaunty hearth]

Are there any other commands besides GetIlluminationFactor() for checking how much a unit/item/object is illuminated? It's quite strange that in this situation, my character is supposedly completely illuminated.

[red cedar]

Trying to set up keybinds?

Or just any key pressed

[trim aurora]

Keybinds

[red cedar]

@trim aurora

[amber moat]

Dumb question, is there any simple way to make it so scripted cameras can render entities from very far away? Like buildings ai etc

[red cedar]

Simple way, likely not. And especially not for ai, player, vehicle etc.

Those are limited by the network view distance

[amber moat]

yeah i guessed that, ill have to see

thought i was missing something

[trim aurora]

Does this method only work ingame or also in the workbench?

[sour prawn]

how can i script a button that need to be hold and then ajust value with scroll wheel ?

[clever oxide]

You can make new action in chimerainput.conf, then need add to ingame context. Activate by inputmanager.AddactionListener(..) and put your scripts to callback part.

[red cedar]

I think he means scripted user actions that are scrollable to set the "progress" of it, eg the rhs (or wcs) sliding the sight along the rail

[sour prawn]

yeah

exactly

how ?

[clever oxide]

i think they sets enable Perform per frame in Action and uses scrolling input in scripts, maybe they predefine some attach points too but i'm not sure. if workshop mod licences allows, open and check it

better if you ask original modder who made it

[red cedar]

i wanted the money :(

[neon elbow]

It is what it is

[river imp]

What did I miss? lol

[red cedar]

MrBeast was giving away money

[river imp]

awww man. I love money lol

[restive island]

I take it if I want SCR_MilitaryBaseLogicComponent().GetBases() I can't be a cheap date and call it directly like in the screenshot, but I gotta assign it to an object first then call it

im going to petition BI make enfusion script be more like javascript

[sweet badger]

Class() is constructor notation. I assume you want to get the bases of an existing component on some entity?

SCR_MilitaryBaseLogicComponent comp = SCR_MilitaryBaseLogicComponent.Cast(entity.FindComponent(SCR_MilitaryBaseLogicComponent));
if (comp)
  comp.GetBases();

You do not technically need to do the variable assignment, it can be done in one line directly after Cast(), but you usually should so you have the null check.

[restive island]

Yes I've been trying to get the base name for service stations that are built/placed by GM, but they're always NULL.

[sweet badger]

Maybe show your full code?

[restive island]

It is messy but here it is. Maybe im not using the correct map mode in WB to grab the base names.

modded class SCR_FuelNode : BaseFuelNode
{    
    override void OnInit(IEntity owner)
    
    {
        super.OnInit(owner);    
        
        Print("----In SCR_Fuel Node: " + owner); 
        //Prints "GenericEntity<0x000002A6A9C86760> @"ENTITY:6917529027641082754 ('GenericEntity','Assets/Props/Military/Fuel/FuelPump_US_01/FuelPump_US_01.xob') at <1012.185730 37.873810 2817.788818> @{2DF0C0623E207C7E}PrefabsEditable/Auto/Props/Military/Compositions/US/E_LFD_FuelService_US_Conflict.et"
        
// TODO If I know base name is not in a array of base names, set its fuel very low.
        SetFuel(10.0); // Affects vehicles, fuel cargo, and gas stations

        // Get as much info as possible on the prefab
        Print("owner.ToString(): " + owner.ToString() + "\nowner.GetPrefabData(): " + owner.GetPrefabData());
        Print("owner.GetParent(): " + owner.GetParent() + "\nowner.GetRootParent(): " + owner.GetRootParent());
        Print("SCR_EditableEntityComponent.GetEditableEntity(owner): " + SCR_EditableEntityComponent.GetEditableEntity(owner));
        //Print("SCR_EditableEntityComponent.GetEditableEntity(owner).GetInfo(): " + SCR_EditableEntityComponent.GetEditableEntity(owner).GetInfo(owner).GetUnformattedDescription()); //Null ptr error   

        GrabBaseName(owner); // See below for func     
        
    }
}

[sweet badger]

What do you want to achieve, overall?

[restive island]

At each base when a service station with the first fuel service station is built, it has 100% fuel in it. Otherwise, there's 0 fuel. I already have the fuel svc station prefabs set with a fuel manager component, like fuel depot, vehicle depots, helipad.

so im trying to pull the base names to be used to see if a fuel svc was already built there or not

here's another i've been trying to get to work. I call this function with the override above.

//Get base name when svc point is built by player or placed by GM
void GrabBaseName(IEntity ownerEntity) 
{
    // Get the entity this fuel node belongs to
    if (!ownerEntity)
    {
        Print("LFD: GrabBaseName !ownerEntity");
        return;
    }
    

    // Find the SCR_ServicePointComponent on the owner entity
    SCR_ServicePointComponent servicePoint = SCR_ServicePointComponent.Cast(ownerEntity.FindComponent(SCR_ServicePointComponent));    
    if (!servicePoint)
    {
        //Print("LFD: GrabBaseName !servicePoint");
        return;
    }
    

    // Get all registered bases
    array<SCR_MilitaryBaseComponent> bases = {};
    servicePoint.GetBases(bases);
    Print(bases);
    

    if (bases.IsEmpty())
    {
        Print("LFD: GrabBaseName bases.IsEmpty()"); 
        return;
    }

    
    // Cast to SCR_CampaignMilitaryBaseComponent and get the base name
    SCR_CampaignMilitaryBaseComponent campaignBase = SCR_CampaignMilitaryBaseComponent.Cast(bases[0]);
    if (!campaignBase)
    {
        Print("LFD: GrabBaseName !campaignBase");
        return;
    }

    Print("Fuel depot is at base: " + campaignBase.GetBaseName());
}

[restive island]

maybe the map im loading isn't calling the base name bc there isn't one

[red cedar]

Fuck javascr*pt

[restive island]

ok ok, golang or nim🧌

[restive island]

ok this has to be why the base name is always null. It doesnt look like any of the WB worlds use what MP servers use for bases (command tent)

[pearl bay]

Hey, question.

If you are trying to change entire charachter HP to something similar to ArmA 2 DayZ mod blood system, what would it inherit?

Or would you need to make idk something new entirley?

I have a simple concept in mind but never really coded for an actual game before

[minor agate]

Rejected before even asking for it

[glossy gorge]

I'm stuck on figuring out how to make prefabs properly equippable, and then how to add the custom eat/drink actions when in hand. Thanks for any help

[open pier]

Def look at how a radio works

[river imp]

I'm confused, why not look at one of their prefabs?

[shy plinth]

our server keeps crashing and this is the error it keeps giving.

anyone has an idea where its coming from, or how to fix it?

Log /home/container/profile/logs/logs_2026-04-25_21-19-16/crash.log started at 2026-04-25 21:31:37 (2026-04-25 21:31:37 UTC)

---

25.04 2026 21:31:37
Virtual Machine Exception

Reason: Maximum number of attempts exceeded!

Class: 'SCR_TurretControllerComponent'
Function: 'RpcDo_ACE_ForceReloadWeaponWithServer'
Stack trace:
Scripts/Game/ACE_Core/Components/SCR_TurretControllerComponent.c:84 Function RpcDo_ACE_ForceReloadWeaponWithServer
Scripts/Game/game.c:866 Function OnUpdate

Runtime mode
CLI params: gproj ./addons/data/ArmaReforger.gproj config ./config.json profile ./profile backendlog nothrow disableShadersBuild rplEncodeAsLongJobs logVoting logStats 600000 maxFPS 60 freezeCheck 120 freezeCheckMode kill autoreload 30 autoshutdown addonTempDir /home/container/tmp

[restive island]

Looks like something to do with the ACE_Core and RPC

[river imp]

@dire sinew So you're aware.

[dire sinew]

I added that VME myself for when the scripted reloading fails. Reforger just throws any VME into the crash log, even those way before the crash. If you don't have a stack trace to enforce script at the very end of the log (which is very often the case), you don't really have a chance to pinpoint what it is.

So no, this is very unlikely what caused the crash.

[solid hearth]

[torn bane]

I mean look at the timing. if the script issue is not on the exact same millisecond as the crash they are unrelated.

[dire sinew]

Also that you can see the VME multiple times. If it were the issue, it should have crashed the first time.

[solid hearth]

Oh we still going? well I'll smooth brain this past all of you! the last thing in the crash.log is the crash

[ocean kernel]

Crash.log should be renamed to vme.log, the crash traces mean nothing there anyway

[solid hearth]

Ehh.. I've had a few that were clear as day what and where the issue was, it was so out of the norm that I thought that was a bug till ark confirmed it lol.

[shy plinth]

cehck

[shy plinth]

can you help me, with adding VME logging or explain how it works to implement it?

[dire sinew]

It's just Debug::Error or Debug::Error2.

It will throw a VME pointing to that line with the message you pass.

[ocean kernel]

Are you seeing anything that says "too many instructions per function"?

[forest arrow]

Hello. Cant execute rcon command from rcon
[RCON] Process Command: #rconkick 4b4a2ac0-fb5c-4c33-99d1-ee387a6fce08
also tried rconkick, but without #, same result

By log I can see that server received command, but cant understand why it not start processing it

Rcon configured and has admin permission

log without #:
[RCON] [CLIENT: 0] Received Game Command: rconkick 4b4a2ac0-fb5c-4c33-99d1-ee387a6fce08
21:35:25.749 BACKEND : [RCON] Process Command: rconkick 4b4a2ac0-fb5c-4c33-99d1-ee387a6fce08

Like in file I have a lot of logs, no logs i can see on server after command executing + player is not kicked

[sage meteor]

Don't suppose you are using AI for this and it's just making stuff up?
Half of the functions you mention here seem like an AI trying to apply Unity game engine features to Reforger

[cursive sluice]

If I have a ScriptComponent for example that I want to be shared and accessible by scripts and code how do I get a reference to it? I want to do something similar to a global singleton, I just need one instance to keep some shared data. How can I get a reference to it?

[sage meteor]

Usually singletons would have a static method on the class which returns the instance (or creates it if it doesn't exist)
You could look at some of the vanilla component classes attached to the GameMode entity to see how they do it

[river imp]

Make it a game mode component

Or depending on your use case if could be handled better in a game system

It really just depends

But there's no need to make an entity to hold a component, just to have a singleton

Or you can just do a non-component class that has a static ref to itself.

Many different ways to do it, just depends on your use case tbh

[cursive sluice]

I tried going down the SCR_BaseGameModeClass route but that was really difficult to get working and setup a brand new prefab in my World. Is it possible to just extend like the GameModeSF so I can use all of that existing content as well as the prefab? I suspect I went too far "down" and should just leverage more of what's already available.

[sage meteor]

Yeah you can inherit the GameMode prefab (and class?) and then make your own changes on top
If anything I think it is recommended to do this as otherwise you are gonna have a hard time maintaining it when the vanilla stuff changes

[cursive sluice]

Any chance there are tutorials or examples on this that people are aware of?

[sage meteor]

I can't speak for tutorials since I haven't really looked, but I've been trying to learn how to do this by looking at how the Conflict and CombatOps modes are implemented
You can use that as an example of how to make game mode derived from the base gamemode
If you are inheriting from the scenario framework mode instead of the base gamemode it should be fairly similar, maybe simpler since a lot is already set up

[cursive sluice]

that's a good idea, thanks

[river imp]

Yes, just override/inherit/or duplicate the game mode prefab.

Depending on your use case

[restive island]

Making a prefab from scratch is for when you really know what you're doing and know WB very well

[pliant ingot]

Looks like ai slope, don't use ai

[craggy jolt]

Yeah its ChatGPT gibberish

[ocean kernel]

AI Slope is a good expression

A downward slope into incompetence

[late locust]

How does NwkMovementComponent work exactly? Does it only sync movement when authority moves it? Does it always sync, like should I only have Simulation enabled when needed and disable when idle?

[ocean kernel]

I am not sure if this helps you but if I add NwkPhysicsMovementComponent my physics based authority moved entities are lerping around instead of teleporting

I put it in my AI planes

[late locust]

Was testing Interpolation Keyframe if that teleports it, but that just crashes the PeerTool 🙃

[ocean kernel]

So defines made in other mods working only in workbench is a bug? Or is that intentional

[forest arrow]

Guuuys, pls help 🙂

[red cedar]

Whatever it's the FUTURE Old man!!

I want to be a doctor but don't want to attend med school

Stop gatekeeping

[stable grove]

Hello guys, is there some people working with PeerTools ?
I don't know how to use on each instance a different uid for tests purposes ?

[maiden goblet]

Most probable your doctor uses AI assistance every day. 4 in 5 do.
Yet nobody thinks that AI can replace medical school, because that's absurd.
Yet plenty think it can replace learning in modding/scripting, which is equally absurd.

[uneven oriole]

average vibe coders

[red cedar]

My doctor is old asf and doesn't rely on SlopGPT lol

Too old to be a slop zombie

[lean moth]

2 local health networks have mandated it into workflows, it’s no longer an option. Crazy time to be alive

[restive crown]

a carpenter could hit nails in with his hand but it speeds things up to use a hammer
he just needs to learn not to smack his hand with the hammer

[halcyon oasis]

I get why Enfusion Workbench modders are turning to Chat Jipperty. There is no structured learning tools out there, so everyone is asking chat. The Assets tutorials are set out from beginner/intermediate/advanced, but the scripting tutorials have no progression labels which can stump most people.

[crude lark]

Please tell me how to write my script correctly so that it works, and how to check if it works?

[heady sphinx]

Hi! Is it possible to separate server-side and client-side scripts?
I tried to implement something similar but got the error

RplConnection::ValidationError remote script source code checksum does not match!

As far as I understand, this is only possible in debug mode.
It would be convenient to have the option of not publishing the server source code.

[pliant ingot]

There is script modules, that you can load dynamically like "dlls"

Or just move it to web server logic and use restapi

[heady sphinx]

Thanks! I didn't know about this, but it looks like a super crutch 😅

Apparently the only adequate way to switch to restapi

[lean moth]

This pretty much sums the whole thing up pretty neatly

[late locust]

So Server can sync the velocity via NwkPhysicsMovementComponent to everyone but the pilot, cause they get ownership of the vehicle and that cant be moved by the server? If I remove ownership it breaks input, but it starts moving on the pilots side

[ocean kernel]

Is it a vehicle entity? In that case maybe one of the vehicle nwk movement components

[late locust]

Yeah its a vehicle but the vehicle nwk move also dont seem to work

and they require a vehicle simulation component

[red cedar]

do you need physics for the NwkMovementComponents ? or can it work without that ?

[ocean kernel]

I put an empty one in mine lol

As in wheeled but no actual drivetrain

[late locust]

That doesnt instantly crash everything?

[ocean kernel]

It doesnt when you add a dummy engine, gearbox and whatever else there was

[shrewd nova]

Where did you get that metric? Link to source please

Or is it you thinking you know everything again?

[open pier]

Prob got it from AI

[lean moth]

How many do you want? 80% metric though is regarding integrated health record systems. I'd bet it above that figure by now.
https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/digital-health/2-3-physicians-are-using-health-ai-78-2023
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2840175
https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/full/10.1377/hlthaff.2024.00842

[shrewd nova]

1200 doctors is like 2 hospitals

[calm sluice]

Can anyone give me tips how i can get ammo that is curently loaded in chamber(not in magazine) all i can think of is making some script that writes down ammo from used mag and checks if bolt is cocked on reload

[lean moth]

Thats how studies and statistics work, extrapolation of data from a sample size.

[clever marlin]

ironnically thats how a.i. works

[river imp]

Get the current ammo count of the mag and then get the count - 1 element of the ammo configs array

[calm sluice]

Oh wow, i will try it in the morning but this is actually so simple, thank you very much

[river imp]

Not sure if there is a function for it already, but if not the above will work depending on your use case

[calm sluice]

Didnt find one when checked magazinecomponent and muzzlecomponent, will try this one out, i think it will work just fine

After all its much better then what i was thinking to do

[river imp]

Doesn't have to be in either of those components. Could be almost anywhere

[slim vortex]

hi im new to enfusion and looking to connect my players to my API for persistence how do i access IdentityID for store unique ids for players. When i call it in editor its blank im guessing because it is obsolete now? What is the best way to get/create id for players

[red cedar]

string uid = SCR_PlayerIdentityUtils.GetPlayerIdentityId(playerId);

Only work server side tho

[slim vortex]

this is great its only for server side thank you so much

[red cedar]

Yw, good luck

[amber moat]

Anybody knows max pixel grid size ?

I know it’s a value betweeen 64 and 1024.

Nevermind I understand now.

It’s not a polygon cap it’s a lifetime issue

web-to-game image transfer, no more images in the mod files, all dynamic

[ocean kernel]

so you send them from server to client to display?

[amber moat]

Yes!

For now I chose 256 px

App-backend-arma server-clients

[red cedar]

Kinda cool

Likely Inefficient but really neat

[amber moat]

this is very low res but works fine

its not inefficient why would it be ? its simple encoding

[red cedar]

I meant for bigger image use as the restapi limit is like 2MB

[amber moat]

u can chunk stuff

[red cedar]

And i didnt mean it as a criticism

[red cedar]

I'm aware

[amber moat]

i know sorry didnt mean to be rude

[halcyon oasis]

I'm learning the scripting side of things and I'm falling flat on my face. I was trying to get a players name (done) then I want to display it in a notification - like where the killfeed is. Can someone point me in the right direction?

[crude lark]

How can I increase the duration of action and after what?

[calm sluice]

WELL i tried and found out i know shit how to properly do this in this game, mb you worked or know some mods that use that method so i can go check how its used to understand it

[fringe prairie]

There are quite a few optimizations that can be done. You can transmit a 512x512 image with optimizations for 20kb. Now the primary issue believe it or not is the canvas widget/draw commands. So the optimizations I’ve done into this area of research focuses on encoding as a series of rectangles, and when you control the encode/decode pipeline you can get rid of a ton of useless data basically. TLDR: the issue is not the size of images, it’s rendering them optimally in game.

[fading heron]

Action Manager for normal actions

[fringe prairie]

how do I make my component not function in a preview world?

GetOwner().GetWorld() !== mysystem.GetWorld()

[craggy jolt]

if(GetOwner().GetWorld() == ArmaReforgerScripted.GetWorldEditorWorld())

^ return;

[torn bane]

That's not the preview world. That's editor. Preview is in gameplay. Compare the entity world against GetGame().GetWorld() or cast to chimeraworld to check

[craggy jolt]

Ah, I thought of workbench preview world

[forest arrow]

Hello. Can anyone help?

[severe owl]

The command is just kick https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_Reforger:Server_Management#kick

[red cedar]

Also doesn't take player id instead of the identityId?

[severe owl]

yeah kick takes playerid cause the player has to be on the server

you can technically do a one second ban to "kick" by identity id

[red cedar]

Or script a kickbyuid

And have your own fancy commands

[severe owl]

#360noscopeintomordor

[red cedar]

Truthnuke

[severe owl]

actually I just remembered you can't do a 1 second identity ban xD

because it doen't kick the player

only by name or player id does

xD

I had to make an override of the ban command to have it use the playerId to kick when using identityId

[red cedar]

Are you sure it doesn't?

[severe owl]

yup

[red cedar]

I've never used rcon bans only playermanager bans, and using the PM a ban is a kick with the ban as the dosconnection type

[severe owl]

yeah I'll see if i can grab the code its pretty funny when I found out

[red cedar]

Would be really silly if that's still the case

So like would the player only be banned when he'd disconnect? Or like after a few minutes?

(Without your modifications)

[severe owl]

yeah once they disconnect they wouldn't be able to reconnect

I even tried it on my server as I didn't believe it at first

[red cedar]

I hate to be the type of guy to judge but i wonder what was the thought process behind that

Giving a banned player their last meal before they're gone 😭

[severe owl]

The handle section:

            // Handle Create Result
            case SCR_EBanSubcommandArg.EBSA_CREATE:
                if (m_iBanPlayerId > 0)
                    GetGame().GetPlayerManager().KickPlayer(m_iBanPlayerId, PlayerManagerKickReason.BAN);
                return ScrServerCmdResult(string.Format("Player '%1' banned!", m_sPlayerName), EServerCmdResultType.OK);

and image is the ban command

m_iBanPlayerId is not set when EPIT_IDENTITY is used, so when you reach the handle the PM kick is not triggered

[red cedar]

That is sillly

[severe owl]

[severe owl]

Yup so made a new sub ban command that just always get the ID and kicks no matter what EPIT type is used

and use that instead

https://giphy.com/gifs/Choisistaroute-choisistaroute-chooseyourway-choose-your-way-eGsRMPF8q5aN049QiK

[solid hearth]

Is there a different way to get the children of an entity instance? i.e Place generic entity into world, then another one as its child. Because doing the norm fails

IEntity parent = GetGame().GetWorld().FindEntityByName("ParentEntity");
IEntity child = parent.GetChildren();

[dire sinew]

No and it probably fails because your entities are missing hierarchy components

[solid hearth]

https://tenor.com/view/ohhh-duh-why-didnt-i-think-of-that-gif-21849807

That'll definitely probably be it..
Edit Yep that was it, Thought I was going crazy... Thx

[wise eagle]

hi i need some help ive tried everything but i dont find my tm62asset in browse entity i put a screenshot of all my attempt if someone have an idea i take it 🙂

[restive crown]

read this https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_Reforger:Game_Master:_Editable_Entities_Configuration & https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_Reforger:Asset_Browser_Mod_Integration and learn how to do it from memory with your hands before using claude for it

ai should be used to augment what you already know, its always going to mess something up and you need to be able to spot it by knowing how it should be done

[wise eagle]

I agree I was trying to limit test it it's usefull for the script but not for enfusion it's so hard to learn I lost myself x) I will take a look on those wiki thank

[red cedar]

Avoid using AI slop it doesn't work for reforger

[torn bane]

world editor hierarchy is just a nice to have to edit them together. unless they have a hierarchy component on them at runtime they are spawned independently

[hollow oak]

I'm totally confused

[hollow oak]

😢

[red cedar]

Sounds like a replication issue

You're likely playing it server side

[hollow oak]

my mod is SP

[hollow oak]

but it's interesting point of view

I have a lot of things in my GameMode. But except this - everything works fine

damn, it's almost impossible to debug: I would have to upload mod anytime to find out was it fixed or not

[red cedar]

Does it work with peertool?

[hollow oak]

I don't know what is it 🙁

you mean?

[red cedar]

Plugins > Settings > Peertool clients

[hollow oak]

nope

so in the workbench everything works just perfectly

[red cedar]

https://youtu.be/asWxIIHT6d0

~23 minutes mark

[hollow oak]

but yet again, mod isn't MP. Do I need to concern about replication even if my mod is SP?

[hollow oak]

But thank you anyway. I will try to call playmusic from clientside

[queen pasture]

Is there any way to use #ifdef with class names?

[dusk pollen]

how do i check API to see what's possible? like if there a function to see if something is inside a building or actions for AI

[uneven oriole]

for now ai api is not much, you can use tracemove to check whether ai is below soemthing or above something and cast it to check if its on building or not

[hollow oak]

Just checked. Replication isn't related to this issue. This must be something else

[clever marlin]

do you use different sound settings in game? for example: i turn music off

[hollow oak]

omg. sec

[hollow oak]

Thanks!!! lol what a disgrace! 😱
omg

[clever marlin]

weve all been there.

[queen pasture]

Is there a callExtension alternative for Reforger?

[sweet badger]

No, Reforger does not currently support extensions

[spark otter]

What you can do is check if something exists. For one of my mods I check if a resource from another mod exists, if true then I know that mod is loaded.

I also have 2 mods where I set a variable in one, then in the 2nd that uses the first as a dependency, I set that variable to something, and that only happens when that 2nd mod is active. For example, I set a variable called m_bIsModEnabled = false; but when that mod IS enabled, I set it to true.

Not exactly sure what you're trying to do, but I hope this helps!

[fringe prairie]

Only issue is compile time that if you do something like (pseudocode):

if(ResourceName == "SomeModsResource") {
  SomeModClass entity = SomeModClass.Cast(ForSomeReason);
}

You will get compile time error.

So best practice I advocate for is for modders with scripts to #define TAG_ModName
And for others to do:

#ifdef TAG_ModName
  SomeModClass entity = SomeModClass.Cast(ForSomeReason);
#endif

[spark otter]

that's if you check for a classname. Check for a resource name (string)

[sage meteor]

That only works if you don't need to access any of the modded classes though right?
I think they mean that using the define way is less limiting in what it allows you to do

[fringe prairie]

Yes, because checking if it exists is fine, but you can look no touching

[spark otter]

Yeah I suppose that would work only if you're modding vanilla classes.

really depends what youre trying to do

[fringe prairie]

Yeah, depends on what you are trying to do, but if you want a script to pull data from a mod depending on if it is loaded or not, and if that mod doesn't expose such data in a vanilla medium (signals, etc.), then a #define is the way to go, otherwise prefab overrides, signals, and generic things of that nature should suffice.

[fading bane]

Hi, I have a script that detects certain arsenal actions. On certain actions, I would like a server-wide message to be sent. Originally I did something like

    // --------------------------------------------
    // Let Everyone know!
    // --------------------------------------------
    [RplRpc(RplChannel.Reliable, RplRcver.Broadcast)]
    void RPL_RequestServerMessage(string message)
    {
        if (!Replication.IsServer()) return;
        Print("[RPL] Message Sent");

        
        PlayerController pc = GetGame().GetPlayerController();
        if(!pc) 
        {
            Print("[ERROR] INVALID PLAYER CONTROLLER");
            return;
        }
        SCR_ChatComponent chatComponent = SCR_ChatComponent.Cast(pc.FindComponent(SCR_ChatComponent));
        
        if(!chatComponent)
        {
            Print("[ERROR] INVALID CHAT COMPONENT");
            return;
        }

        chatComponent.SendMessage(message, 0);
    }    

Which worked when testing in Workbench w/ PeerTool, but does not seem to be working on a dedicated server. Any thoughts or guidance?

[open pier]

Is this all that gets called and where is it being called from? Might need to Rpc to server first then server->broadcast

[fading bane]

All the Arsenal actions I am tracking are wrapped in if(!Replication.IsServer()) return; So, it should all be getting called from the server-side, unless I have a fundamental misunderstanding. The tracking is working because there is also a command that shows tracking values are getting updated and players are able to use that and see it reflect the correct data.

[sage meteor]

I am still learning how replication works so someone more knowledgeable feel free to correct but I think the idea of Broadcast RplRcver is that the server triggers the broadcast RPC and the Rpl method runs on the proxies
So having the if (!Replication.IsServer()) return at the top means that your notification is never being triggered on clients? I would have thought it would not work with a peertool client if that was the case though

[fading bane]

Yeah, I tried removing that and 1) it didn't fix the issue, 2) it may have started causing replication errors on the server. I'll go back to re-reading some of the replication docs, thanks for the input 🙂

[open pier]

try calling this function in place of the call to the broadcast, which this will call the broadcast

    [RplRpc(RplChannel.Reliable, RplRcver.Server)]
    void RPL_RequestServerMessage_S(string message)
    {
        Rpc(RPL_RequestServerMessage, message);
    }    

[fading bane]

Is this a "make sure the server knows" kind of thing?

[open pier]

I have a script rn that even though its locked down to run on the server using if(!Replication.IsServer()) return; that updates a variable that is required to be updated by the server, i need to Rpc that call to the server still to properly update it

[fading bane]

Interesting

[open pier]

it might just be

[fading bane]

I'll give it a go, thanks Goose

https://tenor.com/view/goose-honk-inhale-inhales-untitled-gif-16237480

[red cedar]

How are you testing this code?

Are you running this from the viewport instance?

[fading bane]

I test in workbench w/ Peer Tool, and it worked. Then we got it on a community server and the tracking works, but the messaging doesn't

So my thinking is most likely some Rpl/Rpc disconnect in my understanding. Or worse a mod conflict. This mod purely relies on vanilla, but the community server has quite the mod list some of which definitely impact ChatComponent, etc.

[red cedar]

When you were using peertool were you using two instances of it?

That early return is definitely a cause of the issue but remember at all time that in the workbench the viewport instance act as both the server and a client, so your !Replication.IsServer() will be false on the viewport instances and from other clients it won't work.

Also remember that only the server can broadcast a message, clients can ask the server to broadcast cast it for them

[fading bane]

There is the native spin up of the instance + a secondary peer client. So two playable characters. Are you suggesting adding another? In workbench the message displays on both the in-workbench player and the peer client player

[red cedar]

When i test network code in the wb i always run two peertools, and always run the action from one peertool instance to another.

The viewport is misleading

[fading bane]

Yeah it is... Ok I will try that too! Thank you

[queen pasture]

Yes, this is the issue exactly. I need preprocessing to work so that only a certain chunk of code runs if a class exists. I don't currently see a lot of mods using the #define tag unfortunately.

[pliant ingot]

Just create submod that depends on both and patch required scripts

[queen pasture]

Sorry, but what do you mean?

[spark otter]

First of all Im on EXP branch. Im modding a class and overriding a static function, however it refuses to use my modded class and insists on using the original unmodded class with the non-overrided function. Am I doing something wrong or is this a bug? I'm so confused, never seen this happen before.

[minor agate]

Can you show exactly what you did?

[spark otter]

Its very strange, I'm overriding a couple different mods, some overrides work for some mods, but overrides in another mod don't. Does the order of dependencies in the project settings have an influence on whether an override is used or not? The one that does not seem to work is at the bottom of the list under ArmaReforger.

[spark otter]

I'm calling a function that I simply added a print to. The print does not display, but I know the function is getting called as it's doing what it's intended to do in game, but it's not printing the print I added.

I just moved the mod that wasn't using the overrides to the top of the list but it's still not using the overrides and I have no idea why. This is pretty much all I'm trying to do: ```cs
modded class CustomClassBelongingToAMod
{
override static void DoAThing()
{
Print("[DEBUG] DoAThing() Called");
super.DoAThing();
}
}

The Print does not print, but the thing is doing it's thing. (I can see the thing happen in game) I am also set to logLevel spam, so I would think I should be seeing everything! I am seeing all my other prints added to other mods overrides.

[fringe prairie]

Optional dependencies are much cleaner though in terms of being able to load any combination of compatible mods and not have to worry about specific compat mods

[minor agate]

Can you show me the classes with the methods from the other mods

Please

Show exactly what you had

Dont modify it. Even the names

It sounds like either a parser bug or a mod that does not call super

[fringe prairie]

Replication authority is not present in a user action, a good rule of thumb is that if you have the words "Rpl" "Replication" in a user action, it is probably written wrong. The correct way to incorporate native user actions is to override "HasLocalEffectOnly" to return false on your user action, and then defer to a component on a replicated entity (which will have a RplNode) that can then talk to the server - or a system. Non server calls are automatically dropped, so logic like (pseudo code):

System Version

MyUserAction : ScriptedUserAction {
  override bool HasLocalEffectOnlyScript()
  {
    return false; //By itself, this is the default and it means that user actions when triggered, trigger on server, client, and broadcasts to other players within the area.
  }
  override void PerformAction(IEntity pOwnerEntity, IEntity pUserEntity)
  {
      TAG_YourServerSideSystem yourSystem = GetWorld().FindSystem(TAG_YourServerSideSystem);
      if (!yourSystem) return; //If the system is serverside only, this is one trick to have logic only trigger on server
      
      yourSystem.BroadcastMessage("Message");
  }
}

Component Version

MyUserAction : ScriptedUserAction {
  override bool HasLocalEffectOnlyScript()
  {
    return false; //Action can trigger on server.
  }
  override bool CanBroadcastScript()
  {
    return false; //Action will not trigger for other players locally whenever it is triggered, only locally and on server.
  }

  override void PerformAction(IEntity pOwnerEntity, IEntity pUserEntity)
  {
      TAG_YourComponent yourComponent = pOwnerEntity.FindComponent(yourComponent);
      if (!yourComponent) return; //Standard null check
      
      yourComponent.BroadcastMessage("Message");
  }
}

//Then the component handles authority like so:

TAG_YourComponent : ScriptComponent {
  RplComponent rplComp;
  void BroadcastMessage(string message) {
    rplComp = GetOwner().FindComponent(RplComponent);
    if(rplComp)
    {
      if(rplComp.Role() == RplRole.Authority)
      {
        //Broadcast message if we are the authority (server in MP, player in single player, host in listen server)
      }
      //If not authority, ignore.
    }
  }
}

[spark otter]

sure thing, the mod I'm modding here is a dependency of my mod: ```cs
modded class KSC_ParadropHelper
{
override static void EjectPassengers(array<SCR_ChimeraCharacter> characters)
{
Print("[DEBUG] EjectPassengers() Called");
GetGame().GetCallqueue().CallLater(EjectStep, PASSENGER_EJECT_DELAY_MS, false, characters);
}
}

All of my other overrides modding other mods work just fine, just this particular mod is not letting me mod it for some reason.

[minor agate]

mmm, are you able to join a call with me and show me on workbench?

[urban silo]

Does anyone know how to add a new category to the building menu? Initially, it has 3 tabs, which are shown in the screenshot. When adding your trait, the tab does not appear, do you need any other actions?
Is EEditableEntityLabel only needed?

[main veldt]

Hey all, I'm a newbie to Enfusion. I managed to write a script but have been struggling to test it in a map environment. I'd love it if someone could join VC and help me figure it out. Thanks for your help

[restive island]

IDK how to add a new tab like you need, but traits might not be what you need to modify.

[urban silo]

Give me a minute, I'll write to you in the BOS if possible so as not to clog up the channel.

[clever oxide]

"override static" never works

[clever oxide]

or maybe

[thorny ibex]

Any proficient Enfusion scripters looking for paid work? I need some scripts added to my server and willing to pay.

[clever marlin]

https://giphy.com/gifs/reaction-1zSz5MVw4zKg0

[red cedar]

Against TOS

Only scammers and vibe c*ders will dm you

[thorny ibex]

Ok, anyone willing to teach me so I can do it myself?

[spark otter]

Mario helped me get it working last night. Ended up having to move the static override to the same file where I was calling it, but above where I was calling it as well. Placing the override below where I was calling it prevents it from working. The devs are looking into how to solve that on their end. Hope that makes sense!

[red cedar]

https://youtu.be/Fgl_mAHReP4

[thorny ibex]

There is no scripting covered in this video, already watched it

[red cedar]

Then watch the ones about scripting and replication 😭😭😭

[hollow oak]

hi folks! a quick question regarding performance improvment.

to spawn a big town i'm using chunks spawn script. It spawns a big city entities by chunks (also have to use calllater btw, because my game crashes if I'm trying to spawn all at once)
And after i'm leaving this area - I call EntityHelper.Deleteblablabla
So the question is - does it make any sense? 😆
I was thinking about - maybe long distanced entities aren't being loaded to memory and don't have any effect on performance?

[leaden flint]

Does anyone know if any events are fired off on the client when a predicted bullet hits a target? I know a particle effect gets spawned but I'm not sure how that ties into the DamageEffects as described on the bistudio wiki (if it does at all).

[clever oxide]

yea direct file/path override works always, scripting keyword says the call override static need use class identify, its not static anymore

[spark otter]

Doing it like this in the same script file will work and print TEST: ```cs
modded class ClassOne
{
override static void DoTheThing()
{
Print("TEST");
super.DoTheThing();
}
}

modded class ClassTwo
{
override void DoAThing()
{
ClassOne.DoTheThing();
}
}
But doing it like this will ignore the override, and will use the non modded class ClassOne: cs
modded class ClassTwo
{
override void DoAThing()
{
ClassOne.DoTheThing();
}
}

modded class ClassOne
{
override static void DoTheThing()
{
Print("TEST");
super.DoTheThing();
}
}

[dusk pollen]

can we please have the script editor lag fixed? the alt-tabbing focus delay/lag is very annoying

I see the issue has been on the backburner since 2025

I'm assuming it's either related to some indexing defect or there's an editor function like spelling, autocomplete, etc, that slows it down and these things execute when the script editor gets focused

[minor agate]

Disable auto rebuild scripts in workbench settings

[dusk pollen]

it's off, still same issue https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrYfJpw_X9Y

[minor agate]

Ah, so you have the lag from having lots of dependencies

It was added when we added modded class introspection on the script editor

Unfortunately bigger problems are being solved right now so that is waiting

For now, just load the specific mods you need. If not possible then you have to deal with it for now

There is no workaround to the issue

Maybe when we release the visual studio code plugin

[dusk pollen]

here's a vid without the cyan and easier on eyes mouse preview
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wh2VmYb6CSU

Please fix it soon, a lot of community servers make missions and need to script where many addons need to be loaded in order to make the mission 😭

I know a lot of developers in my community Global Conflicts are suffering from this defect

[shrewd nova]

Yeah the script editor window lag is horrrrendous

Click away, click back a second later, takes 15 seconds to respond

It’s so bad that I just edit the script in notepad+ and restart the editor(takes less time)

Really became noticeable with 1.6

And seems to have gotten worse

Almost feels like it’s doing some kind of auto parse when focusing the window

Even with auto rebuild off

[clever oxide]

Always load minimal mods what need, i don't think you need more than 1-2mods for scripting

[shrewd nova]

I’ve even run into this same situation over and over where if I have a compile error and then fix it, recompile. It will print the same exact error again unless I restart the entire editor

So now I just edit with notepad and open the tools when I’m done

[spark otter]

Are you loading every mod that runs on your server? Or just the ones you need for the mod? I tried every mod I run on my servers once and that was the only time I had those lag issues, but that's to be expected with so much loaded. I think the most Ive ever had was like 6 dependencies. 2 of which I really needed, but they each had their own dependencies, bringing it up to 6 total.

[minor agate]

He is loading a lot of them, look at the scrollbar too 😅

So yes, he is subject of that issue

[spark otter]

WOW! There's two map mods just in the A's! That really shouldn't be necessary! No wonder they're lagging!

[dusk pollen]

you do if you're making a mission for a server which uses different addons for maps, loadouts/gear, vehicles, etc

so if i want to add a script for telling AI to mount up in a vehicle, since scenario framework doesn't let me mount QRF AI into vehicles, then it lags the script editor
Since I need to make a mission with all the mods loaded
vid of QRF not mounting up https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8qPhcLRq0E

[leaden flint]

For anyone wondering, I was looking to see if I could hijack predicted damage on the client to do an RPC on the server to effectively hack in client-side hit registration. Unfortunately from my breakpointing, it seems like there is likely code in the engine guarding the client from calling any damage functions during their prediction, and all the damage calc I was able to hit was only in rpl::Pip::ProcessNetToGame. It would be really nice in my opinion if we were given the option to get access to the client simulation state here given the sometimes extremely poor state of hitreg. I'm new to reforger modding but do professional game dev for work, so apologies if I'm misunderstanding some of the logic flow.

I did do some digging in the debug UI but all the hitreg/damage logging functions seemed to not output anything to any of the log files, so not sure if those are stubbed or I'm just looking in the wrong place.

[spark otter]

You don't need any dependencies loaded to mount QRF AI into vehicles. I wrote a script that does that and it takes about 70 lines only using vanilla functions. I'm doing a lot more than just that in those 70 lines as well.

[dusk pollen]

The point is I'm working on a mission that depends on a lot of addons and to write scripts onto the entities in that mission I need to use the script editor with a lot of mods

[spark otter]

You gotta break it down into smaller parts. Like if you have this AI QRF feature, make a mod that does just that. You don't need a map loaded, it has no script to help with that feature. You won't have this lagging problem either.

[dusk pollen]

The AI QRF thing is from scenario framework, in the base game, to help with AI management in the mission

[spark otter]

yeah exactly, it does not require any dependency mods, yet you're loading like 50 mods causing all that lag.

[clever oxide]

Yea i load full pack only 1x when i check where need modify or extend something, then load only that and i test it on MP test terrain for fast loading. Not accetable loss for me wait more than 20s of reload / compile.

When i learned Enfusion scripting 30min scripting taked 30min testing time. Maybe wasted 30% of my 4587h WB time 😄

[red cedar]

I wonder if the vibe coding epidemic is also present on arma 3's modding side

Or if they were spared from the plague

[crisp maple]

Who is smart in the ways of scripting and doesn't mind helping me out? I need something short and sweet. I have like 100+ wearable variants that I want units to be able to have randomly chosen for them. But I don't want to make 300+ variants of a unit just to do that

[ocean kernel]

What about making 299 variants

[crisp maple]

sounds even worse 😭

[ocean kernel]

298

[crisp maple]

Id raw the line over 15

[ocean kernel]

makin progress

[crisp maple]

A script would be preferable however. That way I don't spend the rest of my mid twenties making a bunch of permutations of uniforms

[dire sinew]

Don't have issue with 24 whenever I load our all in one dev 😅

[sullen oar]

Hi! Could you tell me how to add a cooldown to a vehicle? How do I set the time? Thanks in advance!

[dire sinew]

I don't think what you are trying to do is possible without modifying scripts. Afaik cooldowns are only tied to ranks and not to vehicle types. The cooldowns per rank are specified in the provider's SCR_CampaignBuildingProviderComponent.

If you don't want to modify scripts, you could make separate providers for group of vehicles you want to have different cooldowns.

[sleek moat]

is obfuscation and GetGame().RequestClose() if not using a key hash for your mod allowed? I didn't think it was

[red cedar]

It isn't

But atp i'm kinda disappointed that i didn't obfuscate some of my mods ngl

[sleek moat]

thought so, a mod we've been using has recently decided to do this so unless you have the key it will shut the game down and you also can't read the script as it uses some block comment obfuscation 🙃 rather than just have a license stating "don't use without perm"

[red cedar]

Very kind of them

[spark otter]

AFAIK that is not allowed. You can only make it so the game operates as normal if you don't have the key, you're not allowed to shut the game down like that. I don't think they are very fond of obfuscation either as most of the time it's because someone is trying to hide stolen code.

[restive island]

yea I know what you're trying to do, I don't think scripting handles that but rather a config somewhere. I'd ask in #reforger_workbench and show them the same screenshot

[urban silo]

I've already figured it out, including thanks to TandemHEAT, I'm still learning the tools.
As it turned out, it was necessary to override eeditableentyticore and make your own tags, and then work with them through the config

[restive island]

glad you got it figured out!

[deep zodiac]

Hi, I wasn't sure where to ask this but I believe scripting may be a good starting point. I was making a radio with preset channels and wanted to be able to name them based on their frequency. Similar to how the Game Master editor radios have faction labels (US, USSR, FIA) or Faction-based Group names.

I have a lede with the SCR_VONMenu and SCR_VONEntry but am unsure of what I am actually doing lol.

update, i have found vonentrycomponent and vonentryradio and that seems to be more applicable to what I am trying to do, still lost

[deep zodiac]

a more clear example of what I am looking for, the functionality of how 48MHz says "Platoon Channel" is exactly what I would like but with different selected frequencies

[amber moat]

Faction config

U can manage all that

[deep zodiac]

the only thing I can see that is related to what I am talking about is the "Faction Radio Frequency" which is not what I am looking for

[lean moth]

Wild behavior 😂

[deep zodiac]

I think i found what you were talking about, or at least i assume so, with the predefined groups? it isn't what i had been wanting to do with the radio though, but it may be a temporary solution that does achieve the same goal, testing it at this moment

[amber moat]

Yes group presets are there but u can also select the platoon freq and the encryption key (which lets u talk to other factions via radio) and i believe radio range and other things for that faction

[deep zodiac]

but that is only the one platoon channel for that faction, i am wanting to be able to name multiple channels/frequencies and not just the one

[amber moat]

Ok got u, can u see if there is an add option anywhere? Maybe where u pick platoon channel?

[deep zodiac]

i have scoured(?) what i was able to see and couldn't find anything except some scripts that may allow me to do what i am wanting to do but am just unfamiliar with scripting currently

[amber moat]

Yeah honestly the way I set groups and radio freqs is via script

But I’m positive there is a easier way maybe in the vanilla config files

[deep zodiac]

i mean i don't think the script should be super complex, just giving a title/channel name if frequency is equal to whatever integer

but i have been looking though literally everything lol

[amber moat]

Yeah u need to look at how to properly set it up. Check the vanilla script files and you’ll find clues for sure

[deep zodiac]

my predefined groups don't seem to work and i have no idea why

[sage meteor]

Is this where you can see them but not join them?

I have also had issues with the predefined groups I couldn't work out

[deep zodiac]

i cannot even see the groups i have predefined in the faction's group selection in-game

[sage meteor]

Did you maybe set them in the group role presets instead of the predefined groups

[deep zodiac]

no, but am i supposed to make the predefined groups in the factionmanager_editor? i don't know what it does verus the faction_us.conf

[sage meteor]

Whichever one you have in your scenario

[deep zodiac]

it's just a normal game master scenario

[sage meteor]

Are you overriding the _Editor faction manager

[deep zodiac]

i am now

okay i figured it out, it was the factionmanger i needed to do it in

no idea what the US.conf file does/is for in the faction folder but /shrug, this is only a temporary thing lol

[sage meteor]

I think it is the way the prefab is set up
If you used the .conf in your own prefab it looks like this but since we can only access the locked version of the base game prefabs it just looks like normal properties

[deep zodiac]

now i get to find out how to change the callsign for those predefined groups lol

[sage meteor]

Anyone know the difference between SCR_AICharacterSetting and SCR_AIGroupSetting? I am trying to set custom settings on waypoints via script
When I use SCR_AICharacterStanceSetting.Create(SCR_EAISettingOrigin.WAYPOINT, SCR_EAIBehaviorCause.ALWAYS, ECharacterStance.CROUCH)) even with the cause set to ALWAYS it seems to have no effect
If I instead use SCR_AIGroupCharactersMovementSpeedSetting.Create(SCR_EAISettingOrigin.WAYPOINT, EMovementType.WALK)) it works fine

Something to do with SCR_EAIBehaviorCause maybe?

// WP creation code
vector wpPos = TTS_AISpawnHelper.GetRandomSpawnPositionInRadius(50, 200, spawnPosition);
array<ref SCR_AISettingBase> settings = {SCR_AISettingBase.Cast(SCR_AIGroupCharactersMovementSpeedSetting.Create(SCR_EAISettingOrigin.WAYPOINT, EMovementType.WALK))};
SCR_AIWaypoint wp = TTS_AIWaypointHelper.CreateMoveWaypoint(wpPos, settings);
group.AddWaypoint(AIWaypoint.Cast(wp));

    // TTS_AIWaypointHelper.c
    static SCR_AIWaypoint CreateMoveWaypoint(vector position, array<ref SCR_AISettingBase> settings = null)
    {
        ResourceName waypointResourceName = GetWaypointPrefab(TTS_EAIWaypointHelperWaypointType.MOVE);
        return CreateWaypoint(waypointResourceName, position, settings);
    }

    static SCR_AIWaypoint CreateWaypoint(ResourceName waypointResourceName, vector position, array<ref SCR_AISettingBase> settings = null)
    {
        Resource waypointResource = Resource.Load(waypointResourceName);
        if (!waypointResource.IsValid())
        {
            PrintFormat("TTS_AIWaypointHelper.CreateWaypoint: Failed to create waypoint, waypoint resource is invalid! (%1)", waypointResourceName, level: LogLevel.ERROR);
            return null;
        }

        EntitySpawnParams waypointSpawnParams = new EntitySpawnParams();
        waypointSpawnParams.TransformMode = ETransformMode.WORLD;
        waypointSpawnParams.Transform[3] = position;

        SCR_AIWaypoint waypoint = SCR_AIWaypoint.Cast(GetGame().SpawnEntityPrefab(waypointResource, GetGame().GetWorld(), waypointSpawnParams));
        if (!waypoint)
        {
            PrintFormat("TTS_AIWaypointHelper.CreateWaypoint: Failed to spawn waypoint prefab! (%1)", waypointResourceName, level: LogLevel.ERROR);
            return null;
        }

        if (settings)
        {
            foreach (SCR_AISettingBase setting : settings)
            {
                waypoint.AddSetting(setting);
            }
        }

        return waypoint;
    }

[serene fox]

Hey, who is allowed to spawn RocketProjectiles?? Even when im spawning the prefab on Master/Auth i got warnings, that this is not allowed, because its Replicated?

[clever oxide]

I suggest use BI's SCR_AirstrikePrototype, put it prefab add Rpl component and works like dream.... ofc they used 100m rocket start altitude in private variable but easy to fix it.
Rocket prefabs needs rpl comp. RPG rockets works fine, some helicopter rockets maybe make error (but not all).

[serene fox]

Whats different between heloRocket and RPG Rocket?

[clever oxide]

Don't know, i just searched rocket entites by name like: Ammo_Rocket_..... .et and not all worked.

Ammo_Rocket_Hydra70_HE_M229.et works fine

script will give vme if no RPL comp on rocket

[clever oxide]

I have a replication question:
When RplSave called if Entity or my GameMode's RplComponent setting on Streamable disabled?
i not seen manual call for RplSave.
I use RplProp() and BumpMe() now. Keep it and need forget RplSave?

[minor agate]

RplProp does not remove the need of rplsave and load

It depends on what you are doing

[clever oxide]

i just want 6 RplProp() vars put in to RplSave, because its only once refreshed at game start.

[ocean kernel]

Its ok, I only want to update people living in the same bubble as me anyway

[clever oxide]

i see 70 RplProp in whole AR scripts, i have mod with 32 RplProp, maybe mot need keep update all on every BumpMe().

[red cedar]

Is there a way to get the value of a client sided variable without Rpc calls ?

Like for example let's say I have a script that set a string variable for the current context the player is in and from the server i want to fetch it. How would i go about doing that without rpc calls if possible ?

[minor agate]

RPC is the only way for you

[minor agate]

Don't do RplProp then

If it's not mutable then only do RplSave and RplLoad

[minor agate]

If you disable streaming then you will make it worse

Because your entities will be replicated and active on all clients all the time

[clever oxide]

I plant use this way, main question is RPL save when runs? If variable in Gamemode and RPLcomponent streaming disabled how rplsave called?
Multiplayer scripting page says in example:
"// Called on the authority when an entity gets streamed"
I calculated 6 random variables by server in OnGameStart() event. is it runs after "gets streamed"? Or there is a point what is runs before streaming but world is ready?

OnGameStart() random variables different on client and server, this is what i need sync, but maybe not in RPLProp.

i'm going reread RplDocs.c file :]

[dry olive]

Trying to figure out how to get garage2 by kodii working, or something similar. I think it relies on components like
AH_Currency component, JOB_jobcomponent, JOB_impound manager, and a few other components. Does anyone have any experience with this? My guess is it needs kodiis RP to actually function

[restive island]

These are its dependencies

[dry olive]

Yeah so to reiterate with my question, even with those dependencies I am still having errors within workbench missing those specific components

[sage meteor]

Not sure what I was doing wrong yesterday but had no issues with this today, must have been user error lmao
But if anyone was curious about this like me you can still use bothSCR_AICharacterSetting and SCR_AIGroupSetting in the group/waypoint settings, but when it is a CharacterSetting the group will automatically apply the setting to each group members SCR_AICharacterSettingsComponent instead of the group's SCR_AIGroupSettingsComponent

[gusty onyx]

Hi all,
I am implementing my own PvP GameMode, and I would like to access to the groups I placed in the subscene.

It looks like SCR_AIGroup.RplLoad registers the group into groupsManagerComponent with SCR_GroupsManagerComponent.RegisterGroup at runtime.
But I fail to find the groups when mission starts, can you tell me when the RplLoad is executed?

[torn bane]

RPLLoad is executed on clients who recieve the changes from the server, so when the group is created on the server or when you join the game later on

[gusty onyx]

Okay, I am trying to load groups into my SCR_BaseGameModeComponent.OnWorldPostProcess(), it is too early (testing into the workbench)?

[torn bane]

The groups manager is primarily intended for player groups and not AI placed on the map. But yes, it is too early. If at all, attempt to find them during gamemode start

[gusty onyx]

I just want to place on map for players only, detect all the slots them and create a lobby. Thanks for your help 🙂

[restive island]

post the error messages you're getting.

[dry olive]

I just made my own garage mod no more issues lol

[craggy jolt]

Custom titles for class attributes aren't possible at all, right?

Hate that you can't see the value for UIWidgets.Flags attribute unless you unfold it

[craggy jolt]

What I mean, displaying selected flags when attribute is folded (using random enum for test her)

[restive island]

Feature request worthy, but it'll get on the back burner like my request for the search bar to work on arrays in .config files

[restive island]

Is this the best way to manage arrays of two different types? The data should persist for both but only one changes size.

class MyArrays {
        vector <string> dynamic_names;
        ref array <string> static_names;
};

[clever oxide]

ref array<string> is dimamic, you can use static arrays too if not need increase size

string str[4]; it is static

[restive island]

ref array<string> is dyanmic but array <string2> is not dynamic? I thought vector <string> was dynamic

[clever oxide]

vector is dinamic array in C++

[restive island]

is ref just a special enfusion script feature?

[clever oxide]

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

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_Reforger:Scripting:_Values

[restive island]

ive seen all that, but this makes more sense with what Im doing: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_Reforger:Scripting:_Automatic_Reference_Counting

[clever oxide]

ref is keep things alive

[restive island]

oh i see what you mean, enf vector is junk for my use case lmao

[torn bane]

Vector means three floats. Not the bullshit c++ is doing

[dire sinew]

The length isn't the really BS though, as proper mathematical vectors can have any length, but they don't support mathematical vector operations, so that is that 😅

[clever oxide]

There are some followers of Bjarne Stroustrup 🙂

[clever oxide]

How did C# come about? they only renamed struct to public class 😛

[red cedar]

Stupid question to ask so late into scripting but :

does a double == comparison already take into consideration a certain epsilon or not?

[sterile stump]

Im a amauteur in enfusion, I am currently having issues spawning enemies on structures in the ocean. Does anyone have a method to spawn enemies in a exact position? Because the ambient spawners will ignore collision and spawn enemies at the bottom of the ocean.

[restive island]

You should be able to snap it to the structure, or you can script their XYZ spawn to be just on top of the structure. They show this in their YT modding bootcamp vids

[red cedar]

character prefab by default will be snapped to terrain which is not what you want. you'll need to go in the prefab and disable that first.

Only then can you spawn them in funky position

[torn bane]

Nope, we don't have doubles. Only floats. float.AlmostEqual is your friend

[red cedar]

meant to say float* just finished some java bullshit i have double in mind sorry

Thank you

[sterile stump]

Thanks aand thanks @red cedar I will try both these methods really appreciate it

[red cedar]

I noticed that equipping an item such as binos make them reset the flag invisible. any easy workaround to that ?

[red cedar]

found a workaround

🧦

[spark otter]

So I've only done this using the "Relative Y" flag on the entity of the ambient spawn points on the prefab in the world. But maybe you can do it via script using the enum for that: EntityFlags.RELATIVE_Y and IEntity.GetFlags() & SetFlags() Hope that helps!

[red cedar]

is there a way to check if an entity is already invisible ?

i hide the entity using :
entity.ClearFlags(EntityFlags.VISIBLE, false);

[spark otter]

I would search SCR_Enum.HasFlag

[red cedar]

amazing love you

[zenith lily]

anyone know a good approach to create a anti combat log script? i.e so the character stays on the server for a period of time after the user disconnects

[winter jay]

its possible to control reforger server fps through script?
(-maxFPS commandline?)

[red cedar]

I think you can simply do it in the workbench's settings

[winter jay]

i want -maxfps 15 during start,
and after specific trigger
remove -maxfps 15(enjoy -maxfps 60)

[amber moat]

-maxFPS sets max FPS limit - useful for a server, or to force a client's max FPS.

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

[winter jay]

yea,
but i need it by using scripts set server maximum fps value, then change it back
-maxFPS i don't find how to implement it in script

[trim aurora]

Did anyone here get GetWaterSurfaceY() or TryGetWaterSurface() to work with rivers or lakes?
I am trying to test if an object in the workbench is in a body of water or not. It works with the ocean, but lakes or rivers do not work.

[dire sinew]

Yes, I got the latter working for lakes. The key is to provide a proper altitude to the position you pass.
For reference: https://github.com/Kexanone/ArmaReforgerMods/blob/9525e6908c520e0b79e85e83b0204e3ab4b2d126/addons/KexScenarioCore/scripts/Game/KSC/Helpers/KSC_TerrainHelper.c#L6

[trim aurora]

Did you ever try this in the workbench or do you mainly use it ingame? Because I do the same thing as you (the only difference is that I get the world from the WorkbenchTool) and it does not work. My current guess is, that river/lakes only detect correct ingame but not in the workbench 🤔

[dire sinew]

It's been a while, but when I did work on this method, I tested it in the workbench. Maybe something has changed.

I think I tested Heifer pond on Arland.

[dire sinew]

Just tested it again and my method still works there in workbench.

[trim aurora]

Weird. Do you call it over a plugin or tool?

[dire sinew]

Oh wait, I get your point. You're trying to do it in the world editor, not in the play mode 😅

[trim aurora]

Yep ^^

[trim aurora]

Found another way. You can do a Trace with params.TargetLayers = EPhysicsLayerDefs.Water; from the ground up and just check if you hit anything. From my brief testing, this seems to do the trick.
But thanks for your help. Your GitHub also saved me some time for the road detection. ^^

[desert escarp]

Anyone know of a way to grab the magazine prefab you are currently loading?

[red cedar]

In a codec how do we go about encoding a map ?

for example :
ref map<int, int> m_playerBalance; (example)

[torn bane]

First count of items then key value n times. There is no util to do this for you

[red cedar]

ok so i tried to make a basic codec which contains this map for example :

    ref map<ECharacterHitZoneGroup, int> m_bodypartsHit;

    static void Encode(SSnapSerializerBase snapshot, ScriptCtx ctx, ScriptBitSerializer packet)
    {
        // irrelevant stuff
        snapshot.EncodeString(packet);
        snapshot.EncodeString(packet);
        
        snapshot.EncodeInt(packet);
        snapshot.EncodeInt(packet);
        snapshot.EncodeInt(packet);
        
        // MAP encoding
        snapshot.EncodeInt(packet); // m_bodypartsHit.Count() ??
        // Can't access non-static member
        foreach(ECharacterHitZoneGroup key, int value : m_bodypartsHit)
        {
        } 
        
    }

But since the method is static i find it very confusing to know for example how many times i need to encode it.

in this particular case i know there is at most 7 key, val pairs.

But still it is a confusing for me to understand how to encode those as i can't access the member

[sterile stump]

Has anyone tested building playable areas under the map? I want to make a large underground complex under arland for my custom server scenario and am wondering if I may encounter issues doing this

[red cedar]

wrong channel

#enfusion_terrain

[sterile stump]

oops

thanks

[red cedar]

As expected i failed LOL :

Server-side :

  SCRIPT       : -----[KittenEye] Broadcasting stuff
  SCRIPT       : -----[KittenEye] Stats for HideoutKitty (0)
  SCRIPT       : -----[KittenEye] Head : 6
  SCRIPT       : -----[KittenEye] Lower torso : 7

Client-side :

00:02:14.334   SCRIPT       : -----[KittenEye] Stats for HideoutKitty (0)
00:02:14.334   SCRIPT       : -----[KittenEye] Head : 0
00:02:14.334   SCRIPT       : -----[KittenEye] Lower torso : 0

i'll crash out

[winter jay]

there is bug sometimes when you cannot reload weapon, and you can't drop this gun, basically whole weapon slot is bugged.
Is there any method how to fix it?
Animation State?

[storm bobcat]

I am trying to debug some code. Using the remote console, it will only let me print variables from my own classes but not any of the base game classes.

Also, I am trying to enable custom loadouts on command trucks. All I do is remove a check for custom loadouts in SCR_CampaignSupplyRestrictedSpawnPoint.CanReserveFor_S(...).
But it still won't let me spawn with a custom loadout.

Can anyone offer some help either of these two issues?

[fringe prairie]

You can look at TDL code which seems to work in most cases in terms of codec, though I am doing manual byte measurements due to mario saying something about base game helpers being a bit unreliable.

If there is logic in encode/decode (other than encoding/decoding values) generally something is wrong though

I'd just recommend doing arrays and constructing maps with the decoded array

[minor agate]

You can place a breakpoint on the base game code, then hover over the class variables or method variables to see what they had up to that point

Or you can go into the watch tab while the breakpoint is hit and in debug mode

then you can see the entire instance data accessible to scripts

You can also mod the class and add your print if the class is moddable

[minor agate]

Also. As apparently not everyone knows this of the script debugger, breakpoints and the remote console.

If you hit a breakpoint, on any class. After the process freezes with a breakpoint hit, given that the script vm is single threaded, it will safely internally have a cached variable for this that is used for many things, one of those is the remote console. So when you are on a breakpoint, this will be then the same instance where you have your breakpoint on. Meaning that you can use it in the remote console to call other methods from the class, or call and print variables from it, or change it's data. Or pass it somewhere else. Test results of methods on the remote console, etc.

Example:

You can use it to modify behavior of method in a sense, before doing any modding of it

Or changing the state before method processes after certain point at runtime

You can call/use anything from the method, local vars and also private/protected members (Method and varibles) of the class. And anything outside

[storm bobcat]

I just noticed this a little bit ago. thanks.

[storm bobcat]

So I am walking back up the callstack. Does the this variable update its context? (im about to this myself)

[minor agate]

If you mean by clicking on these?

THen no

It has to be in the specific context the breakpoint is on

Sorry not the breakpoint

but the state of the debug

It will change based on where these lead you to

You can also technically change what this points to. But beware that it is locked to the current variable type it originally had, meaning it will accept only original class type or inherited

this = someOtherInstance;

[solid hearth]

Is there a particular reason why QueryEntitiesByOBB is not correctly using the angles of a transform on a modded map? It works as aspected on a normal map like Arland but doing the same thing on a modded map and it just completely ignores the angles info..

[minor agate]

Your map might not be centered at "0 0 0"

[solid hearth]

that'll really do it in? Yikes.

[minor agate]

And it might not have on itself identity matrix for the basis vectors

[minor agate]

Well. that is the origin point for everything

people often avoid in games to have transform on world

As you can avoid an extra transform for everything else 3d math related when you need to account for world

It simplifies the math, and unfortunately most people also never take into account that world itself might have a transform

So even then it's safer somehow to not have it

[solid hearth]

So am I just screwed with this approach?

[minor agate]

I am not sure if this is exactly the issue, but it's very common problem.

You could update the entities you have positions if not dynamic on the grid by offsetting it by the world transform

[storm bobcat]

A question I dont expect an answer to: Why did bohemia hard code No Custom Loadouts in conflict rather than giving us a game mode setting/toggle?

I found my issue

Thanks for pointing out the watch context!

It really helped!

[minor agate]

Most likely no one thought about it

Modding on Arma 4 is thought of from Design to the end of the dev process with modding in mind. So ideally this should be better on features later on. But we have architecture there that makes such changes easy later on

In general you can't think of everything for modding, but you can accomodate for it

[storm bobcat]

Of course. It was probably a patch for a balance change in the vanilla conflict. And its easy (when you know where to look) to change it for modded.
I aint really comlpaining. I just got over a frustrating and now satisfying debug session 🙃 😁

[minor agate]

Many of the mistakes for modding on AR are know, same for older games. And are being taken into account on the current engine and the future of our games

It might seem that AR in some places is a rocky road for modding, but it's the experience and experiment before you can better it

It's actually invaluable for us to get feedback on the problems faced

Always mention the struggles and things that seem bad modding wise

[storm bobcat]

Try/Catch?

[minor agate]

Otherwise we might never figure out

[minor agate]

I R&D this

[storm bobcat]

Figured out that does not exist today 🙂

[minor agate]

It's worse for modding

way worse

[storm bobcat]

Oh really?

[minor agate]

Yeah 😅

I also wanted it at some point, then found out how big of risk it is later on

[storm bobcat]

Performance wise or... software infrastructure wise?

[minor agate]

stability wise lol

It's better to cause the crash or vme

than to try to band aid it, or handle it somehow when it comes to modders

The main issue is the non technical modders

And the extra problem we have with it, is that you can modify functions

rather than normal inheritance or partial classes

Which is what caused the msot trouble

[storm bobcat]

modded / override methods caused trouble?

[minor agate]

Yes because you can bypass the original try/catch process

try catch end up being hardcoded in a sense forcing to what we call "hard method override"

Also you can hide away problems

Which we know modders will try their best, we prefer the game to crash on these things so that we can find issues

It sounds backwards but it's the safest to mantain long term stability

Broken mod should stay broken and unused if abandaoned

[storm bobcat]

Have you seen the ressurect crash guard mod?
It has a bunch of null catches for common null pointer crashes

[minor agate]

The only thing we are toying with is for catching nulls

that we might provide

But no general one for any VME

[minor agate]

Yeah, these seem like good mods for people

But they are regression on stability

It hides the problems

But the problem is that players wanna play, even if bugged

so people make these

[storm bobcat]

Does crash report automatically upload to let yall know about the null crashes? Or do you need people to send them in?

[minor agate]

Another problem is that many features did not account for modded additions, and when modders add or remove things they land with null pointers

So it is important that we get these reported

On vanilla the null pointer might never arrive, but it will on modded

Crashes and VMEs are your friends, not enemies

They are that harsh friend that tells you the truth 😅

[storm bobcat]

(not snarky) Try telling that to my fellow server admins and regular players 😁
They panic over every crash

[minor agate]

Only big problem are the big crashes that do not produce logs

[minor agate]

As I said, players want to play no matter what 😅. I was a modder for long time on DayZ before joining bohemia, I know that pain

[open pier]

Looking through logs just to find Unknown exception

[minor agate]

By the way, if you want to save yourself on null checks for a method that you provide something on. You can make the method return type have notnull on it

notnull SomeType GetSomeType()
{
        return something;
}

[open pier]

oh sh didnt know you could use that keyword in front of methods. Thought it was just for the args

[minor agate]

That means CPP based

[storm bobcat]

Will that protect it from a crash? or just expedite the crash?

[minor agate]

So you need access to CPP to debug it,

best way is to report it back to us

[open pier]

bet i'll keep that in mind

[minor agate]

or mention it to @brazen sphinx

[storm bobcat]

What is CPP?

[open pier]

C++

[minor agate]

He is a programmer dedicated for Arma Reforger modding problems

I can help from time to time too but unfortunaly I am often busy with company related stuff

[open pier]

Normally if the question is thrown there's someone to respond either way. Which most if not all of what you say is invaluable since it actually gives insight to how the engine works.

[storm bobcat]

I thought so. So how can I debug through unknown exception crashes with CPP?

[open pier]

read the above messages, mario mentions that

[open pier]

beyond htat though, i get the time the crash happened and look through the other logs to see if something was happening during that time. 80% of the time the issue can be solved through the other logs

[minor agate]

I am one of the biggest complainers in the company, dont worry

[open pier]

a squeaky wheel gets the grease

[minor agate]

But it's feedback, not a complaint

and even then if complaint, it's usually rooted on a problem

[restive island]

https://giphy.com/gifs/reaction-TgL7foFCdsrC8fX61v

[minor agate]

and we want to hear about that problem

[restive island]

i just go to the feedback thing and post everything i come across

[storm bobcat]

Is there a way me and my friend can both publish updates to the same mod?

[minor agate]

Add him as contributor

[jaunty hearth]

can someone point me how this selecting window work?
I was wondering if its possible to transfer this to something else like Changing entity faction and having list selection from factions from factionManager in world?

[ocean kernel]

VMEs and null pointers dont crash the game so calling a null pointer fix "crash guard" is dishonest

[red cedar]

I'll take a look, thanks a lot.

Also TDL refers to tactical datalink ? Right

[red cedar]

still couldnt figure it out so i'll do it a stinky way

(derogatory)

[red cedar]

ok so turns out....

The reason it was not working was because... i was trying to RPC to early on and the clients weren't ready to receive rpc stuff

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1454583948943298692/1490457666651422720/togif.gif

well deserved

RIPT       : -----[KittenEye] Stats for HideoutKitty
SCRIPT       : -----[KittenEye] Head : 6
SCRIPT       : -----[KittenEye] Lower torso : 7

SCRIPT       : -----[KittenEye] Echo
SCRIPT       : -----[KittenEye] Stats for HideoutKitty
SCRIPT       : -----[KittenEye] Head : 6
SCRIPT       : -----[KittenEye] Lower torso : 7

Finally thanks a lot @fringe prairie and Arkensor

[dire sinew]

Agree on the VMEs, but null pointers could technically crash the game if passed to some proto function that doesn't handle it properly 😅

[red cedar]

hey kex, would you mind if i use your shots fired code? (the detection part of it)

[dire sinew]

Are you talking about the OnProjectileShot event handler? 😅

[red cedar]

the RegisterPlayerCharacter method yes

[dire sinew]

Yeah sure, go for it.

[red cedar]

Thank you

saving me hours frfr

[dire sinew]

That system has been scrapped anyway, so that way it was at least not for nothing 😅

[red cedar]

lol

Also would you know what would be the most elegant way to get Server sided data that i cannot use as an RplProp to a client sided menu ui ?

[red cedar]

is it possible to find the menu's instance or should i implement a quick singleton for the "callback" ?

[dire sinew]

If you don't want to use RplProp, then use RPCs instead. Client sends request (either it owns the object or via its player controller) and server sends back data to update UI.

If you need regular updates while the UI is active, you could also just implement a single request for starting updates until you request termination. We do this for the GM context menu tooltip for medical, for instance.

[red cedar]

i'll give it a shot, i don't need it to update just load and display the data when the Menu opens basically

ty

[red cedar]

What the fuck ?

[restive island]

I'm getting a VME with this saying there's a Null pointer at the bottom function, how can I fix it?

// Class with a static array
class LFD_Arrays 
{    
    private ref const array <string> LFD_files = 
    {
        "{1D09F6DDE5595017}PrefabsEditable/Auto/Props/Military/Compositions/US/E_FuelService_US.et",
        "{5B61FA25DD8DFA54}PrefabsEditable/Auto/Props/Military/Compositions/US/E_FuelService_US_Large.et",
    };

  bool get_prefab(string iprefab)
    {
      if (LFD_files.Contains(iprefab))
          return true;
        
        //Else
        return false; 
    }
}

// Logic start
modded class SCR_FuelNode : BaseFuelNode
{    
    LFD_Arrays Arraycheck;
    override void OnInit(IEntity owner)
    {        
        super.OnInit(owner);
        string prefab = owner.GetPrefabData().GetPrefabName(); 
        bool bmyprefab = Arraycheck.get_prefab(prefab); // VME here: Function OnInit, Null pointer to instance
        
        if (!bmyprefab)
            return;        
    }
}

[dusk pollen]

Does scripting have server side, client side, and shared?

[red cedar]

Arraycheck is never initialized

slap a

Arraycheck = new LFD_Arrays();

at the beginning of your OnInit

or

you should be able to get away with making your class statics

[red cedar]

Server, Clients, Proxies etc

[dusk pollen]

how do you know if the script is running server, client, proxie?

[red cedar]

well when you're writing down your script you should just know.

However you can prevent the script from running on the client side for exemple by writing something like :

    override void OnPlayerSpawnFinalize_S(SCR_SpawnRequestComponent requestComponent, SCR_SpawnHandlerComponent handlerComponent, SCR_SpawnData data, IEntity entity)
    {
        super.OnPlayerSpawnFinalize_S(requestComponent, handlerComponent, data, entity);
        if(!Replication.IsServer())
        {
            return;
        }
  [...]

[restive island]

that was it, thx. whats the different between that and LFD_Arrays Arraycheck; ?

[red cedar]

LFD_Arrays Arraycheck; just means "hey i plan to use a global variable of the type LFD_Arrays named ArrayCheck"

But you haven't instanciated the class, writing Arraycheck = new LFD_Arrays(); assign the variable to a new instance of the type LFD_Arrays

[dusk pollen]

Does waypoint creation, entity creation, or Resource.Load cause the most lag?

[red cedar]

Entity spawning causes the most lag

[dusk pollen]

is there a way to ease it?

[red cedar]

Especially AI or vehicles

[red cedar]

Limit the number of vehicles spawning or reduce the amount of activated components, both come at a cost

As for players logging in, nothing you can do about it without sacrificing some number of slots

[dusk pollen]

anyone know why this sometimes doesn't work when a vehicle of crew get spawned? crewOccupants becoming empty.

        // Collect current crew in vehicle
        array<IEntity> crewOccupants = {};
        compartmentManager.GetOccupantsOfType(crewOccupants, ECompartmentType.PILOT);
        compartmentManager.GetOccupantsOfType(crewOccupants, ECompartmentType.TURRET);

        // Keep only entities from THIS spawn batch
        for (int i = crewOccupants.Count() - 1; i >= 0; i--)
        {
            if (!occupants.Contains(crewOccupants[i]))
                crewOccupants.RemoveOrdered(i);
        }

        if (crewOccupants.IsEmpty())
        {
            Print("No crew occupants found to split from vehicle group for QRF Dispacher", LogLevel.ERROR);
            return null;
        }

[restive island]

I think change array<IEntity> crewOccupants = {}; to ref array<IEntity> crewOccupants = {};

[dusk pollen]

On an actual map with lots of mods crewOccupants is empty, but not on 1 mod + mptest basic (it's not empty then which is what I want)

also wouldn't it be array<ref IEntity> instead?

[restive island]

perhaps, I just know ref stops arrays from clearing

id try it on GM or HQC Arland in WB, I always have issues getting things i need from the MPtest maps

[minor agate]