add-Mag/Wep-Cargo with JIP

[Muzzleflash 111]

I have a problem with the addWeaponCargo and addMagazineCargo commands. I'm aware from the BIKI that the commands are local and only manual changes are transmitted over the network. I work around this by using publicVariable and event where I add the weapons and magazines on all clients and that part appears to work. To get this working with JIP I though that doing it on the server might help since the JIP get synced to what the server sees, it does not seem to work.

The JIP's only see what was initially placed in init.sqf, not seeing added or removed items. How do I make add-Weapon/Magazine-Cargo work in multiplayer?

And no... I cannot just add the weapons from the start of the mission.

Thanks

[shuko 59]

1) setvariable + getvariable

2) setvehicleinit + processinitcommands

3) publicvariable

Pick one. ;)

[Muzzleflash 111]

Can't remember where and when, but I once read somewhere it better to avoid setVehicleInit..

I'm still not sure how to go about this. Lets say I use option 1. It would be easy to setVariable something, at start with the content of the ammo crate, or wait I still use an ammo crate? When something get's added I could add using getVariable and setVariable. What about when something get's removed? There is no such thing as an event handler for taking stuff from a crate. Also I guess it's implied that I clear the ammo box and add again, eg. since there's no removeWeapon command.?

Regarding option 3, I thought that was what I already did. How's this supposed to work?

Just to be clear on the end result:

There is only one box shared by many players, eg. someone takes the last stinger, others should not be able to grab a stinger.

During the course of the missions items get added to crate (not with regular intervals or content).

[Muzzleflash 111]

Or do you mean, that I add the start-up content to the ammobox. Save that to a variable on the server. Everytime someone connects (JIP), I read the current content of the ammobox (serverside). Then tell every client to clearWeaponCargo and add the stuff the server sees? Would that work? Or did you have something else (better) in mind?

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EDIT: oh wait that wouldn't work since this lead back to the server not seeing stuff removed problem. :(

Edited August 6, 2010 by Muzzleflash

[Heatseeker 0]

Do the commands Weapons and magazines work on a crate?

[Muzzleflash 111]

Just tested. No they do not. Even if it did I don't think it would help since the server apparently doesn't keep track of weapons or ammo at all, at least not with addWeaponCargo and it's magazine equivalent :(. Surely someone must have come across this problem before and know a solution.