addAction and locality

[Tankbuster 1733]

Guys, just a quickie. :)

I have a vehicle that was created on the server that has an addAction on it, if a client comes up to the object and does the addAction, where does the script run? client or server?

[Muzzleflash 111]

In only runs on the client.

You need to add the action on each client also for them to even have it.

[Tankbuster 1733]

In only runs on the client.

That's what I suspected. Thanks.

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You need to add the action on each client also for them to even have it.

Eh? The addaction is put on the vehicle, which was created on the server. I assumed that any client would be able to use it.

[fencr0c 10]

When you say created on the server do you mean created by a script running on the server, cos I had the same problem recently.

Got around it using setVehicleInit and processInitCommands

Example:

_vehInt=format["nul=this addAction [""Unload %1"",""fen_mission\supplytruck_unload.sqf"",[""%1"",""%2""]]",_vehCnt,_vehSqf];
_vehObj setVehicleInit format["%1",_vehInt];
processInitCommands;

[Tankbuster 1733]

Yes, the vehicle was created by createVehicle running on the server.

[Muzzleflash 111]

If you do say something like this:

if (!isServer) exitWith {};
//......
//......
MyVeh addAction [........];

Then the action would only be available on a server. Meaning only the host on a hosted server or playing in the editor will have the action.

[Tankbuster 1733]

Oh. Ok. I didn't know that, thanks.

[Muzzleflash 111]

You can use the RE function to add them for all by running this on the server:

[nil, MyObject, "per", rADDACTION, "ActionName", "FileName"] call RE;

You can pile on extra arguments at the end like an ordinary addAction. However, might be tricky to get the right id if you need to remove the action from everybody later.

[Tankbuster 1733]

Well, another thing i didn't know right there. Got any documentation for RE?

[Muzzleflash 111]

http://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Multiplayer_framework

[MeIvin 10]

Hello,

the documentation for "RE" (multiplayer framework):

http://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Multiplayer_framework

Hope this helps.

Melvin

//edit

I was too slow.

[Tankbuster 1733]

Agg! Too much new stuff for this old brain.

Thanks mate, I'll look over that.

[Tankbuster 1733]

OK this is very interesting.

I've read through that page. Is there any way of a client executing code on the server?