Infantry Strobes interfere with Vehicle HUD

[tomturner 10]

I have a script that turns on strobe lights for friendlies. It works just fine except that Vehicle Huds do not show armor in the area. When strobes are turned off the armor reappears in the vehicle's hud (for targeting, ie.).

Please help. Thanks

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//
//
//	BOMSF Strobes
//
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
if (not isNull player) then
{

show_strobes = true;

// create the strobe lights on friendly units
_fCreatestrobes =
{
	private ["_position","_color","_size","_glowSize","_vel","_weight","_volume","_drag","_source1", "_source2"];

	sleep (random 0.5);
	_position = _this select 0;
	_color = [[1,1,1,1],[1,1,1,1],[1,1,1,1]];
	_size = [1 * 3];
	_glowSize = [(1 * 3)/5];
	_vel = [0,0,0];
	_weight = 0;
	_volume = 0.005;
	_drag = 0.02;		
	drop ["\Ca\Data\kouleSvetlo","","Billboard",1,4,_position,_vel,0,_weight,_volume,_drag,_size,_color,[0,1],0,0,"","",""];
	drop ["\Ca\Data\halfLight","","SpaceObject",1,4,_position,_vel,0,_weight,_volume,_drag,_glowSize,_color,[0,1],0,0,"","",""];

};

//local variables
private ["_fCreatestrobes", "_soldiers", "_positionUnit", "_positionNew"];

sleep 1;

while {show_strobes} do
{
	sleep 0.01;

		_soldiers = allUnits;
		{
			if (side _x == playerSide) then
			{
				_positionUnit = getPos _x;
				_positionNew = [_positionUnit select 0,_positionUnit select 1,(_positionUnit select 2) + 0.5];
				[_positionNew] spawn _fCreatestrobes;
			};
		} forEach _soldiers;
		sleep 1;
};
};

[twirly 11]

I would say that's some kind of bug in the game engine itself.

[tomturner 10]

Still looking for a solution. If it will help to diagnose, here is a simple mission to demonstrate. Use the action menu on the chopper to activate/deactivate the strobes.

http://www.bomsf.com/downloads/arma2/bomsf_strobe_test.zip

Edited March 1, 2012 by tomturner

[tomturner 10]

I would say that's some kind of bug in the game engine itself.

Could I get someone to confirm that it is in fact a bug? I certainly hope not. I have a series of coop maps waiting for this feature for their completion. I would appreciate any help that you might have.

Thanks