whats the new setVehicleInit - processInitCommands ?

[Blitzer134 1]

whats the new setVehicleInit - processInitCommands and how to use them to fix this code

found compilefinal no idea what it does

		};
	// Set all the things common to the spawned unit
	_spawnUnit setDir _unitDir;
	_spawnUnit setSkill _unitSkill;
	_spawnUnit setUnitRank _unitRank;
	if (_spawntype == "once" OR _spawntype == "repeated") then { 
		_spawnUnit setVehicleVarName _unitName;
		if (vehiclevarname _spawnUnit != "") then { _spawnUnit setVehicleInit format["%1=this;",_unitName]; processInitCommands; };
	};
} forEach _unitArray;

	} forEach _waypointsArray;

// Setting the leaders init and the groups body removal time
(vehicle (leader _newGroup)) setVehicleInit _initString; processInitCommands;
// Run the cleanup function for this group
[_newGroup, _bodyRemove] spawn _fnc_cleanGroup;

// Have to return the new group
_newGroup;
};

Thanks

[neokika 62]

Hi,

Both setVehicleInit and it's related processInitCommands have been removed completely from Arma 3 and there are no new ones. These have been removed because they were created (a long time ago) for never released functionality and were always discouraged to be used, at all.

That is why it is never used internally (official content).

For a long time (since before Arma 2 I think) there are more secure and robust ways to deal with multiplayer locality.

The new compileFinal probably is not what you are looking for in this particular case, basically, it allows you to define functions/code to a final variable, that does not allow further modifications to it.

Within the first piece of code you posted you simply store a created object to a variable, that can be accessed from any computer within the network and could be changed to:

TAG_myGlobalVariable = _spawnUnit;
publicVariable "TAG_myGlobalVariable";

So, both the server and clients now can access _spawnUnit object that is stored within TAG_myGlobalVariable.

Something to keep in mind about multiplayer scripting is knowing what needs to be executed where.

Most of the commands documented on the wiki have their locality defined.

When inside a scripting function page, you can check what's it's locality.

- Arguments need to be local

- Arguments do not need to be local

- Effects happen locally, where the command is issued only

- Effects are global and happen on every computer connected

[Blitzer134 1]

Thanks for explaining

[Lala14 135]

whats the new setVehicleInit - processInitCommands and how to use them to fix this code

found compilefinal no idea what it does

		};
	// Set all the things common to the spawned unit
	_spawnUnit setDir _unitDir;
	_spawnUnit setSkill _unitSkill;
	_spawnUnit setUnitRank _unitRank;
	if (_spawntype == "once" OR _spawntype == "repeated") then { 
		_spawnUnit setVehicleVarName _unitName;
		if (vehiclevarname _spawnUnit != "") then { _spawnUnit setVehicleInit format["%1=this;",_unitName]; processInitCommands; };
	};
} forEach _unitArray;

	} forEach _waypointsArray;

// Setting the leaders init and the groups body removal time
(vehicle (leader _newGroup)) setVehicleInit _initString; processInitCommands;
// Run the cleanup function for this group
[_newGroup, _bodyRemove] spawn _fnc_cleanGroup;

// Have to return the new group
_newGroup;
};

Thanks

so um ... what is ur fix the the original code?

[hellstorm77 2]

i would like to know this too :)

[giallustio 770]

Using PV as he wrote

[kylania 568]

Think they are asking what's the best new method for getting _unitname to be the global variable name.

	};
	// Set all the things common to the spawned unit
	_spawnUnit setDir _unitDir;
	_spawnUnit setSkill _unitSkill;
	_spawnUnit setUnitRank _unitRank;
	if (_spawntype == "once" OR _spawntype == "repeated") then { 
[color="#FF0000"]
                     Call compile format ['
                           %1 = _spawnUnit;
                           publicVariable "%1";', _unitname];
[/color]	};
} forEach _unitArray;

There's how to do it. :)

Edited July 9, 2013 by kylania
Remembered!

[moricky 211]

[color="#FF0000"]
                     Call compile format ['
                           %1 = _spawnUnit;
                           publicVariable "%1";', _unitname];
[/color]

Using call compile is really expensive operation, I suggest to use the following code for assigning dynamic variables:

missionNamespace setVariable [_unitName,_spawnUnit];
publicVariable _unitName;

[Rough Knight 9]

I can't get Morickys method to set a units vehicleVarName.

Also I should no better than to query Kylania...but isnt the code supposed to be as follows:

Call compile format ["%1 = _spawnUnit; publicVariable '%1';", _unitname];

rather than

Call compile format ['
                           %1 = _spawnUnit;
                           publicVariable "%1";', _unitname];

I am trying to spawn a dog and I used to have this code:

_bitzer = _group createUnit ["Pastor", _cs1, [], 0, "FORM"]; 
_bitzer setVehicleInit "bitzer = this; this allowDamage false;";
sleep 0.1;
processInitCommands;
*/

If anyone could shed some light on how I can set the dogs vehicleVarName to "Bitzer" I would be very appreciative?

Thanks heaps

Rough Knight

[giallustio 770]

TAG_bitzer = _group createUnit ["Pastor", _cs1, [], 0, "FORM"];publicVariable "TAG_bitzer";

[kylania 568]

Also I should no better than to query Kylania...but isnt the code supposed to be as follows

Either will work since the quotes (' vs ") are basically interchangeable when it comes to strings.

[Ghost 40]

Using call compile is really expensive operation, I suggest to use the following code for assigning dynamic variables:

missionNamespace setVariable [_unitName,_spawnUnit];
publicVariable _unitName;

So would i Do something like this? Or is SetVehicleVarname not needed?

_leader setVehicleVarName _VarName;
missionNamespace setVariable [_VarName,_leader];
publicVariable _VarName;

[kylania 568]

Trigger A onAct:

0 = ["bob", "B_Soldier_F"] execVM "mns.sqf";

Trigger B onAct:

bob setDamage 1;

mns.sqf:

_name = _this select 0;
_class = _this select 1;

_unit = createvehicle [_class, position player, [], 0, "NONE"];
missionNameSpace setVariable [_name, _unit];
publicVariable _name;

Run trigger A and Bob appears in all his glory.

Run trigger B and poor Bob dies, even though object bob wasn't created anywhere till the script ran and never hard coded.

[clydefrog 3]

Trigger A onAct:

0 = ["bob", "B_Soldier_F"] execVM "mns.sqf";

Trigger B onAct:

bob setDamage 1;

mns.sqf:

_name = _this select 0;
_class = _this select 1;

_unit = createvehicle [_class, position player, [], 0, "NONE"];
missionNameSpace setVariable [_name, _unit];
publicVariable _name;

Run trigger A and Bob appears in all his glory.

Run trigger B and poor Bob dies, even though object bob wasn't created anywhere till the script ran and never hard coded.

And how would you do that to name a group of spawned units rather than an individual unit? I am currently using the call compile format way to assign a group name to the group leader

call compile format ["%1 = group _VehL;",_mygrpname];

but if there is a better way to do the same thing I'd rather do that.

Also what is wrong with call compile format? By "expensive" I take it he means heavy on resources but surely not for just using it once or twice in a script?

Edited July 9, 2013 by clydefrog

[kylania 568]

Same way actually. :)

_name = _this select 0;
_class = _this select 1;

_group = createGroup blufor;
_unit = _class createUnit [position player, _group];

missionNameSpace setVariable [_name, _group];
publicVariable _name;

Then [player] join bob; would join the player to that unit's group.

[clydefrog 3]

Same way actually. :)

_name = _this select 0;
_class = _this select 1;

_group = createGroup blufor;
_unit = _class createUnit [position player, _group];

missionNameSpace setVariable [_name, _group];
publicVariable _name;

Then [player] join bob; would join the player to that unit's group.

Thanks.

Edited July 9, 2013 by clydefrog

[hellstorm77 2]

Im having the same problem not sure what to do

if (_shout) then {_unit setVehicleInit "this say3d ""allahu""";processInitCommands};

[kylania 568]

You'd use a function and BIS_fnc_MP.

init.sqf:

TAG_fnc_mpSay = {
    (_this select 0) say [(_this select 1), (_this select 2)];
};

Then to use it:

[[_unit, "allahu", 5], "TAG_fnc_mpSay"] spawn BIS_fnc_MP;

Also you'd use say and not say3D since say3D is just to get 3D sound in cutscenes. say is 3D when a player is present already.