Scripting Discussion (dev branch)

[lsd 147]

Please fix the typo in BIS_fnc_setDate, thank you.
https://feedback.bistudio.com/T82819

[nomisum 129]

I see 

 

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Changed: createVehicleLocal was restricted in multiplayer - vehicles, shots, explosions and such are no longer possible to spawn (the old behavior can be turned on via "unsafeCVL=1" in the description.ext or server's config)

 

a bit critical, it will certainly require adjustments in existing scripts and/or server configs.

 

Why not make it opt in for server admins wanting more security?

[killzone_kid 1331]

55 minutes ago, nomisum said:

I see 

 

 

a bit critical, it will certainly require adjustments in existing scripts and/or server configs.

 

Why not make it opt in for server admins wanting more security?

may I ask how do you use it?

[nomisum 129]

1 hour ago, killzone_kid said:

may I ask how do you use it?

 

Different use cases.

 

Fortification Script preplacing locally

https://github.com/gruppe-adler/grad-fortifications/blob/045f2012921ce26ebb8343c0a5ec935d997b8f94/functions/place/fn_startPlacement.sqf#L19

 

Dropping Blood in Manhunt-Tracking (there was a reason why no simpleObject, cant remember exactly)

https://github.com/gruppe-adler/TvT_Rattenfalle.prei_khmaoch_luong/blob/4a6550337897bc1c8956867597f1bb415ddfdd30/grad_pilotTracking/functions/client/fn_createBloodSplatter.sqf#L11

 

AA Script (needs to be local because ... smoke and mirrors when jumping and falling away from plane)

https://github.com/gruppe-adler/Co_SchwarzerHusar.WL_rosche/blob/master/node_modules/grad-drop/functions/fn_spawnAA.sqf#L7

 

Fireworks Script (Local Explosions to lower performance impact)

https://github.com/gruppe-adler/scripts_GRAD_fireworks.Stratis/blob/master/GRAD_fireworks/fireworks.sqf#L30

 

VCOM Vehicle Detection runs with local CanOpeners iirc as well as many other smoke & mirror helpers

 

 

 

Maybe things clear up if its defined whats possible to still create locally. I presume effects like #lightpoint need to be? What else?

 

[haleks 8212]

21 minutes ago, nomisum said:

Maybe things clear up if its defined whats possible to still create locally. I presume effects like #lightpoint need to be? What else?

 

 

I hope, I really hope they mean actual vehicles, and not static objects like furnitures.

Otherwise this is going to break a lot of scripts, mods and missions : I personally spent weeks on a dynamic furniture system bundled with the Ravage mod, 100% relying on local objects to save perofrmances in MP... That option in description.ext is a no go for such a set-up; I design my mods to allow mission making without the need to tinker with mission folder files, if that feature concerns static objects as well, that's pretty much the end of it.

 

@DnA, can you provide more informations on this?

[killzone_kid 1331]

10 minutes ago, haleks said:

I hope, I really hope they mean actual vehicles, and not static objects like furnitures

yes, vehicles == transport

 

[haleks 8212]

1 minute ago, killzone_kid said:

yes, vehicles == transport

 

 

Thanks for clearing that up man, the wording in the changelog had me worried for a sec. ^^

[killzone_kid 1331]

Just tested it, I don't think it made it into dev

 

EDIT: Affirmative, added in 145731, current dev is 145729

[Larrow 2822]

5 hours ago, killzone_kid said:

may I ask how do you use it?

2 hours ago, killzone_kid said:

yes, vehicles == transport

What do you consider transport? Things that only hold units? What about crates etc?

I use them locally for player stash that cannot be accessed by others.

 

Maybe it would be easier to tell us the base class/es that this change effects? from that we can tell for ourselves if we need to make any changes.

 

[killzone_kid 1331]

5 hours ago, Larrow said:

What about crates etc

I’m afraid local containers is just the kind of evil this command was a candidate for complete removal oh so many times 😞 

[pr9inichek 133]

9 hours ago, killzone_kid said:

Just tested it, I don't think it made it into dev

 

EDIT: Affirmative, added in 145731, current dev is 145729

@DnAhi, may be edit?

 

[POLPOX 778]

Just found a bug related to non-English characters and copy/paste.

_str = "English, Русский, Čeština, Français, Español, Türkçe, 简体中文, 繁體中文, 한국어, 日本語";
copyToClipboard _str;
diag_log _str;
copyFromClipboard

The script returns this to the clipboard:

English, ﾐﾑτ・・ｺﾐｸﾐｹ, ﾄ憩ﾅ｡tina, Franﾃｧais, Espaﾃｱol, Tﾃｼrkﾃｧe, 邂菴謎ｸｭ譁・ 郢・ｫ比ｸｭ譁・ 﨑懋ｵｭ・ｴ, 譌･譛ｬ隱・

In the return value:

English, Русский, Čeština, Français, Español, Türkçe, 简体中文, 繁體中文, 한국어, 日本語

In the log:

19:25:57 "English, ﾐﾑτ・・ｺﾐｸﾐｹ, ﾄ憩ﾅ｡tina, Franﾃｧais, Espaﾃｱol, Tﾃｼrkﾃｧe, 邂菴謎ｸｭ譁・ 郢・ｫ比ｸｭ譁・ 﨑懋ｵｭ・ｴ, 譌･譛ｬ隱・

And if you copy the string to clipboard in-game manually, copyFromClipboard returns:

"English, �Q�������{�y�z, ?e?tina, Francais, Espanol, Turkce, ?�̒���, ��铒���, ???, ���{��"

 

[Dedmen 2716]

4 hours ago, POLPOX said:

Just found a bug related to non-English characters and copy/paste.

Need to use CF_UNICODETEXT instead of CF_TEXT

https://docs.microsoft.com/de-de/windows/desktop/dataxchg/standard-clipboard-formats

[haleks 8212]

On 6/4/2019 at 7:38 PM, nomisum said:

a bit critical, it will certainly require adjustments in existing scripts and/or server configs.

 

Why not make it opt in for server admins wanting more security?

 

Looks like they made it opt-in - the wiki description now says this :

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This command can be restricted in multiplayer by setting unsafeCVL param to 0. Default is unsafeCVL = 1;

 

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/createVehicleLocal

[nomisum 129]

37 minutes ago, haleks said:

 

Looks like they made it opt-in - the wiki description now says this :

 

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/createVehicleLocal

 

Hurray! ❤️

[fn_Quiksilver 1636]

Is there a process where the community can submit optimizations/refactors of vanilla scripted systems?

 

Thinking of some of the larger systems like Arsenal, Zeus modules and parts of the Functions library, even "initFunctions.sqf" (which still uses functions like BIS_fnc_MP).

 

Maybe someone like @killzone_kid would be willing to curate community submissions to bring these SQF systems up to modern standards.

[nomisum 129]

pathCalculated runs twice when executed

 

(calculatePath ["man","safe",[5000,6000],[worldsize/2, worldsize/2]]) addEventHandler ["PathCalculated",{ 
   private _pathCount = missionNameSpace getVariable ["pathCount",0];

	_pathCount = _pathCount + 1;

	hint str _pathCount;
	missionNamespace setVariable ["pathCount", _pathCount];
}];

// hint result: 2

 

Also a param which can be retrieved in the eventhandler would be helpful to work with the result.

 

 

PS: even better would be ability to use any unit as calculation agent ( _myUnit addEventhandler ...) so no agent in between.

Edited June 13, 2019 by nomisum
another suggestion added

[nomisum 129]

"Fixed: The PathCalculated Event Handler would fill each path node with [X, Z, Z] instead of [X, Z, Y]"

 

XZZ and XZY are both wrong 😅

 

should be XYZ?

[haleks 8212]

I noticed setLightDayLight true doesn't work on flares generated with setLightUseFlare. While the ambiant light is indeed visible in daylight, the flare itself is not.

Is it intended behaviour? A way to force flares by daylight would be nice to have.

[killzone_kid 1331]

5 hours ago, nomisum said:

XZZ and XZY are both wrong

Have you tested it, is this the case?

[nomisum 129]

13 hours ago, killzone_kid said:

Have you tested it, is this the case?

No, maybe only changelog has a typo. Sorry for not being specific.

 

PS: Still EH is executed twice, second result is garbage:

 

Code

_agent addEventHandler ["PathCalculated",{
    params ["_agent", "_path", "_bla", "_blo", "_blu"];

    diag_log str _this;
}];

Result

11:47:24 "[Agent 0x9127e1c0,[[4171.09,1864.84,392.87],[4185.16,1878.91,394.512],[4211.72,1905.47,398.91],[4222.66,1916.41,401.702],[4232.03,1925.78,403.492],[4280.47,1925.78,402.38],[4282.03,1925.78,402.556],[4311.72,1925.78,408.977],[4324.22,1925.78,413.391],[4375,1925,437.97],[4475,1975,478.11],[4525,2025,491.11],[4575,2075,505.04],[4625,2175,546.37],[4725,2225,587.32],[4825,2275,614.19],[4875,2375,607.42],[4925,2425,609.01],[4975,2475,623.69],[5075,2525,648.99],[5125,2625,662.18],[5199.22,2689.84,664.388]]]"

11:47:24 "[Agent 0x9127e1c0,[[5199.22,2689.84,664.388],[5199.22,2689.84,664.388]]]"

PPS: Looks like the last position is logged again, as if the agent after his travel decides to 'stop' and calculate the path to its stop (own) position again.

[POLPOX 778]

Just noticed there's no command to get a unit's (either AI or player) aiming position and/or crosshair position and/or direction which should be there I think... unless I missed something or just a blind. No, I'm not looking for weaponDirection.

[Dedmen 2716]

42 minutes ago, POLPOX said:

Just noticed there's no command to get a unit's (either AI or player) aiming position and/or crosshair position and/or direction which should be there I think...

getCameraViewDirection to check where unit is looking. Which is usually also aim position (unless head turn)

[POLPOX 778]

7 minutes ago, Dedmen said:

getCameraViewDirection to check where unit is looking. Which is usually also aim position (unless head turn)

That's a solution, but what if player uses Aiming Deadzone, or a grenade launcher? Seems this is not an ideal for me... Thanks for suggestion anyway.

[Tankbuster 1747]

I've been fiddling with calculatePath.

It takes me a number of minutes to generate results using ATVs and drivers that this command returns in milliseconds.

I do hope we'll get this command in the next stable.