heyvern69 22 Posted March 27, 2018 TPW Repair works good, but I have a question: Is there a clear way to tell when the repairs are completely done? I don't see any text message pop-up saying: "Vehicle repair complete". And more importantly, the mechanic under the vehicle doesn't seem to disappear. That makes it difficult to leave the gas station without running over & killing the poor guy, because he's, you know, under the vehicle. I've waited a long time for him to disappear, but he doesn't seem to go away?? And I kinda feel bad running him over after all the great work he did for me. Hahaha. :-) -Vern Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
badanov 116 Posted March 27, 2018 29 minutes ago, heyvern69 said: TPW Repair works good, but I have a question: Is there a clear way to tell when the repairs are completely done? I don't see any text message pop-up saying: "Vehicle repair complete". And more importantly, the mechanic under the vehicle doesn't seem to disappear. That makes it difficult to leave the gas station without running over & killing the poor guy, because he's, you know, under the vehicle. I've waited a long time for him to disappear, but he doesn't seem to go away?? And I kinda feel bad running him over after all the great work he did for me. Hahaha. :-) -Vern He's prolly compiling your bill. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pvt. partz 248 Posted March 27, 2018 35 minutes ago, badanov said: He's prolly compiling your bill. Cutting the brakelines, ? 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alky_lee 276 Posted March 28, 2018 4 hours ago, heyvern69 said: TPW Repair works good, but I have a question: Is there a clear way to tell when the repairs are completely done? I don't see any text message pop-up saying: "Vehicle repair complete". And more importantly, the mechanic under the vehicle doesn't seem to disappear. That makes it difficult to leave the gas station without running over & killing the poor guy, because he's, you know, under the vehicle. I've waited a long time for him to disappear, but he doesn't seem to go away?? And I kinda feel bad running him over after all the great work he did for me. Hahaha. :-) -Vern He's probably "fixing" something else that wasn't broken. It's all part of the service you know. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tpw 2312 Posted March 28, 2018 6 hours ago, heyvern69 said: TPW Repair works good, but I have a question: Is there a clear way to tell when the repairs are completely done? I don't see any text message pop-up saying: "Vehicle repair complete". And more importantly, the mechanic under the vehicle doesn't seem to disappear. That makes it difficult to leave the gas station without running over & killing the poor guy, because he's, you know, under the vehicle. I've waited a long time for him to disappear, but he doesn't seem to go away?? And I kinda feel bad running him over after all the great work he did for me. Hahaha. :-) -Vern Hi Vern Sorry to hear you're having as many car service problems in game as in real life :) I've tried auditory, visual and text clues to let people know what the status of the repairs are, without seeming too gamey. So if you can hear mechanical noise and see the mechanic, then you will know that he's still going. Once he's finished there is a message in the player sidechat to let you know that the repairs are complete. If you drive off before he's finished you should get a "Repairs incomplete" message in the sidechat, and the mechanic should just disappear. By default it can take up to 5 minutes for repairs to complete, I hope you are displaying some patience! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
heyvern69 22 Posted March 28, 2018 Ahhhh. That's it. I've waited a few minutes, but not a full 5. So I probably wasn't patient enough. Thanks! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
badanov 116 Posted March 29, 2018 Try this as a suggestion: Car alarms Implementation of car alarms should be rare and occur maybe < 25 percent of the time, only on more or less modern vehicles, and mostly at night -- mostly. And the player should have the option of not including car alarms. (I would use the hell out of it) You could restrict it to more or less modern cars/vehicles and to IDAP vehicles, such as having a field which includes vehicle models. No Ladas coz they're so old. As an addition, a routine in which the car alarm will be set off by rifle fire within 10 meters, or a grenade or other explosion at 100 meters. Of course, no car alarm going off at night would be complete without someone shutting it off from remote. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RabidStoat 39 Posted March 29, 2018 If TPW's taking suggestions how about fountains & refreshment stalls giving localised boosts to stamina & health regeneration? Or is that too Elder Scrolls? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tpw 2312 Posted March 29, 2018 I'm always taking suggestions, it's 50% of the fun from modding. I'd never thought of the car alarm concept but it would actually add a lot sonically, if not to the gameplay. The challenge is to implement it in a way that doesn't annoy the shit out of everyone. Leave it with me! The fountains idea is a bit elder scrolls, but at least you're not asking me to mod in bouncing boobs... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kremator 1064 Posted March 29, 2018 That’s it ... I WANT bouncing boobs ! Make it so ... oh hold on, we only have males. Please NO MOOBS ! 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
redarmy 419 Posted March 29, 2018 You know since we got no females HDT bOObs are out of the question... HDT helmets on the other hand would be awesome units headshoted with higher than 7.62 mm have their helmet unequip and setpos up above units head,watch it fall off the old noggin,thats what Arma needs,more visual gratification. We Can always create boob textures on the sides of vehicles and let arma physics take care of the HDT there lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Riksen 183 Posted March 29, 2018 Reallistic NV effects? Maybe? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tpw 2312 Posted March 29, 2018 8 hours ago, redarmy said: You know since we got no females HDT bOObs are out of the question... HDT helmets on the other hand would be awesome units headshoted with higher than 7.62 mm have their helmet unequip and setpos up above units head,watch it fall off the old noggin,thats what Arma needs,more visual gratification. We Can always create boob textures on the sides of vehicles and let arma physics take care of the HDT there lol There's a mod around here that does the helmet flying thing. Can't remember what it's called though. 48 minutes ago, Riksen said: Reallistic NV effects? Maybe? I think there's a mod for that too. I certainly recall seeing a dsylexci video that demonstrated it. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RabidStoat 39 Posted March 30, 2018 Little less Elder Scrolls: How about scripting to make the AI scan their local area for sources of ammunition and auto-looting them without the player having to scream themselves hoarse over the limitations of the command menu? Say if the AI is static and without orders for 1 minute+... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
domokun 515 Posted March 30, 2018 Still loving this but if I want to disable chainsaws, which line in tpw_soap.txt do I need to edit? Best to comment out "tpw_soap_fnc_chainsaws = " ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tpw 2312 Posted March 31, 2018 9 hours ago, domokun said: Still loving this but if I want to disable chainsaws, which line in tpw_soap.txt do I need to edit? Best to comment out "tpw_soap_fnc_chainsaws = " ? Yep Line 779: //[] spawn tpw_soap_fnc_chainsaws; 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
domokun 515 Posted March 31, 2018 44 minutes ago, tpw said: Yep Line 779: //[] spawn tpw_soap_fnc_chainsaws; Cheers mate Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LarsAspra 13 Posted March 31, 2018 On 3/30/2018 at 6:45 AM, tpw said: There's a mod around here that does the helmet flying thing. Can't remember what it's called though. I believe it's this: Along with TPW Mods and a couple of other things, this is proving to be an irreplaceable immersion booster for me. For @redarmy. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ContheJon 245 Posted March 31, 2018 Oh sweet, thanks for posting that line to edit out TPW! Been wondering how to disable the chainsaw sounds! :D Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tpw 2312 Posted March 31, 2018 3 hours ago, ContheJon said: Oh sweet, thanks for posting that line to edit out TPW! Been wondering how to disable the chainsaw sounds! :D Didn’t realise it was pissing people off. I will make it user configurable for the next release 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ContheJon 245 Posted March 31, 2018 Oh don't worry, it's not really making me angry or anything. I was just working on a post-apocalyptic mission, so having chainsaws going in the background was a little bit unfitting is all. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
domokun 515 Posted March 31, 2018 22 hours ago, ContheJon said: Oh don't worry, it's not really making me angry or anything. I was just working on a post-apocalyptic mission, so having chainsaws going in the background was a little bit unfitting is all. Quite. Hardly pissing off. Just a minor tweak. It's real simple; when I play MP I don't run TPW for compatibility reasons. But within moments, I feel like something's missing and then I remember... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pvt. partz 248 Posted March 31, 2018 Quote I will make it user configurable for the next release Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tpw 2312 Posted April 2, 2018 TPW MODS 20180402: https://www.dropbox.com/s/00ftqi79g0ne6jt/TPW_MODS_20180402.zip Changes: [HPP UPDATE REQUIRED] [CROWD 1.12] Crowd civs lips move to simulate conversation. [FIRE 1.00] *New* Highly configurable ambient fires in barrels and fireplaces at night. [HOUSELIGHTS 1.17] Improved lit house removal code. [PARK 1.21] Car alarms may be set off if parked cars are damaged by gunfire or explosions. [SKIRMISH 1.46] Fixed bug with vehicle/civilian collision disabling code when TPW CIVS is inactive. [SOAP 1.32] Chainsaw volume is now configurable. [ZOMBIES 1.01] Zombies can (optionally) track all units. Zombies will not spawn in water. Happy Easter everyone. I've recovered from my hot cross bun and chocolate induced coma to release a grab bag of bug fixes, half implemented feature suggestions and some new stuff too. The main feature is another inspired by the great post-apocalyptic Chernarus Redux, namely ambient fires. This map has unlit camp fireplaces scattered around the place, particularly in the reworked areas,, and in my numerous playthroughs on the map I often wished they'd light up at night. A bit of @#$%ing around with nearestterrainobjects et voila - TPW FIRE. By default this'll light up empty metal barrels, metal trash barrels and fireplaces, which means you'll see the occasional fire on maps that have these: Altis, Stratis, Chernarus Redux, Diyala etc. Some maps don't have these terrain objects, such as Tanoa. However you may configure TPW FIRE to search for and light up other objects, such as pallet stacks, tyre piles, rubbish etc. As usual I've made it highly configurable, but of course it will lack configuration in the one area that is important to you :) So please let me know. Full documentation here. 6 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Valken 621 Posted April 2, 2018 Thanks TPW! Fire lit tire piles and trash would be perfect for those riot type missions! On a related note to the previous build, I was on a tour visiting a few maps over Easter Sunday in EDEN. I sat as a passenger with the AI driving through a couple of maps. Altis for example from the NE town all the way down to the SW most town. When I pass through some of the cities, I would get an error from TPW PARK spamming errors. I noticed the AI was driving thru roughly between 70 - 90 KM or whatever the TWP HUD VEL was measure (had glasses on by spawn). If I walk through a town, or spawn in a town, it would be fine. I am unsure if the cpu thread was overloaded or timing out with zombies and skirmish in the background (default settings but with custom selected units - no errors for those parameters). I'll do some more test and see but I noticed this mainly in Altis. On a smaller map, this did not occur. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
