RQ-11B RAVEN for Arma 3 - RELEASED!

[Feint 137]

Thanks Myke.

[Feint 137]

Back on topic...

I've had an update for this addon almost ready to go for some time now. Just finishing up a few of the features and trying to get an unnamed feature working before I release it. New (announced) features:

• Easier way to pick up Raven and GCS
  
• Improved dropping of GCS and Raven
  
• Improved carrying animation of Raven (follows body position)
  
• Improved assembly animation (removed workarounds to Arma bugs with attachTo and improved a few other things)
  
• Some new sounds
  
• Fixed the "too loud sound" problem when using Zeus or MCC
  
• Code cleaning
  

Edited July 4, 2014 by Feint

[acta13 10]

hello I hope u huys gonna fix, its sound problem.

if Im in the zeus, Raven keep make sound while its flyin

*too noizy!*

[kilo1-1 1]

Thanks for the update on the update, Feint!

I do also hope you find that annoying Raven flying sound when you use MCC or Zeus and mute it.

[Feint 137]

hello I hope u huys gonna fix, its sound problem.

if Im in the zeus, Raven keep make sound while its flyin

*too noizy!*

Forgot to mention, I think I found a fix for that too. Once I post the update, I'm hoping one of you can report back that the fix worked.

[acta13 10]

Forgot to mention, I think I found a fix for that too. Once I post the update, I'm hoping one of you can report back that the fix worked.

really thx for ur reply.

will wait for it :)

[Raven3 10]

Hey Guys

**This questions is for anyone that may have any insight regarding technical issues with the mod**

First HUGE thanks to Feint for all of his hard work and his contribution to Arma. Game changer is an understatement.

I'm absolutely sure the issue is something on my end, perhaps a compatibility problem. Everything about the mod works fine. I can test the strobe/battery; assembly animation works, and I can carry the Raven on my back. However when I select the launch RQ-11B option, nothing happens. Nothing. No animation glitch, not anything. I guess I'm trying to see if anyone else has reported anything similar (found nothing along this thread), if there's a procedural order to launching (read through the instructions on Feint's site), or if I haven't loaded something properly (all other aspects work fine in game). Apologies in advance b/c I know its something staring me in the face. Thanks for the forum.

Raven3

[Feint 137]

Thanks Raven3. Very nice of you to say.

I would suggest that there's another addon that's taking over the keystroke of the Raven addon. Usually that would completely block the execution of the launch script. Try uninstalling other mods you are using, then re-enabling them one at a time to see which one is interfering.

You could also take a look at your .rpt file to see if there are any errors. Or turn on the switch "-showScriptErrors" which is a good way to track down any errors you might be getting in real time.

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There are some new changes coming to the RQ-11B Raven addon for Arma 3. New animations, new display, sound fixes, new sounds and more efficient coding. The 2.5 update will be out in a few days after I tweak a few more thing.

[GieNkoV 30]

There are some new changes coming to the RQ-11B Raven addon for Arma 3. New animations, new display, sound fixes, new sounds and more efficient coding. The 2.5 update will be out in a few days after I tweak a few more thing.

Glad to hear that!

[Skord 10]

Will 2.5 still be going live? Really looking forward to the Zeus fixes, plus everything else. :)

Edited October 23, 2014 by Skord

[Barazin 10]

I'm also awaiting an update for this mod. :) Even just an update to fix the Zeus sound issue.

[gibonez 18]

This is awesome.

A weaponized version of this would also be awesome.

Like this UAV

http://i.imgur.com/Rkw6rqc.jpg (204 kB)

Edited August 25, 2014 by gibonez

[hg2012trigger 13]

Can you not implement this: http://dev.withsix.com/projects/cca/wiki/Keybinding

To separate from the Userconfig? It would be nice.

[lt_ryan 12]

This is awesome.

A weaponized version of this would also be awesome.

Like this UAV

http://i.imgur.com/Rkw6rqc.jpg (204 kB)

First of all, let Feint finish his awesome work (he should get a price for best addon maker)

Second, there are other better drones to be made:

- MQ9 Reaper or Predator

- Battle drones

- Switchblade (Compatible with Raven GCU)

- RQ-8

Edited August 28, 2014 by Lt_Ryan

[janus0104 3]

We have a bug where people walking around the guy with the raven get wounded. That is, when you carry it in your hand (not backpack ofc).

Using CSE for medical system (but since nothing else causes this weird bug I blame you).

Also, it should be destroyable :P

Edited September 22, 2014 by janus0104

[Marve_XT 12]

First of all, let Feint finish his awesome work (he should get a price for best addon maker)

Second, there are other better drones to be made:

- MQ9 Reaper or Predator

- Battle drones

- Switchblade (Compatible with Raven GCU)

- RQ-8

+1

MQ9 Reaper for sure, Feint must consider making it , i also would love to say that this Raven mod is defiantly among best of the best modes i played around here .

keep it up feint :)

[UK_Apollo 476]

Brilliant mod, absolutely amazing. However, it's generating repeating error messages in the rpt files as follows:

Arma 3 v1.30.127372 (main build)

@cba_a3 (1.0.9.140907)

@rq-11_raven_ab_a3 (2.1.0.1)

Unknown attribute shadowcolor

spams rpt file thousands of times

"shadowcolor" appears in your \scripts\ .sqf

Presumably there's a line in one of them with something missing, as shadowcolor seems to be an acceptable string formatting command.

Apollo

3 Commando Brigade

[odium 12]

Can we expect another upgrade this year?

[Skord 10]

Feint has been quiet for a while now.. I hope everything's ok!

[Isaiah9876 10]

Whenever i attempt to access the Raven's main Camera my game crashes with this error "userconfig\RQ11RAVEN\raven_keys.hpp not found." I checked this specific directory and the file is there so im not sure what the issue could be. I would appreciate your assistance regarding this matter.

[DaViSFiT 21]

where can i find the server key?

[Rmpz 10]

I'm sorry for asking this, but how exactly can I fix the raven_keys is not found. I've tried different ways to let it know my keybindings, but I just don't know how it want it. Anyone able to copy paste their keybindings or something, I',m lost and there is literally little to no help to gain from the thread :(

[Barazin 10]

Not sure if you already got this fixed. But check the path that is says that it can't find the raven_keys, and compare with the path you actually have in userconfig.

The path is supposed to be: ...Arma 3\userconfig\RQ11RAVEN\raven_keys.hpp

[Feint 137]

We have a bug where people walking around the guy with the raven get wounded. That is, when you carry it in your hand (not backpack ofc).

Using CSE for medical system (but since nothing else causes this weird bug I blame you).

Also, it should be destroyable :P

If you "run into it", i.e. if you are running and you decide to drop it and then you collide with it, you get injured. That's true of any object in Arma. The raven looks light, but it actually isn't. The workaround for this is that I've added an animation that stops your character when you drop the Raven or GCS. That way, it's almost impossible to run into the Raven when dropping it.

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I'm sorry for asking this, but how exactly can I fix the raven_keys is not found. I've tried different ways to let it know my keybindings, but I just don't know how it want it. Anyone able to copy paste their keybindings or something, I',m lost and there is literally little to no help to gain from the thread :(

The instructions say to place the userconfig folder into your root Arma 3 directory. Hope this helps. A lot of people have trouble with this for some reason. The install instructions are here:

http://feintgames.com/rq-11b-raven-welcome/raven-addon-info/

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Whenever i attempt to access the Raven's main Camera my game crashes with this error "userconfig\RQ11RAVEN\raven_keys.hpp not found." I checked this specific directory and the file is there so im not sure what the issue could be. I would appreciate your assistance regarding this matter.

Please see above comment. You have to install the userconfig folder into the root directory of Arma 3.

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where can i find the server key?

https://www.dropbox.com/s/95rctquo2eqoo61/FEINT.bikey?dl=0

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Brilliant mod, absolutely amazing. However, it's generating repeating error messages in the rpt files as follows:

Arma 3 v1.30.127372 (main build)

@cba_a3 (1.0.9.140907)

@rq-11_raven_ab_a3 (2.1.0.1)

Unknown attribute shadowcolor

spams rpt file thousands of times

"shadowcolor" appears in your \scripts\ .sqf

Presumably there's a line in one of them with something missing, as shadowcolor seems to be an acceptable string formatting command.

Apollo

3 Commando Brigade

Thanks for the heads up. I just looked into it and yeah, wow. I'll fix this.

+1

MQ9 Reaper for sure, Feint must consider making it , i also would love to say that this Raven mod is defiantly among best of the best modes i played around here .

keep it up feint :)

Thanks very much!

Can you not implement this: http://dev.withsix.com/projects/cca/wiki/Keybinding

To separate from the Userconfig? It would be nice.

I've just implemented this into my Paddle Mod and wanted to finish that and get some understanding of it before I applied it to any of my other addons. The keybinding system is somewhat limited in that you can't turn OFF the bound keys when you aren't using them, as far as I know. So I have to be very careful with how I write the functions connected to the keys. Ideally, I would use this system, or come up with my own user interface for changing keys from within the game. But that's very difficult for me. But rest assured, it is something I'm trying to do. I just have to figure out how to implement it with my special case Raven addon.

I'm also awaiting an update for this mod. :) Even just an update to fix the Zeus sound issue.

I might release early in order to fix this known problem.

Not sure if you already got this fixed. But check the path that is says that it can't find the raven_keys, and compare with the path you actually have in userconfig.

The path is supposed to be: ...Arma 3\userconfig\RQ11RAVEN\raven_keys.hpp

I looked into it and the path is correct. People just tend to install that file into the wrong place.

A lot of times, the game engine will throw an inaccurate code because it doesn't know any better. This is the path to my raven_keys.hpp file that I have installed on my computer:

H:\SteamLibrary\SteamApps\common\Arma 3\userconfig\RQ11RAVEN

This is the path that is called for in the code (the path the keys file looks for):

#include "\userconfig\RQ11RAVEN\raven_keys.hpp"

So as long as you follow the install instructions, there should be no problems (relating to that file).

Edited February 1, 2015 by Feint

[Tom Rattler 22]

The raven sound have a problem with the localation of sound for Zeus and if the player are at arsenal box. You hear the sound permanently with maximum volume. I think it's a problem with the localization of the sound. Please check mavSoundOn.sqf and cba_fnc_globalSay2D.

Note: CBA has an update.

Could you fix it?

Thanks