ArmA 3 : RESIST

[Kydoimos 916]

@corporal_lib[br] - hey there, mate! Glad you liked the campaign! I'm going to look into the CSAT tank issue - it's very strange - can't for the life of me work out why they'd just sit around not moving! Thanks for the report! :D

 

Just out of interest - did the last CSAT tank stop just outside of Selakano - by the MERCs sign?

[Kydoimos 916]

@Tyret - well done, matey! Thanks for spotting that! I've rolled out a fix today - it's something I overlooked when linking all the missions together with gear saving - thank you!

 

""srifle_EBR_F"" == primaryWeapon Player

Who has not bought Marksmen?

 

Who indeed! :D

[froggyluv 2136]

 Hi Kydoimos just recently retried your Resist campaign but one thing has put me off if correct that being...

 

 

...in the very first scene in which your buddies get airstruck and you gotta make your way north I swerved maybe 300m toward the shoreline to avoid the enemy patrol and roadblock but was quickly dispatched by some unseen force like a zeus thunderbolt from the sky. Are there magic mines or bombs attached to player if they deviate from path like in the official campaign? Would be a shame cause it looks to be very nicely polished but personally cant stand that type of punishment. Was also running a killed by who EH mod and nothing came up as killer.

[lexx 1412]

Another thing I've noticed- just a tiny detail: In the beginning of mission 3 at the briefing. If you look back over your shoulder, you see the helicopter gunner with the custom helmet (which is a great detail, by the way). IMO it would be better for him to sit there without helmet and the helmet sitting on the free seat right next to him, placed in a way you subtly see the decal on it (so you know who this is). I mean, would anyone really sit in a mission briefing with that huge ass helmet on? Not even mentioning it would be rude as hell (in my opinion).

[Kydoimos 916]

 

...in the very first scene in which your buddies get airstruck and you gotta make your way north I swerved maybe 300m toward the shoreline to avoid the enemy patrol and roadblock but was quickly dispatched by some unseen force like a zeus thunderbolt from the sky. Are there magic mines or bombs attached to player if they deviate from path like in the official campaign? Would be a shame cause it looks to be very nicely polished but personally cant stand that type of punishment. Was also running a killed by who EH mod and nothing came up as killer.

 

@froggyluv - oh, mate! Check your map and you'll see the problem :D Guess you might have missed the signs I put up - along the coast, there's a minefield - just like the one Kerry stumbles across in Survive! If you pick that route, watch your step!

It can also be great fun to lead the AAF specops that way towards the end of the mission - though I'd be surprised if you make it back to Romeo in time!

[Kydoimos 916]

 

Another thing I've noticed- just a tiny detail: In the beginning of mission 3 at the briefing. If you look back over your shoulder, you see the helicopter gunner with the custom helmet (which is a great detail, by the way). IMO it would be better for him to sit there without helmet and the helmet sitting on the free seat right next to him, placed in a way you subtly see the decal on it (so you know who this is). I mean, would anyone really sit in a mission briefing with that huge ass helmet on? Not even mentioning it would be rude as hell (in my opinion).

 

@Lexx - great suggestion :D Love it! Yeah, I'll do that on an update, methinks! Thanks!

[froggyluv 2136]

HA! Oh well that does make a difference :D

 

So they are physically placed mines which can be avoided and navigated? In the Official campaign it felt like they were literally attached to player.

 

 Really wish BI would add ammoType parameter to killedEH so bombs, satchels and mines could be accounted for.

[corporal_lib[br] 396]

@corporal_lib[br] - hey there, mate! Glad you liked the campaign! I'm going to look into the CSAT tank issue - it's very strange - can't for the life of me work out why they'd just sit around not moving! Thanks for the report! :D

 

Just out of interest - did the last CSAT tank stop just outside of Selakano - by the MERCs sign?

Nope, that´s the problem: it sits on the spawn point, waaaaay outside Selakano (500 meters way?) and outside the "mission limits" so if I walk near it to blow it out,  the mission fails before I can get into missile/visual range =P

[Kydoimos 916]

 

Nope, that´s the problem: it sits on the spawn point, waaaaay outside Selakano (500 meters way?) and outside the "mission limits" so if I walk near it to blow it out,  the mission fails before I can get into missile/visual range =P

 

Oh! That's a massive problem! Right, I'll check it out now :P Thanks!

[Kydoimos 916]

 

So they are physically placed mines which can be avoided and navigated? In the Official campaign it felt like they were literally attached to player.

 

Indeed they are! :D Yeah, an EH on mines would be good - otherwise it's a little bit, 'what the... huh?'.

[Kydoimos 916]

@corporal_lib[br] - during the mission, did you get the dialogue, regarding

CSAT's counter attack?

I only ask, because the CSAT tanks aren't spawned, they're both hidden, with their simulation disabled. Then, in the script with the dialogue, I've got:

 

 

Varsuk_A enableSimulation true;

Varsuk_A hideObject false;

Varsuk_B enableSimulation true;

Varsuk_B hideObject false;

 

They also have their waypoints assigned in the standard fashion in the editor. I can only guess the script isn't firing at all? Strangely, only one or two have reported the issue - I'm going to try and throw in a failsafe somewhere, and see if that will fix things. Have you played the scenario more than once, matey? I'm wondering if it's consistent or randomly occurring. I'll work it out though! :D I don't like to be defeated! Thanks for the report too! Always appreciated!

[IndeedPete 1038]

@corporal_lib[br] - during the mission, did you get the dialogue, regarding

CSAT's counter attack?

I only ask, because the CSAT tanks aren't spawned, they're both hidden, with their simulation disabled. Then, in the script with the dialogue, I've got:

 

 

They also have their waypoints assigned in the standard fashion in the editor. I can only guess the script isn't firing at all? Strangely, only one or two have reported the issue - I'm going to try and throw in a failsafe somewhere, and see if that will fix things. Have you played the scenario more than once, matey? I'm wondering if it's consistent or randomly occurring. I'll work it out though! :D I don't like to be defeated! Thanks for the report too! Always appreciated!

 

They might just spotted an enemy from the distance and refuse to follow their orders. Did you set them to careless until they reach the village?

[Kydoimos 916]

 

They might just spotted an enemy from the distance and refuse to follow their orders. Did you set them to careless until they reach the village?

 

Good thinking! I just checked though, and they're on 'Careless' mode until they enter the town. Curse you, tank AI! :P

[IndeedPete 1038]

Additionally, try setCombatMode "BLUE" on them if you haven't already. That works for me most of the time.

[tyret 11]

In the sewers do not work scopes (RMB, NumPad 0)

[Kydoimos 916]

@IndeedPete - thanks, man! That's another thing I can try :D

 

@Tyret - yup, no scopes in the sewer - yet :P I've got plans for the sewer scene. At present, it's a little gimmicky, but I have plans to fix that. In fact, it's my next project for 2016!

[corporal_lib[br] 396]

@corporal_lib[br] - during the mission, did you get the dialogue, regarding

CSAT's counter attack?

I only ask, because the CSAT tanks aren't spawned, they're both hidden, with their simulation disabled. Then, in the script with the dialogue, I've got:

 

 

They also have their waypoints assigned in the standard fashion in the editor. I can only guess the script isn't firing at all? Strangely, only one or two have reported the issue - I'm going to try and throw in a failsafe somewhere, and see if that will fix things. Have you played the scenario more than once, matey? I'm wondering if it's consistent or randomly occurring. I'll work it out though! :D I don't like to be defeated! Thanks for the report too! Always appreciated!

I have the dialog, I receive the radio message asking me to go to the church uphill to take the TITAn launcher and repel the CSAT spec ops + tank attack...

 

That´s the problem: one CSAT tank enters the town, with 3 specops accompaining it, I blow this tanks, kill the 3 specops, and then there´s 3 others 300 meters away on a vila, they don´t leave their positions, and the 2nd csat tank stays right where he spawns... without moving...

 

So there must be a problem with the second csat attack group (the first invades the city, and I can kill them with ease...)

 

cheers!

[Kydoimos 916]

@corporal_lib[br] - thanks matey, for the update! Ah boy, this one will be a tough nut to crack! I'm going to try IndeedPete's solution and turn the combat mode to 'blue'. Also, does it tend to do it every time you try the mission? (don't worry if you've only done it once). I was just wondering, if in the Arma 2D editor, the bug would persist and I could get a look at the tank via the splendid camera, to see if the simulation is enabled or not. I've tried a few things that might fix the issue in a hotfix, but in all honesty, I haven't got a clue why it's not working for you (I had one other report from someone, too). Rest assured mate, somehow, I will fix it! :P

[IndeedPete 1038]

As a last resort, you could always add a timeout that either setPos'es or destoys the tank. That's what I tend to do in classic seek & destroy scenarios when the cowardly AI refuses to move and engage. I also saw BI doing this in the Death Valley mission with the Greenback defenders in Girna.

[corporal_lib[br] 396]

I´ll retry the mission from the start and see if the tank get stuck everytime, thou Indeedpete is right, sometimes the AI gets coward and frozen upon spawn lol

 

[Edit] Yeah, the tanks wimps out... I´ve retried and the second tank doesn´t move =P

[lexx 1412]

Just out of curiosity, but is "x allowFleeing 0" not working?

[Kydoimos 916]

 

Just out of curiosity, but is "x allowFleeing 0" not working?

 

Added that now, thanks, Lexx - you know, I thought I'd already done that, but it was missing - so this could help!

 

As IndeedPete suggested, I've set the CSAT tanks to combat mode 'blue'.

 

 

As a last resort, you could always add a timeout that either setPos'es or destoys the tank. That's what I tend to do in classic seek & destroy scenarios when the cowardly AI refuses to move and engage. I also saw BI doing this in the Death Valley mission with the Greenback defenders in Girna.

 

If all else fails, (if I have 'Options None', should I say? :P), then I'll go with that! Thanks for the advice chaps! It'll get there!

[sadfrog17 40]

I like how characters reacts on environment and overall attention to detail (links to original A3 campaign, abundance of props on levels etc). Great job!

Only one fix is neccessary - looks like enemy's accuracy is untunable in game settings. Even with 0.05-0.1 accuracy they hit you to death (one shot in 90% cases) with 1-2 shots, it is very annoying.

And after finsihing this campaign i have only one question - when new missions will be released? :ph34r:

[Kydoimos 916]

 

I like how characters reacts on environment and overall attention to detail (links to original A3 campaign, abundance of props on levels etc). Great job!

Only one fix is neccessary - looks like enemy's accuracy is untunable in game settings. Even with 0.05-0.1 accuracy they hit you to death (one shot in 90% cases) with 1-2 shots, it is very annoying.

And after finsihing this campaign i have only one question - when new missions will be released? :ph34r:

 

Thanks for the feedback, matey! Strange about the AI accuracy - I haven't really fiddled with that too much :P Regarding your question - new missions, ah, yes! Well, here's the plan:

 

• Finish a few outstanding tasks on Resist - namely, overhauling the sewer scene (which will hopefully be a little mod in its own right, when it's done)
• CTRG standalone scenario - Subtle Acquisition
• Short CSAT campaign

 

Now, the above projects are not exactly set in stone, and a lot will depend on where I end up in 2016. I have a lot of ideas and a lot of things I want to try and achieve - so please, please, don't quote me on any of my intentions :) I do have a story arc for what occurs after Resist - and I'd simply love to do more - but I can't confirm when we'll see a continuation. Rest assured, I love this community and I've got a lot of energy and passion still to give; in other words, I'll be staying extremely busy!

[Undeceived 392]

Sounds good. :) :ph34r: