delete dead bodies on disconnected players

[djules 10]

hello everyone,

i hope you can help me, i searched already but i didnt found a solution yet.

im pretty new to scripting and i'm looking for a simple script that deletes a body and his weapon as soon as he disconnects.

i found a way to have a routine that deletes, lets say every 5minutes all weapons and bodies on the ground, but i want it to delete them as soon as the player disconnects.

would someone kindly provide some help?

thanks a lot guys

[CSLALUKI 30]

See this post for help. :)

[djules 10]

hey luki, thanks for your help but thats not what i am looking for.

i want them to get deleted when the player disconnects, not when he dies. as i said i also dont want a routine, that runs in a 5min cycle or something.

i was trying around with "onPlayerDisconnected" but i dont even know where to start.. :/

thanks a lot anyways

i was also trying to get this to work only if a player disconnects.. its a serverside FSM

    class Delete_dead_bodi
   {
     name = "Delete_dead_bodi";
     init = /*%FSM<STATEINIT""">*/"{" \n
      "	deleteVehicle _x;" \n
      "} foreach allDeadMen;"/*%FSM</STATEINIT""">*/;
     precondition = /*%FSM<STATEPRECONDITION""">*/""/*%FSM</STATEPRECONDITION""">*/;
     class Links
     {
       /*%FSM<LINK "true">*/
       class true
       {
         priority = 0.000000;
         to="Share__Work_load";
         precondition = /*%FSM<CONDPRECONDITION""">*/""/*%FSM</CONDPRECONDITION""">*/;
         condition=/*%FSM<CONDITION""">*/"true"/*%FSM</CONDITION""">*/;
         action=/*%FSM<ACTION""">*/""/*%FSM</ACTION""">*/;
       };
       /*%FSM</LINK>*/
     };
   };

this way, the corpse are getting deleted instantly, but theyre also getting deleted if a player got killed, i dont want this because i want them to keep in a revivable state

Edited May 4, 2014 by djules

[Magirot 14]

If you have disabledAI = 1; in your mission's description.ext, this should happen automatically, but obviously it's not suited for every mission.

[CSLALUKI 30]

hey luki, thanks for your help but thats not what i am looking for.

i want them to get deleted when the player disconnects, not when he dies. as i said i also dont want a routine, that runs in a 5min cycle or something.

Try this line:

onPlayerDisconnected "deleteVehicle player;";

[wesley32 4]

Have you been able to solve this issue? I'm facing the same problem. Though I set disabledAI=1; they still remain on the ground dead after disconnect, sometimes with their gear on them and sometimes with nothing.

[killzone_kid 1333]

Have you been able to solve this issue? I'm facing the same problem. Though I set disabledAI=1; they still remain on the ground dead after disconnect, sometimes with their gear on them and sometimes with nothing.

Bodies are now stay until either you delete them yourself or they are deleted by disposal manager. You can configure disposal manager to your liking how you want those bodies deleted:

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Description.ext#corpseManagerMode

[Tajin 349]

I'd use this (run at server only):

["deleteDisconnected", "onPlayerDisconnected", {
[_name,_uid] spawn {
	private ["_name","_uid","_clientId","_unit"];
	_name = _this select 0;
	_uid = _this select 1;
	_clientId = -1;
	_unit = objNull;

	while {_clientId == -1} do {
		{
			if (getPlayerUID _x == _uid) exitWith {
				_clientId = owner _x;
				_unit = _x;
				deleteVehicle _unit;
			};
		} forEach playableUnits;
		sleep .02;
	};
	deleteVehicle _unit;
};
}] call BIS_fnc_addStackedEventHandler;

[Larrow 2823]

Have you actually tested that Tajin?

Not saying it does not work, but on reading it is something that makes me suspicious as its highly dependent on when the unit get disassociated from the player and his UID and would normal send me off testing. But if you have that saves some time :)

[Tajin 349]

Well, I haven't used it for deleting bodies, only for saving gear-loadouts to db on disconnect. That shouldn't make a difference, but testing is always good.

Besides, you seem to have misunderstood the loop. It doesn't wait for the unit to get disassociated. That loop is merely used to find the unit/body that belonged to the player that is disconnecting.

[Larrow 2823]

No i have not misunderstood the loop. Im basically saying that if (getPlayerUID _x == _uid) exitWith { highly depends on when the unit (_x) gets disassociated from the player who has now disconnected. As in, if the unit _x no longer has any association with the disconnected player you would never get a UID to check against _uid.

Anyway does not matter as you have said you have used it with no problems.

[wesley32 4]

@Tajin, your code didn't work for me. I put it in an SQF that's executed by init.sqf. Any ideas?

@Killzone_Kid, CorpseManager would delete bodies of dead people. I only want the bodies of disconnecters gone as they can now go to lobby -> log back in -> dupe all gear.

[Larrow 2823]

Try something like..

addMissionEventHandler ["HandleDisconnect", { 
_unit  = _this select 0;
_pos = getPosATL _unit;

_wholder = nearestObjects [_pos, ["weaponHolderSimulated", "weaponHolder"], 2];

{
	deleteVehicle _x;
}forEach _wholder + [_unit];

false
}];

untested.

[jrog 10]

Had the same problem and this is how I handled it:

//Init.sqf (server):
if (isServer || isDedicated) then 
{
"playableUnitOccupier_PV" addPublicVariableEventHandler {

	private "_playableUnit";

	_playableUnit = [_this,1,objNull] call BIS_fnc_param;

	if(!isNull _playableUnit) then 
	{
		missionNamespace setVariable[getPlayerUID _playableUnit,_playableUnit];
	}; 
};

["deleteBodyOnPlayerDisccndId", "onPlayerDisconnected", {

   private "_body";

   _body = missionNamespace getVariable [_uid,objNull];

   if (!isNull _body) then 
   {
		deleteVehicle _body;
		missionNamespace setVariable[_uid,nil];
   };

}] call BIS_fnc_addStackedEventHandler;


};

//Init.sqf (client) :
if(!isDedicated) then 
{
waitUntil {Alive player};

playableUnitOccupier_PV = player; publicVariableServer "playableUnitOccupier_PV";

player addEventHandler ["Respawn", {
	playableUnitOccupier_PV = _this select 0; publicVariableServer "playableUnitOccupier_PV";
}];
};

Hope it helps

Edited October 6, 2014 by jrog

[Caffeind 10]

Had the same problem and this is how I handled it:

//Init.sqf (server):
if (isServer || isDedicated) then 
{
"playableUnitOccupier_PV" addPublicVariableEventHandler {

	private "_playableUnit";

	_playableUnit = [_this,1,objNull] call BIS_fnc_param;

	if(!isNull _playableUnit) then 
	{
		missionNamespace setVariable[getPlayerUID _playableUnit,_playableUnit];
	}; 
};

["deleteBodyOnPlayerDisccndId", "onPlayerDisconnected", {

   private "_body";

   _body = missionNamespace getVariable [_uid,objNull];

   if (!isNull _body) then 
   {
		deleteVehicle _body;
		missionNamespace setVariable[_uid,nil];
   };

}] call BIS_fnc_addStackedEventHandler;


};

//Init.sqf (client) :
if(!isDedicated) then 
{
waitUntil {Alive player};

playableUnitOccupier_PV = player; publicVariableServer "playableUnitOccupier_PV";

player addEventHandler ["Respawn", {
	playableUnitOccupier_PV = _this select 0; publicVariableServer "playableUnitOccupier_PV";
}];
};

Hope it helps

Thank jrog, this script is working for me as intended. Loggers bodies disappear and killed players bodies stay. Well done.

I am, however, receiving this error in the server rpt file:

4:41:11 Error in expression <tHandler; 
missionNamespace setVariable[_uid,nil];


4:41:11   Error position: <_uid,nil];


4:41:11   Error Undefined variable in expression: _uid
4:41:11 File mpmissions\__cur_mp.Altis\server\init.sqf, line 26

Although this doesn't appear to be effecting the outcome of the script I'm worried the error could have implications down the line.

Cheers.

[jrog 10]

@Caffeind

I don't get the error.

This is the script I use combined with @Larrow's one, to prevent from grabbing dropped, before the player disconnected, items and weapons:

if (!isServer || !isDedicated) exitWith {};

["onPlayerDiscnndId", "onPlayerDisconnected", {

  private ["_body","_weaponholders"];

  _body = missionNamespace getVariable _uid;

  if (!isNull _body) then 
  {
	_weaponholders = [];

	_weaponholders = nearestObjects [getPosATL _body, ["weaponHolderSimulated", "weaponHolder"], 20];

	{
	    deleteVehicle _x;
	}forEach _weaponholders;

	deleteVehicle _body;

       missionNamespace setVariable [_uid,nil];
  };

}] call BIS_fnc_addStackedEventHandler;

Edited October 11, 2014 by jrog

[tom.tucka 75]

Had the same problem and this is how I handled it:

//Init.sqf (server):
if (isServer || isDedicated) then 
{
"playableUnitOccupier_PV" addPublicVariableEventHandler {

	private "_playableUnit";

	_playableUnit = [_this,1,objNull] call BIS_fnc_param;

	if(!isNull _playableUnit) then 
	{
		missionNamespace setVariable[getPlayerUID _playableUnit,_playableUnit];
	}; 
};

["deleteBodyOnPlayerDisccndId", "onPlayerDisconnected", {

   private "_body";

   _body = missionNamespace getVariable [_uid,objNull];

   if (!isNull _body) then 
   {
		deleteVehicle _body;
		missionNamespace setVariable[_uid,nil];
   };

}] call BIS_fnc_addStackedEventHandler;


};

//Init.sqf (client) :
if(!isDedicated) then 
{
waitUntil {Alive player};

playableUnitOccupier_PV = player; publicVariableServer "playableUnitOccupier_PV";

player addEventHandler ["Respawn", {
	playableUnitOccupier_PV = _this select 0; publicVariableServer "playableUnitOccupier_PV";
}];
};

Hope it helps

Sorry for digging up old thread but, I'm only use to having one init.sqf, how do i have one for both client and server?

[killzone_kid 1333]

Sorry for digging up old thread but, I'm only use to having one init.sqf, how do i have one for both client and server?

It is one file, not sure why he separated it to 2 separate pasties.

[fn_Quiksilver 1636]

A lot of the code posted above is pre- A3 1.32

Thanks to BIS Dev George we have the correct tool for the job:

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Event_Handlers#HandleDisconnect

^ should solve all concerns re handling the body of disconnected clients.

example:

//initServer.sqf
addMissionEventHandler ['HandleDisconnect',{deleteVehicle (_this select 0);}];

If you want a delayed delete, something like this will work:

//initServer.sqf
addMissionEventHandler ['HandleDisconnect',{
[(_this select 0)] spawn {
	sleep 10;
	deleteVehicle (_this select 0);
};
}];

* Run on server only as per linked instructions

Further reading for those interested:

http://feedback.arma3.com/view.php?id=17532

[killzone_kid 1333]

5 hours ago, Samwise90 said:

but instead of the 'HandleDisconnect' it should be "HandleDisconnect"

What's the difference?