Init Tab

[owesome 10]

Hi

since a long time I have problems with the initialization of the init tab field in Multiplayer.

I made a few custom crates and using the init field to fill them with my stuff. Nothing complicated - I'm using usually a "Supply Box"

clearMagazineCargo this;

clearItemCargo this;

clearWeaponCargo this;

this addweaponcargo ["arifle_SDAR_F",10];

this addMagazineCargo ["20Rnd_556x45_UW_mag", 30];

this addMagazineCargo ["30Rnd_556x45_Stanag", 30];

this additemcargo ["U_O_Wetsuit", 10];

this additemcargo ["V_RebreatherIR", 10];

this addItemCargo ["Chemlight_yellow", 30];

this addItemCargo ["Chemlight_blue", 30];

this addItemCargo ["Chemlight_red", 30];

this addItemCargo ["Chemlight_green", 30];

this addItemCargo ["AGM_HandFlare_White", 30];

this addItemCargo ["AGM_HandFlare_Green", 30];

this addItemCargo ["AGM_HandFlare_Yellow", 30];

When I preview the mission in the editor it works always fine.

When a friend or me start the server, its a chance of 50/50 that the crate is initialized correct or not.

Is there any way to improve this somehow? Where does this issue come from?

Thanks in advance

[SavageCDN 231]

You should only run this script on the server instead of all machines - wrap the code in an if (isServer) then {};

You also need to use the Global version of these commands.

clearMagazineCargoGlobal this; 
clearItemCargoGlobal this; 
clearWeaponCargoGlobal this; 
clearBackpackCargoGlobal this; 

if (isServer) then {

this addweaponcargoGlobal ["arifle_SDAR_F",10];
this addMagazineCargoGlobal ["20Rnd_556x45_UW_mag", 30]; 
this addMagazineCargoGlobal ["30Rnd_556x45_Stanag", 30]; 
this additemcargoGlobal ["U_O_Wetsuit", 10];
this additemcargoGlobal ["V_RebreatherIR", 10];

};

[owesome 10]

It works like a charm now.

Thanks a lot SavageCDN

[SavageCDN 231]

You're welcome. I also should have explained it better: anything put into the init field of an editor unit (or a trigger) will run on all computers (server and connected clients). Sometimes this is OK but for your case it will cause problems.

[owesome 10]

Aweome, thanks again. Its always good to know the backround.

Just started with editing a few month ago and usually most things are already asked and I just can adapt them.

The issue with the init tab was a tough one for me. Tried it with loadout sqfs etc. but never came to a solid solution.

Now I know how and maybe more important why! ;)

Thanks again I really appreciate your help.

[SavageCDN 231]

This is what got me started:

http://www.armaholic.com/page.php?id=4847

Yes it's for Arma 2 but a lot of the stuff still applies for Arma 3. It's a great starting point.

This is also a good read to help explain locality (which was sorta your problem with the loadouts):

http://killzonekid.com/arma-scripting-tutorials-locality/