Custom attachments in the pointer slot

[Yuval 29]

So I'm making something similiar to a "Railing Cover", it's a ghillie camo on the weapon. I've finished modelling and placed the side proxy at the right position. After I've configured it, it just doesn't appear ingame! I've tried giving it to my unit in the init line but that doesn't work too (I am testing my weapons and attachments with the Virtual Arsenal).

 

What could be wrong with my attachment?

class SIDE_GhillieCamo_Base: ItemCore
{
	author = "yuval";
	_generalMacro = "SIDE_GhillieCamo_Base";
	scope = 0;
	model = "\yuval\attachments\ghilliecamo";
	class ItemInfo
 	{
 		mass = 3;
 	};
	hiddenSelections[] = {"camo"};
	hiddenSelectionsMaterials[] = {"yuval\attachments\data\GhillieCamo.rvmat"};
	inertia = 0;
};
class SIDE_GhillieCamo_Desert: SIDE_GhillieCamo_Base
{
	scope = 2;
	_generalMacro = "SIDE_GhillieCamo_Desert";
	displayName = "Desert Ghillie Camo (Weapon Att)";
	picture = "yuval\attachments\data\ui\gear_ghilliecamo_desert.paa";
	hiddenSelectionsTextures[] = {"yuval\attachments\data\ghilliecamo_desert_ca.paa"};
	inertia = 0;
};

What's wrong in here? Why doesn't it work?

 

thanks in advance

[Jackal326 1182]

To the best of my knowledge attachments don't support hidden selections (as they require a model.cfg which the game seems to dislike for some reason). Try making two different models (one woodland and one desert) instead.

Also, you don't show it here but I assume you have added "SIDE_GhillieCamo_Base" and "SIDE_GhillieCamo_Desert" in the weapon's PointerSlot section like so?

			class PointerSlot: PointerSlot
			{
				linkProxy = "\A3\data_f\proxies\weapon_slots\SIDE";
				compatibleItems[] = {"SIDE_GhillieCamo_Base","SIDE_GhillieCamo_Desert"};
                   		iconScale = 0;
			};

[Yuval 29]

Yeah I have added it to the pointerslots.

Thanks for the fast reply! I'll go and remove the hidden selection and try again once I get home.

[Yuval 29]

Didn't work.. Do anyone know any similiar mods that use something like I did (Rail cover, etc..) which I can see how it's done properly. I'm 99% sure I've seen an 'Rail Cover' attachment in a mod for an M4 or an M16 but I can't remember which mod was it nor I found after searching...

Thanks for the help anyway man.

[Jackal326 1182]

I myself have made rail cover attachments for my squad's weapons pack. Here is the code:

	class SSQN_RailCovers_2: ItemCore
	{
		author = "S Squadron";
		scope = 2;
		displayName = "Rail Covers (2)";
		descriptionUse = "Rail Covers";
		picture = "\SSQN_L119A1\inv\ssqn_acc_railcovers2_ca.paa";
		model = "\SSQN_L119A1\attachments\LR_RailCovers.p3d";
		descriptionShort = "Rail Covers";
		class ItemInfo: InventoryFlashLightItem_Base_F
		{
			mass = 4;
			class Pointer{};
			class FlashLight{};
		};
	};

[da12thMonkey 1943]

You also need to define the attachment as being compatible with the weapon you are trying to add it to.

The way to do this depends on the way the weapon's attachment slots are configured under class WeaponSlotsInfo

[Jackal326 1182]

Also, I've just noticed you have the scope set to 0, try changing that to 1 instead for the base class.