ALiVE - Advanced Light Infantry Virtual Environment 1.0 (GA)

[scottb613 263]

Hi Taro,

I believe - if you are using the "custom faction" fields - make sure there are no spaces either in front of or behind the faction name when you type it in (thanks spyder)... If for some reason the faction names are not known - you may see CSAT populated for your own troops...

Regards,

Scott

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[spyderblack723 407]

Damn. I have followed the quickstart tutorial and ALIVE keeps spawning CSAT in my BLUFOR base. I set up the marker, added blacklist to OPFOR placement and TAOR to BLUFOR placement. Syched it up and it refuses to work properly for me.

 

I just do not understand why.

 

Also: how can I use the OPFOR FIA and Syndikat? ALIVE keeps compiling they don't have units in all of the categories.

 

Make sure you are typing the faction names in all caps and with no spaces before or after. If you still can't get it then share a vanilla-repro of your mission and I'll take a look.

[taro8 806]

Make sure you are typing the faction names in all caps and with no spaces before or after. If you still can't get it then share a vanilla-repro of your mission and I'll take a look.

I was not typing in the names, I just used the dropdown menu to select the factions in the AI commander modules. I removed the override faction and left it blank.

[HeroesandvillainsOS 1504]

What kind of groups are you trying to spawn?

For instance, with Syndikat, if you're manually forcing motorized/mechanized/Armored/etc only, you'll get the exact error message because Syndikat (for example) only has infantry groups.

[taro8 806]

Ok this is just weird.

 

I placed ALIVE required and Player Options modules. Created a circular marker named "BLUFOR_1" over a military installation. Placed Military placement module (intended for BLUFOR) with light infantry company with an HQ, I removed override faction (was OPF_F by default), set marker "BLUFOR_1" as TAOR. I placed BLUFOR AI Military commander (nato selected from the dropdown) and synched it to the BLUFOR military placement module.

 

Then I placed Militray placement module intended for the enemy, set it to light infantry, blacklisted "BLUFOR_1" marker, removed override faction (was OPF_F by default). Placed Civilian Placement with same settings. Then I placed Military AI commander and set the faction to Syndikat, using the dropdown, and synched it to the Mil and Civ placements for the OPFOR.

 

Result:

ALIVE complains that IND_C_F has no groups and CSAT soldiers spawn in my BLUFOR base...

 

:banghead:

 

Only CBA and ALIVE running, ALIVE downloaded using steam workshop.

 

http://www.mediafire.com/download/jpffu4k0opb4xpc/alive_test.Altis.zip

[spyderblack723 407]

Ok this is just weird.

 

I placed ALIVE required and Player Options modules. Created a circular marker named "BLUFOR_1" over a military installation. Placed Military placement module (intended for BLUFOR) with light infantry company with an HQ, I removed override faction (was OPF_F by default), set marker "BLUFOR_1" as TAOR. I placed BLUFOR AI Military commander (nato selected from the dropdown) and synched it to the BLUFOR military placement module.

 

Then I placed Militray placement module intended for the enemy, set it to light infantry, blacklisted "BLUFOR_1" marker, removed override faction (was OPF_F by default). Placed Civilian Placement with same settings. Then I placed Military AI commander and set the faction to Syndikat, using the dropdown, and synched it to the Mil and Civ placements for the OPFOR.

 

Result:

ALIVE complains that IND_C_F has no groups and CSAT soldiers spawn in my BLUFOR base...

 

:banghead:

 

Only CBA and ALIVE running, ALIVE downloaded using steam workshop.

 

http://www.mediafire.com/download/jpffu4k0opb4xpc/alive_test.Altis.zip

 

You need to specify the factions in your placement modules. Modules that are supposed to spawn BLUFOR should be Force Faction: BLU_F and modules that are supposed to spawn Syndikat should be Force Faction: IND_C_F

[taro8 806]

Damn. I knew it could be that. I was under the impression that Military AI commander faction setting would set the factions. The

 

I think that this bit should be more specific in the quickstart wiki article. The "Force Faction" made me think it is special override to spawn faction different then one specified in AI commander.

 

Anyway, thank you for clearing that up.

[spyderblack723 407]

Damn. I knew it could be that. I was under the impression that Military AI commander faction setting would set the factions. The

 

I think that this bit should be more specific in the quickstart wiki article. The "Force Faction" made me think it is special override to spawn faction different then one specified in AI commander.

 

Anyway, thank you for clearing that up.

 

Syncing a placement module to a commander makes the commander aware of the objectives that the placement module generates, so it's not uncommon to have a placement module synced to two different commanders.

[caboose816 38]

There's a problem when hand-placing the V-44 Blackfish and syncing it to the combat support module. When you hand place it, put in the code in the init, and sync it to the combat support module, the system spawns two Blackfish on top of each other, resulting in a pretty interesting explosion. This doesn't happen when you just use the regular transport support module. The Y-32 Xi'an works just fine.

[reaper lok 82]

Anyone else having an issue with the Logistics regarding calling in for a chopper (empty vehicle to be delivered to you on the battlefield).  Air-drops now work fast and very smooth, however, if I attempt to call in for a Helicopter to be delivered at my location I get the radio message (nice addition) confirming the request but then a few seconds later a message saying 'request denied' or 'not enough available', or something to that effect.

 

I have everything set up as it should be, logistics even set to infinite.  

 

????

[tupolov 520]

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APEX Fixes and Enhancements!
This is minor release to fix a number of issues identified in 1.1. Key amongst them are refinements to the new slingloading feature - you can choose how many boxes spawn (including none) and selecting objects for hook up is much more intuitive. Variables for slingloading have been added for manually placed transport helis (see Combat Support wiki for details).

Civilians have migrated to the new land known as Tanoa and will now show their faces when asked. Spyderblack's mini-mod that splits up the factions lumped into CIV_F is included in this release, so you can specify which civ faction you want to spawn.

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[scottb613 263]

HI Folks,

Just another thanks - this has to be in the top 5 mods of all time - simply amazing... For those of us who use SP most of the time - it adds randomness to any mission since you really don't know where and when your going to encounter the enemy - vs the traditional scripted missions... It truly brings the environment ALiVE and I'm amazed every time I use it...

So - thank you ! I'll be sure to throw a few bucks in your coffer...

Any shot you could add "Unsung" factions to the Wiki ?

Also some questions about randomness - every time you "start" a mission with ALiVE - are the same exact steps repeated by the AI commanders at the opening sequences of a mission ? If so - do the results vary - meaning the outcomes of battles not influenced by the player have different results each time the mission is run ? How much randomness is there ?

Regards,

Scott

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[spyderblack723 407]

meaning the outcomes of battles not influenced by the player have different results each time the mission is run ? How much randomness is there ?

Regards,

Scott

 

Yep! It's hard to measure the randomness but every single engagement has some dice roll aspects to ensure virtual battles are as close to real battles as possible. For example, a virtual tank will defeat a virtual infantry squad most of the time, but there is always a possibility for the infantry squad to defeat the tank (simulates the infantry squad having AT weapons).

[ski2060 167]

Steam, why hast thou forsaken me!!  Damn Steam isn't updated yet :(

Looking forward to this update so I can begin work on a Tanoa based campaign. 

[spyderblack723 407]

Steam, why hast thou forsaken me!!  Damn Steam isn't updated yet :(

Looking forward to this update so I can begin work on a Tanoa based campaign. 

 

Steam update will come soonâ„¢

[spyderblack723 407]

Anyone else having an issue with the Logistics regarding calling in for a chopper (empty vehicle to be delivered to you on the battlefield).  Air-drops now work fast and very smooth, however, if I attempt to call in for a Helicopter to be delivered at my location I get the radio message (nice addition) confirming the request but then a few seconds later a message saying 'request denied' or 'not enough available', or something to that effect.

 

I have everything set up as it should be, logistics even set to infinite.  

 

????

 

Can you reproduce this with debug enabled on both the player resupply and mil logistics modules and post the rpt back here? Thanks

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[svarun 16]

I am having trouble spawning civilians on "Koplic" map.

They just refuse to spawn.

 

Is this map still supported?

[SavageCDN 231]

I am having trouble spawning civilians on "Koplic" map.

They just refuse to spawn.

 

Is this map still supported?

 

It actually was updated recently - for the most part ALiVE still works although some objects have been moved (not sure about objectIDs) so it might not detect all locations.  Groups will spawn and CQB still works.. didn't test the civs myself but I assume it's because of the changes.  It's been added to the list to be re-indexed.

 

edit:  nvm I see it has been re-indexed

https://github.com/ALiVEmod/alive/issues/212

 

So no civilians spawn at all?

[lawndartleo 109]

Location of sample Tanoa mission for forensic analysis?

 

Never mind... look harder in the missions.pbo next time.

 

​OK... back to square one.  Cant do anything with the mission after cracking it out of the PBO to look at in the editor.  Can we get a standalone copy to look at?

 

​GitHub!!!

[linx77 15]

I am having trouble spawning civilians on "Koplic" map.

They just refuse to spawn.

 

Is this map still supported?

 

 

It actually was updated recently - for the most part ALiVE still works although some objects have been moved (not sure about objectIDs) so it might not detect all locations.  Groups will spawn and CQB still works.. didn't test the civs myself but I assume it's because of the changes.  It's been added to the list to be re-indexed.

 

edit:  nvm I see it has been re-indexed

https://github.com/ALiVEmod/alive/issues/212

 

So no civilians spawn at all?

 

 

 

I can confirm that civilians don't spawn on Koplic. Tested today and had the same problem.

[svarun 16]

It actually was updated recently - for the most part ALiVE still works although some objects have been moved (not sure about objectIDs) so it might not detect all locations.  Groups will spawn and CQB still works.. didn't test the civs myself but I assume it's because of the changes.  It's been added to the list to be re-indexed.

 

edit:  nvm I see it has been re-indexed

https://github.com/ALiVEmod/alive/issues/212

 

So no civilians spawn at all?

 

They don't spawn anywhere on the map.

[HeroesandvillainsOS 1504]

If you guys can get me a link to the map and a proper version number, I'll add a request to the Github.

[SavageCDN 231]

If you guys can get me a link to the map and a proper version number, I'll add a request to the Github.

 

 

http://www.armaholic.com/page.php?id=21990

 

v0.4

[HeroesandvillainsOS 1504]

http://www.armaholic.com/page.php?id=21990

 

v0.4

Done. Though it actually is in the reindexing list so I take it they are aware it needs a reindex. I linked the map and version number just to be safe though. :)

So I see it's a Makhno map. :( I have nothing but problems with Makhno maps, reindexed or not.