ArmA 3 Wiki needs tidying

[MarkCode82 21]

I've noticed the wiki is a mess, links linking to unrelated pages, it is so bad it's almost Swiss cheese.
Things severely need organizing. Not cross linking ArmA 2 with ArmA 3 etc, Operation flashpoint. etc

[pedeathtrian 99]

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2. Who will implement it?

3. When will it be ready? / How much downtime will transition produce?

4. Will it be suitable for the community?

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[MarkCode82 21]

"Perfect" no. Related architecture yes.

ArmA 2 really only referred to in footnotes.

ArmA 3 related content, should be improved, Introduction to Scripting page should have ArmA 3 Scripting Commands reference added to it's main body.
Directory references like this are just down right screwy

Category:Command Group: Mission Information > setAmmoCargo > Category:Command Group: Environment > rain > setRain

 

I mean setRain yes is command group environment, but one adjusts the environment "rain" gets the value. It's not mission information it's environment information generated by the game itself. Not the mission.

But okay rain and set rain could happily be catagorised together. but setAmmoCargo, no thats completely different to setRain

 

Command Group Environment:
rain
fog
overcast

waves

etc. All environmental values, but shouldn't refer back to setAmmoCargo?

[R3vo 2652]

Well, that will never happen, except BIS employs someone who takes care of the wiki fulltime.

 

I'd already be happy if we could get a better search functionality and a text editor like here in the forums to add notes etc.

[terox 316]

Nothing stopping you create an account and helping to tidy it up

[killzone_kid 1326]

 

Directory references like this are just down right screwy

Category:Command Group: Mission Information > setAmmoCargo > Category:Command Group: Environment > rain > setRain

 

So you copied the links BIKI shows you under command title, which is actually your viewing history, so that you can complain how messy it is? You like to criticise things you don't understand, don't you?

[jshock 512]

Talk is cheap.

[pedeathtrian 99]

Nothing stopping you create an account and helping to tidy it up

You mean to tell me there's free registration on BIKI? I could only find "Log in" link there.

 

Meanwhile, I scanned Category: Scripting Commands page and found these commands present on this page, but not present in Category: Introduced with Arma 3 version 1.56:

 

add3DENLayer

add3DENConnection

add3DENEventHandler

all3DENEntities

apply

collect3DENHistory

configNull

cursorObject

create3DENComposition

create3DENEntity

current3DENOperation

delete3DENEntities

do3DENAction

edit3DENMissionAttributes

get3DENConnections

get3DENMissionAttribute

get3DENCamera

get3DENLayerEntities

get3DENActionState

get3DENEntityID

get3DENIconsVisible

get3DENMouseOver

get3DENSelected

get3DENAttribute

get3DENEntity

get3DENGrid

get3DENLinesVisible

getClientStateNumber

getMissionConfigValue

getMissionConfig

getRelPos

getRelDir

is3DENMultiplayer

is3DEN

leaderboardDeInit

leaderboardGetRows

leaderboardInit

move3DENCamera

ppEffectEnabled

remove3DENEventHandler

remove3DENConnection

pushBackUnique

remove3DENLayer

removeAll3DENEventHandlers

selectRandom

set3DENAttribute

set3DENAttributes

set3DENGrid

set3DENLayer

set3DENObjectType

set3DENIconsVisible

set3DENLinesVisible

set3DENMissionAttributes

tvSetText

 

There's also setObjectMaterialGlobal command page missing from Category: Introduced with Arma 3 version 1.54

 

UPD: I scanned all commands for their presence in respective categories and they all seemed to be ok, except for the gearSlotAmmoCount command which has unknown version.

[killzone_kid 1326]

 

 

There's also setObjectMaterialGlobal command page missing from Category: Introduced with Arma 3 version 1.54

 

It is right there, look carefully

[pedeathtrian 99]

It is right there, look carefully

Nope, sir. Still can't see it.

I retrieved the list automatically and then checked manually, there shouldn't be error.

Rechecked this specific command again. It is absent. What do I do wrong?

[killzone_kid 1326]

Nope, sir. Still can't see it.

I retrieved the list automatically and then checked manually, there shouldn't be error.

Rechecked this specific command again. It is absent. What do I do wrong?

 

[dreadedentity 278]

Arma 2 information carries over into Arma 3, as OFP information carried over to Arma 2. Information that applied to previous games is (mostly) still relevant to future games. BIS doesn't seem to want to clean things up, so it allows for greater backwards-compatibility. This is why getDammage, setDammage, and the "Dammaged" event handler still exist at all

[pedeathtrian 99]

...

Is it by any chance hidden from non-logged-in users or something? Tried other browser, cleaning cache and stuff... nothing helps. For me it shows 20 links in this category.

[killzone_kid 1326]

Is it by any chance hidden from non-logged-in users or something? Tried other browser, cleaning cache and stuff... nothing helps. For me it shows 20 links in this category.

 

Could be a bug with wiki software. If you click on what links there, the missing page exists in links.

[MarkCode82 21]

To ensure clean data etc. Rechecking
1. Dynamic IP re-assigned (All routers restarted)
2. ipconfig /flushdns
3. Purge Browser cache
4. Re purge cache.

Goto following address
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/setRain

Directory structure remains the same:
History wouldn't be recorded, all cookies and other cross-site data was erased to ensure clean check.
Remain exactly the same.

Category:Command Group: Mission Information > setAmmoCargo > Category:Command Group: Environment > rain > setRain

 

Trust me I do understand it.

And all Primary catagories e.g Comamnd Group environment should go back to this page:

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Category:Scripting_Commands_Arma_3> https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Scripting_Commands_by_Functionality >

Category:Scripting Commands Arma 3 > Scripting Commands by Functionality > Category:Command Group: Environment

Additionally:

remoteExec > BIS fnc MP > Category:Arma 3: Functions
Should route back to. At the top header where Scripting Commands by Functionality optimises access to the data much easier.Has alreaady been done nvm.
 

(I also noticed a while ago some commands were not present in each functionality catagory. Can't remember which ones.

 

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Category:Command_Group:_Multiplayer

Is missing links to remoteExec and remoteExecCall  and their respective sub-catagories. (Definitely missing)

Makes more sense does it not?
 

[MarkCode82 21]

Could be a bug with wiki software. If you click on what links there, the missing page exists in links.

 

Same here I can not see the "create account either"

 

Otherwise I'd be happy to fix it.

[killzone_kid 1326]

 

Goto following address

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/setRain

 

Main Page > Special:RecentChanges > Model Config > Special:RecentChanges > setRain

[MarkCode82 21]

Ah I know what might be going on. I'm a public user, I'm not logged in.

Even so I did clear my browsers cache etc.

So the chance for cookie references is gone.

 

But remoteExec & remoteExecCall are definitely missing from the multiplayer sub-catagory.

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Scripting_Commands_by_Functionality

Category:Command Group: Multiplayer > remoteExec
Category:Command Group: Multiplayer > remoteExecCall

 

All recent changes probably should also report to
 

I think we can definitely agree the wiki has some holes?