Task specific Icon

[svarun 16]

Hello.

 

I am trying to use the Task Type Icon from the new overhaul but I can't seem to get it working.

I've read the wiki, but I still don't understand what I have to write there so that icon will work.

 

Any help would be much appreciated.

 

[kylania 568]

You'd type in one of the options from this list:

 

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3_Tasks_Overhaul#Appendix

[R3vo 2654]

From my testing this attribute doesn't work. I've reported that here, still waiting for a reply.

 

https://forums.bistudio.com/topic/188904-tasks-overhaul/page-4#entry3035245

[svarun 16]

You'd type in one of the options from this list:

 

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3_Tasks_Overhaul#Appendix

 

I did that first and it didn't work. Icon remains as default.

 

 

 

From my testing this attribute doesn't work. I've reported that here, still waiting for a reply.

 

https://forums.bistudio.com/topic/188904-tasks-overhaul/page-4#entry3035245

 

I had the same experience.

[kylania 568]

Worked for me in Dev Build at least.  Typed in run and got this:

 

[R3vo 2654]

That's odd, I was on stable when I tested that, gonna recheck that on dev.

 

It works on dev, but not on stable, can anyone confirm?

[Mynock 244]

It has been working for me on stable in single player testing in the editor and when exporting missions, however I have not tried testing it from a downloaded mission like from the workshop, nor have I tried it in any sort of multiplayer environment. I've just been writing the term in all lower case and it's been working for me. Quite nice actually, I like the feature. Hoping for more icons in the future as well.

Unless this issue just started today, because I haven't fired up the game since yesterday. If it's some new development today then disregard my claims.

[forzajuve 20]

It's working for me. Have also exported to SP from the editor and worked there as well. 

[bull_a 44]

The Task Type only works with the Config values in CfgTaskTypes, the documentation does (or used to) state that you can define your own. However, last time I checked the function file the lookup for MissionConfigFile was not there. Hopefully this will be extended in the future.

 

Here are some values to use: "Attack","Defend","Move","1"..."9","A"...."Z".

 

 

 

Hope this answers your question,

 

Bull

[svarun 16]

Thanks for all the answers.

 

I've got it working! Turns out it was case sensitive, attack does not work, while Attack does.

 

Thank you for help.

[Mynock 244]

Turns out it was case sensitive, attack does not work, while Attack does.

It should not be case sensitive to just adding a capital letter to the front. It sounds like something else is going on. I've used all lower case without issue.

[OMAC 254]

Hmm, in 1.66 stable I can't get task icons to work.  In Create Task module, the "Task Type" box shows an empty drop-down menu, and it is impossible to type anything in there.  Am I missing something?  Obviously there is some way to get it to work, as I have seen the fancy task icons in some missions.  Hopefully one doesn't have to manually edit the mission.sqm.

 

Edit:  There are at least two tickets for the issue in the tracker.  The only way I could get the cool icons to display for tasks in mission briefing at very start of SP mission was to edit the mission.sqm for the tasks.  Adding calls to BIS_fnc_taskSetType to init.sqf or in a trigger would only display them in map during mission, not on map in initial briefing.  What a hassle.  :-(

 

    class Attribute1
    {
     property="ModuleTaskCreate_F_Type";
     expression="_this setVariable ['Type',_value,true];";
     class Value
     {
      class data
      {
       class type
       {
        type[]=
        {
         "STRING"
        };
       };
       value="navigate";
      };
     };
    };