Having Weather / Time Parameters in Multiplayer - Debug

[sekh765 10]

So I've been trying to follow the various threads on this topic, but I'm not the greatest at figuring out just where I messed up in my script. I am trying to have my players be able to set the mission time / weather parameters before beginning. Could someone take a look and tell me how to repair it? I get weather parameter working, but the time one won't kick in. Then I can get time working, but weather won't kick in.

 

This is the description.ext

class Params
{
  class initialWeatherParam {
          title = "Starting Weather";
          values[] = {0,1,2,3,4};
          texts[] = {"Clear","Overcast","Rain","Fog","Random"};
          default = 4;
       };
  class TimeOfDay {
    title = "Time of Day";
    values[] = {-6, 0, 8, 13};
    texts[] = {"Morning", "Clear day", "Sundown", "Night"};
    default = 0;
  };
};

Here is my init. I think this is where I am lost?

weather = paramsarray select 0;
timeofday = paramsarray select 1;


execVM "briefing.sqf";
execVM "randomWeather2.sqf";

I'm using the RandomWeather2.sqf script from here - http://www.armaholic.com/page.php?id=24614

 

Any help would be appreciated.

[kylania 567]

You can use the BIS_fnc_getParamValue function to understand which value is which easier.

weather = "initialWeatherParam" call BIS_fnc_getParamValue;
TimeOfDay = "TimeOfDay" call BIS_fnc_getParamValue;

Which is probably what that script should have done since you need to edit it if your weather isn't the first value...

 

Where do you use the timeofday value?

[sekh765 10]

Timeofday is used in the second param, trying to let people set the time for my mission.

 

I set the weather one first, is that not what you are supposed to do for that script? Thought I read it properly.

[J0K3R 5 93]

// ============================================================================================
//	Defines
// ============================================================================================

		#define DEBUGCONSOLE_DEFAULT			0
		#define DAYTIMEPERIOD_DEFAULT			12
		#define WEATHER_DEFAULT					25
		#define TIMEACCELERATION_DEFAULT 		1
		#define GUERFRIENDLY_DEFAULT			-1

		#define COUNTDOWN_MIN					600
		#define COUNTDOWN_MAX					3600
		#define COUNTDOWN_DEFAULT				-1

		#define VIEW_DISTANCE_MIN				1500
		#define VIEW_DISTANCE_MAX				4000
		#define VIEW_DISTANCE_DEFAULT			2500

		#define TICKETS_MIN						100
		#define TICKETS_MAX						1100
		#define TICKETS_DEFAULT					-1
		
// ============================================================================================
//	Params
// ============================================================================================


	class Params
	{	
		#include "Params\paramDebugConsole.hpp"
		#include "Params\paramDaytimePeriod.hpp"
		#include "Params\paramWeather.hpp"		
		#include "Params\paramCountdown.hpp"
		#include "Params\paramViewDistance.hpp"
		#include "Params\paramTimeAcceleration.hpp"
		#include "Params\paramRespawnTickets.hpp"
		#include "Params\paramGuerFriendly.hpp"
		
		
		
	};	

Put above code in your description.ext

Create a folder called Params in the mission folder and download the files Ive linked.

Put the downloaded files into the Params folder.

 

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B7f7inkZ9lkaTTUxNnlFT1ZhMmc

 

 

 

 

and you will end up with something like this:

 

[J0K3R 5 93]

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3_Mission_Parameters

[kylania 567]

Timeofday is used in the second param, trying to let people set the time for my mission.

 

I set the weather one first, is that not what you are supposed to do for that script? Thought I read it properly.

 

This does nothing, all it does is set a variable to a value, it doesn't change the date at all:

timeofday = paramsarray select 1;

You would have to then use timeofday to adjust the time using skipTime it seems.

 

The weather one will assign that value itself, so you didn't need to declare it.