SetObjectTextureGlobal : path in MP?

[pierremgi 4737]

Hi all, I'm struggling with a problem of unrecognized path for custom texture.

I put a paa file in mission directory (the one with mission.sqm) and I call my own texture for an helo with setObjectTextureGlobal in the init file of the helo.

No problem in SP. All work fine!

From my eden editor, I decided to publish on steam the mission (friend yeyes) then have a test.

I open a LAN session for my 2 PCs , one hosting the scenario, one client, both subscribed for the mission.

 

I've an error message and I can't see the helo texture (no more texture on it in fact) because the path mpMission... paa is not found !

 

So my question is: How to make this custom texture visible in SP, MP, preview, hosted server, dedicated... in every cases!!!!

 

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[beno_83au 1362]

What file path are you using. Post your code, cause it could be something as easy as having the correct file path

[pierremgi 4737]

Code is simple:

In init field of my helo:

this setObjectTextureGlobal [0,"heli_light_01_ext_gendarmerie_co.paa"]

 

IN SP, no problem.

In EDEN MP session, as far as the mission wasn't in PBO format , no problem.

 

Since I published (PBOed)  the scenario:

- in EDEN MP:

    - my host player can see  the helo texture and there is no error msg as far as he's alone;

    - receive an error msg (box) if any JIP coming: cannot load texture mpMission\__cur_mp.tanoa\heli_light_01_ext_gendarmerie_co.paa (on host)

    - the JIP client PC has this message: c:\users\.....\heli_light_01_ext_gendarmerie_co.paa where ... is the full path on the host! (not the local PC)

 

From Steam upload/downloaded mission, (out of EDEN scope)

   - my host player can see  the helo texture and there is no error msg as far as he's alone;

    - receive an error msg (box) if any JIP coming: cannot load texture mpMission\__cur_mp.tanoa\heli_light_01_ext_gendarmerie_co.paa (on host). Texture disappears.

    - the JIP client PC receive the same message now.

 

So, it's not a problem of texture,

it's not a problem of pbo or missing file (pbo has all mission files, paa included)

 

It's a matter of relative path. And probably my init field of helo runs twice: one for server, one for client.

 

I'd like to know how to match relative path (mission root) in all cases.

[beno_83au 1362]

So, I've haven't really dealt with JIP but it might work to try using setObjectTexture (local result) in an initServer.sqf and in an initPlayerLocal.sqf. Or potentially much better, use https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/remoteExecin initServer.sqf:

[_helo,[0,"heli_light_01_ext_gendarmerie_co.paa"]] remoteExec ["setObjectTexture", 2, true];

I'm not really sure on how people handle JIP related stuff though so hopefully someone else contributes, especially if this doesn't help.....

[pierremgi 4737]

Yes! Thank you very much beno. I made it work in init field (or as you wrote in intServer.sqf) with remoteExec. Just target 0 (all) instead of 2 (server) as 2 is not JIP compatible (true as last param).

So:

[my_helo,[0,"heli_light_01_ext_gendarmerie_co.paa"]] remoteExec ["setObjectTexture", 0, true]; Works fine!

 

 

.....

 

 

Now, I'm struggling for BIS_fnc_setUnitInsignia.

Same thing, works in SP, fail for path in MP (class found but not the paa file):

 

In description.ext:

class CfgUnitInsignia
{
  class GBGM
  {
    displayName = "Groupement Blindé Gendarmerie Mobile"; // Name displayed in Arsenal
    author = "Pierre MGI"; // Author displayed in Arsenal
    texture = "logoGend.paa"; // Image path
    textureVehicle = ""; // Does nothing currently, reserved for future use
  };
};

in initServer.sqf :

{
  _x spawn {
    _unit = _this;
    _uniform = uniformContainer _this;
    while {true} do {
       [[_unit,"GBGM"] , BIS_fnc_setUnitInsignia] remoteExec ["call",0,true];      // doesn't work for JIP
      // [_unit,"GBGM"] call BIS_fnc_setUnitInsignia;                                          // doesn't work for JIP 
       waitUntil {sleep 3; uniformContainer _unit != _uniform};
       _uniform = uniformContainer _unit;
    };
  }
} forEach units GBGM;

Any idea?

NB:  the loop is just for adding insignia in case of choosing another uniform.

[beno_83au 1362]

Good pickup on the remoteExec with 0 ;) Definitely meant to write that lol.

Unfortunately though I tried unit insignia recently and the small amount of effort i put into it didn't work, so it went down the priority list for the time being.

[pierremgi 4737]

Yes, found in Fx viewer. BIS_fnc_setUnitInsignia uses setObectTextureGlobal. So, there is no chance to make it work fine... at developers good will. ^_^