Does Arma 3 have an API?

[lekkimsm2500 8]

I have to apologize in advance if this bothers anyone, for partially moving this already asked question to here as well, but i'm getting no response in Q&A, and i'm dying to have this answered.

 

I'm really hope someone with the knowledge, can give me a conclusive answer so i can get closure wether i can go through with this or not.

 

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So i'm currently in the process of making my very own Arma 3 peripheral. Right now, it's in a very early stage, nothing is planned for certain, and everything is subject to change. It currently looks a little something like this.

 

 

And of course, it lights up. Because why not.

 

Also worth mentioning: This is the first time i've ever done this, i have no significant knowledge or experience in electronics of this kind, nor the programming skill, that might end up being needed for this, but i'm having a damn go at it anyways. I've wanted to try this for a long time.

 

The contraption currently consists of buttons, wires, and a Poscope PoKeys57U, which is a USB interface (the correct description?), capable of keyboard and joystick simulation.

 

That being said, one of the major features i would love to have implemented, are flashing button, kind of in the sense of annunciator you'd see in general avionics. An example would be a red button would act as the indicator, that you've got a lock on, and it turns solid red if that's the case. The moment a missile has been fired at you, it starts rapidly blinking, and pushing it would release countermeasures. And i have other ideas kind of like this, but before i come up with anymore, or plan any further with it, i need to know if it's even possible to begin with.

 

Just like Kerbal Space Program has its API, that allows you to connect analog gauges, displays and whatnots, to show all kinds of information, like altitude, speed, fuel remaining/use, electric charge and so on, from the actual game, then i would like to have this question answered: Does Arma 3 have an API i could hook my majigga up to, that would allow for the above-mentioned idea to be turned into an actual feature? If so, would i still be able to join absolutely plain vanilla multiplayer games, or would i have to make mod or scripts, and would the server need the mod or script as well?

 

I'm sure hoping anyone can make a little sense of this.

 

[x3kj 1247]

you can write extension dll's https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Extensions However - extensions have to be implemented by addons/ missions, so if you just write something for yourself you can't use it in MP, if the server doesnt have this addon. In SP it would work fine. Its unlikely serversowners would adopt/integrate some "unknown guy's" extensions, due to the security risks.

 

Propably a better idea is to write a normal sqf script that writes into a log file whenever something happens. Your custom program can then read it and drive your button lights. Since you do not need to feed stuff back into arma (the buttons should be controlled via normal controll device drivers). This doesnt come with a security risk for server owners/players, but they still need to adopt it.