Make a script run in every mission

[ColonelKernel 4]

Hi.

How can I make a script run in every mission (without editing the mission of course). Just like what addons do.

[NeoArmageddon 958]

With an addon including your script (and adding an eventhandler to start it). If you are not restricted in addons you can use, I recommend CBA for simpler setup and compatibility with other addons.

 

There was a way of adding script execution permanently to the ui namespace but it got exploited and was removed from the game.

[ColonelKernel 4]

42 minutes ago, NeoArmageddon said:

With an addon including your script (and adding an eventhandler to start it). If you are not restricted in addons you can use, I recommend CBA for simpler setup and compatibility with other addons.

 

There was a way of adding script execution permanently to the ui namespace but it got exploited and was removed from the game.

Thank you for your reply.

But how do I do that exactly? (I mean adding the eventhandler)

 

P.S: In case it's necessary, here is the script that I want to turn into an addon (Soldier Tracker):

http://www.armaholic.com/page.php?id=26993

[ColonelKernel 4]

So here is what I did:

I created a config.cpp file and inserted this code:

class CfgPatches {
	class ST {
		units[] = {""};
		weapons[] = {""};
		requiredAddons[] = {CBA_MAIN};
	};
};

class Extended_PostInit_EventHandlers 
{
	st_Init = "_ok = [] execVM '\ST\QS_icons.sqf'";
};

(ST is the name of the pbo file) Then I put the QS_icons.sqf and config.cpp files next to each other and created the pbo file.

But still nothing happens. Any idea what's wrong?

[palatine 24]

Hey bro, i'm no expert just a noob, but this is what I did in my addon. Hope this can help, but if it's not then I'm sorry for that ;)


class Extended_PostInit_EventHandlers 
{
class SFTacticalSupport
    {
        clientInit = "call compile preprocessFileLineNumbers '\SFTacticalSupport\init.sqf'";
    };
}; 

Edit:
Sorry forgot to add, the required addon: CBA_Extended_EventHandlers

[ColonelKernel 4]

1 hour ago, palatine said:

Hey bro, i'm no expert just a noob, but this is what I did in my addon. Hope this can help, but if it's not then I'm sorry for that ;)


class Extended_PostInit_EventHandlers 
{
class SFTacticalSupport
    {
        clientInit = "call compile preprocessFileLineNumbers '\SFTacticalSupport\init.sqf'";
    };
}; 

Edit:
Sorry forgot to add, the required addon: CBA_Extended_EventHandlers

Thanks. After messing around with it for a while, here's what I did and it did the trick!

class CfgPatches {
	class SoldierTracker {
		units[] = {}; 
		weapons[] = {}; 
		requiredAddons[] = {"Extended_EventHandlers"}; 
		requiredVersion = 0.1; 
	}; 
};

class Extended_PreInit_EventHandlers {
  ST_Init = "ST_Init_Var = [] execVM ""\ST\QS_icons.sqf""";
};

 

[Larrow 2821]

Vanilla A3 with no addon dependency.

class CfgPatches {
	class QS_SoldierTracker {
		units[] = {}; 
		weapons[] = {}; 
		requiredAddons[] = {}; 
		requiredVersion = 0.1; 
	}; 
};

class CfgFunctions {
	class ST {
		class soldierTracker {
			class InitIcons {
				file = "\ST\QS_icons.sqf";
				//suspension allowed, although long term will halt mission execution
				//if needed spawn/execVM thread inside of file instead
				postInit = 1;
			};
		};
	};
};