DISCUSSION/QUESTION: most efficient way to register headless clients?

[o5_ 7]

Here is what I currently use....

 

Init.sqf:

    if ((not (hasInterface)) and (not (isDedicated))) then {
        [] spawn {
            waitUntil {!isNull player};
            HC_init = (vehicle player);
            publicVariableServer "HC_init";
        };
    };

initServer.sqf:

missionNamespace setVariable ["HCs",[]];

"HC_init" addPublicVariableEventHandler {
    _hc_name = (_this select 1);
    _hc_id   = (owner _hc_name);
    _hcs = (missionNamespace getVariable "HCs");
    _hcs set [(count _hcs), [_hc_name,_hc_id]];
    missionNamespace setVariable ["HCs",_hcs];
};

 

 

as the title says, is there a more efficient way to accomplish this? Thanks.

[pierremgi 4739]

I don't understand the waitUntil {!isNull player} on !hasInterface PC . are HCs players?

[o5_ 7]

Yes they are. And I like to make my missions with AI enabled so my scripts don't fail when looking for variables (entities). With that said I wait for the player or headless client to initialize to avoid errors.

[o5_ 7]

The other way I was using was...

{
	if (_x isKindOf VRENTITYCLASSNAME) then {
		...
	};
} forEach allEntities;

the only issue with this is with AI enabled if on of the virtual entities is controlled by AI and not a player (or PC) it will still show up in the list and break scripts

[pierremgi 4739]

Why don't you register the HCs only on server?

You could wait for HCs becoming remote:

waituntil {! local HC1};

_owner = owner HC1;

I'm not familiar with that, but your post is interesting. I hope to learn for this "dark" side of server. I wonder wether a hosted server could benefit of some remote HC on a second PC...