How to calculate weapon reload times

[Vanz0r 39]

I wonder if anyone can tell me syntax I should look for in the weapons.cfg to work out the reload time of a weapon (specifically infantry weapons) ? Or where to find the variables that affect the reload time etc.

 

I've done a search and there doesn't seem to be any info. especially when a lot of weapons say 0 in the weapons.cfg - so I guess it's tied to the reload animation? Is there anywhere to find the times of those? Or if some scripting god can explain what variables, in which files I need to look at to calculate the reload (switching mags) time for every weapon.

[goko-- 147]

Put this to debug console in editor and exec, it should give you (hint) weapon class name and reload duration when you reload any weapon.

	//loop to detect 'reload' keypress
	[] spawn 
	{
		while {alive player} do {

		waitUntil {inputAction "reloadMagazine" > 0};
		
			goko_var_t1 = time;
			hint "calculating reload time...";

		waitUntil {inputAction "reloadMagazine" == 0};
		
		};
	};
	
	//EH to detect when reloaded and calculate time difference to find weapon's reload time
	player addeventhandler ["reloaded", {
		params ["", "_weapon", "_muzzle", "_newmag", ["_oldmag", ["","","",""]]];
		
		_t2 = time;
		_t1 = goko_var_t1;
		_calc = _t2 - _t1;

		hint format ["This weapon's config name is:\n %1\n	and it takes %2 seconds to reload", _weapon, _calc];
	}];

 

[Vanz0r 39]

What can I say that is simply awesome! Thanks a bunch! Didn't want to put anyone to any trouble but that is bloody brilliant!!!  Will credit you for the help on my little YT channel if that's ok with you?

[goko-- 147]

sure no problem.