Multiplayer - who is the player?

[rick rawlings 2]

So in a multiplayer game, who does the player refer to? I am linking a support requester later in the mission and if I have a trigger with an activation of :

sr1 synchronizeObjectsAdd [player] 

where sr1 is the support module and there are three players in the mission, will they all have access to support? (I would like this) or would only the host player have it (I could live with this...)

 

Thanks for the help!

[HazJ 1289]

Player is local to the machine.

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/player

More info here ^^

[Larrow 2822]

As @HazJ says player is the client(human player) of the machine from where the command is run. If it is a dedicated server or a headless client then player will always be objNull.

//description.ext

class CfgFunctions {	
	class supportLink {
		tag = "TAG";
		class supports {
			file = "functions";
			class addSupportLink {};
		};
	};	
};

//functions\fn_addSupportLink.sqf

params[ "_requestor", "_provider" ];

[ player, _requestor, _provider ] call BIS_fnc_addSupportLink;

//initServer.sqf

//Wait for mission to start OR some specifc time during the mission
waitUntil{ time > 0 };

//Add a support link
//sr1 = support requestor
//sp1 = a support provider
//called remotely to each player( client machine ) and JIP
[ sr1, sp1 ] remoteExec[ "TAG_fnc_addSupportLink", [ 0, -2 ] select isDedicated, "SupportJIP" ];

You are better off using BI's commands to add support links rather than trying to add synchronised objects, as it will also refresh the command menu properly.

[major-stiffy 280]

@Larrow

 

Love that avatar ! Great episode.

[Larrow 2822]

17 hours ago, major-stiffy said:

@Larrow

 

Love that avatar ! Great episode.

What avatar? Thats an actual self potrait cheeky bugger.

[rick rawlings 2]

Thank you, Larrow!