Adding Parameters to EOS

[Twiznak 57]

Hi everyone. I want to add multiplayer parameters to EOS. I have followed the example found @ https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3_Mission_Parameters  

mission\description.ext

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class params
{
    class  HGprob//1
    { 
        title = "House Groups Spawn Probability";
        values [] = {"25","50","75","100"};
        texts [] = {"25%","50%","75%","100%"};
        default = 25;
    };
    class  PGprob//2
    { 
        title = "Patrol Groups Spawn Probability";
        values [] = {"25","50","75","100"};
        texts [] = {"25%","50%","75%","100%"};
        default = 25;
    };
    class  APCprob//3
    { 
        title = "APC Spawn Probability";
        values [] = {"25","50","75","100"};
        texts [] = {"25%","50%","75%","100%"};
        default = 25;
    };
    class  Tankprob//4
    { 
        title = "Tank Spawn Probability";
        values [] = {"25","50","75","100"};
        texts [] = {"25%","50%","75%","100%"};
        default = 25;
    };
    class  SWprob//5
    { 
        title = "Static Weapon Spawn Probability";
        values [] = {"25","50","75","100"};
        texts [] = {"25%","50%","75%","100%"};
        default = 25;
    };
    class  ACHprob//6
    { 
        title = "Attack Helicopter Spawn Probability";
        values [] = {"25","50","75","100"};
        texts [] = {"25%","50%","75%","100%"};
        default = 25;
    };
    class  Daytime//7
    { 
        title = "Mission Start Time";
        values [] = {6,12,18,0};
        texts [] = {"Morning","Noon","Evening","Midnight"};
        default = 6;
    };
    class  AIskill//8
    { 
        title = "AI skill Level :: ASR_AI3 and/or VCOM_AI will override";
        values [] = {0,1,2};
        texts [] = {"Recruit","Regular","Veteran"};
        default = 1;
    };
};

 

 I have added params variables to EOS\OpenMe.sqf

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null=[["marker_0"],[1,0,HGprob],[1,1,PGprob],[1,0,APCprob],[1,Tankprob],[1,SWprob],[1,0,ACHprob],[0,0,750,EAST,FALSE]] call EOS_Spawn;

 

And it doesn't work. I can't make sense of the error report because I don't know what I am doing. I think I have to list/define the params variables in EOS\Core\Eos_core.sqf & Eos_Launch.sqf but I dont know. I'm lost. Please help me.

[davidoss 552]

It will not work like this, you need to gather param values using

paramsArray select index

or

BIS_fnc_getParamValue

[Twiznak 57]

Hi David. Thanks for responding. In which file(s) would I gather the param values?

example:   

HGprob = ""HGprob" call BIS_fnc_getParamValue;

 

 

[davidoss 552]

null=[
    ["marker_0"],
    [1,0,"HGprob" call BIS_fnc_getParamValue],
    [1,1,"PGprob" call BIS_fnc_getParamValue],
    [1,0,"APCprob" call BIS_fnc_getParamValue],
    [1,"Tankprob" call BIS_fnc_getParamValue],
    [1,"SWprob" call BIS_fnc_getParamValue],
    [1,0,"ACHprob" call BIS_fnc_getParamValue],
    [0,0,750,EAST,FALSE]
] call EOS_Spawn;

 

[Twiznak 57]

Excellent, thank you. However, My params in the description.ext are off. I am getting this error message

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16:51:31 Warning Message: File C:\Users\The\Documents\Arma 3 - Other Profiles\TWIZNAK\missions\EOS_PARAMS_TEST.VR\description.ext, line 5: '/params/HGprob.values': '[' encountered instead of '='
16:51:31 Warning Message: Config : some input after EndOfFile.
16:51:31 Class  destroyed with lock count 1
 

and in the logs there are a lot of these

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Attempt to override final function - bis_""many ""

i have corrected my description.ext. I had erroneous quotation marks around the values. Would you please have a look and tell me what I did wrong? 

amended Description.ext

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class params
{
    class  HGprob//1
    { 
        title = "House Groups Spawn Probability";
        values [] = {25,50,75,100};
        texts [] = {"25%","50%","75%","100%"};
        default = 25;
    };
    class  PGprob//2
    { 
        title = "Patrol Groups Spawn Probability";
        values [] = {25,50,75,100};
        texts [] = {"25%","50%","75%","100%"};
        default = 25;
    };
    class  APCprob//3
    { 
        title = "APC Spawn Probability";
        values [] = {25,50,75,100};
        texts [] = {"25%","50%","75%","100%"};
        default = 25;
    };
    class  Tankprob//4
    { 
        title = "Tank Spawn Probability";
        values [] = {25,50,75,100};
        texts [] = {"25%","50%","75%","100%"};
        default = 25;
    };
    class  SWprob//5
    { 
        title = "Static Weapon Spawn Probability";
        values [] = {25,50,75,100};
        texts [] = {"25%","50%","75%","100%"};
        default = 25;
    };
    class  ACHprob//6
    { 
        title = "Attack Helicopter Spawn Probability";
        values [] = {25,50,75,100};
        texts [] = {"25%","50%","75%","100%"};
        default = 25;
    };
};

Thank you.

[davidoss 552]

try remove space betwean array definitions and entries

values []  =     --> values[] =

[Twiznak 57]

BINGO! The erroneous work-space strikes again! :) 

[davidoss 552]

I'm afraid that i do not exactly understand what you want to achieve.

But maybe this can lead you in right direction:

Some time ago  i created something similar to this using makros and definitions.hpp. in this case you only need to define things once, and include.

//defines.hpp
#define GVAR_PARAM(NUM)							(paramsArray select NUM)
#define GVAR_DYNAMICSIM 						([false,true] select GVAR_PARAM(2))	
#define GVAR_ESIDE 								([EAST,WEST,INDEPENDENT] select GVAR_PARAM(4))
#define GVAR_EFACTION 							(["OPF_F","OPF_G_F","OPF_T_F","OPF_V_F","BLU_F","BLU_G_F","BLU_GEN_F","BLU_T_F","IND_F","IND_C_F","IND_G_F"] select GVAR_PARAM(5))
...

//description.ext
class Params	{

	class DYNAMIC_SIMULATION {
		//GVAR_PARAM(2)
        title = "Enable arma dynamic simulation system";
        values[] = {0,1};
        texts[] = {"Disable","Enable"};
        default = 1;
	};
	class E_SIDE {
		//GVAR_PARAM(4)
        title = "Enemy Side";
        values[] = {0,1,2};
        texts[] = {"EAST","WEST","RESISTANCE"};
        default = 0; 	
	};
	
	class E_FACTION {
		//GVAR_PARAM(5)
        title = "Enemy Faction";
        values[] = {0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10};
        texts[] = {"OPF_F (EAST)","OPF_G_F (EAST)","OPF_T_F (EAST)","OPF_V_F (EAST)","BLU_F (WEST)","BLU_G_F (WEST)","BLU_GEN_F (WEST)","BLU_T_F (WEST)","IND_F (RESISTANCE)","IND_C_F (RESISTANCE)","IND_G_F (RESISTANCE)"};
		default = 2; 	
	};

	class E_MARKER_OA_SIZE {
		//GVAR_PARAM(35)
	    title = "OA marker size";
        values[] = {50,100,150,200,250,300,350,400,450,500};
        default = 300;
	};
	class E_PATROL_GROUPS_COUNT {
		//GVAR_PARAM(44)
        title = "Inf. patrol groups for each OA";
        values[] = {1,2,3,4,5,6};
        default = 3;
	};
	class E_PATROL_GROUP_UNITS_COUNT {
		//GVAR_PARAM(45)
        title = "Units of inf. patrol group";
        values[] = {1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25};
        default = 13;
	};
};

//script example

//MWF_fnc_patrolSpawn
#include "..\..\defines.hpp"
	params [["_marker","",[""]]];
	private ["_vehclasses","_group","_spawnPos"];
	
	if (E_PATROL_UNITS_CLASSES isEqualTo []) then {
		_vehclasses = [GVAR_EFACTION, "Man", "irrelevant", ["Unarmed", "SpecialOperative", "Crewman"]] call MWF_fnc_getClasses; 
	} else {
		_vehclasses = E_PATROL_UNITS_CLASSES;
	};
		
	for "_i" from 1 to GVAR_PARAM(44) do {

		_vehclasses = [_vehclasses, GVAR_PARAM(45)] call MWF_fnc_arrRandSeq;
		_spawnPos = [getMarkerPos _marker, 0, GVAR_PARAM(35)/2, 10, 0, 0, 0, [], []] call BIS_fnc_findSafePos; 
		_group = [_spawnPos, GVAR_ESIDE, _vehclasses] call BIS_fnc_spawnGroup;
		0 = [_group] spawn MWF_fnc_setEnemySkill;
		{
			0 = [_x] spawn MWF_fnc_enemyAddEh;
			_x addEventHandler ["Reloaded",{(_this select 0) addMagazine ((_this select 3) select 0)}];
		} forEach (units _group);
		0 = [_group, getMarkerPos _marker, GVAR_PARAM(35), 7, "MOVE", "AWARE", "YELLOW", "FULL", "STAG COLUMN", "this call CBA_fnc_searchNearby", [3,6,9]] call CBA_fnc_taskPatrol;
		if (GVAR_DYNAMICSIM) then {_group enableDynamicSimulation true};
	};

 

[Twiznak 57]

:)

Edited November 5, 2018 by B_Armaholic_Z_F
it works!

[davidoss 552]

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HOW do I define the factions in the definition.hpp?

i already gave you the example

(GVAR_PARAM(5))

GVAR_EFACTION

keep in mind that the missionparams array index starts from 0 like all arrays inherently

[Twiznak 57]

6 hours ago, davidoss said:

i already gave you the example

(GVAR_PARAM(5))

GVAR_EFACTION

keep in mind that the missionparams array index starts from 0 like all arrays inherently

Yes you did, i'm sorry. I have been playing with it all day and I have a solution. You pointed me in the right direction. You have helped me in the past as well. Thank you very much Davidoss. You rock!