Remoteexec of dynamic text possible?

[Michael Marsh 0]

Hi,

 

Is it possible to use remote exec to display dynamic text on a target PC initiated from the server? What would be the correct syntax?

 

[parseText format  	["<t align='CENTER' font='PuristaBold' size='4'><img size='6' color='000000' image='%1'  shadow='2'/> + 2</t>",mymoneyimage ], 	true, nil,  2, 0.5, 0] remoteExec ["BIS_fnc_textTiles", _killer];

 

The above code only shows to the host on a player hosted game. On dedicated it does not show at all. the target PC  variable "is _killer"  is taken from  entitykilled event handler.

[pierremgi 4739]

Yes, it's possible (your code should work as far as _killer is defined,  and myMoneyImage also... say common to all PC), but not advisable.

 

Your mission event handler (MEH) "entityKilled" must run on every PC (init.sqf,  or initPlayer.sqf if you don't need it on dedi server).

So, you don't need to remote exec this kind of function. As rule of thumb, it's preferable to run something locally instead of remote execute it. (net is a bottleneck)

 

Usually, there is already MEH "entityKilled" for whatever reason in the scenario (or think about it instead of EH "killed" or even MPEH "MPKilled") .

To keep some code local, just write something like:

if (local _killer) then {...}; 

Think about _instigator , (see MEH) It's more reliable.

Don't forget myMoneyImage for everyone.

 

[thesnypr 38]

hi guys i have same small problem to solve

//  on trigger init called  names:   trig_1  trig_2  trig_3  trig_4

//  _trgactvted=[thisTrigger] execVM "scripts\SPAWN_TASKactivated.sqf";




if (!isServer) exitWith {};

_trigractivated = _this select 0;


/// this part working great only on my pc

// Find the nearest marker(generaly an objectif marker) to delete him & replace by a new one for everybody

_nearestMarker = [allMapMarkers, _trigractivated] call BIS_fnc_nearestPosition;
deletemarker _nearestMarker;


// this marker part working great on all pc

_m3 = createMarker [format ["mrk%1",random 100000],getpos _trigractivated];
_m3 setMarkerShape "ICON";
_m3 setMarkerType "mil_triangle";
_m3 setMarkerColor "Colorblack";
_m3 setMarkerText "CLEAR";



_typeMusic = [ "LeadTrack04_F","LeadTrack06_F","LeadTrack03_F_EPB"] call BIS_fnc_selectRandom;



/// this working great but only on my pc

{
//set music

playMusic _typeMusic;
ext = format ["<t size='0.6'>" + "GREAT" + "</t>" + "<br />" + "<t size='1'>" + "ONE MORE" ];  
[_text,0.01,0.01,15,-1,0,90]spawn bis_fnc_dynamicText;

} forEach allPlayers;

it a small work im doing for lan with my son, the problem are:

 

* i cannot delete nearest marker on all machine. the new marker created is ok for all (to show ex task done) but old one present on map at mission start is not deleted??

* the second is the Bis_fnc_dynamicText  can anybody tell me a nice way for exemple to show proper text or play a song to all players when triger is activated?

 

 

i know a bit how to script but more in sp if someone can help it will be nice.. 

 

[pierremgi 4739]

// Find the nearest marker(generaly an objectif marker) to delete him & replace by a new one for everybody

It seems your marker is local (even if on all PCs). How was it created?

 

 

Really, you take a wrong way with a server only sqf if you intend to broadcast most of the code!

Let your triggers NOT server only! This way, as you want the same result on each PC, the sqf runs on each PC. Simple as that.

If something must be run on server only... you can add the condition: if (isServer) then {...} 

 

 

 

 

[major-stiffy 269]

6 hours ago, pierremgi said:

Let your triggers NOT server only! This way, as you want the same result on each PC, the sqf runs on each PC. Simple as that.

If something must be run on server only... you can add the condition: if (isServer) then {...} 

 

I always wondered what that meant exactly in a trigger.

[thesnypr 38]

thanks all for the reply, then if i hunderstand with the trigger (NOT SERVER) the SQF runs on all machine , ok then no need remote exec for showing messages to all players

{

playMusic _typeMusic;
ext = format ["<t size='0.6'>" + "GREAT" + "</t>" + "<br />" + "<t size='1'>" + "ONE MORE" ];  
[_text,0.01,0.01,15,-1,0,90]spawn bis_fnc_dynamicText;

} forEach allPlayers;   //  no need the  forEach allPlayers? correct

 no need the  forEach allPlayers? correct?

 

and for the markers they are placed from editor as 4 zones to reach to win the mission.. by this way i can chose in editor where to place it and normaly the script does the job... but if you have smplest way to do ex .. in the trigger init   its super fun to play with Vandeanson & ravage and that make you travel across the map a bit

waitUntil {
	sleep 3;
	( (triggeractivated trig_1) && (triggeractivated trig_2)&& (triggeractivated trig_3)&& (triggeractivated trig_4) )
};


_text = format ["<t size='1.4'>" + "OBJECTIF COMPLETED" + "</t>" + "<br />" + "<t size='1'>" + "GOOD JOB SOLDIER!" ];  
[_text,0.01,0.01,15,-1,0,90]spawn bis_fnc_dynamicText;

sleep 10;
_text = format ["<t size='0.8'>" + "hope you enjoy" + "</t>" + "<br />" + "<t size='1'>" + "see next operation.." ];  
[_text,0.01,0.01,15,-1,0,90]spawn bis_fnc_dynamicText;

["end1", true, true] call BIS_fnc_endMission;

still wip 😉

[pierremgi 4739]

2 hours ago, thesnypr said:

 

{
playMusic _typeMusic;
ext = format ["<t size='0.6'>" + "GREAT" + "</t>" + "<br />" + "<t size='1'>" + "ONE MORE" ];  
[_text,0.01,0.01,15,-1,0,90]spawn bis_fnc_dynamicText;
} forEach allPlayers;   //  no need the  forEach allPlayers? correct

 no need the  forEach allPlayers? correct?

no need:  { } forEach allPlayers;

 

2 hours ago, thesnypr said:

and for the markers they are placed from editor as 4 zones to reach to win the mission.. by this way i can chose in editor where to place it and normaly the script does the job... but if you have smplest way to do ex .. in the trigger init   its super fun to play with Vandeanson & ravage and that make you travel across the map a bit

 

 

So, _nearestMarker = [allMapMarkers, _trigractivated] call BIS_fnc_nearestPosition;

deletemarker _nearestMarker;

should work.

You can also decide to change this marker (shape, type, color, text) instead of creating one/deleting one.

 

 

[thesnypr 38]

thanks a lot pierremgi..but still the problem is... i test this mission in lan with my son..       i declare in init.sqf    for exemple   "  playerwaypointcount = 0; "  and in my script each time any player cross the trigger it does    "  playerwaypointcount =  playerwaypointcount+1;"  in the script i ve got

 

//  playerwaypoint_COUNTING
//
//  declare first in init.sqf   _MAXplayerwaypointcount  = 0;
//
//  this script is executed by triggers exec placed in eden editor
//
// _null = [] execVM "scripts\playerwaypoint_COUNTING.sqf";


_delay =60;
_MAXplayerwaypointcount  = 3; // declaring hom many trigger must be activated 

playerwaypointcount =  playerwaypointcount+1;


// this info must be shown to all player!! but not???

hint parseText (format["founded boxes<br/><br/> %1", playerwaypointcount]);


if (playerwaypointcount > _MAXplayerwaypointcount )then 

   {
    // exec outro script to end mission
	_null = [] execVM "scripts\OUTRO_win.sqf";
   };


// delay to loop the script 
sleep _delay;
_null = [] execVM "scripts\playerwaypoint_COUNTING.sqf";

 

i know parse text maybe not best way to show infos to all players? but how can i do, even for my outro script in case of victory wich is the best way to hend the mission corectly for all player?

[pierremgi 4739]

To be sure that your sqf is not the problem, start testing with a simple  hint "ok here"  and check where it fires.

If it's ok everywhere, then the issue comes from sqf. If not, you have a problem with trigger(s) and/or their count.

As you are in MP local hosted, your method can work if players start at the same time. for joining players (on bigger server), each time a player joins, he runs the init.sqf and resets the counter.... It's possible to avoid that but it's not your biggest issue here.

[thesnypr 38]

yes for now it s ok for a smal lan with no jip, but we ve got a team and we would like to try it with more friends, anyway thanks for your help i will work more on that