Debug Console for ARMA 2

[Solarghost 10]

When I am in SP, can I use this to add a Game Logic while I am actually in the game???

If so, how would I do it, example code please?

cheers

[Solarghost 10]

Would any scripter have an idea?

Cheers

[Two Dogs 12]

Deleted due to stupidity on my part. "When in doubt READ the INSTRUCTIONS"

Edited February 2, 2010 by Two Dogs
stupidity

[CarlGustaffa 4]

This thread should be stickied. It is that good and important to any mission maker.

[LVSOCOM 10]

having some issues getting this to work correctly.. It seems like I keep getting a corrupted pbo when I download it (tried both mirrors)... When I try to open it with pboview it gives me an error that "it seems that it isn't arma pbo". Arma2.rpt does not give any lines reflecting it has failed to load and nothing shows up when i hit esc ingame. I have tried putting the pbo into the addons folder as well as creating a @debug folder. The @debug folder wasnt even recognized by arma2 launcher as a valid mod folder (due to corrupted pbo?)...

I've tried downloading the file multiple times and have tried extracting with both x64 versions of 7zip and winrar.

edit again to add: I just tried cpbo and it failed to extract the files as well. Pretty sure something is up with that .pbo dispite the rar opening fine...

Anyone have any ideas?

Edited June 18, 2010 by LVSOCOM

[CarlGustaffa 4]

Pbo isn't corrupted, it's just "protected" by a zero byte file. Considering the opening statement "Since I'm not planning to continue working on it, feel free to improve it as you wish.", I find that "protection" thing a bit hard to understand.

Cpbo is able to unpack some of the files for me before it fails. I use the path:

....\Bohemia Interactive\ArmA 2\@debug\addons\stra_debug2.pbo

Called with parameter line:

... -mod=@debug

And opened ingame with escape enter. I don't get anything in the menu.

Putting anything in default addon folder is really bad practice. It is not signed, hence you will not be able to join most MP servers.

[Mike84 1]

This isn't "protected" at all. I've used this debugger for a year now, and put in some fixes and new features in it without any problems. If you can't extract it properly you should blame your pbo extractor, not the author.

[LVSOCOM 10]

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And opened ingame with escape enter. I don't get anything in the menu.

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My god I'm dense sometimes... It even said that in the instructions and it worked. Thank you. :o

This isn't "protected" at all. I've used this debugger for a year now, and put in some fixes and new features in it without any problems. If you can't extract it properly you should blame your pbo extractor, not the author.

Which pbo extractor worked for you?

[Mike84 1]

I use kegetys' cpbo

[CarlGustaffa 4]

So do I and it hits me with several errors.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4055/4715262527_e0737469cf_b.jpg

Edited June 20, 2010 by CarlGustaffa

[ck911 10]

Hi Gaia,

any chance you can do a Console PBO for Operation Arrowhand?

Would be great, I just installed this on my Harddrive :-)

[Mike84 1]

I doubt the pbo won't work on OA

[ck911 10]

Unfortunely no. I tried, it didn´t work. Thats why I asked for a new or modified one...

please! :bounce3:

Edited June 26, 2010 by ck911

[ari gold 10]

Let me know what the error you're getting is, and maybe I can help.

[ck911 10]

No error message. in Arma2 you start a mission, press ESC for menue, then Enter and the Console is displayed in the Mission. (as shown picture on first page)

In OA nothing happens, no console comes up...

[ari gold 10]

I've modified my version of the debug console to use a hotkey, like f12. When I get OA, should be Tuesday as I'm getting it through Sprocket, I'll see if I can find the same "trick" Gaia used solely for SP purposes. If I can't find it, I'll put up my hotkey version.

[ck911 10]

Great!

Or maybe you can send it to me and i can test it on OA...

Edited June 27, 2010 by ck911

[ari gold 10]

In my mission template I made it work in any situation, mp or sp, but I'm 100% positive Gaia only wants a version of his debugger distributed that will only work in SP only. So I'm afraid I can't send you this just yet.

[ck911 10]

I agree with you.

no problem, just any version for SP would be fine then. :)

[ck911 10]

Any news or new version so far?

[Joshii 10]

Anything so far? ( push ) -.-

[ck911 10]

I tried to extract the STRA_DEBUG2.PBO but getting the same error massage as CarlGustafa. :mad:

So this PBO is protected or not????

http://img692.imageshack.us/i/errorcpbo.png/

Edited July 4, 2010 by Rellikki

[CarlGustaffa 4]

Still get the same error with the newly updated Kegesys tools. But very happy about the updated wordfile update for UltraEdit. I'm on XP and ck911 is on Win7. Howcome some can extract using cpbo and not everyone?

[ck911 10]

Hi CarlGustaffa,

now i managed to extract the files :)

(ArmAUnPBO.exe under Windows 7 Virtual XP Mode)

http://rapidshare.com/files/404860524/stra_debug2.rar

http://img17.imageshack.us/i/99246419.png/

But the config.ppo and the csv file is not "readable" for me with

my Notepad++. Maybe it´s czech language or so?

Any idea?

Edited July 4, 2010 by Rellikki

[mattxr 9]

ck911 im sure Gaia doesnt want a unpboed version of his addon posted up in the thread!