Set Time and Weather - SQF Style

[evilnate 0]

I'm having a hell of a time trying to get time and weather params working without using sqs. Here's a example of how it works with a A2 coop mission, SQS Style.

Description.ext

onLoadMission="=MY MISHUN";
onLoadIntroTime = true;
onLoadMissionTime = true;


showmap = 1;
showgps = 1;
respawn = 4;
respawndelay = 15;
disabledAI = 1;

titleParam1 = "Time Of Day";
valuesParam1[] = {1,2,3,4};
defValueParam1 = 3;
textsParam1[] = {"Noon", "Dusk", "Night","Dawn"};

titleParam2 = "Weather";
valuesParam2[] = {1,2,3,4};
defValueParam2 = 1;
textsParam2[] = {"Clear", "Stormy", "Cloudy", "Foggy"};

Init.sqs

?(param1 == 1):goto "Midday"
?(param1 == 2):goto "Dusk"
?(param1 == 3):goto "Night"
?(param1 == 4):goto "Dawn"

#MIDDAY
skiptime 12
fire1 inflame false
fire2 inflame false
fire3 inflame false
fire4 inflame false
fire5 inflame false
goto "Param1_END"

#DUSK
skiptime 18
fire1 inflame true
fire2 inflame true
fire3 inflame true
fire4 inflame true
fire5 inflame true
goto "Param1_END"

#NIGHT
skiptime 0
fire1 inflame true
fire2 inflame true
fire3 inflame true
fire4 inflame true
fire5 inflame true
goto "Param1_END"

#DAWN
skiptime 5.5
fire1 inflame false
fire2 inflame false
fire3 inflame false
fire4 inflame false
fire5 inflame false
goto "Param1_END"

#Param1_END


?(param2 == 1):goto "Clear"
?(param2 == 2):goto "Stormy"
?(param2 == 3):goto "Cloudy"
?(param2 == 4):goto "Foggy"


#CLEAR
0 setFog 0
0 setOvercast 0
goto "Param2_END"

#STORMY
0 setFog 0.4
0 setOvercast 1.0
goto "Param2_END"

#CLOUDY
0 setFog 0.0
0 setOvercast 0.7
goto "Param2_END"

#FOGGY
0 setFog 0.70
0 setOvercast 0.7
goto "Param2_END"

#Param2_END

How do I get this to work with init.SQF?

I am slightly retarted when it comes to SQF so please reply as if you are teaching a new born.

[mosh 0]

Until someone who knows what they are talking about replies...

//[b]description.ext

[/b]titleParam2="Time Of Day";
valuesParam2[]={0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23};
defvalueParam2=0;
textsParam2[]={"0:00","01:00","02:00","03:00","04:00","05:00","06:00","07:00","08:00","09:00","10:00","11:00","12:00","13:00","14:00","15:00","16:00","17:00","18:00","19:00","20:00","21:00","22:00","23:00"};

//[b]init.sqf[/b]

skiptime param2;

That's all I know... no idea about the weather.

[[frl]myke 14]

Try this:

_fires = [fire1, fire2, fire3, fire4, fire5];
switch (param1) do {
case 1: {
	skiptime 12;
	{_x inflame false} foreach _fires;
};
case 2: {
	skiptime 18;
	{_x inflame true} foreach _fires;
};
case 3: {
	skiptime 0;
	{_x inflame true} foreach _fires;
};
case 4: {
	skiptime 5.5;
	{_x inflame false} foreach _fires;
};
};
switch (param2) do {
case 1: {
	0 setFog 0;
	0 setOvercast 0;
};
case 2: {
	0 setFog 0.4;
	0 setOvercast 1.0;
};
case 3: {
	0 setFog 0.0;
	0 setOvercast 0.7;
};
case 4: {
	0 setFog 0.7;
	0 setOvercast 0.7;
};
};

[evilnate 0]

Thanks much! It worked!

[icebreakr 3159]

How do you make it Join-in-progress compatible? Everytime I used this time scripts guys joining had pitch black night while others were basking in the sun! Time should be a public variable for godssake?

[Evil_Echo 11]

You could use the MP functions ( RE ) and use that to set time. Worked for me.

[TomDark 0]

It is also possible to use setDate [2006, 11, 30, 9, 0] takes instead of skipTime :)

[Muzzleflash 111]

Yeah as TomDark says you can probably use setDate. So use skipTime on the server to get the desired start time and then:

spawn { while { true } do { ServerDate = date; publicVariable "ServerDate"; sleep 60; } };

The on join:

setDate ServerDate;