Sil Carmikas

I've been using VComAI with the Vietnam missions I've been setting up, and for me, this has greatly improved the experience, at least on Tanoa! I'd recommend giving that a shot.

On hopefully a bit of a lighter note here.... Eggbeast, I hope I can speak for a lot of us out there when I say we appreciate the amount of work you and the team are putting into this. I hope you don't mind, but I've added your mod into a Liberation mission for a group that I am a part of. Tanoa is definitely a different beast once the NVA and VC get a foothold! It has been nothing short of spectacular and amazing. When you take away nightvision, and are forced to use flares for night fighting as well as antiquated 1960's/1970's equipment, the experience completely changes for one that is the better! I absolutely cannot wait until the rest of the models are ported in to Unsung Vietnam, such as the US Higgins trucks and the enemy Migs! :) I'll be sure to post a brief video of the experience here soon. ;)

I still need to play with it, but I believe this will be in /scripts/server/game/clean.sqf. According to the directions in the file, you throw in [] execVM "scripts\server\game\clean.sqf"; to the init.sqf file at the top. There's values in here that should help, if you have a chance to play with it, post your findings too! ;) ~Sil~

This information and knowledge is of great value. Thank you for adding to the collective. :) ~Sil~

Hello! I was hoping you could possibly provide a little more insight on what was done to correct this issue? Thanks! ~Sil~

Nothing else to do, man. If all you're trying to do now is get it connected, then you're golden! You should be up and running! If you see a headless client connected when logged in as admin under the beginning screen where you can choose your class, then that's your sure-fire sign that things are connecting as they are supposed to! Looks like you're all set from what I can tell! Congratulations! :) Now all you gotta do is test it and see how far you can push it before you need to load another headless client!

Hey Mitch. Short answer, yes. You will need to create a script that executes the HC and spawns AI as approrpriate. I use the following guide myself for reference: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3_Headless_Client

Hey Mitch, Sorry for the delay, was stuck at work! Do these steps: -Go to your command prompt while on your server directly -Type in the command "ipconfig" without the quotes -A listing of information will appear for you. What I want you to look for specifically here is something that is similar to the following: Windows IP Configuration Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection: Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Home Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::a1be:1f2d:5d51:f5d7%10 IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.8 <--------------- This is what I want you to look for! This is your LAN IP. Use this instead. Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0 Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1 -As indicated above, look for you LAN IP address (note where I pointed with the arrow). Use this address instead of the external address advised in the doc. Let me know if this helps!

Hi Mitch! If you are running the HC off of your local machine and you are connecting to a dedicated server outside of your local machine, please do the following: - Go to google.com -Type in "What is my external IP address?" without the quotes, and it will pop up your external IP. Copy this number. We will be pasting it into your server.cfg. -Go to your dedicated server. Bring up server.cfg. Somewhere at the bottom of the config file, paste the following: // HEADLESS CLIENT INFO headlessClients[] = {xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx}; localClient[] = {xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx}; battleyeLicense = 1; -Replace the xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx with the external IP address that Google gave you when you looked it up. Paste in both areas, the localClient will ensure the HC's have unlimited bandwidth to connect to the server (and you too! No lag issues! yay! :) ) -Save your server.cfg. -Restart server and test. Now, I created a custom profile directory for my HC profiles. Here is a copy of my command line when I run the HCs: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Arma 3\arma3server.exe" -client -connect=<my server IP> -port=2307 -profiles="C:\Arma3 Server\Headless Client Profiles\" -mod=@EM;@ace;@acex;@AdvancedUrbanRappelling;@AdvancedRappelling;@CBA_A3 Note where I put the -profiles option, that ensures that a "custom profile" is created for each HC shortcut that you create and run. I hope this helps! Let me know if this works!

I run at about 40 - 100ms on my side with my HCs and that seems to do just fine. With 30ms ping, that should be good.

No worries, your English is very good actually! These are included within the .pbo and are intended to work automatically. :)

Yes, VCom and VCom Driving have been functioning very well, offering an added challenge to the experience!

Thank you for reporting this to me. That sounds very, very frustrating. I will do everything I can to replicate what you experiencing, but so far, I have not had this issue happen nor has anyone else on my server mentioned anything to me, so I will definitely keep my eyes and ears open. If anyone else on here is experiencing, please let me know! For the Rappelling being available mission side, I'm sorry, that was more of a note for myself of something that i had added to my server that I run rather than something that I included in the mission. I had forgotten to omit that from the readme. I wish i had scripting experience like that to be able to hardcode into the mission, then I'd really make some stuff! :P I'm sure there is a way, but that is way above my paygrade right now. ;) I'm sorry for any confusion I may have caused. Mods like that will still need to be loaded onto your server and/or client as appropriate. Refer to your Mod instructions for further details. As for the issue with Helis spawning and dropping out of the sky, I have made some corrections to the maps and provided updated copies on my GitHub, so you should not be having this issue anymore once you update the .pbo file. I am sorry but I cannot remember what I did before to make them not start out with their engines on when you spawn. I'll play with it over the next few days to see what I did before, but for now am going to take a bit of a break. Go ahead and try the updated maps on my GitHub - https://github.com/SilCarmikas/Arma-3-Liberation-0.924-Tanoa One is setup for ACE = greuh_liberation_sil's_edit_beta_v0.3_ace.tanoa.pbo The other is not = greuh_liberation_sil's_edit_beta_v0.3.tanoa.pbo Thank you for all your input! Please let me know of any other bugs you find and I'll address them! :) ~Sil~

Hello! I want to see if I can tackle these in order so bear with me if you don't mind! ;) Allow me to remind myself of what all needs to be installed client and server-side for the Atlas to work with Tanoa, and I will PM you a guide and post one on here as well for others. I should have something available for you tonight or tomorrow. In regards to the FOB already appearing whether you choose Yes or No if I am understanding your question correctly, the only time I've encountered this is when I was using an old save. Deleting any old saves will remedy this problem. This is an active issue I am currently working on. It is directly related to the recent Arma update that came out that seems to have broken certain things. Consider this a work in progress still as we are actively working to correct this. :) We've tested Urban Rappelling and Advanced Rappelling on our dedicated server and we cannot replicate this problem other than not having the mod installed? Can you elaborate a bit more on what it is you are experiencing? This is a strange bug indeed. To answer your question, yes, unless you want to wait the 180 sec countdown for a buddy to revive you using the ACE Medical system that is enabled, the intent is for you to hit ESC, click respawn, and be able to spawn at a location of your choice. I am looking for a way to make this more streamlined. You shouldn't have to Abort out of the game unless you are wanting to change your class from Engineer to Medic for example? I will look into this further, but so far we cannot replicate this on the dedicated server we have setup? Is there any way you could provide a video if possible for reference? I am a very visual, tactile person so actually seeing what it is you are experiencing may help a great deal! Thank you for letting me know of these bugs and your patience with me as I work to figure them out! The smoother I can make the experience and transition, the better! :) ~Sil~

I have been having this issue too and it is quite curious. Has anyone else had this problem and have you been able to fix it? I can't make heads or tails of why this is happening?

The ATLAS LHD mod requires a very specific install to work properly. In order to work correctly, I had to load the mod onto the server as well as into my own direct Arma3 installation? I would give that a try? ~Sil~

One thing I forgot to note: -You will need to start your instance of Arma 3 that you will be playing on FIRST before the headless clients. If you start the headless clients first, then try to start your actual game, it will fail.

LIberation Tanoa v0.3 Beta is now available for download and testing! :) https://github.com/SilCarmikas/Arma-3-Liberation-0.924-Tanoa/tree/master Noted Issues: -Secondary Missions do work most of the time, however every once in awhile, FOB bases and Helicopter Search and Rescue positions will spawn out in the water and cause some weird effects. Convoy missions will spawn, but no vehicles appear for you to go and capture? These are being worked on. Though the functionality is there, just use at your own risk! -Scoreboard does not work fully. Individual soldier kills will not be tallied, but will still tally vehicle kills. I am suspecting this has to do with the ACE Medical and ACE Advanced Medical modules present for the map. I am experimenting with and investigating this to see if I can correct. -Player obtained AI which was infused with VComAI scripts would not behave as they should all the time, I turned off VComAI functionality for them for the time being. I suspect that you guys will have fun with this one! Please keep in mind that this release does require ACE. I will be updating the map and including a download for a non-ACE version soon. Please test and provide any feedback! Thanks guys! Sil

Hello everyone! I was asked to post my guide here for those that might benefit from the following method of connecting a headless client from your own personal computer to a rented server like Host Havoc. For connecting a Headless Client that is based on the same machine as your server, please refer to those guides. This one specifically covers connecting a Headless Client from your own home/personal based computer to a rented or hosted server OUTSIDE of your network. If any questions, please feel free to ask! Thank you everyone who helped out with my issues in setting up the Headless Clients! I do not know why I was making it so hard and so complicated when in all reality, it is super easy and fairly straightforward! So thank you to all for your help and patience! :) I wanted to provide a step-by-step guide on how to setup headless clients for the Liberation Tanoa mission. There are many guides out there, but a lot of them focus on server admins who have full access and permissions to their server, something that unfortunately not all of us have with our rented and hosted servers we use. This guide is going to specifically detail how to get Headless Clients on your home/personal computer to connect to your rented or hosted server. I am doing this option for the time being as I am currently working with my hosting company to see if they can let me submit a file to be built and they build it for me. Once I am able to, I will move my Headless Clients over to the server itself as that is the most ideal setup and way to connect. So without much further delay, let's go ahead and jump right into it! This setup will be based on a Windows-based home computer that is going to be connecting Headless Clients to a Linux-based hosted environment. Sil's Guide to Connecting Headless Clients via Home Based computer to Hosted/Rented Linux Server for Liberation mission Step 1: Go to google.com. Step 2: Type in the question "What is my external IP address?" This is your public IP, write this number down and save for future steps. Step 3: In your server, find server.cfg (this is your server config file). Step 4: Open up server.cfg in text program of your choice, I personally use Notepad++ (https://notepad-plus...plus-plus.org/) Step 5: Anywhere in the server.cfg file, you will want to add the following three lines: headlessClients[] = {"xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx"}; localClients[] = {"xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx"}; battleyeLicense = 1; Step 6: Take the number we wrote down in previous Step 2, and replaced the xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx with your external IP address that Google gave you. Replace both headlessClients and localClients to reflect your external IP address. Step 7: Save your file and restart server Step 8: Go to your main Arma3 directory, mine is the default location for Steam (C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Arma 3) Step 9: Find the file arma3server.exe, and right click one time on the entry to bring up the right click menu options Step 10: In the right click menu options, click option to "Create Shortcut" for arma3server.exe. Rename shortcut HC orHeadlessClient Step 11: Place the shortcut you created wherever you wish for convenience, I keep mine on my desktop right below the icon to launch Arma 3. We will use this shortcut to launch our Headless Clients. We only need one shortcut. Each instance that we open up (double clicking three times to bring up three copies of the program) will effectively connect HC1, HC2, and HC3 which have been predefined in the Liberation mission by zbug and McKeewa. Step 12: Right click on the shortcut you just created and choose Properties Step 13: In the Target field, add the following line to your entry: -client -connect=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx -port=xxxx -mod= Step 14: Replace the xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx with your RENTED SERVER IP ADDRESS. Make sure to include the correct PORT as well (Example: -client -connect=172.123.88.123 -port=2307 -mod=(any mods you normally run on your server go here, don't forget the -mod= format. So if you have ACE, you'll put -mod=@ace) Step 15: Accept changes Step 16: Double click the HC shortcut, a little white box should pop up that says Dedicated client created. Wait a few moments and you'll notice that "headlessclient connected" and will be under profile HC1, HC2, or HC3. If any problems or questions with this guide, please let me know. I wanted to share this though because of the lack of clear guides that are available out there. The problem I ran into quite frequently was clashing and conflicting information. I hope this helps!

INCORRECT AREA. Accidentally posted my guide twice here, trying to delete but only lets me edit. Please disregard this entry.

I did! With my unique situation as described in the post, I had to get a little creative! ;)

Thank you everyone who helped out with my issues in setting up the Headless Clients! I do not know why I was making it so hard and so complicated when in all reality, it is super easy and fairly straightforward! So thank you to all for your help and patience! :) I wanted to provide a step-by-step guide on how to setup headless clients for the Liberation Tanoa mission. There are many guides out there, but a lot of them focus on server admins who have full access and permissions to their server, something that unfortunately not all of us have with our rented and hosted servers we use. This guide is going to specifically detail how to get Headless Clients on your home/personal computer to connect to your rented or hosted server. I am doing this option for the time being as I am currently working with my hosting company to see if they can let me submit a file to be built and they build it for me. Once I am able to, I will move my Headless Clients over to the server itself as that is the most ideal setup and way to connect. So without much further delay, let's go ahead and jump right into it! This setup will be based on a Windows-based home computer that is going to be connecting Headless Clients to a Linux-based hosted environment. Sil's Guide to Connecting Headless Clients via Home Based computer to Hosted/Rented Linux Server for Liberation mission Step 1: Go to google.com. Step 2: Type in the question "What is my external IP address?" This is your public IP, write this number down and save for future steps. Step 3: In your server, find server.cfg (this is your server config file). Step 4: Open up server.cfg in text program of your choice, I personally use Notepad++ (https://notepad-plus-plus.org/https://notepad-plus-plus.org/) Step 5: Anywhere in the server.cfg file, you will want to add the following three lines: headlessClients[] = {"xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx"}; localClients[] = {"xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx"}; battleyeLicense = 1; Step 6: Take the number we wrote down in previous Step 2, and replaced the xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx with your external IP address that Google gave you. Replace both headlessClients and localClients to reflect your external IP address. Step 7: Save your file and restart server Step 8: Go to your main Arma3 directory, mine is the default location for Steam (C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Arma 3) Step 9: Find the file arma3server.exe, and right click one time on the entry to bring up the right click menu options Step 10: In the right click menu options, click option to "Create Shortcut" for arma3server.exe. Rename shortcut HC or HeadlessClient Step 11: Place the shortcut you created wherever you wish for convenience, I keep mine on my desktop right below the icon to launch Arma 3. We will use this shortcut to launch our Headless Clients. We only need one shortcut. Each instance that we open up (double clicking three times to bring up three copies of the program) will effectively connect HC1, HC2, and HC3 which have been predefined in the Liberation mission by zbug and McKeewa. Step 12: Right click on the shortcut you just created and choose Properties Step 13: In the Target field, add the following line to your entry: -client -connect=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx -port=xxxx -mod= Step 14: Replace the xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx with your RENTED SERVER IP ADDRESS. Make sure to include the correct PORT as well (Example: -client -connect=172.123.88.123 -port=2307 -mod=(any mods you normally run on your server go here, don't forget the -mod= format. So if you have ACE, you'll put -mod=@ace) Step 15: Accept changes Step 16: Double click the HC shortcut, a little white box should pop up that says Dedicated client created. Wait a few moments and you'll notice that "headlessclient connected" and will be under profile HC1, HC2, or HC3. If any problems or questions with this guide, please let me know. I wanted to share this though because of the lack of clear guides that are available out there. The problem I ran into quite frequently was clashing and conflicting information. I hope this helps!

In gameplay_constants.sqf, you can play with the GRLIB_sector_size = 750; and GRLIB_capture_size = 175; to see if you can get a result that you'd like? GRLIB_sector_size = 750; is normally defaulted to 1000, so a sector size is 1km, and in my example here, it is 750m radius. GRLIB_capture_size = 175; is the size of the capture zone itself, and in my case, I am using the default of 175m radius for capture zone. The first value though, GRLIB_sector_size = 750; is the value you'll want to play with as far as keeping mission active. Anyone that goes outside of the 750m radius will cause the zone to reset and reinforce.

Hey everyone! I write today requesting a huge favor regarding my setting up headless clients for this mission. It looks as those the headless clients are are ready and available to setup the headless clients and I've been trying to use Monsoon's Headless Client Guide as well as the guides from Bohemia and just keep hitting a wall with this for some reason. I was hoping and wondering if someone was willing could I please see your current headless client setup for the mission? It is much appreciated as I am a "monkey-see-monkey-do" type of learner and while the guides out there were somewhat helpful, I was wanting to see something that is already successfully in practice by someone? Thanks everyone! :) And progress is being made v0.3 beta so stay tuned! :)

Hello everyone! I am back finally!! Trip to Oregon Coast was absolutely amazing and I definitely wish I could have stayed longer! It certainly looks like everyone has been staying busy around here! ;) I'm probably going to be going to bed here in the next 10 minutes as I just got home from a 8.5 hour drive, but once the alarm goes off tomorrow, I plan on finishing my edit of the Liberation Tanoa map! I'll take a chance tomorrow first thing and go through the posts I may have missed during my absence. :) I hope everyone has been doing well! ~Sil~