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    Hello, this is just a general enquiry to those with experience using animations and also the ambientAnim function. I have been playing around this evening trying to get something to work reliably on a dedicated server. I have had some luck with standard animations, found in the anim viewer. I'm happy with the results for these, but i would still like to see how others implement them. Secondly and more importantly, this BIS_fnc_ambientAnim. I have had completely mixed results with this... I have implemented it the "normal" way, by entering the function call into a unit's init field. This produces results such as, - No animation at all. - Animation, but unit turned around. - Animation not synced for all clients. Some in animation some not. - Units in and out animation states, but hovering way up in the air. I have tried calling the function, then run it through the BIS_fnc_MP. But results are just as above... I've also tried calling the function from an external script file, referencing the unit names... But have had little luck. So, i'm giving up for the night. But i'm curious to see how others do this, i'm probably missing something really simple. All i want to do is create a little ambience around the mission. Thankyou in advance for any help.
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    Firstly i'd just like to ask a question... Is anybody aware of any invisible targets, available for ArmA3? I'm trying to get a little atmosphere into a set of missions... Basically all i'm looking for is a way to get the AI to fire on a position or a number of positions, to simulate a bit of suppressing fire. I can get the AI to fire perfectly fine using a target object... But if you try and hide the object, either hiding it in a map object or using something like "hideObject". This AI just will not target it, leading me back to my original question. Doing what i want, was easy when invisible targets were available in ArmA2. But i just cant get the desired results now. Does anybody have a method to accomplish the above?? Thanks for any help.
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    Has the way the serverconfig file is generated changed? I have just tried to redo my serverconfig.hpp but am running into problems. I seem to have an error pop up behind the export gui in game. With some kind of function error in a big red box. When i paste the export into the .hpp file, all looks good. But when entering the server, i receive an error about the init not being able to finish, with a big red CBA functions error. Which results in ace not working at all... This is the error which comes up on entering the server. No serversettings after postInit phase. Dont suppose someone could post a working serverconfig.hpp, could they. At least i can compare then, see whats going wrong.
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    Apologies if this has been asked before... Is there anyway when using Zeus with ALiVE, you can prevent units spawning in when moving the Zeus camera, around the map? Thank you in advance for any help.
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    Achilles

    SD_BOB replied to oOKexOo's topic in ARMA 3 - ADDONS & MODS: COMPLETE

    Fantastic job so far oOKexOo Just got a couple of observations... Firstly the animations don't appear to execute globally on a dedicated server. Only the zeus who adds the animations can see it. Secondly, this relates to the Music and Sound additions. Could you give a quick example of how to define the "musicClass" as you put it in the readme, in relation to "Stealth" "Lead" etc, for adding custom music to the description.ext Also as dicussed pre-release, will this adding custom music be extended to custom sounds, for the play sound module? With the possible loop function? As i say though, fantastic work so far, already getting a lot of ideas of how to ease the zeus load, with the current release.
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    JSRS4 - APEX 1.2

    SD_BOB replied to LordJarhead's topic in ARMA 3 - ADDONS & MODS: COMPLETE

    Hope PWS get this sorted, has been happening more and more. I appreciate its a free service, but just a little time taken while uploading new mods would be great. As for this update, fantastic work LJ.
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    Achilles

    SD_BOB replied to oOKexOo's topic in ARMA 3 - ADDONS & MODS: COMPLETE

    Ok that sounds good (and less work for you :) ). I always thought custom sounds couldn't be added to the current module/list. So i never pursued it... I did have another idea, well more of a "see what people think" kind of thing. If you use a few addons at the moment the zeus lists (unit/object placement) can get very long, making it a pain to scroll up/down to find what you want. Would it be possible to make the lists not expanded by default. The module section of the create menu seems to be this way, but none of the faction or empty sections are.
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    Achilles

    SD_BOB replied to oOKexOo's topic in ARMA 3 - ADDONS & MODS: COMPLETE

    That would be brilliant, these sounds would then be played from the position of the module placement? If these broadcast globally in a dedicated enviroment. Then quite frankly it would be the perfect solution. Edit: Would it also be possible to ensure the sound file would stop playing on module deletion? Edit 2: Just thought of something else... apologies. :P Could there be an option or a secondary module to play a looped sound file? For example adding a motor noise near to a generator object. That way such sound files could be kept nice and small. Time to revamp my collection of sound files in anticipation. Nothing like an angry dog barking when your assault team is trying to move stealthily and gets too close to a building. :) A very big thank you for being open to ideas. I'm so glad there are talented people like you willing to spend your free time, making the ArmA experience so much more enjoyable for us, again thank you. If you ever need a dedicated server to test features on, shoot me a PM.
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    Achilles

    SD_BOB replied to oOKexOo's topic in ARMA 3 - ADDONS & MODS: COMPLETE

    Would this addition allow the playing of custom sound files on objects? I'm always looking for ways to add immersion to Zeus missions, a big part of this is sound. Currently its a real pain to use "Sound" files rather than "Music", the ability to play a custom sound from an object or the ability for a module to create a game logic or something that could play the custom sound globally. Also kind of related to this, i assume there is no way to name an object once the mission init is done? Currently i have to place and name objects in the editor, then refer to these named objects when playing sounds.
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    Achilles

    SD_BOB replied to oOKexOo's topic in ARMA 3 - ADDONS & MODS: COMPLETE

    Great to hear, sounds like a good way to implement it. Another question, currently in the teleport menu you can teleport all. Would there be a possibility of teleporting everyone if they are in a vehicle? And/Or a way to teleport the vehicle itself with the players inside. Sometimes insertions can be a pain, would be very nice to say teleport a RHIB off the coast of an insertion point with players already inside.
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    JSRS4 - APEX 1.2

    SD_BOB replied to LordJarhead's topic in ARMA 3 - ADDONS & MODS: COMPLETE

    I've only done a quick check LJ, but it does appear that these files do the trick. Without running the server side files, can confirm .rpt entries, (quick test was just MX firing and reload sounds). With the server files enabled these entries were NOT present. Looks like you've cracked it pal, i will try and check some of the others tonight. But i cant see any reason it wouldn't have fixed those as well. A big thanks for your continued development of this, you really are a credit to this wonderful community.
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    Zee - M107 - announcement

    SD_BOB replied to zeealex's topic in ARMA 3 - ADDONS & MODS: DISCUSSION

    Fantastic work zeealex, these are looking superb.
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    Achilles

    SD_BOB replied to oOKexOo's topic in ARMA 3 - ADDONS & MODS: COMPLETE

    Really looking forward to this, so much more difficult trying to do zeus sessions without something like this, great work. I do have a question... You mentioned here about the function to destroy buildings. As i understand the above statement, it sounds like this function has been built into the earthquake module. If this is the case would it be possible to separate this as its own module aswell? It would be very nice to be able to ruin a town, without having to blow it up or cause an earthquake.
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    Thanks for that Variable, looks exactly the same implementation. Well its still by far the best system around at the moment. So will keep testing and a few more play sessions... Silly that we still have to rely on talented community members to make these scripts, even after BI's "attempt" at a revive system, which is shocking.
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    Done more testing today, but still get really random results. You say the death from agony state is a feature? It appears in some circumstances that players in the agony state can take more damage without dying. There also still seems to be strange behaviour with jip clients, remaining action menu options, no 3d makers for some clients in agony state. Does anyone have a simple mission template with the fixes needed to make this work with the latest game version and jip compatibility? I'm not worried about any AI behaviour, just a solid coop system. I would like to make sure the strange behaviour isnt a result of my implementation.
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    Farooq's Revive

    SD_BOB replied to farooqaaa's topic in ARMA 3 - MISSION EDITING & SCRIPTING

    celludriel It seems that the "death camera" does not cease when a unit is revived or respawns, The black and white screen remains... Any thoughts?
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    Has anyone used this since the 1.60 update? I'm looking for a stable revive system for a zeus template. I have added the "JIP Fix" posted on the previous page. This seems to fix the issue of players joining not having the menu options. However it appears that if you JIP, once you are down into the revive state, you are then able to be killed if shot again while in the animation. Those in the game at start obviously do not get killed... This seems to be the best revive system i've found, such a shame for this issue as JIP is a big part of modern arma.
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    Hey guys, just checking in. Was in the server on Saturday with some of my guys, was very good fun. Just thought i'd come and show my face in here, although i am always lurking figured i may as well chuck a quick post up. Was very nice to meet you all and always nice to meet other Nam lovers. Eggbeast, unfortunately i was leaving just as you showed up, but as mentioned i'm still very much up for helping in whatever capacity i can. Had a wee family drama yesterday, so i'm gonna be a bit tied up this week, but i would very much like to have a chat with you. Are you around end of the week/ weekend at all? Anyway, good fun on Saturday and i'll hopefully get another crack at nathaniel victor with you guys soon.
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    Any chance someone knows the answer to this, whenever i post a question regarding this, it gets buried with no answer.
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    JSRS4 - APEX 1.2

    SD_BOB replied to LordJarhead's topic in ARMA 3 - ADDONS & MODS: COMPLETE

    If someone of the PwS team reads this, could you check the dependencies needed for the RHS update. At the moment it says it requires @jsrs3 not @jrs3_df Gotta be honest, the mis-spelt folder names and different author names listed on Six is really annoying for me. Needs a good clear out... I know this has nothing to do with LordJarhead before people say anything :D As for something directed at LordJarhead, i will direct a big fat thanks for this amazing bit of work.
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    Apologies if this has been answered previously, just a quick question regarding the inclusion of HLC weapons. Is there the possibility of including other HLC weapons in the future? Or is the M249 pack inclusion just a one off?
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    As i've not had any problems previously with any missions i'm reluctant to reinstall the server. But i'll give it a try and test over the weekend. I shall report back. EDIT: Well seen as the server didn't take too long to reinstall, i decided to try the addon free version you posted. Quite looking forward to it working..... Alas it didn't work, same loading problem, stuck on the "onLoad" screen. So that's tested on a clean Windows server install. Now to upload all my mods again :crazy:
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    Speaking of the Medical system... On the module or init for the medical system, there are three options. Disabled/Basic/Advanced My question is what effect does disabled have? I assume its supposed to disable the medical system, but when i select this i still get the medical menus/wound effects and the auto switch medical equipment on normal game first aid kits etc. I would really love an option to disable the Medical system, without having to get everyone to remove the medical .pbo's
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    Yeah i understand the fact they are loading in via script, the problem seems to be a very slow load of the script, as i say in the editor they all load in quickly. When i appear on the map they are there, but in the server they load in one by one very slowly. This cant be intended and i'm sure has something to do with the mission not loading in correctly from the lobby. Without using the "force" start methods as mentioned. Its like there is something forcing it to hang on load or slowing it all down to a crawl. At least i know its not just me, thats a slight relief, for me anyway. :wacko:
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    Yup no go on the new version, although some slightly different behaviour. I'll need to test more, but got some reports that objects were loading into the base area slightly quicker than the last version on a "force" start. But yeah overall problem remains.
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