HateDread

Howdy all, I'm wondering how you name a unit set as 'playable' so it'll show up in the role-select screen when running a mission. From what I recall, you don't use the unit's name as per the default field, but instead, a command? Also, how do you select the order in which they are shown, and what the squad is called, etc? I.e. 'Alpha' squad, and set which units are at the top of the list, all the way to the bottom. Cheers, guys! - HateDread

Howdy all, I've been reading up, in the thread at http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?t=91875, but I can't seem to get it to work/understand it, even upon review of both the kbtell and kbWasSaid biki entries. I'm wondering, if I want a simple conversation between the player, and an AI character, in an SP mission, do I need to use FSMs? (Not clear in the aforementioned thread). How do I setup this simple conversation (I realise it's not exactly 'simple'). I.e. the player approaches the AI, after being called over: And, within such a system, how does one add multiple conversation trees? The linked thread doesn't really make it clear, nor does the example, even with comments: Any help would be MUCH appreciated! EDIT: Since learning how to achieve the above (thanks to the help of Evil_Echo), I have written a guide to conversations, FSMs, etc. Part one is available here, and part two, here. Make sure to read the fine print! Regards, - HateDread.

I've come back to this after so long... in v2.071, how do I command the AI to attack specific towns? That used to be really obvious / easy in earlier versions.

Hey all, I'm running some BeCTI 0.96 (Warfare, lots of AI) for my own uses on a LAN network, with just me as a player. I'm wondering if having the dedicated server and my client on an i7 3770k @ 4.3ghz would be better, performance-wise, than a dedicated Q6600 @ 3.0ghz. I realise that the i7 is obviously more powerful, and uses hyperthreading, but just wondering if the power is offset by having both aspects run at once, in which case the older processor would be better as a separate server. Regards, - HateDread.

Hey all, Arma 3 Alpha says 'Update required'. I hit play, it comes up with the 'Updating Arma 3 Alpha' window - it says 'Preparing to launch ArmA 3 Alpha...' above the empty update bar. This hangs for a minute, then I get; 'An error occured while updating Arma 3 Alpha (connection time out)'. Steam connects and updates other games, so Steam IS connected. I've deleted Appcache folder and restarted PC, then Steam, and it made no change, nor did deleting ClientRegistry.blob and restarting Steam. This happens in both the normal and development streams. Any ideas? - HateDread.

Really looking forward to the P90! Looks so good, man.

Hey there! I read the OP but couldn't quite figure... Does this mission have AI that runs their own squads and attacks and captures towns, as per BE Warefare from Arma 2?

Hey guys, Trying to get some sort of diver weapon storage working, but I can't figure out how to efficiently add some sort of condition that only adds an action to the menu when the player reaches the shore. I want it to disappear once activated, to be replaced by a counter action (i.e. 'retrieve diving gear' when the first one was 'store diving gear'). Just having trouble conceptualizing how to pass back some of the stuff through an execVM to the unit (as I was calling the diver's .sqf in the init field, but that might not be preferable?) Thanks in advance! - HateDread.

Hmm, I've tried the following; But it works whether I'm in water or not. What am I doing wrong? Also, using SetVariable, if I've got the unit named in my .sqf, i.e. _diver = _this select 0, can I do the following? Just not sure if I can pass it back like this.

I've tried "!(underwater player)", but the action is still available no matter what. I'd prefer it to not even be available while on top of the water... the player has to be on solid ground. I tried getposASL, but I screwed that up too. Can I pass something back into the init space that forms part of the condition for the opposite action? So either the variable passed back into the unit init space is a yes for action 1, or a yes for action 2, and so the appropriate action is shown in the menu. But I feel that this would be inefficient and messy, and I'm not sure if the init space can be changed after game start? (Probably... hence the name).

Thanks! It's good to just jump in to some combat... I've been trying to make this kind of thing myself, so I appreciate it. Gear saving/respawning with the previous equipment would be great - annoying to keep having to re-equip it all. That + bags would be good (including spawning in first with a backpack of some sort). EDIT: Oh and have the items replenish in the crates... don't wanna run out of ammo!

Hey Silent, loving this mission! Can you possibly add all of the attachments? I think some guns are missing as well. When I pick up a different weapon, it comes with no attachments and there are none that I can grab :( Iron sites are good, but a scope is better!

Jesus, guys. Let's actually encourage discussion, eh? I think the OP might be hoping for something more like, either: 1. We could nail down appropriate 'defaults' for the default action key, such as always 'get in as driver' on a car, unless driver is full, then get in as gunner, etc. - Including making this default key only work on what you directly look at, as opposed to what you're near, so if there are multiple doors, only the one you look at gets activated/used. This would make the default action key work much better. OR: 2. Have a specific key just for getting in and out of vehicles. You need to get in under fire. 'Default action' might decide to switch your guns, check the vehicle gear, etc. This is made worse by missions that add extra options, often from the top of the list. TL;DR: Relax and discuss this. Add button for enter/exit vehicle.

Thanks, Bob. I'll be waiting/salivating right over your shoulder.

Hey man, nice work! Does this include AI commanders and what-not? Like, if I play this mission with only one buddy, will it just be one vs one with our AI units, or will each team be filled out with AI units being controlled? EDIT: Just saw; Guess that answers it :)

Hey man, looks good, especially with the physics of the zombies dropping dead! However, when I host via listen server on LAN and jump on, I find that the zombies can hardly notice me. I have to shoot one for it to run at me, and the others just ignore me until I fire upon them. I'm walking around watching them moan and roam. Any ideas?

How on Earth did you set up that join url? Even Skype's documentation doesn't really explain how to do it. You used /get uri in the group chat, perhaps, but then what? Cheers.

+1 The time-scale at the moment is crazy. I get that it's realistic, but whenever there's a local server for Aus/NZ, I'm playing in the night, and when I jump on the US servers, they're in the night as well... I've seen day-time once! ONCE. Also, would you consider, at some point, allowing private use of the this mod, i.e. at a LAN party? It'd be a perfect cooperative game for my group.

Hey all, I'm searching for books as per the above (including books about the hardware rather than the tactics - i.e. tanks, and with a modern focus (i.e. cold-war to now and into the future)). For example, I have a fantastic book that breaks down some WW2 land battles (although not in the greatest of detail), with some pictures and a map or two. Anything like that would be good too. I love a good diagram/image here and there, so no novels, please! Any ideas? - HateDread.

The guide in my signature shows a simple use of FSMs for 'proper' dialogue and the like :)

If anyone was wondering about the basics, look to my two-part conversation guide: Part One. Part Two. Regards, - HateDread.

Before you write the drive off, look into alternative methods of data recovery - I heard freezing them, then connecting them to the computer again while frozen can work, but not for long. Might be long enough to pull your sound work off.

Hey all, I'm wondering how I could run some code locally every time a player is detected by any enemies within a certain zone around them (currently achieved by attaching a trigger to the player), with a different set of code when they're not. Think of it as playing a random playlist of 'Explore' music, and a list of 'Battle' music - the code for battle music would run when the player is detected by any enemies in that zone, otherwise the Explore music would be on. Also, as another condition - if the enemy is within X, regardless of detection, play the 'Battle' type music, otherwise Explore. Or (and this is getting a bit far-fetched) run a third set of music if this is the case (i.e. 'suspense'/pre-battle music). I know that sounds a bit odd, but I have no idea how to combine these. It seems the default selectable options of a trigger are not enough. Any help would be appreciated. Regards, - HateDread.

Cheers Lozz08. I'll simplify this down to the core script problem: Run 'Code A' if player detected in radius, with 'Code A-2' run when player is not detected. This must be reusable (the current default triggers for this run only once, even if set to 'repeatedly' - they don't check the 'state' of detection, only activating when it actually occurs. If this weren't the case, I would just use the 'On Act' and 'On Deac.' fields of a trigger). Would it be possible to do the above, but with only running 'Code A' if the player is detected in the radius AND the enemy is detected by the player. Does that make more sense? - HateDread.

Glad this was of help to you :) I've personally not used it in multiplayer, so good question! I would guess that the place/way you actually execute it would affect it - could you post more details on your implementation? It might be containing the responses of the AI within the locality of the AI's host. However, it would be best if, say, Evil-Echo were to post his thoughts. Sorry I couldn't help you out more, but good luck, mate. I'll continue to try and help out. Regards, - HateDread.