Moving targets in Eden editor - changed?

[Moving targets in Eden editor - changed?]

It would be amazing if someone could give us an example of how to make them work, i'm new to editing so my questions are these;

 

do i just place the rails connected with end rails either side and the target sat snug on top?

 

 

I can tell you this: you don't need the rails; they're just for the visuals, to look realistic for the players. But the targets will work without them.

 

I've searched in other forums and I'm not finding current info on getting targets to move right on a dedicated server.

[Moving targets in Eden editor - changed?]

I'm using the great new Eden editor to put a shoot house together. I want to have moving targets, and I'm using some stuff I found a while back, and it doesn't seem to work on a dedi server. I think this is new, with the new editor and its changes, but I don't know.

 

I'm using this function to do the moving:

fn_MovingTargetOnce =
{
	private ["_target","_distance","_speed","_dir"];
	if (!isServer) exitWith {};//added to prevent MP unpredictable effects

	_target = _this select 0;
	_dir = _this select 1; // direction of travel (and opposite)
	_distance = _this select 2; // how far to travel in each direction
	_speed = _this select 3; // speed of movement
	_pause = _this select 4; // pause at either end

	sleep _pause;
	for "_i" from 0 to _distance/_speed do
	{
		_target setPos
		[
			(position _target select 0) + ((sin (_dir)))*_speed,
			(position _target select 1) + ((cos (_dir)))*_speed,
			0
		];
		sleep 0.01;
	};
	sleep 0.05;
};

And then I'm calling it from a script, with something like this:

    [tar1,((direction tar1) -90),10,0.06,.3] spawn fn_MovingTargetOnce;

 

Works fine in SP, but in the dedicated server, the target waits then jumps to the end position. Not sure what's wrong.

 

Any ideas on how to do this right on a dedi (MP) server, with the current editor?

 

[Composition tool - Eden editor plugin]

Thanks for kind words :)

To select build tool press 1 (above WASD) for select tool press 2. Press those  buttons to go back and forth between tools.

Build mode is green arrow. Select is yellow sphere.

 

Thanks for the quick reply. 

 

When I open the CT Composition Tool, I get an error saying "Script ct_libraries.sqf not found". -When I press the 1 key (above the WASD keys), nothing happens. Is this related to the error?

[Composition tool - Eden editor plugin]

Great work on the CompoT ! So far, I love it. The visual library of objects alone is a great start. But I'm stuck trying to get the compositions started. You said "use shift-f", I think to get it going, in Build Mode, but I'm not sure how to get into Build Mode. I've started the CompoT tool and can use the visual object selector, but nothing happens when I hit shift-f. How can I start creating compositions?

[Converting Eden Missions for Stable Branch]

BIS_fnc_objectsgrabber works just fine. It puts it output on the clipboard.

 

Then back in stable branch, use BIS_fnc_objectsmapper to place them.

 

Tankbuster, can you elaborate a little on how you're using BIS_fnc_objectsgrabber? Are you running versions of both the DevBranch (with Eden) and the stable at the same time, and copying to clipboard and jumping over to the Stable to paste? (etc.)?

[How to limit weapons in the Arsenal of a box?]

Yep! I made that mistake. Excellent guess! Thanks so much.

 

Works fine here for two different crates. Are you sure you renamed the blacklist array?

[How to limit weapons in the Arsenal of a box?]

One note from my initial tests.

 

(First, it's definitely working as expected, so thanks! And while I'm only an amateur coder, from what I see, this is really nicely done.)

 

Just for kicks, I tried putting two different blacklisted crates down (using two different versions of the myBox.sqf). I found that it would not make two different crates. Don't know if that is a limitation of the code, and it's not a big deal to me at all. But someone might want a version of the crate for one group and a different version for others. -Does that seem consistent with your expectation, Larrow?

[How to limit weapons in the Arsenal of a box?]

Wow, you're the best, Larrow. 

That was really generous of you, and a lot of people will benefit from your time and talent. I'll be passing this along to people in my group to use. We've been looking for a way to put "almost everything" in a VA crate, but restrict certain things. So this is perfect.

 

 

I'll go implement it now!

[How to limit weapons in the Arsenal of a box?]

Here's a thought: I'm posting my mission (pbo) online so you can compare it. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxwwP5x2h_hBZkxhbE5lcHliZFk/view?usp=sharing This is a Vanilla version, with no mods.

 

If you want to do the same, I'd like to try a minimal test of yours that works!

[How to limit weapons in the Arsenal of a box?]

Well, I tried using that ammo crate and no change. I'm still seeing all 6 Titans and the Autonomous GMG backpacks, etc. Nothing is getting blacklisted. 

 

I understand what you're saying about the "if you're carrying it, it will show up in Arsenal" thing, yeah. I'm using a guy with no backpack and no weapons at all.

 

A little more detail: I'm using a brand new, "clean" mission with nothing else in it but a NATO soldier and the crate (on Altis). I have no init.sqf, no description.ext, etc. in the mission folder.  And I'm Previewing this out of the Editor (so not a compiled PBO - but I have tried that too, and the results are the same).

 

There must be something we're not considering...hmm...

[How to limit weapons in the Arsenal of a box?]

First, thanks, Twak, for this help. I really appreciate it. 

 

I'm stumped! I am using this code, with the same thing to initiate it in the box's init box, and I can't stop the Titan's from showing up (I can't stop ANYTHING from showing up). I tried launching without our usual mods, but no change. I tried creating a clean mission with nothing else in it, but no dice. 

 

So I'm guessing that you and I, Twak, are making some different assumption about what we're doing. Let me go step by step and see if we can find it.

 

I've got a Land_CargoBox_V1_F object with this in its init box: 

null = [this] execVM "scripts\blacklistTest.sqf";

And blacklistTest.sqf looks like this:

//LARROW FUNCTION TO FILL CRATE WITH EVERYTHING SO THAT BLACKLISTING WORKS
LARs_fnc_addAllVirtualCargo = {

    if !( params [
        [ "_box", objNull, [ objNull ] ]
    ] ) exitWith {};

    _isGlobal = param[ 1, false, [ false ] ];
    if ( _isGlobal ) exitWith {
        [ _box ] remoteExec [ "LARs_fnc_addAllVirtualCargo", 0, true ];
    };

    _fnc_linkedItems = {
        "
            if ( isText( _x >> 'Item' ) ) then {
                [ _box, getText( _x >> 'Item' ), false ] call BIS_fnc_addVirtualItemCargo;
            };
        "configClasses _this;
    };


    {
        "
            if ( getNumber( _x >> 'scope' ) isEqualTo 2 ) then {
                _configName = configName _x;
                _itemType = _configName call BIS_fnc_itemType;
                if !( ( _itemType select 0 ) isEqualTo '' ) then {
                    switch ( _itemType select 0 ) do {
                        case 'Item' : {
                            [ _box, _configName, false ] call BIS_fnc_addVirtualItemCargo;
                        };
                        case 'Weapon' : {
                            if !( ( _itemType select 1 ) isEqualTo 'VehicleWeapon' ) then {
                                if ( ( _configName call BIS_fnc_baseWeapon ) isEqualTo _configName ) then {
                                    [ _box, _configName, false ] call BIS_fnc_addVirtualWeaponCargo;
                                }else{
                                    ( _x >> 'LinkedItems' ) call _fnc_linkedItems;
                                };
                            };
                        };
                        case 'Magazine' : {
                            [ _box, _configName, false ] call BIS_fnc_addVirtualMagazineCargo;
                        };
                        case 'Mine' : {
                            [ _box, _configName, false ] call BIS_fnc_addVirtualMagazineCargo;
                        };
                        case 'Equipment' : {
                            if ( ( _itemType select 1 ) isEqualTo 'Backpack' ) then {
                                [ _box, _configName, false ] call BIS_fnc_addVirtualBackpackCargo;
                            }else{
                                [ _box, _configName, false ] call BIS_fnc_addVirtualItemCargo;
                            };
                        };
                    };
                };
            };
        "configClasses _x;
    }forEach [
        ( configFile >> "CfgWeapons" ),
        ( configFile >> "CfgMagazines" ),
        ( configFile >> "CfgVehicles" ),
        ( configFile >> "CfgGlasses" )
    ];

};


//BEGIN MAIN SECTION//////////////////////////////////////

_ammoBox = _this select 0;

_blacklistWeapons = ["launch_B_Titan_short_F", "launch_I_Titan_short_F", "launch_O_Titan_short_F"];

_blacklistBackpacks = [
    "I_GMG_01_A_weapon_F",
    "B_GMG_01_A_weapon_F",
    "O_GMG_01_A_weapon_F",
    "I_HMG_01_A_weapon_F",
    "B_HMG_01_A_weapon_F",
    "O_HMG_01_A_weapon_F",
    "I_Mortar_01_support_F",
    "B_Mortar_01_support_F",
    "O_Mortar_01_support_F",
    "I_Mortar_01_weapon_F",
    "B_Mortar_01_weapon_F",
    "O_Mortar_01_weapon_F"
    ];

/*_blacklistMagazines = [
    "ATMine_Range_Mag",
    "SLAMDirectionalMine_wire_Ammo",
    "rhs_mine_tm62m_ammo"
     ]; */

//_blacklistItems = [ ];

["AmmoboxInit",[_ammoBox,false]] call BIS_fnc_arsenal;

[_ammoBox,true] call LARs_fnc_addAllVirtualCargo;

[_ammoBox,_blacklistWeapons,false] spawn BIS_fnc_removeVirtualWeaponCargo; // removes weapons from the virtualArsenal of the object _ammoBox
//[_ammoBox,_blacklistMagazines,false] spawn BIS_fnc_removeVirtualMagazineCargo; // removes magazines from the virtualArsenal of the object _ammoBox
[_ammoBox,_blacklistBackpacks,false] spawn BIS_fnc_removeVirtualBackpackCargo; // removes backpacks from the virtualArsenal of the object _ammoBox
//[_ammoBox,_blacklistItems,false] spawn BIS_fnc_removeVirtualItemCargo; // removes items from the virtualArsenal of the object _ammoBox

When I get in game, I give it 15 seconds for all the initialization to get settled. Then I try to use the Arsenal action on the crate. ...and everything is there, including the Titans.

 

Is there anything else, anywhere, that you're doing? In the init box? In the script? In the init.sqf or description.ext??

 

This is making me crazy!

[How to limit weapons in the Arsenal of a box?]

OK, I don't get it. I have a feeling there are 1 or 2 small problems that are keeping this from working. I'd be very grateful to the person who can find the issue(s)!

 

Here's my version of what Twak posted. -BTW, what's the point of the first (commented out) line?

//[ myBox, isGlobal ] call LARs_fnc_addAllVirtualCargo;

LARs_fnc_addAllVirtualCargo = {

    if !( params [
        [ "_box", objNull, [ objNull ] ]
    ] ) exitWith {};

    _isGlobal = param[ 1, false, [ false ] ];
    if ( _isGlobal ) exitWith {
        [ _box ] remoteExec [ "LARs_fnc_addAllVirtualCargo", 0, true ];
    };

    _fnc_linkedItems = {
        "
            if ( isText( _x >> 'Item' ) ) then {
                [ _box, getText( _x >> 'Item' ), false ] call BIS_fnc_addVirtualItemCargo;
            };
        "configClasses _this;
    };


    {
        "
            if ( getNumber( _x >> 'scope' ) isEqualTo 2 ) then {
                _configName = configName _x;
                _itemType = _configName call BIS_fnc_itemType;
                if !( ( _itemType select 0 ) isEqualTo '' ) then {
                    switch ( _itemType select 0 ) do {
                        case 'Item' : {
                            [ _box, _configName, false ] call BIS_fnc_addVirtualItemCargo;
                        };
                        case 'Weapon' : {
                            if !( ( _itemType select 1 ) isEqualTo 'VehicleWeapon' ) then {
                                if ( ( _configName call BIS_fnc_baseWeapon ) isEqualTo _configName ) then {
                                    [ _box, _configName, false ] call BIS_fnc_addVirtualWeaponCargo;
                                }else{
                                    ( _x >> 'LinkedItems' ) call _fnc_linkedItems;
                                };
                            };
                        };
                        case 'Magazine' : {
                            [ _box, _configName, false ] call BIS_fnc_addVirtualMagazineCargo;
                        };
                        case 'Mine' : {
                            [ _box, _configName, false ] call BIS_fnc_addVirtualMagazineCargo;
                        };
                        case 'Equipment' : {
                            if ( ( _itemType select 1 ) isEqualTo 'Backpack' ) then {
                                [ _box, _configName, false ] call BIS_fnc_addVirtualBackpackCargo;
                            }else{
                                [ _box, _configName, false ] call BIS_fnc_addVirtualItemCargo;
                            };
                        };
                    };
                };
            };
        "configClasses _x;
    }forEach [
        ( configFile >> "CfgWeapons" ),
        ( configFile >> "CfgMagazines" ),
        ( configFile >> "CfgVehicles" ),
        ( configFile >> "CfgGlasses" )
    ];

};

_ammoBox = _this select 0;

_blacklistWeapons = ["launch_B_Titan_short_F", "launch_I_Titan_short_F", "launch_O_Titan_short_F"];


_blacklistBackpacks = [
    "I_GMG_01_A_weapon_F",
    "B_GMG_01_A_weapon_F",
    "O_GMG_01_A_weapon_F",
    "I_HMG_01_A_weapon_F",
    "B_HMG_01_A_weapon_F",
    "O_HMG_01_A_weapon_F",
    "I_Mortar_01_support_F",
    "B_Mortar_01_support_F",
    "O_Mortar_01_support_F",
    "I_Mortar_01_weapon_F",
    "B_Mortar_01_weapon_F",
    "O_Mortar_01_weapon_F"
    ];

_blacklistMagazines = [
    "ATMine_Range_Mag",
    "SLAMDirectionalMine_wire_Ammo",
    "rhs_mine_tm62m_ammo"
    ];

_blacklistItems = [
    ];



["AmmoboxInit",[_ammoBox,false]] call BIS_fnc_arsenal;

[_ammoBox,true] call LARs_fnc_addAllVirtualCargo;

[_ammoBox,_blacklistWeapons,false] spawn BIS_fnc_removeVirtualWeaponCargo; // removes weapons from the virtualArsenal of the object _ammoBox
[_ammoBox,_blacklistMagazines,true] spawn BIS_fnc_removeVirtualMagazineCargo; // removes magazines from the virtualArsenal of the object _ammoBox
[_ammoBox,_blacklistBackpacks,true] spawn BIS_fnc_removeVirtualBackpackCargo; // removes backpacks from the virtualArsenal of the object _ammoBox
[_ammoBox,_blacklistItems,true] spawn BIS_fnc_removeVirtualItemCargo; // removes items from the virtualArsenal of the object _ammoBox

[How to limit weapons in the Arsenal of a box?]

Thanks, Twak (and Larrow!). I see some differences between the original posted script and this. I tried using the latest version there, and it's not working. So I will do a little testing and get back to you. I'm probably doing something wrong!

[How to limit weapons in the Arsenal of a box?]

This looks great. So if I want to blacklist a backpack, like "B_Mortar_01_weapon_F", would I list it in the _blacklistWeapons array or create a separate one (like _blacklistBackpacks) and run a line like

[_ammoBox,_blacklistBackpacks,true] spawn BIS_fnc_removeVirtualBackpackCargo; 

?

[How to limit weapons in the Arsenal of a box?]

Larrow (or anyone who has figured this out!), do you know how to get a "blacklist" of things that you don't want to appear in a VA crate? The wiki entry doesn't seem to work right.

 

What I want to do is create a VA crate and restrict a few particular things from appearing in the crate, but I want the crate to have roughly 99.9% of the possible gear that a "full" VA crate has.

 

These don't seem to be working on a normally-created crate (i.e., one spawned via  0 = ["AmmoboxInit",[this,true]] spawn BIS_fnc_arsenal; )

BIS_fnc_removeVirtualBackpackCargo, 

BIS_fnc_removeVirtualItemCargo

BIS_fnc_removeVirtualMagazineCargo

BIS_fnc_removeVirtualWeaponCargo

 

If anyone has got this working as described, please explain the process you're using to spawn the crate and the code/method for blacklisting a few gear things.

 

Thanks!

[How to use Virtual Arsenal like the Virtual Ammobox System?]

I've come to love VA, but now I'm trying to use "blacklisting" and getting nowhere.

 

I've tried various combinations with BIS_fnc_removeVirtualWeaponCargo, and I get get it to work with a limited VA (where only specified things are in the crate to start, I think), but I can't get it to do an "keep everything but A,B,C.." sort of setup.

 

 

And this is not helping: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arsenal#Remove

 

Anyone know the best way to blacklist certain items/weapons?

 

EDIT: I'm assuming this is just broken since no one has replied here or elsewhere where I've posted. If that changes, I'd love to know.

[ATragMX - Handheld ballistics calculator]

Compliments to the creator, Ruthberg. It's a great mod.

 

I recently ran into a problem: I clicked something dumb/wrong, and I ended up deleting my favorite gun from the ATrag. How do I get it back in, with all the right data associated?

Thanks

 

EDIT: a friend helped solve this.

 

1) get the data for the deleted gun. (Friend sent me screen shot of his .408, here: http://i.imgur.com/r9YeAaG.png)

2) go into ATragMX, and click on Gun List, then Add New Gun. Give it a name (in my case, I lost the Chey Tac .408). Then click Done.

3) Click on Gun, which takes you to the screen shown in the screen shot above. Then just type in the data from someone else who still has that gun.

 

Done.

[What works with wind, gusts, etc. (setWind, setWindStr, setWindForce, setGusts, etc.)]

I'll take another look at the commands later today, and compare wiht Arma 2.

Any chance you looked at these? I'm still baffled why it flips back immediately after the code (e.g., setWind [10,10,true] ) executes.

[What works with wind, gusts, etc. (setWind, setWindStr, setWindForce, setGusts, etc.)]

Yeah, Ceeeb, I have seen that phenomena where it seems to execute the scripted change, but only for a moment (1 frame? 1 second?).

So I tried putting all weather options on Manual, but nothing changes...it still jumps back in a moment. Does that make sense with your point?

[What works with wind, gusts, etc. (setWind, setWindStr, setWindForce, setGusts, etc.)]

Hmm, OK, thanks. I have seen weird results with some, maybe just the "unfinished" ones.

Any recommendations on two things?

1) getting more than default variations in wind direction and speed during a MP mission?

2) a scripted way to quickly change direction and speed?

[What works with wind, gusts, etc. (setWind, setWindStr, setWindForce, setGusts, etc.)]

Are these functional currently? If not, is there any way to get control of wind (direction, variability and speed) by scripts?

Yes, I've seen the wiki listings for setWindStr, setWindDir, setWindForce, setWind, but they don't appear to work.

I've seen some posts about only long change times working and some about multi-player issues. (I'm only concerned with MP play.)

Any insight/updates will be appreciated!

[What's the latest with wind? setWindStr, setWindDir, and setWind ?? (in MP)]

Are these functional currently? If not, is there any way to get control of wind (direction, variability and speed) by scripts?

Yes, I've seen the wiki listings for setWindStr, setWindDir, setWindForce, setWind, but they don't appear to work.

I've seen some posts about only long change times working and some about multi-player issues. (I'm only concerned with MP play.)

Any insight/updates will be appreciated!

[Enhanced Launchers - Sound and AI Mod]

Nice work! Fun addition to vanilla!

[ACE3 - A collaborative merger between AGM, CSE, and ACE]

Sounds great! If the merged groups can work together, it could be a pure Win. Thanks to all involved (ahead of time)!

[Weapon Resting & Deployment Feedback]

At first I was skeptical about the lack of feedback about when I'm getting WR and not. But after about 5 minutes of testing, I love it. It's very immersive. When I can walk up to a small Hesko barrier and my Intervention is at the same level and I get a great deal of stabilization without doing anything special, I assume that I'm using the Hesko to rest the barrel, and it's great.

One note: when I crouch by a concrete barrier (small) I get nice stabilization. But when I go to a low stone wall, either placed on part of the map, there is no similar stabilization. Is this intentional? Is it being worked on?