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  1. Posted

    I've realized I can fix some of these problems with a mod like this 

    class CfgPatches
{
	class tint_targets
	{
		units[]={
      "B_TargetSoldier_tin",
      "O_TargetSoldier_tin",
      "I_TargetSoldier_tin"
    };
		weapons[]={};
		requiredVersion=1.0;
		requiredAddons[]=
		{
			"A3_Structures_F"
		};
	};
};
class CfgVehicles 
{
  class B_TargetSoldier;
  class O_TargetSoldier;
  class I_TargetSoldier;
  class B_TargetSoldier_tin: B_TargetSoldier 
  {
    model = "\A3\Structures_F\System\ClutterCutter_small_F.p3d";
    scope = 2;
  };
  class O_TargetSoldier_tin: O_TargetSoldier 
  {
    model = "\A3\Structures_F\System\ClutterCutter_small_F.p3d";
    scope = 2;
  };
  class I_TargetSoldier_tin: I_TargetSoldier 
  {
    model = "\A3\Structures_F\System\ClutterCutter_small_F.p3d";
    scope = 2;
  };
};

    I would release this, but I would much rather prefer that BIS would implement these changes or similar themselves.

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  3. Posted

    I made a thread on this already, I don't exactly know the forum structure, but I thought I should notify the people who would probably use this. I apologize severely if I'm breaking so many rules doing this and I can only beg for your mercy on my ignorance.

    With that disclaimer out of the way, Arma 3 has invisible targets. 

    //_target = "B_TargetSoldier" createVehicle [0,0,0];
//_target = "O_TargetSoldier" createVehicle [0,0,0];
_target = "I_TargetSoldier" createVehicle [0,0,0];
createVehicleCrew _target;

    AI will shoot at these as if they were enemies. You can also set their rating to -10000 and all enemies will shoot at whatever target you chose. Now this has some limitations as described in the above thread, but I think it's still something worth mentioning to everyone. I at least didn't know this existed and have always seen tons of threads asking how to make the AI shoot at something, of course I saw these while trying to figure out how to solve the same problem. Sometimes fiddling with doTarget and the various fire commands work, but there's at least an alternative. So yeah, try it. If you make anything cool with it, post it in this thread I guess.

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  4. Posted

    I apologize in advance if this isn't the right forum, I have trouble navigating when there are so many forums.

     

    With this post I just want to talk about a feature that I didn't know existed, but I've needed and seen people need a lot.

    The problem is when you want AI to shoot at something that isn't strictly an enemy unit. The go-to answer for this problem has usually been to use the targetting commands, and then fiddling with whichever command for firing that just happens to work.

    But there is a much better solution that was in the game since alpha, removed and apparently added back in later and those are invisible targets. 

    _target = "O_TargetSoldier" createVehicle [0,0,0];
createVehicleCrew _target;

    This creates a unit that is invisible, ai will react to it and fire at it as if it was an enemy. This is so much better in so many situations than manually taking control of the AI with scripts and all the various firing commands. Once I saw this I wanted to tell the whole world about this wonderful feature. Sadly, this solution has it's own problems, and worst of all,  I believe many of these problems could be fixed rather easily.

     

    To start off, you need to add a crew to this object. This seems excessive as there are already many units in the game and this object could've just been made into a normal unit, instead of a vehicle.This has also lead to a lot of people discovering this feature, trying it out and then concluding it must be bugged because they didn't realize they needed a crew.

     

    Second of all, this object actually blocks bullets. If you put it in front of something you want the AI to target, they'll shoot at it, you get nice sparks, until they run out of ammo or you script the object to be deleted, but not much will happen with whatever's behind, since the object absorbs all bullets. Best you can hope for is that the ai misses a bit, so they bullets actually hit the target you intended. I'm not an expert on arma modding, but according to this page https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Oxygen_2_-_Manual#FIRE_Geometry, this is actually a really simple fix.

     

    Third of all, this object is hidden. The problem with this is of course that very few people actually realizes this exists, which is a crying shame when there are countless forum posts all asking the same question, how do I make the AI shoot at something? Don't take my word for it, look at all these posts (Some admittedly for Arma 2) where this feature could've been used(Although this is not saying it's the best solution in all cases):

    https://forums.bohemia.net/forums/topic/176421-force-ai-to-shoot-at-a-spot/

    https://forums.bohemia.net/forums/topic/203553-forcing-ai-to-shoot-help/

    https://forums.bohemia.net/forums/topic/118773-make-ai-shot-at-a-training-target/

    https://www.reddit.com/r/arma/comments/60rr2d/script_to_get_ai_to_shoot_down_range/

    https://www.reddit.com/r/arma/comments/7m1ldy/how_to_get_ai_to_target_civilians/

    https://steamcommunity.com/app/107410/discussions/18/1693785669846205227/

    http://www.armaholic.com/forums.php?m=posts&q=35586

     

    Last of all the problems I know, attaching this object to something can easily obscure it. This one I sadly don't know how to fix. To describe the problem though, trying to attach this to an object is finicky as you can easily end up putting it within the bounds of your intended target, which means the AI won't see the invisible target, as the visible target obscures it. This is actually a two part problem as this target is invisible and thus it's hard to even get an idea of what you're even working with. If there at least existed some documentation on it, you could try to make it workable for whatever you're doing at the moment.

     

    Getting to my wishlist at this point, it would also be very helpful if the shape of the object wasn't a box, but maybe more like a little 1x1m plane, or maybe several sizes? But that's wishful thinking and I'd much rather it stays as is, as long as the above problems got fixed.

     

    Now I originally found this through an addon that itself added invisible targets.

    https://github.com/DerekSauer/Sauer_InvisibleTargets

    The author claims that the addon is now obsolete and it led to much confusion and my (re)discovery of this object. However I'm doubting the claim that it is obsolete, as, while I haven't tested it myself, I could easily see it working out better than the vanilla alternative.

     

    I could try to fix this myself, I imagine a model for an invisible target would be pretty simple. If I find a pocket of time I might release my own version. I do hope that Bohemia takes notice of this very needed but lacking feature, and I hope the community will really make use of it, as problematic as it is at the moment.  In short, for all mission makers and scripters, I hope you experiment with this and try to use this for things you couldn't make before.

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  6. Posted

    What causes stuttering is either a disk that can't keep up, RAM that can't keep up or badly coded scripts that are coded in such a way that they cause stutters. You can check for the first two by using something like the Resource Monitor in Windows, but the last one requires you to test the mission for it. You should check if this happens in all kinds of missions.

  8. Posted

    Honestly, don't feel like I  have this problem. Got 7365 hours in Arma 3 so far (Fair amount spent alt+tabbed). I usually try to get ideas for making missions for this coop community I play with and I sometimes makes mods, working on different projects at times. I feel like making missions was once a bit of drag, but ever since the switch to the 3D editor, I feel like I can much better get a feel for my missions. When I first started out making missions, I was all about trying to do things in the editor, and as I gained more experience and learned more about scripting I switched to trying to do most things in .sqf. And now with the 3D editor I rely on scripts to do what I can't do in the editor, but otherwise try to do most of what I can in the 3D editor. Even placing units in the editor and caching them with functions, means I can much better get a feel for my mission and it makes it so much more enjoyable.

     

    Sure there are times when I don't always want to, but it's always due to a lack of feel for the direction. My mission design philosophy is all about trying to make something I would want to play, usually this means trying to get a good atmosphere and experimenting with different settings. I'm very inspired by music and sometimes I get an idea just due to listening to a song that I feel is the soundtrack of my mission, even before I made it. This is what gives me ideas, which I then write down and I play around with them in the editor. Although to really make something out of them it requires me to get a feel for what the mission should be like, hopping in the arsenal and designing friendly and enemy units is the first step, but being able to fly around in the 3D editor, looking for a good area, placing enemy and fortifications as I like them, helps me better to get started and designing a mission flow.

     

    This is probably a bit rambly, but I just feel with the advent of the 3D editor, this is the most inspired I've been in years of Arma 3 to make missions and it really helps keep me motivated. The biggest problem is of course putting in the work and elbow grease required to make the mission, but most importantly is to just keep at it and not get stuck when not sure of what to do.

     

    Of course my experience is probably different compared to people who make SP missions. Being immersed in a mission is easier when playing with other players as it feels more real when there's a person next to you that you can talk with.

  9. Posted

    Seems pretty good, although I get the feel that some of the cities are copy+pasted on multiple times. Makes the map feel sort of repetitive, but I still feel like it's a good map.

    One note though, it seems the satmap textures are too bright. When standing on the ground, the textures close to you are dark which makes the satmap further out seem very bright.

    Will look forward to further updates.

  14. Posted

    Well it has so many fundamental changes to the config values it could be ran alone.  Doubt it would work with other mods such as RHS etc... but then again why would you since it is a Vietnam era mod  :)

     

    It needs CBA of course.

     

    It should work with ACE.  I think they started working on ACE compatibility values a while ago.

    Modern equipment mixes well with past equipment as it's used by insurgents and less modernized armies.

  15. Posted

    ACE makes changes to the explosives system and removes the vanilla actions in favor of it's own system, which causes it to lose compatibility with AI. This is why ACE doesn't recommend using ACE for missions that are not designed with it in mind, like the campaigns for example.

    You should ask in the ACE thread, I think they would be interested to keep their mod compatible with AI in most cases.

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  21. Posted

    hi tinter are you in our team?

    i guess you didn't read our license which says

    best leave off editing our mod without permission eh?

    if you wish to contribute then by all means contact sgt_savage and join up properly.

    we can use help.

    If the devs had the same attitude as you, your mod would never be a thing.

    Best to stop threatening people for trying to see what can be done with the engine eh?

  24. Posted

    Something I just remembered that existed and wish they used instead of the Osprey for the NATO gunship, is the OV-10. Because it is a small aircraft thats proven it's effectiveness in the past, and is being looked into once again for a reinvention. Plus it pretty much is a baby C-130 which who doesn't like the sound of that. Though realistically it wouldn't make sense to design or buy a new aircraft when you already have a proven design that can just be modified to do the same task. Then again a OV-10 modern could be made with stealth capabilities (full or semi) well also sporting a Semi-VTOL mode like the XI'AN that allows for a very slow flight speed.

     

    Which by the way the XI'AN would not work as a full VTOL design, instead it would be a more of  STOL system. Because those fans would not be able to produce enough thrust to properly maintain flight without forward movement occurring thus the wings aiding by providing lift. Unless there are secondary engine nozzles that are assisting in lift, which are easy to miss like the ones on the F-35's wings. And if carrying a vehicle or other heavy stuff the thing would most likely not take over using VTOL or STOL, but would have to use a run way.

    Also on a similar note regarding the blackfish, to anyone thats dealt with the Osprey in real life. Do you think the Blackfish would be able to successful land and take off vertically if carrying heavy cargo (Armored vehicles and such). Because I feel like it shouldn't be able to, but instead would have STOL capability or have to take off and land normally. Since it's really just a bigger Osprey that is most likely a bit heavier and also engines are most likely better, so performance would be safe to say would be pretty similar. And when you add in the fact vehicles like the MRAP's pretty much all weigh 20,000 pounds or more which would put an Osprey overweight for VTOL mode and possibly even it's true max take off weight. I think it's reasonable to say if the blackfish is carrying any of the armored vehicles it will most likely be over weight for VTOL, but if carrying one of the FAVs, normal cars, and/or supplies then most likely would not be over weight for VTOL.

    Regardless of what the real life characteristics of VTOL are, it would most likely be out of scope for Arma to implement something like that.

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