[Release] GOM - Vehicle Tuning V1.01

[[Release] GOM - Vehicle Tuning V1.01]

On 9/25/2021 at 9:30 PM, -xXPunisherXx- said:

Links to download are dead now that Armaholic is gone. Could you by chance reupload or direct to a place where I can download?

 

Of course, added a more permanent link and removed the Armaholic one.

 

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[Scripting a Group of Protesting Civilians]

Here's the file again.

Note that indeedPetes animation mod is needed for it, as mentioned above.

 

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[[Release] GOM - Aircraft Loadout V1.35]

Added the file to google drive, should be permanent now.

Also RIP Armaholic.

 

Thanks @beno_83au and @sarogahtyp for the reminders.

 

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[[Release] GOM - Aircraft Loadout V1.35]

On 10/13/2020 at 2:40 AM, beno_83au said:

@Grumpy Old Man At the moment when selecting priorities for weapons/pylons you can only click to count up, until it resets back to 1. Is it possible to get a right-click added to the UI to count back down? I don't know if it's just me but I tend to click my way past a number and have to keep clicking to get back around to it again. Other than that this system still works really well!!

 

Hey, I believe the current functionality to reduce priority by 1 is by using shift+LMB.

 

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[replacement script (advice appreciated)]

2 hours ago, zagor64bz said:

Is the function called by default at the mission start, without any command? And, furthermore, if I have a mission with the "regular" init.sqf, how do I make that init run as pre-init? Just define the class in the description?

Sorry for my ignorance in this matter...

Just how it says in the example.

 

If the preInit parameter is set to 1, the function will run once during preInit.

This is also the point where the function can run at full speed.

 

You can't change how the init.sqf is handled, it's pretty much set in stone.

 

If you have other functions that you want to run during pre/postInit or pre mission start you have to define them within CfgFunctions inside description.ext.

Just give it a try and goof around with it, worst thing to happen could be a game crash.

 

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[replacement script (advice appreciated)]

19 minutes ago, zagor64bz said:

And how you use the pre-init..it's not very clear in the wiki mentioned...

 

It is, you need to define the function inside the description.ext as a CfgFunction, as seen in the example slightly above where the link leads you.

 

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[replacement script (advice appreciated)]

You can always run the script on the entire map with the preInit parameter, should speed things up quite a bit.

Pre_and_Post_Init

 

Worth a shot!

 

Edit:

Just realized this was dug up from the dead.

 

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[HELP With ai detecting script]

Ah interesting, it's also on the wiki, so getPos should work fine, no idea when that was added.

 

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[HELP With ai detecting script]

You're getting an array of locations from nearestLocations.

getPos _x won't work on a location, you'd need locationPosition for that. Edit: See my post below.

 

Also the entire thing doesn't make much sense.

Why search for locations within 600m just to see if any is closer than 500m?

Simply search for 500m and count the returning array instead, if that count is above 1, there's a location within 500m.

 

Also don't name an array containing locations _markers, that can be confusing later down the line, since markers and locations are different data types (string vs location).

 

Cheers

 

 

[HELP How to slelect random elements from an array with a specific number]

Indeed, well spotted.

 

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[HELP How to slelect random elements from an array with a specific number]

Don't iterate over an array while simultaneously deleting its elements:

_array = ["myArray",  "myArray1", "myArray2", "myArray3", "myArray4", "myArray5","myArray6",  "myArray7", "myArray8"]; 
_result=[]; 
while {count _result < 4} do { 
	_result pushBack (_array deleteAt (random floor count _array)) 
}; 
hint str _result

DeleteAt already returns the deleted element, so might as well use it.

 

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[addaction condition when player is in a cockpit]

A simple GetIn or GetInMan eventhandler should do the trick. From there on you can apply anything you want, addAction, variables, etc.

 

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[Stopping a script]

You're using

while {true} do

Just use a variable instead and set that to false when you want the loop to stop.

That's the main usage of while loops, being able to be stopped at any time.

 

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[Editing Noob: Demolition Objective (Pleas Help)]

Hey,

just try the link again, I reuploaded the file.

 

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[Problem with adding an item to inventory]

Where exactly are you running it from?

Do you mean initServer.sqf?

Is there a similar snippet running from a trigger or similar that might cause this?

Also try running this spawned with a time conditional to make sure it only runs with the mission already running:

_addBomb= [] spawn {
	waitUntil {time>1};
	waitUntil {count allUnits>=1};
	_units = allUnits select {side _x == EAST};
	_unit = selectRandom _units;
	_unit addItem "UMI_Weed_Bale";
	_unit setVariable['bombUnit', true, true];
};

Might not make a difference though, all I can think of without further detail, heh.

 

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[Delaying unit Init until trigger is activated]

You can use setVariable on the unit and retrieve it later at any point by filtering allUnits, like this:

//unit object init
this setVariable ["TAG_fnc_huntPlayer",true];

//someplace else
_playerHunters = allUnits select {_x getVariable ["TAG_fnc_huntPlayer",false]};//will contain all flagged units

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[artillery barrage script]

14 minutes ago, fawlty said:

This Script Mike needed help with I have a question about a few of the entries

 

_ammo = getArtilleryAmmo [art1] select 4;   

_dir = round random 360;              **360**     ?

_dis = 50 + round random 100;      **50+ and 100**      ?

_tgt = s1 getRelPos [_dis,_dir];   

art1 doArtilleryFire [_tgt,_ammo,10]; // Fire 10 times

 

 

I'm trying to have the rounds land a little closer to the target, any suggestions.

Thanks

Cut out the random dir/dist lines, which increase inaccuracy:
 

_ammo = getArtilleryAmmo [art1] select 4;   
art1 doArtilleryFire [s1,_ammo,10]; 

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[Need a fix: teleporter script disrupting objects]

12 minutes ago, Harzach said:

 

I think it's one of KK's babies.

No surprise, don't know a function that didn't receive his treatment,  heh.

Good work, he did.

 

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[Need a fix: teleporter script disrupting objects]

4 hours ago, Harzach said:

BIS_fnc_attachToRelative

 

Nice, never seen that one.

 

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[Unable to remove binoculars from each crew]

Wrong classname maybe?

{_x removeWeapon binocular _x} forEach crew _vehicle

This snippet never failed me.

 

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[[solved] unit loadout array - why is binocular an array?]

2 minutes ago, CryptEarth said:

As I'm developing a new mission with persistent saving of players loadouts (using extDB3 on server) I noticed that the slot for binoculars is an array. As I couldn't find any information about it: What's the reason for binoculars has an array instead of just a string for a class name? Can anyone hint me in the right direction?

 

Thanks in advance ...

The binocular command returns a string,  maybe you got it mixed up somewhere?

 

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[Is there a way to tell a AI to raise the barrel of a artillery by a number of degrees?]

You can also work with a simple parabolic formula for bullet  trajectories, since arma doesn't simulate coriolis force, earth curvature or air friction for bullets.

This page has saved me many headaches, heh.

You can get all values either from config (ammo muzzle speed at launch, etc.)  or from model (barrel direction vector),  just make sure you're using ASL positions.

This way your artillery gun will be able to do direct fire and actually hit its target.

 

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[[Release] GOM - Aircraft Loadout V1.35]

1 hour ago, Rich_R said:

Quick question. In one of the earlier versions there was an option to change the distance of aircraft serviced by the script, in other words they could be spread further out. I can't seem to find that anywhere in the latest version. Is this still doable?

 

BTW this is one of the required scripts in everyone of our missions:)

Was there? Can't remember, heh.

Should be in  \scripts\GOM\functions -> GOM_fnc_aircraftLoadoutInit.sqf Line 1952:
 

_obj nearEntities ["Air",50]

With 50 being the distance, if I'm not missing anything.

 

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[Unit Spawning Loop]

53 minutes ago, LSValmont said:

So I believe that random does help reduce that chance of overloading. (In some very specific cases)

I believe you won't even notice 200 of those checks happening at the same time.

 

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[Issue with multiple cams]

Glad you got it sorted, and posted the solution instead of [solved], heh.

 

As @Harzach stated, string is a data type that can contain text. Variable handles (or identifiers) like _value can hold any data type (like numbers, arrays, code, etc.).

The format command automatically converts any passed variable into string, like so:

_text = "Ten";
_number = 10;
_howToGetTen = {5 + 5};
hint format ["How to get %1(%2): %3",_text, _number, _howToGetTen];

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