ARMA 2: OA beta build 94103 (1.60 MP compatible build, post 1.60 release)

[fraczek]

Can we please get back to discussing bugs and improvements from this latest beta instead of the merits of swimming with a weapon or not? Having subscribed every latest beta thread, I am not really interested receiving posts totally not pertaining to the beta in question. The suggestions section of the forums is there for a reason after all.

[Tankbuster]

[93652] New: Scripting functions visiblePositionASL and nearestBuilding position

nearestBuilding isn't new, it's been in since forever according to biki.

[metalcraze]

There's fatigue system. It's just very primitive.

If you are rested and will swim - you can swim for a minute, full gear.

If you will try to swim after running for 10 minutes - you will drop your gear almost immediately.


My guess is ArmA3 will have it done right.

[stun]

Please, send me a video, where you swim with kevlar vest, M16 ,rocket launcher, ammo and backpack and I will make it impossible.

I can live with units losing their gear if they are forced to swim, it's just a pity that in ARMA 2 AI don't seem to be aware of small bodies of water and will often walk through them rather than go around or indeed even lie down in a pond to take cover. This means the AI lose their gear due to taking unnecessary swims which can be a little bit frustrating.

[Orcinus]

Thanks for the update, & even more for the new commands

Will there be a 'get sunormoon' type of command that will enable the mission designer readily to detect sunrise/sunset?

Cheers

Orcinus

[AverageTerror]

Hello everyone, I am new to this forums, but was visiting regularly since I am long time fan - since my uncle is in militairy... wait... since OFP/Arma: Cold War Crisis, so again hello everyone.

I would like to post little bug report to this patch since I cannot join any MP game with it. It addresses different matter, which is confusion of my player id with other players, specifically in this bugfix.

[94002]  Fixed: PlayerId changed for users using Reinforcements or Arma X Anniversary edition to prevent PlayerId conflicts.

The problem is that I cannot join any game because of some "Authentication Timeout" error. Since I own ARMA X Anniversary Edition I sort of concluded that bugfix above, although much appreciated, caused this problem.

Anyone else has this issue?

(I already emailed BI with bug report. Is there any other way I can help BI to resolve this matter?)


EDIT: I reverted to previous beta 93965, I can join, not sure if confusing characters(being reported as different profile) is still happening.

[CarlGustaffa]

Will there be a 'get sunormoon' type of command that will enable the mission designer readily to detect sunrise/sunset?

Already possible with scripting, I use this a lot:

fn_SunElev = {
	private ["_lat", "_day", "_hour", "_angle", "_isday"]; //Not 100% correct to BIS own code, but it does the trick.
	_lat = -1 * getNumber(configFile >> "CfgWorlds" >> worldName >> "latitude"); //Arma latitude is negated for some odd reason.
	_day = 360 * (dateToNumber date); //Convert current day to 360 for trigonometric calculations.
	_hour = (daytime / 24) * 360; //Convert current hours to 360 for trigonometric calculations.
	_angle = ((12 * cos(_day) - 78) * cos(_lat) * cos(_hour)) - (24 * sin(_lat) * cos(_day)); //New one liner magic.
	_angle
};

If return is less than zero, it is night time.

[alex_russia]

Hello everyone, I am new to this forums, but was visiting regularly since I am long time fan - since my uncle is in militairy... wait... since OFP/Arma: Cold War Crisis, so again hello everyone.

I would like to post little bug report to this patch since I cannot join any MP game with it. It addresses different matter, which is confusion of my player id with other players, specifically in this bugfix.

[94002]  Fixed: PlayerId changed for users using Reinforcements or Arma X Anniversary edition to prevent PlayerId conflicts.

The problem is that I cannot join any game because of some "Authentication Timeout" error. Since I own ARMA X Anniversary Edition I sort of concluded that bugfix above, although much appreciated, caused this problem.

Anyone else has this issue?

(I already emailed BI with bug report. Is there any other way I can help BI to resolve this matter?)

Same thing with me. But someone deleted my post about this issue here.

[Dr. Hladik]

Thanks for the update, & even more for the new commands

Will there be a 'get sunormoon' type of command that will enable the mission designer readily to detect sunrise/sunset?

Cheers

Orcinus

This command (sunormoon) can be used for this (returned value gradually changes during sunrise/sunset).
sunormoon says if scene is lit by sun or by moon...

[herd]

Hello everyone, I am new to this forums, but was visiting regularly since I am long time fan - since my uncle is in militairy... wait... since OFP/Arma: Cold War Crisis, so again hello everyone.

I would like to post little bug report to this patch since I cannot join any MP game with it. It addresses different matter, which is confusion of my player id with other players, specifically in this bugfix.

[94002]  Fixed: PlayerId changed for users using Reinforcements or Arma X Anniversary edition to prevent PlayerId conflicts.

The problem is that I cannot join any game because of some "Authentication Timeout" error. Since I own ARMA X Anniversary Edition I sort of concluded that bugfix above, although much appreciated, caused this problem.

Anyone else has this issue?

(I already emailed BI with bug report. Is there any other way I can help BI to resolve this matter?)


EDIT: I reverted to previous beta 93965, I can join, not sure if confusing characters(being reported as different profile) is still happening.

I have the same issue !!! But I need this new patch because I always spawn with someone's character in DayZ...