searchlight: class reflectors on static weapon

[eggbeast 3673]

searchlight: class reflectors on static weapon

 

is it possible? has anyone managed to have a searchlight static in A3?

we had loads of them in A2 unsung - by adding ight mem points (L svetlo and konec L svetla) and selection (L svetlo) in the model, L svetlo selection in the model.cfg, and the class reflectors config (see below) to static weapons like M2, dshk etc

 

in A3 we have done the same, and added the new values which work fine on land vehicles like a jeep with a moving searchlight turret

but not a one of the static weapons work.

 

is it an engine limitation of A3? can it be added in a future release?

 

example of our static M2 with searchlight

	class uns_m2_high: StaticMGWeapon
	{
		scope = 2;
		side = 1;
		faction = "UNSUNG_W";
		vehicleClass = "aa_uns_static_US";
		editorSubcategory = "aa_uns_static_US";
		crew = "uns_men_USMC_65_MGSG2";

		displayName = "M-2HB .50cal (High)";
		model = "\uns_static\m2\uns_M2_high.p3d";
		picture = "\uns_static\ico\pic_m2_mg_CA.paa";
		icon = "\uns_static\ico\icon_m2_CA.paa";
		mapSize = 4;
		nameSound = "veh_staticMGweapon";
		getInAction = "GetInlow";
		getOutAction = "GetOutlow";
		class Turrets: Turrets 
		{
			class MainTurret: MainTurret 
			{
				proxyType = "CPGunner";
				proxyIndex = 1;
				weapons[] = {"uns_m2"};
				magazines[] = {
					"uns_100Rnd_127x99_M2",
					"uns_100Rnd_127x99_M2",
					"uns_100Rnd_127x99_M2",
					"uns_100Rnd_127x99_M2HE",
					"uns_100Rnd_127x99_M2AP",
					"uns_100Rnd_127x99_M2AP"
				};
				gunBeg = "usti_hlavne";
				gunEnd = "konec_hlavne";
				body = "FRONT_Turret";
				gun = "FRONT_Gun";
				animationSourceBody = "FRONT_Turret";
				animationSourceGun = "FRONT_Gun";
				selectionFireAnim = "FRONT_zasleh";
				gunnerLeftHandAnimName = "handle_L";
				gunnerRightHandAnimName = "handle_R";
				memoryPointGunnerOptics = "FRONT_gunnerview";
				gunnerOpticsModel = "\A3\weapons_f\reticle\optics_empty";
				gunnerForceOptics = 0;
				gunnerAction = "uns_M2_Gunner";
				gunnerInAction = "uns_M2_Gunner";
				gunnergetInAction = "GetInLow";
				gunnergetOutAction = "GetOutLow";
				stabilizedInAxes = "StabilizedInAxesNone";
				turretInfoType = "RscWeaponZeroing";
				discreteDistance[] = {100,200,300,400,500,600,700,800,900,1000,1100,1200,1300,1400,1500,1600,1700,1800};
				discreteDistanceInitIndex = 0;
				initElev = 0;
				minElev = -45;
				maxElev = 75;
				initTurn = 0;
				minTurn = -360;
				maxTurn = 360;
				class ViewOptics: ViewOptics 
				{
					initAngleX = 0;
					minAngleX = -45;
					maxAngleX = 75;
					initAngleY = 0;
					minAngleY = -120;
					maxAngleY = 120;
					initFov = 0.4;
					minFov = 0.4;
					maxFov = 0.4;
					turretInfoType = "RscWeaponZeroing";
					discreteDistance[] = {100,200,300,400,500,600,700,800,900,1000,1100,1200,1300,1400,1500,1600,1700,1800};
					discreteDistanceInitIndex = 0;
				};
				class ViewGunner 
				{
					initAngleX = 0;
					minAngleX = -45;
					maxAngleX = 75;
					initAngleY = 0;
					minAngleY = -120;
					maxAngleY = 120;
					initFov = 0.7;
					minFov = 0.7;
					maxFov = 0.7;
				};
			};
		};
		class assembleInfo 
		{
			primary = 0;
			base = "";
			assembleTo = "";
			dissasembleTo[] = {"uns_m2_high_US_Bag","uns_Tripod_Bag"};
			displayName = "";
		};
		class AnimationSources 
		{
			class FRONT_ReloadAnim
			{
				source = "reload";
				weapon = "uns_m2";
			};
			class FRONT_recoil_source: FRONT_ReloadAnim
			{
				animPeriod = 0.01;
			};
			class FRONT_ReloadMagazine: FRONT_ReloadAnim
			{
				source = "reloadmagazine";
			};
			class FRONT_Revolving: FRONT_ReloadAnim
			{
				source = "revolving";
			};
		};
		class Reflectors
		{
			class Light 
			{
				position = "L svetlo";
				direction = "konec L svetla";
				hitpoint = "L svetlo";
				selection = "L svetlo";
				color[] = {7000,7500,10000};
				ambient[] = {70,75,100};
				intensity = 50;
				size = 1;
				innerAngle = 15;
				outerAngle = 65;
				coneFadeCoef = 10;
				useFlare = 1;
				flareSize = 10;
				flareMaxDistance = 250;
				dayLight = 0;
				class Attenuation
				{
					start = 0;
					constant = 0;
					linear = 1;
					quadratic = 1;
					hardLimitStart = 100;
					hardLimitEnd = 200;
				};
			};
		};
	};

	class uns_M2_high: uns_M2_low
	{
		skeletonName = "uns_M2_skeleton";
		sectionsInherit = "uns_M2_low";
		sections[]= 
		{
			"L svetlo","FRONT_zasleh"
		};
	};

[UK_Apollo 475]

Reflectors inside Turrets are currently broken in A3 as of a few patches back (v1.56). There is a feedback tracker request to fix it, but it's been assigned a low priority. :-(

https://feedback.bistudio.com/T118330

 

Are you sure that your searchlight on eg Jeep is currently steerable?

[eggbeast 3673]

yeah we have working searchlights on jeeps, boats and also zu23 cannons when mounted on a btr40, or m60s mounted on a boat or m134 on a gunship door or cobra nose turret for example.

all works as expected. EXCEPT they are just not working on a class staticweapon

to be clear, the class reflectors is not configged inside the turret, it is in the main vehicle config. the turret controls the reflector though.

 

the basic static searchlight model from A2, which i imported to A3, much like the M2 or any other staticweapon class will not show any light sources.

i believe this is because the core config does not include this function for class staticweapon like it does for all other main vehicleclasses -

i believe it is an oversight by BI.

 

hmm in your link i see many experienced modders having problems because they included class reflectors inside their turret class. i dont see any need to do that unless maybe it gives local control of the light switch to turret occupants maybe. you can just slave the light selection to the gun selection for each turret, then list them all in cfgvehicles / class vehicle/ class reflectors and they all work fine so long as you have the config of the turret done right.

 

ours all currently work fine

[reyhard 2082]

hmm in your link i see many experienced modders having problems because they included class reflectors inside their turret class. i dont see any need to do that unless maybe it gives local control of the light switch to turret occupants maybe. you can just slave the light selection to the gun selection for each turret, then list them all in cfgvehicles / class vehicle/ class reflectors and they all work fine so long as you have the config of the turret done right.

well, controlling it by gunner is main point. daylights are auto turned off by ai in combat

[eggbeast 3673]

did you RHS guys port the arma 2 searchlight static weapon? basically it just will not work for me.

[x3kj 1247]

You defined it in vehicle class, not turret class. Static weapons have no driver -> can't turn on/off light at all.

[eggbeast 3673]

oh i see. well in arma2 it worked fine. i guess this is what has changed in arma 3 then?

so if i add it into the turret class it should work?

[x3kj 1247]

 

so if i add it into the turret class it should work?

No, see the ticket posted earlier. turret reflectors don't move at all due to the bug. You can turn them on/off but that's it.

[eggbeast 3673]

ok i see thanks. at least i got the mto light up. wouldn't do it out of the turret class. different to arma 2