Pause while ingame.. go to options/addon options/ ACE nvg settings and turn down the noise. // If an existing class is to be adjusted, it has to be declared using the class it inherits from originally. class NVGogglesB_grn_F: NVGoggles { Have a question about this project? It is also advisable to use a name of a parameter with ## at both ends, although this is often not necessary. The Nightstalker can be zeroed between a minimum range of 100 m up to a maximum of 1,000 m. It also features an integrated laser rangefinder, but has a backup collimator sight for use in close quarters combat. In most cases, it is most beneficial to find the closest existing class to a new one, and to inherit properties from the existing class to the new one. There are now four models for suitpacks, three of them located at \A3\Characters_F\Common\Suitpacks\. }; Configuring facewear is extremely easy, although there is one tricky part in the form of identityTypes[] property (for details, see below). None A patrol was coming along a known road and we were supposed to ambush them at night. Autorifleman is defined as follows: Please note the config above contains macros to simplify the list of equipment. Partially zoomed reticle with IR vision activated. Yeah, its why in general, I hate using them in games. Then only those properties which are different from the parent class need to be defined in the new class. modelOptics = "\A3\weapons_f_exp\reticle\ENVG.p3d"; // use vanilla modelOptics so it will show in IR mode The identityTypes[] property can be optionally used to include the particular facewear into a pool which certain characters use for randomizing their facewear. What I WOULD however like to see is more dynamics to the NVG's. Main point was thats from 2010. // For inheritance to work, the base class has to be defined. They do look good but obviously a bit softer and more grain/noise than in ARMA. The macro is created for a uniform config, and then two new uniforms are configured using that macro. As for conflicts with ACE. // The path to the model this character uses. The MRCO is just like the RCO and ARCO but doesn't have a holosight on top. GVAR(border) = QPATHTOF(data\nvg_mask_quad_4096.paa); // Use quad tube mask Just like riding a bike.haha let's hope. All trademarks are property of their respective owners in the US and other countries. This causes interfearance and in the end the picture isn't quite as clear as it is in ArmA atm And yes the NV's can protect themselves from bright lights, unless they are flipped on in surprise. Sign up for a free GitHub account to open an issue and contact its maintainers and the community. All APEX Compact NVG and ENVG-II NVGs only have a Generation 3 Night vision effect, what feels too weak for this kind of equipment (especially in relation to the "NV Goggles (Gen4)" from ACE). None For all other targets that are below that distance, aiming slightly above the intersecting lines is necessary for anything at 200, 100, and 50 metres (respectively). Games. Because of its diverse capabilities, it is multi-role and is suited for any weapon regardless of its class. Main point was thats from 2010. Due to how this works, be mindful with spaces and quotation marks when using macros. Switching the radar on also makes the owner a detectable target for vehicles or ammo with passive radar component (see below). Characters are configured in the cfgVehicles class, inheritance goes as follows: The last class in the second row in the table above is usually used for inheriting parameters into a new character class. Depends on the night vision optics, natural lighting, weather and if it uses an IR light. Copyright Bohemia Interactive a.s. Bohemia Interactive is a registered trademark of Bohemia Interactive a.s. All rights reserved. Espaol - Latinoamrica (Spanish - Latin America), www.feedback.arma3.com/view.php?id=23673#bugnotes. Basically, everything in Arma 3 has its class, which is defined within one of what we can call core classes. Zeroing range If you want to use the function mentioned above in a soldier's config, do not forget to add it to the soldier's init event handler, by adding the following code to the soldier's class in its config: // Declares an existing class, so it can be used further in the config. Since it's the future they're allowed to do whatever they want with it and authenticity cannot be questioned. Espaol - Latinoamrica (Spanish - Latin America), http://www.armaholic.com/page.php?id=18767. // Replace XX with the desired capacity value. The Nightstalker can be zeroed between a minimum range . It is only visible to you. It also lacks an integrated laser rangefinder. Bright sources of light could make the dark areas even darker when looked at. So I was wrong before. Type 300 m (fixed) // Defines a new class, which inherits everything from the selected existing class. You need to sign in or create an account to do that. /// Sample uniforms configured with a macro ///, #define UNIFORM(NAME,DN,PIC,TEX,SOLDIER,LOAD,WEIGHT) \, picture = "\A3\characters_f\data\ui\icon_##PIC##_ca.paa"; \, model = "\A3\Characters_F\Common\Suitpacks\suitpack_original_F.p3d"; \, hiddenSelectionsTextures[] = {"\A3\Characters_F_New\BLUFOR\Data\##TEX##.paa"}; \, "if (local (_this select 0)) then {[(_this select 0), [], []] call BIS_fnc_unitHeadgear;};", /* [_headgearClass1, _probability1, _headgearClass2, _probability2, ] */, // Empty array means no headgear nor face wear, // In this case, there is no headgear but there is a face wear, // Formerly member of the first list which had 60% to be selected, // Formerly member of the alternate list which had 40% to be selected, // If the parent class doesn't have the headgear randomization, // The function must be triggered to benefit from the randomization, its usage is documented in its header (see link above), // If every value are the same, it is just a default random, otherwise, weighted random, https://community.bistudio.com/wiki?title=Arma_3:_Characters_And_Gear_Encoding_Guide&oldid=295857, Land > Man > CAManBase > Civilian > Civilian_F > C_man_1, Land > Man > CAManBase > SoldierWB > B_Soldier_base_F, Land > Man > CAManBase > SoldierEB > O_Soldier_base_F, Land > Man > CAManBase > SoldierGB > I_Soldier_base_F, Land > Man > CAManBase > SoldierGB > I_G_Soldier_base_F. Vest_Camo_Base is defined in the cfgWeapons class as follows: Please note that several properties are actually missing from the config, like hiddenSelectionsTextures[] or displayName. Radar needs to be switched ON via an action (Default Arma 3 and Arma 3 Apex keybind is (Ctrl+R)). Here is H_HelmetB config for example: Headgear is usually inherited from the H_HelmetB class so only the properties that change have to be redefined (usually, it will be author, name, icon, model, texture, and values in the ItemInfo subclass). All rights reserved. Already on GitHub? For the details, see below. Those are recognizable by square brackets at the end of their names (e.g., hiddenSelections[]). There should be some more HDR-ish effects going on with the NVG's that's for sure. Although indirectly similar, the Nightstalker's closest real-life equivalent would be the optical scopes designed by BAE Systems for the U.S. military's "ENVG III"/"Family of Weapon Sights - Individual" (FWS-I) programme. The Nightstalker shares the same model with the NVS. All trademarks are property of their respective owners in the US and other countries. Facewear is inherited from the None class, and its config usually looks like this: Please note that facewear does not support changing textures via hiddenSelections[], so when a new facewear is defined, it contains information about its author, name, model, icon, and mass. isnt it the future? // and hiddenSelectionMaterials[] properties. Enough of that though. I'm still trying to get either the -3 to +3 NVG brightness working consistently, which is Ace and not yours and often turns off if I go in and out of options, or to get NOD Colorize to work, which never does. Good evening. Contents 1 Design 2 Trivia 3 Gallery 4 See also 4.1 Optical sights of comparable role and configuration Design It has a magnification zoom of 5x, and uses a fixed zeroing of 300 m that cannot be adjusted. You're going to need a custom version of ACE. The same process was done for my grenade mod, which recently became available as part of ACE3. This would be realistic. Type And I don't think NVGs and thermals would be fundamentally better in future, especially in regular armies. m hoping the current NVGs are only place holders, much like the binoculars, I can't imagine BIS releasing the current ones in full game. The RCO or the (rifle combat optics) is a optic gunsight. Enough of that though. Please note that most of the properties in the example above are usually not needed. // The class name does not really matter, but for clarity, it should be SupplyXX, where XX is the desired capacity value. Got frustrated with the stupid ARMA updates where they would change the definition of a rock or whatever it and totally f up everything. It is advisable to create the structure in such a way so the order of includes actually does not matter. Great stuffs!!! For characters and most of their gear, model.cfg is pretty simple to make. Inside the cfgPatches class, the class named after the addon folder path (where "/" are replaced by "_") is defined using four properties: An example of a cfgPatches.hpp file can look like this: A good habit is to include cfgPatches.hpp at the beginning of the config.cpp file (#include "cfgPatches.hpp"). A lot of civilian night vision gear is less grainy because they have an IR flashlight but in a combat situation where the enemy might also have night vision an IR flashlight is a big no-no. this please : peripheral night vision goggles, http://www.elbitsystems-us.com/sites/default/files/imported/seo/esam0079_quadeye.jpg. Please see the. Night vision could be a bit more grainy, there could be more contrast between illuminated areas and dark areas and bright lights could shine brighter, interfering with visibility. Ahahaha as someone who had played Battlefield 3 day 1 and experienced the wrath of the "IRNV" scope attachment, yeah that thing is going to make life difficult for any would-be terrorists or criminals. There are several kinds of config files, explained right below. To make things clear, properties which are arrays will be written with square brackets in this guide. I hate the current NVGs and all past BIS iterations, currently I add my own grain and blur just to get more immersion. The order of includes might matter, depending on where which class is defined. By I've narrowed it down to the -3 to +3 brightness setting by way of alt + page up or page down. I'm on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/dslyecxi Read this for everything you should know about this. The macro syntax is quite simple. i agree, real one gives you quite a bit of athmosphere somehow. Headgear is defined in the cfgWeapons class, and its config is pretty straightforward, similarly to vests. GVAR(generation) = 4; There are two types of ground holders for headger, the difference is in the model of the holder one is better suited for helmets, the other for caps. The classes for various capacity are already defined in the game config, so in most cases, SupplyXX can be used with XX replaced by the desired capacity value. A class does not have to contain all necessary properties, there is a structure of parent and child classes, with a child class inheriting all properties from its parent class, unless a property is redefined under the child class. Yours still works, but it unfortunately turns out to be sort of useless. When packed, the whole folder is transformed into a single .pbo file. If not, then we are basically "nerfing" ourselves. Sniper scope for exemple. Night Vision Sight Nightstalkers are specifically labelled as a product of. All rights reserved. Faction Just look at the player's custom face selection, that head model don't have this terrible UV maps (as it was on the ArmA 1) and it look better; on the ArmA 1 the NGVs worked better than they do in the ArmA2 with the only exception of the SU-34, that you wasn't able of see anything by night because of the HUD's brightness. Need to find a way to get rid of the nighstalker target detection crap. The best way is to define a new backpack class, inherit it from the backpack class of a bag you want a soldier to use, specify the contents of the bag, and use this new backpack class as a value of the backpack property in the soldier's config. All trademarks are property of their respective owners in the US and other countries. SF obviously is a different case. Actually more like this ones, new technology. so anybody where i can find a guide with the basic controls? seems nobody has answered that yet. As it just so happens we have used the same system and I didn't mean it as strongly as you seem to think, but the thermal cameras in game are a little too sharp, they are usually more rounded because of the simple fact that heat is radiation and it radiates in all directions. This item has been removed from the community because it violates Steam Community & Content Guidelines. // If a character has a special role, a special icon shall be used. Such classes are called ground holders. This item will only be visible to you, admins, and anyone marked as a creator. They might be better than they were in RL, but yeah, they are just a pita in general. It's been awhile since I've coded ARMA. This happens because name of a parameter from the #define line of the macro definition is used somewhere in the code of the macro, where it is replaced by a value used when calling the macro. The NVS (full name: Night Vision Scope) is a light-intensifying optical gunsight used by several BLUFOR, REDFOR and INDFOR factions in ArmA 3 . Character classes have the identityTypes[] property defined, and it can contain an identity type for facewear, for example G_NATO_default. The TWS or the (thermal weapon sight) is a type of thermal optic gunsight. However, there is no need to define or initialize a property in a config. Please note that your custom model classes inherit everything from the ArmaMan class, where most of the commonly used selection names are listed. All ground holders are defined in the cfgVehicles class. Doing it this way allows me to prototype and refine something within ShackTac until I'm happy with it, then pass it off to a team that's able to support it for a broader playerbase, bring the code up to the ACE3 standards, and just generally do more than I have time for. This article deals with the server.cfg, a configuration file which one can use to configure various game server settings such as the difficulty level, how many votes are needed, and welcome messages. The usefulness of macros comes from its parameters. By clicking Sign up for GitHub, you agree to our terms of service and It should be noted that besides lacking the top mount collimator sight, the NVS shares the exact same model as the, The NVS is specifically labelled as a product of. #define MAG_9(a) a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, #define MAG_10(a) a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, #define MAG_11(a) a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, #define MAG_12(a) a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, "\A3\characters_f\data\ui\icon_u_b_soldier_new_ca.paa", "\A3\Characters_F\Common\Suitpacks\suitpack_original_F.p3d". // 2 = class is available in Zeus; 0 = class is unavailable in Zeus. Agreed, night vision could do with a little love. Arma 3 Version: 1.88.145285 (stable) CBA Version: 3.9.1 (stable) ACE3 Version: 3.12.5 (stable) Mods: CBA_A3; ace; Description: All APEX Compact NVG and ENVG-II NVGs only have a Generation 3 Night vision effect, what feels too weak for this kind of equipment (especially in relation to the "NV Goggles (Gen4)" from ACE). Any value assigned to such property has to be inside curly brackets (e.g., hiddenSelections[] = {"camo"};). The model for Kart driver's uniform's suitpack is located separately at \A3\Characters_F_Kart\Civil\Suitpacks\: Capacity of a uniform is defined in containerClass property in the ItemInfo subclass. // List of model selections which can be changed with hiddenSelectionTextures[]. Thermal/Night Vision Scope "\A3\characters_f\Data\UI\icon_V_BandollierB_CA.paa", "\A3\Characters_F\BLUFOR\equip_b_bandolier", //more info at: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3_Soldier_Protection, "\A3\characters_f\Data\UI\icon_H_helmet_plain_ca.paa", "\A3\Characters_F\BLUFOR\headgear_b_helmet_plain", "\A3\Characters_F\BLUFOR\Data\equip1_co.paa". It has the same magnification strength range of regular TWS scopes (4x-10x) but is capable of switching between four modes of operation; "normal" day, orange/red-hot thermal, and night vision modes. This is indeed possible, please see the Backpack configuration section of this guide for details. Also, I've often thought the colour should be a bit more pale. // The name of the author of the asset, which is displayed in the editor. They are pretty rough to use. This item will only be visible in searches to you, your friends, and admins. This item will only be visible in searches to you, your friends, and admins. For example, if all the soldiers are defined in the cfgSoldiers.hpp file, the only thing needed is to include the .hpp file in config.cpp, like this: When using includes, please note the following: Spreading the content of config.cpp across several .hpp files will make the whole thing easy to navigate in, and it is strongly recommended. This is clear from the names of vests base classes: Vest_Camo_Base and Vest_NoCamo_Base. Valve Corporation. Felt like that is an important detail left out. Nightvision shouldn't be left behind. As a reminder, and a base for newcomers in modding Arma 3, it is worth to explain some basics. the NVG in ARMA 3 didnt show it actual real life nvg. CTRG CSAT Viper Place bikey in the key folder in your ArmA3 main directory file. Character class config is quite complex, but there is no reason to define all the parameters every time a character class is defined. Quality might be significantly better 22 years from now, who knows. As said above, now it's just a green filter. In the code itself, just the name of the macro with values of the parameters is written in the code, where it is replaced by everything defined in the macro with parameters taken from what is written in the brackets once the macro is used. // How likely the enemies attack this character among some others. Please see the. thermal sensors and NVGs have improved a lot , in the future smaller devices will be more and more capable like current bigger ones its only a problem of miniaturization , probably a thermal optic will have the same specifics as a current vehicle one. Well occasionally send you account related emails. 10th mountain appearantly has 300 of these bad boys. CBA Version: 3.9.1 (stable) // This links this soldier to a particular uniform. class NVGogglesB_blk_F: NVGoggles { // APEX NVG/Thermal Do you think wider, more clearer focus would be possible, or have we currently reached the limits of what's capable through night vision technology? I already have "fixed" the generation 4 effect by myself with this small modification in the CfgWeapons.hpp: }; Aye does anyone know a way around the whole night vision fu.ckery since the new Ace Update???? Yeah the nightvision could really use a little touching up, especially now that we're getting all sorts of visual goodies with 3d scopes and whatnot. Please also notice the universal model of the vest; it needs to be replaced by the path to an actual model. ENVG III/ FWS-I night vision mobility and targeting system, Like its night vision-only counterpart the, Hybrid scopes that are both night vision and thermal-capable. 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