Any scripting tutorials?

[jesusthekiller]

Hi all,

I would love to learn DayZ scripting/modding (for DayZ on Arma II), both for client and server. Could you guys recommend some tutorials?

 

Thanks a lot,

~JTK

[insertcoins]

I'd advise you start with just randomly picking out an easy script to install, and work your way up from there. Read, read, double check, use the search function, read some more, cry in frustration, stop, start again, cry some more while trying, finish it, ecstatic joy, repeat.

[raymix]

Personally I started with just adding scripts to server to my own custom directory (which pretty much forced me to look into every script and how paths works) after following installation tutorials. Now it's all about diving into Epoch code (which is open source btw), looking at how they do things, try to replicate and add/remove functionality by researching and googling a lot. BI wiki, armaholic, opendayz and epoch forums are great source for code references and examples. The rest of it is up to time spent learning, logic and common sense.

You won't find a silver spoon, if that's what you are after. Most of real programmers/scripters here come with some programming background, which makes it much easier to transition. Arma SQF is definitely not the best way to learn coding as a first language.

[peipo118]

KK´s blog for small and compact but good tutorials.. then i would recommend reading the entire fucking wiki on Arma scripting and reading as much code as you possibly can :P

[jesusthekiller]

Now it's all about diving into Epoch code (which is open source btw)

Didn't knew that, awesome!

 

Most of real programmers/scripters here come with some programming background, which makes it much easier to transition. 

I have some background, don't worry ;)

 

Arma SQF is definitely not the best way to learn coding as a first language.

I've just looked up syntax, isn't that bad. Lua, but with more semicolons and less tables

 

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KK´s blog for small and compact but good tutorials.. then i would recommend reading the entire fucking wiki on Arma scripting and reading as much code as you possibly can :P

They should be helpful, thanks!

 

Thanks a lot guys, hopefully I'll be able to write something simple soon :)