[TUTORIAL] Fix DistanceFoot value in hive

Swordfish · October 20, 2013

Hi! I had a problem with DistanceFoot value in the database being extremely high when you spawn in, a value of like 30 000+

This is because the hive measuring the distance from the debug-spawn place out in the sea west of Kamenka to your spawn point.

Here is the problem:

To fix this issue:

In the file dayz_server.pbo --> Compile ---> server_updatePlayer.sqf

Find the line: (for me it was row 69,70,71)

if (count _lastPos > 2 and count _charPos > 2) then {
    if (!_isInVehicle) then {
        _distanceFoot = round(_charPos distance _lastPos);

AFTER that, add:

if ( _distanceFoot > 2000 ) then 
 {
  _distanceFoot = 0;
 };
 diag_log ("debug _distanceFoot = " + str(_distanceFoot));

This fix so you spawn in with value 0 in distanceFoot.

The value in the database is feet i think, to convert that value to meters, take it and multiply by 0.3048.

// Swordfish

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