How to add custom markers to map?

ghostfur · January 27, 2015

Hi iam trying to put in custom markers to epoch altis but i dont know how i tryed couple of things but doesnt work at all!

I putted this in my mission init.sqf

// Markers
[] execVM "scripts\custom_marker.sqf";

I've created a file named custom_marker.sqf this is what i putted in

// TEST 1 MARKER
_Tikhaya  = createMarker ["_Tikhaya ", [23595.9,3.19,18002.4]];
_Tikhaya  setMarkerText "Tikhaya City";
_Tikhaya  setMarkerType "City";
_Tikhaya  setMarkerColor "ColorRed";
_Tikhaya  = _Tikhaya ;

//TEST 2 MARKER
_wreck  = createMarker ["_wreck ", [23596.7,3.19,17999.2]];
_wreck  setMarkerText "Junkyard";
_wreck  setMarkerType "Depot";
_wreck  setMarkerColor "ColorBlue";
_wreck  = _wreck ;

It was just for testing markers on map

Nothing shows up tryed couple of things maby someone got a idee i just want to add some custom markers on different positions in map

Greetings Michel

itsatrap · February 21, 2015

You have to put in an position ?

nedfox · February 21, 2015

IMO it's easier to use the mission.sqm from your mission.pbo and fill the {Markers} bit.

Like this (make sure you use increasing numbers and put the proper number on top).

class Item11
{
   position[]={4338.8359,101.17657,6317.54};
   name="PlanicaTraders";
   type="mil_circle";
   colorName="ColorBlack";
};
class Item12
{
   position[]={2247.085,35.5191,9473.3262};
   name="IslandVehiclePartsVendors";
   type="mil_circle";
   colorName="ColorBlack";
};
class Item13
{
   position[]={3804.6707,-1.1429843,7656.6055};
   name="Boat2";
   type="mil_circle";
   colorName="ColorBlack";
};

tomasz73 · June 14, 2015

IMO it's easier to use the mission.sqm from your mission.pbo and fill the {Markers} bit.

Like this (make sure you use increasing numbers and put the proper number on top).

class Item11
{
   position[]={4338.8359,101.17657,6317.54};
   name="PlanicaTraders";
   type="mil_circle";
   colorName="ColorBlack";
};
class Item12
{
   position[]={2247.085,35.5191,9473.3262};
   name="IslandVehiclePartsVendors";
   type="mil_circle";
   colorName="ColorBlack";
};
class Item13
{
   position[]={3804.6707,-1.1429843,7656.6055};
   name="Boat2";
   type="mil_circle";
   colorName="ColorBlack";
};

M3 Editor if I have a position in the map coordinates 047068 x:4757.21m y:8474.98m z:324.429 how it enter correctly

Suppe · June 14, 2015

here:

    _position = [23595.9,3.19,18002.4];

   _markername = format ["BLABLA"];
   _marker = createMarker [_markername, _position];
   _markertext = format ["NAMEONMAP"];
   _markercolor = "ColorRed";
   _marker setMarkerShape "ICON";
   _marker setMarkerType "mil_triangle";
   _marker setMarkerColor _markercolor;
   _marker setMarkerText _markertext;

tomasz73 · June 14, 2015

how do you count ? Can I use just that. and whether it will correctly . I ask because I have also other positions

Tactical Anders · June 14, 2015

I use this:

MARKER1.SQF

_marker = createMarker ["Marker1",[6188.77,16840.1,0]];
_marker setMarkerType "mil_objective";
"Marker1" setMarkerText "West Safezone";
"Marker1" setMarkerColor "ColorBlack";
"marker1" setMarkerSize [1,1]

In init.sqf put:

execVM "marker1.sqf";

Works like a charm, and as someone already said it can be done rather easily in the mission.sqm aswell!

(Im not at all into scripting so maybe i messed up somwhere but i never was able to add two markers in the same script.. 3 markers = marker1, marker2 and marker3.sqf...)

W4lly · June 15, 2015

I dont understand a thing,

the markers must be dynamic in random location or static .. that is always in the same coords on the map?

cuz in the second case by opening the file mission.sqm with eliteness need 30 sec ..

class Item26
		{
			position[] = {947.996,0.756651,7475.45};
			name = "radiationzone";
			markerType = "ELLIPSE";
			type = "Empty";
			colorName = "ColorRed";
			fillName = "Grid";
			text = "Radiation Zone";
			a = 500;
			b = 500;
		};

inside class markers ..

NOTE . position in mission.sqm is X,Z,Y not X,Y,Z

rhammer2003 · June 16, 2015

Hello,

I am trying to get my markers working also thru my Mission.sqm, I have the marker showing up fine but can not get my text to show up. everything looks correct to me. please look at my markers and let me know if any of you see an issue. the maker I am trying to show text is Item 3

could someone assist with this?

    class Markers
   {
       items = 4;
       class Item0
       {
           position[] = {14939.934,0.053499073,15083.272};
           name = "center";
           type = "Empty";
       };
       class Item1
       {
           position[] = {23600.639,3.19,18000.72};
           name = "respawn_east";
           type = "Empty";
       };
       class Item2
       {
           position[] = {23600.611,3.19,18000.768};
           name = "respawn_west";
           type = "Empty";
       };
       class Item3
       {
           position[] = {20871.3,0.0014143,19198};
           name ="northfob";
           text ="Military Vehicles";
           markerType ="ELLIPSE";
           type ="Empty";
           colorName ="ColorRed";
           fillName="Grid";
           a = 300;
           b = 300;
       };
   };
};

W4lly · June 16, 2015

Text

Only Icon markers will use this text. It will be displayed in small colored font directly east of the marker, irrespective of the marker's angle.

put another marker in the same place and other color like this

class Item4
		{
			position[] = {20871.3,0.0014143,19198};
			name = "MilVeh";
			text = "Military Vehicles";
			type = "mil_dot";
			colorName = "ColorBlack";
		};

Chainsaw Squirrel · September 12, 2015

It was so easy in a2 with the editor .. just open the mission.sqm in the editor .. you can see all the markers, easy to see where you want it .. of course you can if you know exactly where you want ..just edit the mission.sqm in notepad++ , but now it seems it has gotten way to complicated wtf .. why do so many make newer more complicated .

If you can still do this way I haven seen it mentioned .. maybe it is still doable ?

Edited September 12, 2015 by Chainsaw Squirrel

Richie · September 12, 2015

It was so easy in a2 with the editor .. just open the mission.sqm in the editor .. you can see all the markers, easy to see where you want it .. of course you can if you know exactly where you want ..just edit the mission.sqm in notepad++ , but now it seems it has gotten way to complicated wtf .. why do so many make newer more complicated .
If you can still do this way I haven seen it mentioned .. maybe it is still doable ?

I still do mine via the mission.sqm, I know you can script them but mission.sqm has always worked.

Chainsaw Squirrel · September 12, 2015

I still do mine via the mission.sqm, I know you can script them but mission.sqm has always worked.

GREAT to know .. Im just getting into a3 servers, held my feet in the sand with a2 for a while.. I know where I been lol .. a lot of it is so different than a2 .. or so I thought .. Im finding so much still the same .. just moved to new locations

Edited September 12, 2015 by Chainsaw Squirrel

SadBoy1981 · September 13, 2015

i run it from init.sqf

example:

 [] execVM "marker_1_pos.sqf";
 [] execVM "marker_1_name.sqf";

marker_1_pos.sqf

_this = createMarker ["each marker name must to be different", [3000.6, 10000.1, 0]];
_this setMarkerShape "ELLIPSE";
_this setMarkerColor "ColorRed";
_this  setMarkerAlpha 0.9;
_this setMarkerSize [100, 100];

marker_1_name.sqf

_this = createMarker ["each marker name must to be different", [3000.6, 10000.1, 0]];
_this setMarkerText "Text on Map";
_this setMarkerType "mil_dot";
_this setMarkerColor "ColorBlack";

Chainsaw Squirrel · September 15, 2015

I was going to use the pos from m3editor, just paste in the location from the sqf such as 1942.93,12276.6,0 or does it need to be 12276.6,1942.93,0 ? , and thanks for the info

Richie · September 15, 2015

I was going to use the pos from m3editor, just paste in the location from the sqf such as 1942.93,12276.6,0 or does it need to be 12276.6,1942.93,0 ? , and thanks for the info

If you run it from your mission.sqm height is the middle value, if you run it from .sqf then height is the last value.

Chainsaw Squirrel · September 15, 2015

I just tried one then the other the one listed in m3editor was the correct one just as it was listed solved that one :)

Chainsaw Squirrel · September 30, 2015

The Fill name for this way .. fillName="DiagGrid" like this _this setMarkerfillName "DiagGrid"; ?
and for the angle would it be written as this _this setMarkerSize [500, 300, 27.28384]; ??

Thankx

fillName="DiagGrid";
           a=500;
           b=300;
           angle=27.28384;

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