run scripts server side

[SadBoy1981]

Is there some good info how to run scripts server side to protect own work?

[1Man]

Try this

 

[horbin]

FuMS uses some script transfer routines you may find helpful.

[knights†emplar]

config.cpp is your new friend :-)

[KiloSwiss]

http://kiloswiss.ch/misc/arma3/a3autoexec_addon.zip

[Darth_Rogue]

Noob question incoming

 

What's the difference between dedicated and localhost and under what circumstances would you specify either or both?

[KiloSwiss]

Localhost is when You start a mission ingame (also if You load a mission and klick preview in the mission editor) and Your client then also works as a host/server.

A dedicated is, well a dedicated Server, startet via the server executable.

For more information, read this great Article from KillzoneKid:

Or use the official BIS Arma wiki pages as source of information:

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/isServer

Or use the official BIS Arma wiki pages as source of information:

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/isServer

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/isDedicated

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/hasInterface

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/isMultiplayer

[SadBoy1981]

Is it possible execute MPMission altis.pbo  script from @epoch.hive/addons/pbo ?

[RHE24]

Is it possible execute MPMission altis.pbo  script from @epoch.hive/addons/pbo ?

 

a mpmission File? NO WAY this File is for Clients

some Scripts from a MPMissionfile? YES THIS WORKS

[GZA]

Is there some good info how to run scripts server side to protect own work?

 

You could compile the scripts server side and broadcast them via publicvariable.

[SadBoy1981]

You could compile the scripts server side and broadcast them via publicvariable.

 

This is what i want to understand!

[Darth_Rogue]

I'm gradually moving more and more stuff server side. I'd love to get R3F moved there but that's a pretty big project.

[1Man]

I don't think it hurts to have some run client side, I would rather them eat some of the performance hit

[GZA]

This is what i want to understand!

 

Have a look at this post.

[SadBoy1981]

I'm gradually moving more and more stuff server side. I'd love to get R3F moved there but that's a pretty big project.

 

Can you share some example how to do that!

[Darth_Rogue]

Can you share some example how to do that!

 

 

It's quite easy really.  You just create an addon PBO and call scripts from it.  In your fn_init.sqf in the PBO make it look like this:

// ADDONS
scrpt1 = compileFinal preprocessFileLineNumbers "\a3_epoch_addons\scripts\scrpt1.sqf";
scrpt2 = compileFinal preprocessFileLineNumbers "\a3_epoch_addons\scripts\scrpt2.sqf";
scrpt3 = compileFinal preprocessFileLineNumbers "\a3_epoch_addons\scripts\scrpt3.sqf";

publicVariable "scrpt1";
publicVariable "scrpt2";
publicVariable "scrpt3";

diag_log "Epoch Addons compiled";

Then in your mission file create a file called onPlayerRespawn.sqf.  Inside that file, place this:

if (!isDedicated and hasInterface) then 
{
	waitUntil {alive vehicle player};	
	waitUntil {typeOF player != "VirtualMan_EPOCH"};

	
		

	waitUntil{!isNil "Scrpt1"};
	[] spawn Scrpt1;
	waitUntil{!isNil "Scrpt2"};
	[] spawn Scrpt2;
	waitUntil{!isNil "Scrpt3"};
	[] spawn Scrpt3;
};

That way the public variables get put back onto players on respawn events.  The onPlayerRespawn.sqf does NOT need to be called from any other files.  Just place it in your mission's root folder.  Note that for every new pubvar you create you will have to add an exception to the pubvar.txt BE filter, like !="scrpt1" !="scrpt2" !="scrpt3"

 

There are certain things though that have to remain client side, like the status bar, but many things can be moved server side.  Basically anything that adds a function or action to the player can go server side and be called from a public variable.  Depending on the size and complexity of the script it may take some recoding to make it work.  Anything that is more complex than a single file or two probably wouldn't be practical just because of all the re-writing that would be necessary.  Now R3F....that's doable, but it would take a lot of time and trial and error since there's so many scripts and variables.  

 

One word of caution though.  Anytime you introduce a public variable, it's...well...public, which means it could potentially be accessed by other players for dishonest purposes.  So I'd avoid setting anything to a public variable that can potentially have negative player effects if the wrong person got ahold of the variables.  

[Face]

Broadcasting code isn't a good idea from a performance perspective. First, sending multiple PVs to multiple clients is not performance friendly and increases network traffic, and PVing code is even less so. Put them together and you're on your way to adding more desync to your server.

[Darth_Rogue]

Important considerations to make, for sure.   :)

[SadBoy1981]

Thanks for info!

I just try to found out, how to hide my own configs and scripts hide  "players"

[SadBoy1981]

a mpmission File? NO WAY this File is for Clients

some Scripts from a MPMissionfile? YES THIS WORKS

u are wrong, i call my ammo box script located in \MPMissions\epoch.Altis\ammo_box.sqf    from \@epochhive\addons\spawn_ammo_box.pbo