Name Tag for PvE - on map & screen

[Schalldampfer]

This script creates name tag on screen and on map for everyone (else than yourself and your group members) in the server.

In vanilla DZE, You can see the marker of your position by setting
dayz_markSelf = 2;
and the markers and name tags of your group members by
dayz_markGroup = 1;
, and you can see name tag of other people when you aim him properly (and maybe, you need to DETECT him) - sometime not working  and "blue on bllue" happens in a PvE server.
I don't know how to "always" show name tags for other people in the server, so I have created this

Edit 2017/5/12: New version which shows EVERY player - old script shows only team leaders

Install:

1.Create DayZ_Epoch_11.Chernarus\Custom\showplayer.sqf  which includes below;

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private ["_isDisplay","_hasGPS","_hasRadio","_vehname","_index","_players","_count","_unitGroup","_isLeader","_veh","_inVeh","_distance"];
disableSerialization;

if (isDedicated) exitWith {};

while {!(player getVariable ["DZE_display_name", false])} do {sleep 5;};

_players = [];
_count = 0;
setGroupIconsVisible [false,true];

while {true} do {
    //delete marker
    for "_index" from 0 to (_count - 1) do {
        deleteMarkerLocal format["playerMarker%1",_index];
    };
    {clearGroupIcons group _x;} forEach _players;

    //initialize
    _isDisplay = player getVariable ["DZE_display_name", false];
    _hasGPS = ("ItemGPS" in items player) || (dayz_markGroup == 1);
    _hasRadio = ("ItemRadio" in items player) || !dayz_requireRadio;
    _count = 0;
    _players = [];

    if (_isDisplay && _hasRadio && _hasGPS) then {
        //set player list
        {
            if ((alive _x) && !(_x in (units group player)) && (effectiveCommander (vehicle _x) == _x) && !(_x in _players)) then {
                _players set [count _players,_x];
            };
        } forEach playableUnits;
        _count = count _players;

        //create marker
        {
            //initialize
            _veh = vehicle _x;
            _unitGroup = group _x;
            _inVeh = (_veh == _x);
            _isLeader = (_x == leader _unitGroup);
            _distance = player distance _x;
            
            // Set group name
            if (_inVeh) then {
                _vehname = name _x;
            } else {
                // Get vehicle name
                _vehname = gettext (configFile >> 'CfgVehicles' >> (typeof _veh) >> 'displayName');
                // Get crew names
                {
                    _vehname = _vehname + ", " + (name _x);
                } forEach (crew _veh);
            };
            _vehname = format ["[%1]@%2m",_vehname,round(_distance)];

            // Add Marker
            _marker = createMarkerLocal [format["playerMarker%1",_forEachIndex],getpos _x];
            if (_inVeh) then {
                _marker setMarkerTypeLocal "b_inf";
                if (_isLeader) then {
                    _unitGroup addGroupIcon ["b_inf"];
                };
            } else {
                _marker setMarkerTypeLocal "b_motor_inf";
                if (_isLeader) then {
                    _unitGroup addGroupIcon ["b_motor_inf"];
                };
            };
            _marker setMarkerTextLocal _vehname;
            _marker setMarkerColorLocal "ColorGreen";
            if (_isLeader) then {
                _unitGroup setGroupIconParams [[0,1,0,1], _vehname, 0.35, (_distance < DZE_HumanityTargetDistance)];
            };
        } forEach _players;
    };

    sleep 5;
};
 

 

2. in the bottom (or, maybe, in the if (!isDedicated) then { *** }; section) of DayZ_Epoch_11.Chernarus\init.sqf, add

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//Player tag
[] execVM "Custom\showplayer.sqf";

and also in init.sqf,
DZE_NameTags must be 1 or 2(and select "Display Name (Yes)" in game) to use this script.
You need to have a Radio and a GPS.

Optional:
dayz_markGroup = 1; makes the script not to require a GPS.
dayz_requireRadio = false; makes the script not to require a Radio.

This script is based on ESPplayer of Admin tool

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On 2/19/2014 at 10:52 AM, NoxSicarius said:

NOTICE For those who want to use this in 1.0.6

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To Block damage by PvP, try:

On 8/29/2017 at 4:09 AM, salival said:

You could do it in the damage handler around here: https://github.com/EpochModTeam/DayZ-Epoch/blob/master/SQF/dayz_code/compile/fn_damageHandler.sqf#L77

if (_isPlayer) exitWith {};

Should be enough to exit it if a player shoots/damages another player.

Not tested but don't see why it wouldn't work.

Edited November 22, 2019 by Schalldampfer
Update

[Schalldampfer]

updated!

[kingpapawawa]

looking to add a right click option on gps to turn this off and on... have tried doing it myself and failed miserably =)

[Relentless]

1 hour ago, kingpapawawa said:

looking to add a right click option on gps to turn this off and on... have tried doing it myself and failed miserably =)

In the show_player.sqf find this line:

while {true} do {

And replace it with

while {DZE_showplayers} do {

Then go to your rightclick actions and link the item you want to use to a script, something like toggle_showplayer.sqf (that's your choice) and then in this script simply write:

if (DZE_showplayers) then {
	DZE_showplayers = false;
} else {
	DZE_showplayers = true;
};

done

[kingpapawawa]

  Error Undefined variable in expression: dze_showplayers

[Relentless]

2 minutes ago, kingpapawawa said:

  Error Undefined variable in expression: dze_showplayers

You have to define it somewhere ofcourse :D
For example in the init.sqf or the variables.sqf so it has a default value. I thought this is self explainatory, sorry.

[kingpapawawa]

5 minutes ago, DAmNRelentless said:

You have to define it somewhere ofcourse :D
For example in the init.sqf or the variables.sqf so it has a default value. I thought this is self explainatory, sorry.

some of us are idiots =)

[Relentless]

10 minutes ago, kingpapawawa said:

some of us are idiots =)

Wow, that's not what I meant. I just forgot to add this to my instruction because for me it was simple but that's the difference between guys that install scripts from this forum and the guys that write them. :D
That doesn't mean you are an idiot. :b

[Jestertriks]

1. and also in init.sqf,
   DZE_NameTags must be 1 or 2(and select "Display Name (Yes)" in game) to use this script.

a little confused by this. can you elaborate? I have a custom init without this

[Schalldampfer]

DZE_NameTags is in \z\addons\dayz_code\configVariables.sqf

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DZE_NameTags = 0; // Name displays when looking at player up close  0 = Off, 1= On, 2 = Player choice

if you set DZE_NameTags, DZE_display_name will be set in \z\addons\dayz_code\actions\display_name.sqf automatically.
In my script, I'm using DZE_display_name to show tags or not. Touching DZE_NameTags is the way to set DZE_display_name.

DZE_showplayers is a new variable that's added by @DAmNRelentless ,which is not in my version at all.

[Relentless]

7 hours ago, Schalldampfer said:

DZE_showplayers is a new variable that's added by @DAmNRelentless ,which is not in my version at all.

That was just an idea for the name of the variable because your script was named showplayers.sqf.
The idea was to make this available for right click options so you can toggle your script. :)

[GodZilla]

Hello Matey, Is There A Way to Make This NameTag OverHead?

[Schalldampfer]

Maybe. Move it with https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/setGroupIcon

[GodZilla]

Thanks, will try.