Dynamic Object Compositions – Arma 2

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The Dynamic Object module (DynO) was made to make spawning entire sets / templates of objects much easier (e.g. an entire base). It is possible to spawn specific sets of objects or ask a library for a random set matching a list of tags. The system is flexible so that anyone may ''grab'' new sets, register them and all systems using the DynO sets will spawn the new sets as well.


== Introduction ==


The Dynamic Object module (DynO) was made to make spawning entire sets / templates of objects much easier (e.g. an entire base). It is possible to spawn specific sets of objects or ask a library for a random set matching a list of tags. The system is flexible so that anyone may ''grab'' new sets, register them and all systems using the DynO sets will spawn the new sets as well.
{{Feature|informative|This page was written for {{arma2}}.}}
{{Feature|informative|This page was written for {{arma2}}.}}


== How to add BIS compositions ==


To add one of the BIS premade compositions simply create a gamelogic and the code below into the init field <pre>_newComp = [(getPos this), (getDir this), "FuelDump1_US"] call (compile (preprocessFileLineNumbers "ca\modules\dyno\data\scripts\objectMapper.sqf"));</pre>
== How to add BI compositions ==
Where ''"FuelDump1_US"'' is the composition name you want to spawn (check composition library for names of BIS compositions).
You can also spawn compositions by searching the library for matching tags, for example: <pre>_newComp = [(getPos this), random 360, ["usmc", "medium"]] call (compile (preprocessFileLineNumbers "ca\modules\dyno\data\scripts\objectMapper.sqf"));</pre>
Where ''"usmc"'' & ''"medium"'' are the tags used.


== Creating custom compositions ==
To add one of the BIS premade compositions simply create a gamelogic and the code below into the init field:
<sqf>_newComp = [getPos this, getDir this, "FuelDump1_US"] call compile preprocessFileLineNumbers "ca\modules\dyno\data\scripts\objectMapper.sqf";</sqf>


How to create a custom composition:
Where ''"FuelDump1_US"'' is the composition name you want to spawn (check composition library for names of BIS compositions).
You can also spawn compositions by searching the library for matching tags, for example:
<sqf>_newComp = [getPos this, random 360, ["usmc", "medium"]] call compile preprocessFileLineNumbers "ca\modules\dyno\data\scripts\objectMapper.sqf";</sqf>
Where ''"usmc"'' and ''"medium"'' are the tags used.


1) Download the customized (from {{Link|link= http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?130462-How-do-I-precisely-place-local-objects-consistently&p=2096215&viewfull=1#post2096215|text= this post}}) objectGrabber & objectMapper scripts : {{Link|http://www.mediafire.com/?ilgwjijl4gxpg8c|link}}


2) Open the editor (2d) using the map "Render Island" or another island with some flat space.
== Creating Custom Compositions ==


3) Create & save a mission. Then put the objectGrabber.sqf script into the mission folder.
How to create a custom composition:


4) Place your objects on the map.
Download the customized (from {{Link|link= http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?130462-How-do-I-precisely-place-local-objects-consistently&p=2096215&viewfull=1#post2096215|text= this post}}) objectGrabber & objectMapper scripts: {{Link|http://www.mediafire.com/?ilgwjijl4gxpg8c|link}}
# Open the editor (2d) using the map "Render Island" or another island with some flat space.
# Create & save a mission. Then put the objectGrabber.sqf script into the mission folder.
# Place your objects on the map.
# If you want a custom object init you have to use this format in the initialization field of the object otherwise it won't be grabbed: <sqf>
this setvariable ["VehicleInit","<YOUR INITSTRING>;"]
</sqf>
# Place the player unit in the middle of your composition and put this in its init: <sqf>null = [getPos this, 200] execVM "objectGrabber.sqf"; // (200 is the radius, adjust when needed).</sqf>
# Preview the mission, the objects are now written in arma2.rpt
# Copy all text between "startgrabbing" and "endgrabbing" (not the ### lines) and paste this in the file {{hl|composition_template.sqf}} at the marked area.
# Remove the comma at the last line of the copied text. Example arma2.rpt:<sqf>
["MASH",[0,0,0],0,1,0],
["Land_GuardShed",[35.9503,29.7019,0],0,1,0,{}],
["ACamp",[-41.3973,-33.6524,0],0,1,0,{}], // here
</sqf>After editing:<sqf>
["MASH",[0,0,0],0,1,0],
["Land_GuardShed",[35.9503,29.7019,0],0,1,0,{}],
["ACamp",[-41.3973,-33.6524,0],0,1,0,{}]
</sqf><br>It should now look like the example in the scripts
# Then save the file as "yourCompositionName.sqf"


5) If you want a custom object init you have to use this format in the initialization field of the object otherwise it wont be
{{Feature|important|
grabbed: this setvariable ["VehicleInit","<YOUR INITSTRING>;"]
The above process is not working in {{arma3}}.
See {{Link|link= http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?173396-Dynamic-Object-Compositions-(DoC)&p=2641626&viewfull=1#post2641626|text= this thread}} for information about a compatible one.
}}


6) Place the player unit in the middle of your composition and put this in its init:
<pre>null = [getpos this,200] execVM "objectGrabber.sqf"; // (200 is the radius, adjust when needed).</pre>


7) Preview the mission, the objects are now written in arma2.rpt
== Spawning Custom Compositions ==
 
8) Copy all text between "startgrabbing" and "endgrabbing" (not the ### lines) and paste this in the file composition_template.sqf
at the marked area.
 
9) Remove , at the last line of the copied text.
      Example arma2.rpt:
      ["MASH",[0,0,0],0,1,0],
      ["Land_GuardShed",[35.9503,29.7019,0],0,1,0,{}],
      ["ACamp",[-41.3973,-33.6524,0],0,1,0,{}]''','''
 
      After editing:
      ["MASH",[0,0,0],0,1,0],
      ["Land_GuardShed",[35.9503,29.7019,0],0,1,0,{}],
      ["ACamp",[-41.3973,-33.6524,0],0,1,0,{}]
 
It should now look like the example in with the scripts
 
10) Then save the file as "yourCompositionName.sqf"
 
 
IMPORTANT NOTE: The above process is not working in {{arma3}}. See {{Link|link= http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?173396-Dynamic-Object-Compositions-(DoC)&p=2641626&viewfull=1#post2641626|text= this thread}} for information about a compatible one.
 
== Spawning custom compositions ==


To place your custom composition in your mission
To place your custom composition in your mission


1) Place the objectMapper.sqf file into your mission directory.
# Place the {{hl|objectMapper.sqf}} file into your mission directory.
# Create a folder called 'compositions' in your mission directory and place the composition there.
# Place a game logic on the map and put this in the init: <sqf>null = ["test_comp", getDir this, getPos this] execVM "objectMapper.sqf"; // (replace "test_comp" with your own compositioname without '.sqf')</sqf>
# Preview the mission and your composition is placed (you can place multiple and different compositions at once).


2) Create a folder called 'compositions' in your mission directory and place the composition there.


3) Place a game logic on the map and put this in the init: null = ["test_comp", getDir this, getPos this] execVM "objectMapper.sqf (replace "test_comp" with your own compositioname without '.sqf')
{{Feature|important|
The above process is not working in {{arma3}}.
See {{Link|link= http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?173396-Dynamic-Object-Compositions-(DoC)&p=2641626&viewfull=1#post2641626|text= this thread}} for information about a compatible one.
}}


4) Preview the mission and your composition is placed (you can place multiple and different compositions at once).


== Composition library ==


IMPORTANT NOTE: The above process is not working in {{arma3}}. See {{Link|link= http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?173396-Dynamic-Object-Compositions-(DoC)&p=2641626&viewfull=1#post2641626|text= this thread}} for information about a compatible one.
== Composition library ==
{{Link|link= http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?s=7a61764b758d515d2d989266e9e80ec3&p=1673511#post1673511|text= Rok's script to put all on map}}
{{Link|link= http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?s=7a61764b758d515d2d989266e9e80ec3&p=1673511#post1673511|text= Rok's script to put all on map}}


{{Feature|important|NOTE: While the list above is useful, some of the composition classnames are incorrect in the pictures.}}
{{Feature|important|While the list above is useful, some of the composition classnames are incorrect in the pictures.}}


=== List of classnames ===
=== {{arma2}} Classnames ===


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* SmallBase
* SmallBase
* CityBase01
* CityBase01
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* FiringRange_Water1
* FiringRange_Water1
* FiringRange_Water2
* FiringRange_Water2
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=== List of classnames: OA ===
=== {{arma2oa}} Classnames ===


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* SmallBase_EP1
* SmallBase_EP1
* CityBase01_EP1
* CityBase01_EP1
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* MPA_infoKiosk2
* MPA_infoKiosk2
* MPA_infoKiosk3
* MPA_infoKiosk3
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Latest revision as of 22:41, 29 March 2024

The Dynamic Object module (DynO) was made to make spawning entire sets / templates of objects much easier (e.g. an entire base). It is possible to spawn specific sets of objects or ask a library for a random set matching a list of tags. The system is flexible so that anyone may grab new sets, register them and all systems using the DynO sets will spawn the new sets as well.


ⓘ
This page was written for Arma 2.


How to add BI compositions

To add one of the BIS premade compositions simply create a gamelogic and the code below into the init field:

_newComp = [getPos this, getDir this, "FuelDump1_US"] call compile preprocessFileLineNumbers "ca\modules\dyno\data\scripts\objectMapper.sqf";

Where "FuelDump1_US" is the composition name you want to spawn (check composition library for names of BIS compositions). You can also spawn compositions by searching the library for matching tags, for example:

_newComp = [getPos this, random 360, ["usmc", "medium"]] call compile preprocessFileLineNumbers "ca\modules\dyno\data\scripts\objectMapper.sqf";

Where "usmc" and "medium" are the tags used.


Creating Custom Compositions

How to create a custom composition:

Download the customized (from this post) objectGrabber & objectMapper scripts: link

  1. Open the editor (2d) using the map "Render Island" or another island with some flat space.
  2. Create & save a mission. Then put the objectGrabber.sqf script into the mission folder.
  3. Place your objects on the map.
  4. If you want a custom object init you have to use this format in the initialization field of the object otherwise it won't be grabbed:
    this setvariable ["VehicleInit","<YOUR INITSTRING>;"]
  5. Place the player unit in the middle of your composition and put this in its init:
    null = [getPos this, 200] execVM "objectGrabber.sqf"; // (200 is the radius, adjust when needed).
  6. Preview the mission, the objects are now written in arma2.rpt
  7. Copy all text between "startgrabbing" and "endgrabbing" (not the ### lines) and paste this in the file composition_template.sqf at the marked area.
  8. Remove the comma at the last line of the copied text. Example arma2.rpt:
    ["MASH",[0,0,0],0,1,0], ["Land_GuardShed",[35.9503,29.7019,0],0,1,0,{}], ["ACamp",[-41.3973,-33.6524,0],0,1,0,{}], // here
    After editing:
    ["MASH",[0,0,0],0,1,0], ["Land_GuardShed",[35.9503,29.7019,0],0,1,0,{}], ["ACamp",[-41.3973,-33.6524,0],0,1,0,{}]

    It should now look like the example in the scripts
  9. Then save the file as "yourCompositionName.sqf"
⚠
The above process is not working in Arma 3. See this thread for information about a compatible one.


Spawning Custom Compositions

To place your custom composition in your mission

  1. Place the objectMapper.sqf file into your mission directory.
  2. Create a folder called 'compositions' in your mission directory and place the composition there.
  3. Place a game logic on the map and put this in the init:
    null = ["test_comp", getDir this, getPos this] execVM "objectMapper.sqf"; // (replace "test_comp" with your own compositioname without '.sqf')
  4. Preview the mission and your composition is placed (you can place multiple and different compositions at once).


⚠
The above process is not working in Arma 3. See this thread for information about a compatible one.


Composition library

Rok's script to put all on map

⚠
While the list above is useful, some of the composition classnames are incorrect in the pictures.

Arma 2 Classnames

  • SmallBase
  • CityBase01
  • CityBase02
  • CityBase04
  • BunkerMedium01
  • BunkerMedium02
  • BunkerMedium03
  • BunkerMedium04
  • BunkerMedium05
  • BunkerMedium06
  • BunkerMedium07
  • BunkerMedium08
  • BunkerMedium09
  • BunkerMedium10
  • GuardPost_US
  • GuardPost2_US
  • GuardPost3_US
  • GuardPost4_US
  • GuardPost5_US
  • GuardPost6_US
  • GuardPost7_US
  • GuardPost8_US
  • SmallNest_US
  • VehicleShelter_US
  • FuelDepot_US
  • CheckPoint1_US
  • AntiAir1_US
  • Firebase1_US
  • FuelDump1_US
  • RadarSite1_US
  • VehicleParking1_US
  • HeliParking1_US
  • AirplaneParking1_US
  • WeaponsStore1_US
  • Camp1_US
  • Camp2_US
  • Camp3_US
  • MediumTentCamp_RU
  • MediumTentCamp2_RU
  • MediumTentCamp3_RU
  • AntiAir1_RU
  • Firebase1_RU
  • FuelDump1_RU
  • RadarSite1_RU
  • VehicleParking1_RU
  • HeliParking1_RU
  • AirplaneParking1_RU
  • WeaponsStore1_RU
  • Camp1_RU
  • Camp2_RU
  • GuardPost_CDF
  • VehicleShelter_CDF
  • TankDitch_CDF
  • TankDitch2_CDF
  • CityBase03
  • BunkerSmall01
  • MediumTentCamp_napa
  • SmallTentCamp_napa
  • SmallTentCamp2_napa
  • Camp1_INS
  • Camp2_INS
  • FiringRange1
  • FiringRange2
  • FiringRange3
  • FiringRange4
  • FiringRange5
  • FiringRange6
  • FiringRange7
  • FiringRange8
  • FiringRange9
  • FiringRange10
  • FiringRange11
  • FiringRange_Wreck1
  • FiringRange_Wreck2
  • FiringRange_Wreck3
  • FiringRange_Wreck4
  • FiringRange_Wreck5
  • FiringRange_Wreck6
  • FiringRange_Wreck7
  • FiringRange_Water1
  • FiringRange_Water2

Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead Classnames

  • SmallBase_EP1
  • CityBase01_EP1
  • CityBase02_EP1
  • CityBase04_EP1
  • BunkerMedium01_EP1
  • BunkerMedium02_EP1
  • BunkerMedium03_EP1
  • BunkerMedium04_EP1
  • BunkerMedium05_EP1
  • BunkerMedium06_EP1
  • BunkerMedium07_EP1
  • BunkerMedium08_EP1
  • BunkerMedium09_EP1
  • BunkerMedium10_EP1
  • GuardPost_US_EP1
  • GuardPost2_US_EP1
  • GuardPost3_US_EP1
  • GuardPost4_US_EP1
  • GuardPost5_US_EP1
  • GuardPost6_US_EP1
  • GuardPost7_US_EP1
  • GuardPost8_US_EP1
  • SmallNest_US_EP1
  • VehicleShelter_US_EP1
  • FuelDepot_US_EP1
  • CheckPoint1_US_EP1
  • AntiAir1_US_EP1
  • Firebase1_US_EP1
  • FuelDump1_US_EP1
  • RadarSite1_US_EP1
  • VehicleParking1_US_EP1
  • HeliParking1_US_EP1
  • AirplaneParking1_US_EP1
  • WeaponsStore1_US_EP1
  • Camp1_US_EP1
  • Camp2_US_EP1
  • Camp3_US_EP1
  • MediumTentCamp_TK_EP1
  • MediumTentCamp2_TK_EP1
  • MediumTentCamp3_TK_EP1
  • AntiAir1_TK_EP1
  • Firebase1_TK_EP1
  • FuelDump1_TK_EP1
  • RadarSite1_TK_EP1
  • VehicleParking1_TK_EP1
  • HeliParking1_TK_EP1
  • AirplaneParking1_TK_EP1
  • WeaponsStore1_TK_EP1
  • Camp1_TK_EP1
  • Camp2_TK_EP1
  • GuardPost_CZ_EP1
  • VehicleShelter_CZ_EP1
  • TankDitch_CZ_EP1
  • TankDitch2_CZ_EP1
  • CityBase03_CZ_EP1
  • BunkerSmall01_CZ_EP1
  • MediumTentCamp_GUE_EP1
  • SmallTentCamp_GUE_EP1
  • SmallTentCamp2_GUE_EP1
  • Camp1_TKM_EP1
  • Camp2_TKM_EP1
  • MPA_infoKiosk1
  • MPA_infoKiosk2
  • MPA_infoKiosk3
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