BIS fnc strategicMapOpen

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Description

Description:

Creates a strategic map.

Execution:

call

Groups:

Strategic

Syntax

Syntax:

[display,pos,missions,ORBATs,markers,images,weather,night,scale,simulation,label,missionName,missionIcon] call BIS_fnc_strategicMapOpen

Parameters:

display: Display - Parent display. When empty, mission display is used.

pos: Position - Default view position in format [x,y,y] or [x,y]

missions: Array - List of missions, each Array in format:

• 0: Position - 2D or 3D position of mission
• 1: Code - Expression executed when user clicks on mission icon
• 2: String - Mission name
• 3: String - Short description
• 4: String - Name of mission's player
• 5: String - Path to overview image
• 6: Number - Size multiplier for overview image
• 7: Array - Parameters for on-click action. Can be accessed in code with _this # 9

ORBATs: Array - List of ORBAT, each Array in format:

• 0: Position - 2D or 3D position
• 1: Config - Preview CfgORBAT group
• 2: Config - Topmost displayed CfgORBAT group
• 3: Array of strings - List of allowed tags
• 4: String - Name of mission's player
• 5: Number - Maximum number of displayed tiers

markers: Array of strings - List of markers revealed in strategic map (will be hidden when map is closed)

images: Array - List of custom images, each Array in format:

• 0: String - Texture path
• 1: Array - Colour in format [R,G,B,A]
• 2: Position - Image position
• 3: Number - Image width in meters
• 4: Number - Image height in meters
• 5: Number - Image angle in degrees
• 6: String - Text displayed next to the image
• 7: Boolean - true to show shadow

weather: Number - Overcast, from 0 - 1, where 1 means cloudy weather

night: Boolean - true for night version of strategic map (darker with blue tone)

scale: Number - Default map scale coeficient (1 is automatic scale)

simulation: Boolean] - (Optional, default false true to enable simulation while the map is opened

label: String - (Optional, default "Select a mission") Bottom bar action label text

missionName: Boolean - (Optional, default true) true to show icon label as a mission name

missionIcon: String - (Optional, default "\A3\Ui_f\data\Map\GroupIcons\badge_rotate_%1_gs.paa") Path to mission icon texture

• %1 - Animation frame from 0-6 (optional)
• %2 - Index from 1-9 (optional)

Return Value:

Display - RscDisplayStrategicMap

Examples

Example 1:

[ findDisplay 46, [2000,2000,0], [ [ [2000,2000,0], {systemChat format ["%1",name ((_this # 9) # 0)]}, "1st Mission", "This is mission one", "Name of mission's player", "\A3\Data_F_Exp\Logos\arma3_exp_icon_ca.paa", 1.5, [ player ] ], [ [1000,1000,0], {systemChat format ["%1",name ((_this # 9) # 0)]}, "2nd Mission", "This is mission two", "Name of mission's player", "\A3\Data_F_Argo\Logos\arma3_argo_logoTitle_ca.paa", 1.5, [ player ] ] ], [ [ [3000,3000,0], configFile >> "CfgORBAT" >> "BIS" >> "B_1_A_1_2", configFile >> "CfgORBAT" >> "BIS" >> "B_1", [], 10 ] ], [ "marker_1", "marker_2" ], [ [ "\A3\Ui_f\data\Logos\arma3_white_ca.paa", [0,0,0,1], [4000,4000,0], 8, 8, 0, "Arma 3 Logo", true ] ], 0, false, 1, true, "Strategic Map Example", false, "\A3\Ui_f\data\Logos\arma3_white_ca.paa" ] call BIS_fnc_strategicMapOpen;

Additional Information

See also:

ORBAT ViewerBIS_fnc_ORBATAddGroupOverlayBIS_fnc_ORBATAnimateBIS_fnc_ORBATConfigPreviewBIS_fnc_ORBATGetGroupParamsBIS_fnc_ORBATOpenBIS_fnc_ORBATRemoveGroupOverlayBIS_fnc_ORBATSetGroupFadeBIS_fnc_ORBATSetGroupParamsBIS_fnc_ORBATTooltipBIS_fnc_strategicMapMouseButtonClickBIS_fnc_strategicMapAnimate

Notes

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Posted on March 31, 2021 - 15:29 (UTC)

ansin11

In order to use an image from the mission folder, the full path to the image has to be provided: "images\MyImage.jpg" // Does not work ([str missionConfigFile, 0, -15] call BIS_fnc_trimString) + "images\MyImage.jpg" // Works