When building with limited fortify, the object I am placing is very far away, hard to work with.

I prefer saving to .ini files. Very cool mod, I remember when this first came out a while ago when I wasn't as knowledgeable in scripting for mp missions

:)

@Ghost Elite Gamer Use the demo mission linked in the wiki. It has everything already set up for you. Copy it from there.

I love the idea of this mod and I've been doing my best to implement it into my mission but can't seem to get it to work. I'm not sure how many times I have re-watched the video on it and yet me feeble mind cannot figure out how to get it to work. help needed.

Pushed fix for the mine problem + improvements in save time.

@Robin Need to know what the mine you're trying to use is. Mines are problematic due to the way they are set up in ArmA, and if a mod-maker doesn't stick to the Bohemia Standard, the system may not work. Best if you can report this in my discord in the channel for my mods, and use screenshots of the classnames etc.

I'm afraid I have an error message, which I don't know why. I am trying to save minefields that my players lay, unfortunately they are not saved, when I try to load the savegame, I get the following error message:

“'...0];
_mine = create3DENEntity [“Object”, |#|_minePicked,_mineAdjuster];
_3denAngle = ...'
Error Undefined variable in expression: _minepicked
File RCOP\RCOPersist\RCOPloadEDEN.sqf ..., line 238”

What can I do about this, does anyone know?

P.S. I think the mod is great and after a small test with my players I'm trying to integrate it into a larger campaign. Many thanks for the MOD :)

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Having same issue as DireStatus, getting this error in RPT

4:56:41 [ACE] (fortify) ERROR: Bad Side [UNKNOWN,-1,[["rnt_graben_gerade",100],["rnt_graben_ecke",200],["rnt_graben_bunker",150],["rnt_graben_ende",75],["rnt_graben_stand",50]]]
4:56:49 [ACE] (fortify) ERROR: Bad Side [UNKNOWN,-1,[["EFM_rack_wood_big_new",10],["EFM_ladder_metal_3_7m",50],["EFM_stair_wood_1_7m",10],["Land_House_L_9_Stuff_lxWS",75]]]
4:56:52 [ACE] (fortify) ERROR: Bad Side [UNKNOWN,-1,[["EFM_rack_wood_big_new",10],["EFM_ladder_metal_3_7m",50],["EFM_stair_wood_1_7m",10],["Land_House_L_9_Stuff_lxWS",75]]]


Think no longer classifying side for extra lists anymore

Rimmy is there any chance you can add a variable in for TFAR users that forces people's radios on load not to be TR1? It's causing havoc in our operations because people can change other people's radio frequencies.

I have been having a issue were for some reason whenever I try to change the list on a storage it will do it while I am in eden but, whenever I port it over to my server and run it, it just keeps going back to default even if I choose the other options.

(I think this has been happening for a while for me so I think its a simple issue on my end....)

Is this a server side or client side mod?

@JODY-13F Hasn't been tested. ALiVE's persistence is mostly for the map state iirc. You could potentially combine some aspects of both, but as with mashing any two mods that weren't designed to work together, it's up to you to make it work.

Does this conflict in anyway with ALIVE?

Imagine updating your source-code on github smh

@Hatsumi Hard to say without seeing what you did. I recommend you try the PERSIST Demo Mission, it's linked on the Github Wiki of the mod, check the mod's description. You should be able to see how it works in the Demo Mission, and then copy that into your own mission.

i synced the save action to a whiteboard and it wouldnt show a save button did it do it wrong? using ace

Hotfix pushed that should fix that error. Let me know if there's any more issues. Don't forget to repair your mod to force it to update, and to always make sure you open the modules after placing them and press OKAY, even if you are just leaving it on default settings.

@FriendlyNeighbourghoodBurglar Yep, someone else reported a similar problem, I'll be looking into fixing it today. If you could post screenshots of your issue in the discord channel on my discord (discord.gg/rimmy) that would help me in fixing your problem.

To correct my last message, I believe that with the new addition with "Default" there seems to be a syntax error in the code breaking the arrays up.

Running into an issue with the limited fortify module when creating a list after the default one. I've tested my module configuration and the default module settings and displays "undefined variable in expression" in RCO\RCOfortify\listlarge.sqf

Oh, I wish you a quick and full recovery then!

I've updated my scripts recently, added even more features to it like saving AI units, destroyed buildings/trees/fences, etc. Added details on a Wiki page https://github.com/drzdo/arma3-persistent-campaign/wiki

I'll be happy if you also will find it useful in your missions :)

@zdo Nice! I think this makes like the second PERSIST style mod I've seen, I saw a persistence mod on the workshop like a month ago I think. It's one of my favourite concepts in ArmA, though working with 3Den functions is pure agony. Anyway, i've got covid for now so no mod work for a while yet :(

I got so inspired by your mod, so I've implement a similar thing but more tuned for my particular needs :)

In addition to fix for the mines (my comment just below) I've added other cool stuff.

https://github.com/drzdo/arma3-persistent-campaign

Not a mod though, just set of scripts.

@zdo Thank you for the addition. I've marked it down. I can't promise it'll get into the mod soon but when it does update it'll be included.

Very cool mod.
Loading trip wires does not work. The problem is here: https://github.com/RimmyDownunder/PERSIST-RCO/blob/main/RCOPersist/RCOPloadEDEN.sqf#L167

Different mines have different suffixes but in the code the assumption is that all of them have "_Range_Ammo".

To quick fix this, user need to manually make these suffixes like:
(case sensitive)
rhssaf_mine_mrud_a_ammo -> rhssaf_mine_mrud_a_Range_Ammo
APERSTripMine_Wire_Ammo -> APERSTripMine_Range_Ammo

Yea we were saving just at OP end as I was also on the ground, but we had 2 server crashes and lost a lot of persistence. Honestly not hard to reset, but still sucks as its hard to pick back up that day. Now I got it on a 15 min loop, may be too often, test OP today so lets see!

@Wiket and for anyone else experiencing this, the answer is to just write a loop that runs at the start of your mission and triggers the save every X amount of time. Of course I personally would recommend just manually saving after major battles/events as the save system can lag the server for a bit, especially if you're saving loads of objects, to avoid having sudden lag in the middle of a drive or fight.

NVM I got that working, if anybody needs help lmk!

Wondering if there is a way to save persist automatically everyone 30 mins or something. We are hitting over 60 an OP and sometimes have server issues (recently a dos). Anyways it would be awesome if there was a command I could run to automatically save the persist info to my profile every 30 mins!

Agreed, was just curious. Ty man!

@Wiket almost certainly not. Bodies in ArmA are super weird and many functions and scripts don't work how they should on them. It's part of the problem that the map mod I patched had, you can't really reference someone's corpse in ArmA and I'm fairly certain you can't copy the rag-doll poses either.

It would probably be possible to record player death positions and leave like, a bag at their death point that's always there until collected, but that is a lot of work for a very specific function that I don't think most people will ever care for.

Figuring this is a no, but is there a way to make this save dead bodies? Ive used this system to save things it doesn't say you normally can, but unsure if bodies is remotely possible.

It's not on all the crates, just randomly selected ones

Hi Rimmy. Since yesterday I suddenly get this added to the bottom of some of my save crate init fields. clearItemCargoGlobal (((everyContainer this) select 15) select 1); clearMagazineCargoGlobal (((everyContainer this) select 15) select 1); clearWeaponCargoGlobal (((everyContainer this) select 15) select 1); };. It starts at select 0 and one crate went as high as select 59. Any idea why ?

:)

Hi Rimmy, thanks your advice worked

Thanks so much. "switch Auto Detailed Load to Not Load Loadouts" is going to work I think.

Or even better, just switch Auto Detailed Load to Not Load Loadouts, then save over them and that's your normal loadouts.

@LordHeller You can just manually wipe the entire array in the loadout section and have it load new ones next time, or load the mission without Auto Detailed Load, save the mission immediately, then load it with Auto Detailed Load and it will have whatever vanilla kit saved instead. Just putting a fully empty clipboard won't work, you'd have to clear just the array that saves the gear per named slot.

Would it work if I loaded an empty clipboard into the editor.

Is there a way to completely reset the persistence. A couple of us tested the mission with the Auto detailed load and it worked great. When I launched the campaign we did the first one without ADL and on the second one I added it in and the loadouts from the testing came back for the tested slots.

@LordHeller you'd have to split the players into their own groups. Otherwise the result would be a mess of markers for the AI or any big player operations, which is what this system is meant for. Worst case scenario if you must keep players in the same group but they also all must spread out, just tell them to record their own location at the end of the round.

@Rimmy I do use ACE and did eventually get it to load on the server. I tried so many different thing that I cannot honestly tell you what I did wrong. Another question, With all the slots being named persist"some number", how feasible is it to have persist load position markers for each persist slot i.s.o. just squad leaders. We often have a squad breaking up in 1-1 and 1-2 and ending up in different locations with the squad leader in a totally different location. As I have it atm it only loads a marker for the squad leader..

@LordHeller CBA_A3 and ACE.

'- The mod is tested for and with ACE. I have no idea how it will function without it. If there's some mod-breaking issue with not using ACE, let me know and I'll see what I can do to fix it, but the intention of PERSIST is to function with ACE.'

Hi Rimmy. I can test a mission with persist in the editor and can host a LAN game. When running the mission on our dedicated server thought I get to slot picking but the map doesn't load after that. We have added the Persist RCO mod to our server mods. Is there anything else we need to add. You talk about ACEX in your video and I assume it has to do with the fortify module. What if any mod dependencies does persist have

@LordHeller PERSIST does not save unit locations, except in the form of an informational marker. That's not the intent of the mod. I don't know how well ALiVE and PERSIST will work together, I don't test for that.

Hi Rimmy. I've been making persistent campaigns with ALiVE and it's not a bad system. I does mess up loadouts though. My question is whether I can use ALiVE with persist simply for placing enemy units, IED's, CQB and roadblocks etc. Will persist then save their locations to the next mission or will ALiVE do it's own thing at the start of the next mission and mess everything up.

Would it be possible to use this to store ONLY crate/inventory information in the 3DEN editor? I am running an alive campaign which I am manually editing the mission after every session, but this means I cannot use Alive persistence. I'd like to use this in order to store the location of certain crates in the mission that act as a supplies stockpile.

oh shit, thanks