Not sure about to go back and jsut try the orgianl combat patrol working

not spawning the custom units for me, rest working. any similar issues?

If I am making a mission file for a dedicated server, does this mod need to be loaded serverside? Or can I make the mission with the mod loaded, put the file on the server, and remove the mod from my client to run the mission?

Nice work! Me and my friends are enjoying this mod a lot. Works really good. Thanks to share this with the community. If is possible, would be nice to change the option of respawn with the last dead position (default) to spawn at insertion point. Or give a option to start at base with arsenal. Thanks

Does anyone have a tutorial video on how to set this up?

Love it!
Still need to tweak a few things my end though. I get DOZENS of enemies spawning in! Loads of them!
Also im getting mixed factions! i' m still getting CSAT units spanwing in as well as the Syndikat!

Any ideas on that please?

I have. That's where i hit the problem. UAVs are scripted to spawn at ground level next to a road and I am still trying to figure out WHERE to add the Z coordinate to make the plane spawn in the air. As of right now, they spawn on the ground, next to the road, and don't have any room to take off. I'm still trying. Would you please have a look at my post on the BI forums. I posted the sendReinforcements.sqf and highlighted the specific "createVehicle" lines. Help me Obi Wan Kenobi, you're my only hope!

Then maybe you should just replace helis by planes. Be aware that UAVs spawn a lot in the current version, so if you replace them by planes you could easily be overwhelmed.

Thank you Sir! I have actually hit a problem. I would like to add the possibility to spawn a plane in place of a UAV. Helicopters and VTOLs work just fine because they take off from the ground, but planes need to be spawned mid air in flight. I don't have the coding skills you do, so I haven't been able to make this happen. Would you please help me? I started a "need help" thread on the BI forums https://forums.bohemia.net/forums/topic/226026-help-adding-planes-to-combat-patrol-reinforcements/
Please give it a look, any input from you is of great help to me. Thank you.

Hi Twiznak. As long as you give credit, you are more than welcome to use, customize and distribute. Have fun coding and playing :)

Hi. Awesome work, thank you for making this mod. I am building a whole mission series around this mod. May I please have permission to upload a "custom" version of this to be used with my missions? I am changing the UAV spawning to handle planes and setting all waypoint behavior to combat. Thank you again!

All Sorted, My mistake. l put the wrong module on the map.

@basstard420 I don't understand how fn_CPObj4Setup.sqf and fn_CPObj5Setup.sqf can't be found. Can you pls look into this. Thank you.

Works well, except when l select hostage or propaganda l get this error:
Script\A3\Functions_F_Patrol\CombatPatrol\Objectives\fn_CPObj4Setup.sqf not found
I have subscribed to CCP on Steam.

I am experiencing the same problem as @CEROSEVT. Whenever I pick a location, everything just goes black and the mission won't play.

It worked just fine when I changed all the parameters of the existing Takistan map, but upon porting the settings over to Porto, this error popped up.

after the mission initialized i opened map to look where to go and when i closed the map it just went black, what wrong with that?

@basstard420 No issue.... still far better than the original CP!

Sadly I can't provide any workaround for what you want to achieve.

I want to create a mission where we infil by Pavehawk to an LZ and then complete the tasks... more immersive, in my opinion, than starting within range of enemy fire or at least my experience so far. Love the fact that that I can use other factions of course, the main reason I sub'd this mod which is far better in my opinion! Thanks for the response!

There's no such thing implemented. May I ask why you would like to spawn at base ?

Is there anyway to create a custom starting point, like at a base?

Glad it's all working fine for you now :)

LOL
No, I was using the vanilla one... I feel so dumb... ;)

After such drastic improvement in my mission, I should be able to release it ^^
Gonna test it with a friend tonight and I'll be able to share it next week-end.

Thx again !!!!

@Warzen Kamor, just to keep you updated, I've just played a couple rounds of CCP and everything ran without any issue. The HVT and the supply trucks were the one defined in the init.sqf. I know it sounds trivial but I ask it anyway: are you sure you use the CCP module in your misison and not the vanilla one ?

Why not. Never done such a thing ;)
BTW, the BIS_CP_enemyGrp_sentry now only accept config entry. I'm getting an error when trying to put an array. BI guys seem to have hardcoded even more Combat Patrol.

Why don't you simply share it with the community ? It's your mission after all and I don't want to take the credit for it. As a modder I provide tools for mission makers. As a mission maker you provide ready-to-use missions for end users. I suggest you upload your mission to the workshop and share it on the BI forums. You can make your own thread or post it on the CCP thread, or both, like you want.

I'll continue to add support for CUP factions. Tell me when/if you want the updated mission.

Glad you liked it, we had some fun times with my crew playing it. I don't promise but I'll try to play this week and see if everything goes smooth. Anyway, I'm on holidays at the end of the month so I'll have much time to take a look.

np. thx anyway ;)
your addon was a really good surprise !

Crazy stuff, idk how to further help you.

I've done that and the variable is correct in the ddebug console.
Even worse, for BIS_CP_supportClasses, whatever I'm setting the variable, it reverts to the default value (array with the CSAT fuel, ammo and repair truck classname).

I didn't found anything wrong in your file. After checking the code real quick, the only reason to have a CSAT officer is because BAS_CCP_HVT is nil. You should try to host a game and enable the debug console for you, force the objective on HVT and monitor the variable.

I've pasted my init.sqf here:
https://pastebin.com/iyd205Qm

Tried array or text but I always got CSAT officer. :)

To be honest, it's quite a long time since I played Arma 3, maybe an update broke something, IDK. We can keep discussing here, I don't monitor the forums and here I have a notification when someone add a comment. Anyway, would you please show me how you initialize the variables that doesn't work ?

I tried it, may be the wrong way, but BAS_CCP_HVT and BIS_CP_supportClasses are the two variables I can't modifiy despite being included in my init.sqf. Sahll we discuss it on the BI forum to create some new activity on your thread ?

Hi Warzen Kamor. You can actually set the class name of the HVT with the BAS_CCP_HVT variable located in the init.sqf file ;)

Hello, great addon ! Despite not being able to customize HVT, I modified your sample mission to be able to choose the ennemy faction from mission parameters. If you're still around, I'll gladly send it to you if you feel it would be a good addition to your splendid ^^ mod!

You should look for a script only version of Combat patrol then. I know PierreMGI did it, you can find his mission here: link . I never used it so I don't know how difficult it is to modify it to your linkings.

@basstard420 the community I work with can't use any additional mods on our servers, I was wondering if I would be able to utilize this as an eden editor extension like eden editor enhanced where I can remove it after the fact but still maintain the changes made during it

@=7Cav= CPL.Geki.T: Why would you have some trouble ? I have made few missions with RHS assets without any issue. FYI, you must have the mod loaded server and client side at any time.

@Al Gore: Revert all your changes to have a functional mission. Then proceed to alter your init.sqf step by step and when it stops working you have found your issue.

Do I still need the mod loaded after adding the description.ext and init.sqf into my mission file? I'd like to utilize this for a modded combat patrol using RHS assets, but I would not be able to have this mod running on client side, and running it server side would be complicated.

Mission was running as expected before I altered the init file, but now there is no selection of location ar briefing, or any objectives. My unit just spawns where it was placed.

Having trouble logging into bistudios; providing init / desc below



https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RwoifeTSuoDU_anJWaNcgluY4MBCFlxP/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vuUoaFStlf2lgg5YLeswg93f4xEpbSC0/view?usp=sharing

You can report your issue on the dedicated thread on the BI forums.

https://forums.bistudio.com/forums/topic/206162-custom-combat-patrol/

Please include your init.sqf and description.ext in your post so I can take a look. And eventually describe further how you setup your server.

Unfortunately running into an issue where custom units won't spawn on a server, yet they spawn on my client.

The server uses my version of the mods, and they're all active.
If you have time I'd love to discuss what's going wrong, as the process of following your init.sqf was amazing for a novice.

Much appreciation for your efforts!

It's needed by everyone. It was easier like that regarding how combat patrol was implemented by BIS devs. Moreover I added modded assets that are needed by the server and the client for some custom made objective.

Is this server only or does everyone need it?
I can't see how it would be needed by everyone, but I'm asking just in case

Just to clarify things up regarding the changelog, when I mean wrecks, I mean the real reinfrocement vehicle which has been destroyed at its spawn point. It won't work with the wrecks I advised you to put in the init.sqf because these kind of wrecks are defined as "buildings".

Hey I just saw your changelog regarding wrecks, Awesome!! Will try it out and see how it works.

You're welcome. Happy to ear you enjoy it :)