Add Marker Flags

[BrettMayson]

When merged this pull request will:

• Add marker flags

  • White
  • Black
  • Red
  • Green
  • Blue
  • Yellow
  • Orange
  • Purple

• Easy for other mods to add flags without any code (in the sense they can just use this system with minimal config)

• add documentation

[mharis001]

Can this use a scripted approach with setObjectTextureGlobal instead of multiple objects?

[BrettMayson]

I don't believe that is possible while keeping the items available in 3den / Zeus, unless I am just unaware of one.

[severgun]

Easy for other mods to add flags without any code (in the sense they can just use this system with minimal config)

WIKI pages?

[Vdauphin]

May be you are aware but you could use the vanilla implementation to create the flag https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/setFlagTexture

private _flag = "FlagPole_F" createVehicle position player;
_flag setFlagTexture "\A3\Data_F\Flags\Flag_CSAT_CO.paa";

[jonpas]

It would be nice to have same placement mechanic as explosives. I started work on that a while ago for mine markers (model from ACE2 was ported here), but never finished it.

[BrettMayson]

May be you are aware but you could use the vanilla implementation to create the flag community.bistudio.com/wiki/setFlagTexture

I'm aware of that, but it doesn't help with the objects being in Zeus / 3den

It would be nice to have same placement mechanic as explosives.

Personally I disagree, I wanted it to be fast and simple. The placement position is consistent, and if you are using them to mark explosives you should still be avoiding a radius around them. they don't need to go right on the mine / ied.

[jonpas]

they don't need to go right on the mine / died.

No, they shouldn't. But you also have directional and smaller marker flags that would benefit from such a system.

[BrettMayson]

Direction would be a benefit

[PabstMirror]

Maybe check https://github.com/acemod/ACE3/blob/master/addons/common/functions/fnc_canDig.sqf ?

[bux]

I'm aware of that, but it doesn't help with the objects being in Zeus / 3den

You could add an init function for each of the flags, to set the flag color.

class GVAR(Flag_ISAF): FlagCarrier {
    ...
    class EventHandlers {
        init = QUOTE((_this select 0) setFlagTexture QUOTE(QPATHTOF(data\flag_isaf.paa)));
    };
};

[BrettMayson]

I'm aware of that, but it doesn't help with the objects being in Zeus / 3den

You could add an init function for each of the flags, to set the flag color.

I still don't see what the advantage over the current implementation is though.

[BrettMayson]

Anything left on this?

[PabstMirror]

the inventory model is dlc tagged

[PabstMirror]

@BrettMayson - Ok if I push the preStart caching stuff?
any thoughts on the dlc item model?

[BrettMayson]

Yeah go for it, just been busy and/or on vacation and haven't got back to this yet

[BrettMayson]

As for the model, what's the deal with the p3d on jonpas' PR? Is it suitable instead? Or should we create a new marker flag model

[jonpas]

As for the model, what's the deal with the p3d on jonpas' PR? Is it suitable instead? Or should we create a new marker flag model

It's from ACE2 so it can be used. No clue if it's up to quality though, it's just a flag with a solid color texture.