Arma 3
Flickering Lights
26 Comments
M. Cross 22 Oct, 2023 @ 6:01am 
It works and It's MP compatible. Big thumbs up from me
Blackbird Ater 19 Sep, 2023 @ 9:35am 
No problem. Thanks for getting back to me :)
STARMAN  [author] 6 Sep, 2023 @ 11:33am 
@Blackbird Ater - I'm glad you're enjoying the composition. :)

As for the questions:
1. I really have no idea. I was a beginner in Arma 3 scripting when I made this, so I had no idea back then. I also have no idea right now, because I gave up on Arma 3 scripting shortly after making this composition.
2. Yes. I think... I again have no idea. :D

The composition was made two years ago and I barely remember how Arma 3 scripting works right now and as I mentioned, I have also given up on it, so yeah... I'm afraid I can't really help you with the questions. However, I do suggest joining (if you haven't already) the official Arma 3 Discord server and I am more than 100% sure that someone there will have the answers to your questions. There's a dedicated scripting channel and what not.
Blackbird Ater 6 Sep, 2023 @ 9:41am 
Thank you for posting this composition! It is awesome!! Really pumped to use it this week in our op!

Would you mind clarifying two things for me? I am a bit of a newbie with scripting so I apologize if I am not making sense.

First, why do you run this in the init, instead of calling an SQF via an execVM? I could be mistaken, but I thought when it comes to scripts, especially loops, it is better to use an execVM. Again, I barely know what I am talking about so I could way off.

Secondly, in the code you have:

l# = this (e.g. the Airport Lamp is l1 = this, the next one is l2 = this

Is l# just giving the lamp a variable name? Thanks again :)
STARMAN  [author] 11 Apr, 2023 @ 6:55pm 
@flycatNZ - It's not a scenario, it's a composition.
flycatNZ 11 Apr, 2023 @ 2:02pm 
Can't seem to find the scenario to play in single-player. And its not there in my profile under save/steam ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Colgate Toothpaste 21 May, 2022 @ 7:00pm 
hey i'm not seeing this comp in the menu man
JusTaGamer 8 May, 2022 @ 8:29am 
i have loaded your Comp, but there is nothig flickering in my Singleplayer and there is standing nothing in the init field of Lamps. What i must do ?
NFC3SPECTRO 1911 TTV 30 Oct, 2021 @ 4:00pm 
do you hava a script for giroflex light?
BridgeBurn100 17 Oct, 2021 @ 5:21pm 
So I am having a problem with the flickering when its put on a server. I added the lights in on a template and have tried different numbers which work when testing in the editor. When I put the template up on my units server I only see the briefest flash from the lights. Any idea on why it would be so different from the editor to the server?
STARMAN  [author] 15 Sep, 2021 @ 7:10am 
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Reticuli 14 Sep, 2021 @ 10:29pm 
Oh, dang, it's a composition. I thought maybe it was going to make existing lights randomly flash.
STARMAN  [author] 14 Sep, 2021 @ 4:39pm 
@Notaloli - No, it's server-side.
Notaloli 14 Sep, 2021 @ 2:46pm 
Is it client side?
Reticuli 1 Sep, 2021 @ 5:32pm 
Ok
STARMAN  [author] 1 Sep, 2021 @ 5:15pm 
@Reticuli - Feel free to change the values (which by the way are random, ranging from 0 to 5) yourself as I have explained in the Description above.
Reticuli 1 Sep, 2021 @ 1:38pm 
Seems to slowly blink more than really 'flicker'.
ExcelsiorOne 29 Aug, 2021 @ 6:34am 
will fit great in my Resident Evil unit, thanks!
cubyblue 27 Aug, 2021 @ 6:05am 
Ok np !
STARMAN  [author] 27 Aug, 2021 @ 5:53am 
@cubyblue - I hope it is. If you discover any sort of bug while using it, please let me know.
cubyblue 27 Aug, 2021 @ 2:32am 
multi-player compatible ? excellent work ! I discovered your mod yesterday and just want to use it today, so very happy to know that your mod is MP compat ;)
NIDZO A.C.A.B. 26 Aug, 2021 @ 3:13pm 
WOW
STARMAN  [author] 26 Aug, 2021 @ 7:32am 
The composition is now multi-player compatible. Huge shout out to Hypoxic for helping me out with it. :Janitor_Heart:
Hypoxic 24 Aug, 2021 @ 11:18pm 
Check bug report discussion for multiplayer compatibility I have written up for you.
STARMAN  [author] 24 Aug, 2021 @ 5:46pm 
@Freudeheit - No clue to be honest. I only tested it in a single-player scenario.
You can try it out and come back with the results! :)
Freudeheit 24 Aug, 2021 @ 5:42pm 
awesome been looking for something like this for a while now quick question though does it work on a dedicated server?