transfer weapons and ammo in a MP campaign

[fleepee]

I'm making a campaign, and I wish that it can be played in an hosted MP way.
I've got problems transfering weapons and ammo from a mission to the next one...

here are the codes i'm using (you'll see I'm not a good scripter, sorry...):
in the campaign's description.ext:

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weaponPool=true;
    
class Campaign
{
    name =  "Once upon a time...";
    firstBattle = missions;
//    disableMP = false;


    class missions
...etc...
in a save_status.SQF file launched at first mission's end:

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if (alive civ1 and primaryWeapon civ1!="") then {addweaponpool [primaryWeapon civ1,1];};
if (alive civ1 and secondaryWeapon civ1!="") then {addweaponpool [secondaryWeapon civ1,1];};
if (alive civ2 and primaryWeapon civ2!="") then {addweaponpool [primaryWeapon civ2,1];};
if (alive civ2 and secondaryWeapon civ2!="") then {addweaponpool [secondaryWeapon civ2,1];};
if (alive civ3 and primaryWeapon civ3!="") then {addweaponpool [primaryWeapon civ3,1];};
if (alive civ3 and secondaryWeapon civ3!="") then {addweaponpool [secondaryWeapon civ3,1];};
if (alive civ4 and primaryWeapon civ4!="") then {addweaponpool [primaryWeapon civ4,1];};
if (alive civ4 and secondaryWeapon civ4!="") then {addweaponpool [secondaryWeapon civ4,1];};
if (alive civ5 and primaryWeapon civ5!="") then {addweaponpool [primaryWeapon civ5,1];};
if (alive civ5 and secondaryWeapon civ5!="") then {addweaponpool [secondaryWeapon civ5,1];};
if (alive civ6 and primaryWeapon civ6!="") then {addweaponpool [primaryWeapon civ6,1];};
if (alive civ6 and secondaryWeapon civ6!="") then {addweaponpool [secondaryWeapon civ6,1];};
if (alive civ7 and primaryWeapon civ7!="") then {addweaponpool [primaryWeapon civ7,1];};
if (alive civ7 and secondaryWeapon civ7!="") then {addweaponpool [secondaryWeapon civ7,1];};
if (alive civ8 and primaryWeapon civ8!="") then {addweaponpool [primaryWeapon civ8,1];};
if (alive civ8 and secondaryWeapon civ8!="") then {addweaponpool [secondaryWeapon civ8,1];};

//{deleteStatus _x} foreach ["civ1", "civ2", "civ3", "civ4", "civ5", "civ6", "civ7", "civ8"];

if (alive civ1) then {civ1 saveStatus "civ1";};
if (alive civ2) then {civ2 saveStatus "civ2";};
if (alive civ3) then {civ3 saveStatus "civ3";};
if (alive civ4) then {civ4 saveStatus "civ4";};
if (alive civ5) then {civ5 saveStatus "civ5";};
if (alive civ6) then {civ6 saveStatus "civ6";};
if (alive civ7) then {civ7 saveStatus "civ7";};
if (alive civ8) then {civ8 saveStatus "civ8";};

addweaponpool ["binocular",5];

addmagazinepool ["30Rnd_762x39_AK47",50];
if (true) exitwith {};there are more addmagazinepool lines as I don't know yet how to transfer the exact amount of ammo of each playable slots (can be AIs in game)

in a load_status.sqf file launched in the init code of next mission's start:

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civ1 loadStatus "civ1";
civ2 loadStatus "civ2";
civ3 loadStatus "civ3";
civ4 loadStatus "civ4";
civ5 loadStatus "civ5";
civ6 loadStatus "civ6";
civ7 loadStatus "civ7";
civ8 loadStatus "civ8";

if (true) exitwith {};
When I reach the briefing of the second mission, I've got the weapons added in the weapon pool all right, but I can't select any of them nor magazines...

It works perfectly when I'm not hosting the campaign...
I've search the forum for answers, but nothing worked...

Help me please!!!

[kju]

I think the BI a2 campaign uses it too or at the a1?

You could check how they are doing it. 

[fleepee]

I had a look on A2 missions, but I didnt see anything that could transfer weapons and ammo to next mission, or... I don't understand it!!

[kju]

BI is using loadStatus and saveStatus too. Search again in ca\missions\campaign\missions.

[fleepee]

I couldn't find these directories using eliteness to de-PBO the Arma2/addons/CA file...

[kju]

ca is the name space. You need to check the missions.pbo.

[JamesF1]

According to the Biki, loadStatus doesn't work in MP - so that probably won't solve your problem, will it?

[kju]

The note is probably based on OFP/ArmA I.

ArmA II introduced MP campaign via local host.

[JamesF1]

Ahh, fair enough... I cede to your superior knowledge

[fleepee]

I've read the same about loadstatus in mp, and i'm sure there is a way to do what i want... 

[kju]

Well why not try it with a simple setup first in SP and go from the to local host.
Or double check if it does work in the a2 campaign.
From what I recall for some missions you can retain the equipment from the mission before.

Maybe its a MP locality problem. Do you execute it only on the host or also on each client?

PS: This is not needed at the end of file:

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if (true) exitwith {};
if the script returns a value, can do just

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true;

[fleepee]

everything works fine in SP, it doesn't when I host the campaign...
I couldn't find anything about savestatus in the CA missions folder.

Maybe its a MP locality problem. Do you execute it only on the host or also on each client?

the savestatus script is launched in an outro script launched by a trigger activated by a publicvariabled variable...

in the next mission, the loadstatus script is launched in the init file...
So I think each client runs the scripts... Am I wrong?

[kju]

init file = init.sqf?

You mean a map placed trigger?
Did you debug MP with diag_log?

[fleepee]

init file = init.sqf?

yes

You mean a map placed trigger?

yes

Did you debug MP with diag_log?

I don't know what it is and how to do it...
I've just checked arma2server.rpt and arma2.rpt

[kju]

http://community.bistudio.com/wiki/diag_log

You can log variables (anything you like) to the rpt.
It is very useful for analysis. In addition to Gaia's debug console.