Scripting Tips, Tricks & Issues

415 topics in this forum

1. Continued S_EVENT_DEAD Problems

   By xcandiottix, December 23, 2022
   • 11 replies
   • 1.1k views
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   • thornx
   • January 19, 2023

2. LUA - Identify specific ship?

   By DaveSD, January 18, 2023
   • 8 replies
   • 918 views
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   • DaveSD
   • January 19, 2023

3. Mission script error: attempt to index global 'DCS' (a nil value). What is going on?

   By JedimasterLu, January 17, 2023
   • 2 replies
   • 2.6k views
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   • JedimasterLu
   • January 17, 2023

4. Can my script reference sound files that are NOT in the .miz file?

   By TEMPEST.114, November 29, 2022   

   • scripting
   • sound
   • (and 3 more)

     Tagged with:

     • scripting
     • sound
     • files
     • miz
     • miz file
   • 11 replies
   • 1.2k views
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   • snowsniper
   • January 15, 2023

5. Is MOOSE Dead? 2022 version.

   By Pikey, December 14, 2022
   • 11 replies
   • 5.4k views
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   • Delta99
   • January 14, 2023

6. Error in lua script, but I can't find the bug

   By d0ppler, January 12, 2023
   • 2 replies
   • 573 views
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   • d0ppler
   • January 12, 2023

7. Help with script: Monitor and report missile firing by aircraft group members

   By johnboy, January 11, 2023
   • 6 replies
   • 779 views
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   • johnboy
   • January 12, 2023

8. Script to Make Flag Value Increase by 1

   By Sedlo, January 29, 2020
   • 9 replies
   • 3.5k views
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   • johnboy
   • January 11, 2023

9. Lua error handling

   By Wrench, December 14, 2021
   • 5 replies
   • 2.9k views
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   • TEMPEST.114
   • December 22, 2022

10. Question about missionCommands.removeItem

    By MagicRiggs, December 20, 2022
    • 4 replies
    • 520 views
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    • MagicRiggs
    • December 22, 2022

11. SCRIPT: trigger.action.outText, horizontal size.

    By ADHS, December 19, 2022   

    • scripting
    • 0 replies
    • 403 views
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    • ADHS
    • December 19, 2022

12. Sending a message to a specific Unit via scripting

    By AKA_Clutter, October 11, 2021
    • 3 replies
    • 1.1k views
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    • ADHS
    • December 19, 2022

13. LUA documentation update

    By Jagohu, December 17, 2022
    • 2 replies
    • 604 views
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    • Jagohu
    • December 18, 2022

14. Seems S_EVENT_TRIGGER_ZONE is now working...

    By TEMPEST.114, December 18, 2022
    • 0 replies
    • 263 views
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    • TEMPEST.114
    • December 18, 2022

15. Thanks ED (event.dead is back!)

    By cfrag, December 16, 2022
    • 1 reply
    • 357 views
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    • ADHS
    • December 17, 2022

16. Hacking DCS Client Spawn Points via script to relocate during gameplay.

    By Dangerzone, December 7, 2022
    • 4 replies
    • 980 views
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    • PravusJSB
    • December 15, 2022

17. Question about usage of net.send_chat

    By b0rnkilla, July 17, 2020
    • 8 replies
    • 1.1k views
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    • mirq
    • December 12, 2022

18. mist.teleportToPoint - map coordinates.

    By ADHS, November 29, 2022
    • 1 reply
    • 435 views
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    • ADHS
    • December 12, 2022

19. Is there any way in scripting to getPoint() on a StaticObject BEFORE it's been activated?

    By TEMPEST.114, December 9, 2022   

    • scripting
    • getpoint()
    • (and 2 more)

      Tagged with:

      • scripting
      • getpoint()
      • staticobject
      • activated
    • 7 replies
    • 450 views
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    • TEMPEST.114
    • December 10, 2022

20. Advice or tutorial on how to compile lua scripts into a dll for sharing?

    By TEMPEST.114, December 9, 2022   

    • scripting
    • dll
    • 5 replies
    • 1.5k views
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    • cfrag
    • December 10, 2022

21. Question regarding MIST TeleportToPoint script.

    By Fatie89, December 7, 2022
    • 4 replies
    • 709 views
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    • Fatie89
    • December 10, 2022

22. Dismounts Script 1 2 3 4

    By MBot, July 6, 2013
    • 83 replies
    • 27.5k views
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    • TEMPEST.114
    • December 7, 2022

23. Request for scripting API expansion to better support sandbox missions

    By vsTerminus, October 26, 2020
    • 1 reply
    • 767 views
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    • TEMPEST.114
    • December 3, 2022

24. HELP : Script to measure time spent in the zone

    By Admiral_ZIPANGU, December 3, 2022
    • 1 reply
    • 369 views
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    • TEMPEST.114
    • December 3, 2022

25. Consumption script

    By Raf, December 1, 2022
    • 0 replies
    • 325 views
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    • Raf
    • December 1, 2022