ACE3 Feature Requests

[bux]

This is the exclusive thread for feature requests.

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http://ace3.acemod.org/wiki/user/how-to-make-a-feature-request.html

Before reporting

• Any and all requests should be done here.
• Before posting a new one, please make sure to check the previous entries on the thread AND THE ENTRIES on ACE 3 Feature requests #414 and make a quick search; please don't reiterate requests that had already been either accepted for inclusion or disregarded.
• There's really no point on making feature requests for anything included or planned for inclusion in ACE2, AGM or CSE. The majority of those things are been considered for porting or rewriting already.
• Accepted feature requests may be moved to a separate issue by moderators for further discussion.
• No need for discussions!!!.

Last Feature Request Issue:

#414

[ghost]

Repacking magazine, required animation(offer some solution)

Now (v3.5.0) in ACE3 there is no any animation at repacking. The player hears only the sound of repacking, while the arms remain stationary. It looks stupid. I suggest using the reload animation with a pause. Therefore, when the player removed the magazine, the animation must be paused. further, when the repackaging is complete, reload animation should be continued. So we'll get far-the best result. I hope the ACE team will be able to do it.

If the animation cannot be paused, probably it can be split into 2 parts?
Probably could cut the animation until when the player removes the magazine and continue via second part (when the player inserts the magazine)

[BaerMitUmlaut]

Neither is possible, unfortunately.

[ghost]

Again not possible? Probably I poorly explained my idea.
I mean, One animation should be divided into 2 parts. The first part should be cut out and saved separately. The same thing with second part. Thus we will have 2 separate animations.

1-animation - when the player removes the magazine.
2-animation - when the player the player inserts the magazine.

The basic idea:
When the status of repacking will started, should be run first animation.
When the status of repacking will is completed, should be run the second animation.

really it is impossible to assign 2 animations to progress of repacking?

[0dr]

[] spawn {player playMoveNow "AwopPercMstpSgthWrflDnon_Start2";sleep 1;player setAnimSpeedCoef 0}; Allows me tro freeze mid animation

[thojkooi]

No need for discussions!!!.

Thanks.

[ghost]

Possible or not?

[BaerMitUmlaut]

No. We can't split existing animations and we can't stop them, because they're not normal animations. @th3cr0w's example will not work with a reload animation.

[ghost]

Sad to me

[commy2]

The reload animation is also linked to the weapon. There is absolutely no way to figure out when this cut should be made, even if it were possible, as there are many different weapons + custom modded weapons will all kinds of reload animations.

[ImplicitDeny]

Some of my team mates and myself would love to see a more realistic unconsciousness. There is plenty of animations for injured peoples (actually all anims that are named "Acts_InjuredLookingRifleXX" where XX is a number such as 01, 02, etc). These anims are available in the anim viewer in the category "cutscenes", approximately at the 2/3rd of the list length. Is it possible to enhance the way injured people look like with theses anims ?

[commy2]

No, they don't have any transitons and are only usable for some campaign statists / cutscenes.

[ImplicitDeny]

Ow okay, so bad :/ Thank you !

[serialtasted]

Is it possible to add fastroping compatibility to MELB helicopters?

[nicolasbadano]

Is it possible to add fastroping compatibility to MELB helicopters?

They are doing that themselves I think. We can't.

[zastavnik]

Guys is it possible to make colored stip attachmets for hands, for example you have a big unit wich wears diferent uniforms, and you need to give them something so they can recognize each others, like they do in Ukraine right now, if you take a look at those videos you can see that ukrainians wear yellow strips and russians are wearing white and those orange-black, also in Yugoslav wars you had serbs wearing red, blue, white, tracks or all those combined and similar.

Few pictures to show you what i am thinkig about:

http://imgur.com/E1fFFas

http://imgur.com/JyP5vTl

http://imgur.com/1UTbxbD

http://imgur.com/jPJI9cc

[commy2]

links are 404. seems to me like something that can only be done by modifying the assets (uniforms) themselves. So way out of scope for ACE

[zastavnik]

I think they can make them like attachment, like IR strobe and similar :)

[ACyprus]

@zastavnik Unit Insignia might fit your needs, are relatively simple to create yourselves, and would make any vehicles identifiable too.

[WadeDP]

For TFAR and ACRE:
Make it so unconscious people can't hear others. Or make it a setting for the server to decide.

[thojkooi]

@WadeDP already present. https://github.com/acemod/ACE3/blob/master/addons/hearing/ACE_Settings.hpp#L14

Use the ACE Settings framework to put that settings value to 0 should also make TFAR and ACRE volume 0.

[DanielLarusso]

Hey Guys,

request#1
in recent times, I often played as an EOD and I noticed that you can defuse explosives with the gun in your hands. I think it would be more realistic if you only able to see and use the interaction menu if you are holster your weapon.

request#2
it would be nice if i could use the spraycan to tag "kilroy was here"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilroy_was_here#/media/File:Kilroy_Was_Here_-_Washington_DC_WWII_Memorial.jpg

[severgun]

sprays not for chatting. Go CS1.6 for that.
Sprays for marking buildings with enemies, so tanks, heavy cannons and RPO gunners can distroy buildings from far distance.

[nicolasbadano]

Having various symbols to choose between would be a cool and usefull adition. I wouldn't add a "Kilroy" tag in ACE, but instead make it extensible so people can do that if they fancy.

[Armilio]

A modification of the (current) vanilla stamina system. Sadly, ACE is not even compatible with the "legacy fatigue mod". I would like something more similar to the old fatigue system, but with a bit more "stamina" than vanilla, where you became tired too soon. What boring me with this stamina system is the excessive swaying of the weapon when you are "tired" and the fact that you can continue to run when you finish the stamina. No sprint, but run yes, and in my opinion it's senseless: if you are so tired that you can't maintain nearly steady the weapon, can you run for km without stopping? and can you recover your energy in few seconds? but more than the realism issue, it's bad for gameplay.

Anyway, make it as you like, but i would appreciate a modification by yours.

[BaerMitUmlaut]

Advanced fatigue system is coming.

[PirkleAwesome]

Are you planning on adding field rations from CSE? If not I'd like to make it a feature request.

[johnb432]

• Possibility to carry players that are not unconscious.
  In example, when using ACE Medical settings to have players unable to run with a broken leg or limping, it can be useful to carry them in a safe place, or to keep the team moving.

That's already the case.

[STyx2909]

• Possibility to carry players that are not unconscious.
  In example, when using ACE Medical settings to have players unable to run with a broken leg or limping, it can be useful to carry them in a safe place, or to keep the team moving.

That's already the case.

Would something be wrong in my settings and units I play with?
Does it apply to AI (can I carry them the same way)?

[johnb432]

Would something be wrong in my settings and units I play with? Does it apply to AI (can I carry them the same way)?

It applies to any units, whether AI or not. No settings govern it directly.
This is not the place to ask questions about existing features though, ask on Discord.

[WitchFreya]

Arsenal Request: Setter for Display Names/Images

Would it be possible to get an API function for setting the cached data on some of the Arsenal items? Something like
[category, class name, display name, image path] call ace_arsenal_fnc_setDisplayData.

Use-Case: Unique children of items might find it beneficial to have a different name, such as ACRE manually adjusting the display name of child radios to indicate their channels.

If necessary, it could be limited to items that have scope(Arsenal)=1 and/or ACE_isUnique/ace_arsenal_uniqueBase set.

[matheusgc02]

Ace3 launcher buddy loading checking for ammo in the gunner's inventory for loading by the loader.
Kinda like how medical can use the items of the patient instead of the guy doing the treatment.

[imoncur]

Vehicle Crash Injury settings:
It would be nice to be able to control how much damage is done to passengers in a vehicle crash. Currently you can only turn it on or off, could there be a way to set a minimum speed to receive damage, set a range of speeds from minimal damage to fatal, or a way to set it as a percentage of what it is currently in the add on options?

[jackplum64]

I would love to see an extension of the ACE3 explosive system. It does a great job already, but I think some additions could be made which would make the system substantially more interesting and creative. I have a few ideas of how an improved explosives system might work.

The main feature would be allowing placed devices to be connected to each other. These connections would allow devices to set one-another off from a distance, like a daisy-chain. Perhaps allowing above-ground wires that are similar to how tow ropes are used to connect two vehicles. Or a buried wire option that hides the wire, possibly adding some sort of visible disturbance around the device or around where the wire would lay under the earth. Maybe the devices could just be connected by "radio" like how the detonators work.

A second main feature would be allowing "detectors" to be placed. Stand-alone pressure plates, magnetic sensors, laser tripwires, normal tripwires, etc. would be able to be placed just like explosives. Once set up, these detectors could be connected to one or multiple devices. For example, you set a pressure plate on a road, then connect it to 3 ieds that are spaced to take out multiple vehicles in a convoy.

I imagine these two features would give players many more options for creative uses of explosives, and the framework might inspire modders to write their own mods for new explosive devices and components to further enrich players' experiences.

[CLOVIS-AI]

ACE Arsenal: loadout folders

The arsenal becomes quite unweildy when many loadouts are saved. For example, if creating loadouts for each role, for each faction, for each cammo, one can easily end up with hundreds of saved loadouts. Loading one of them becomes very tedious.

As a solution, I would like to have the ability to create "loadout folders", akin to folders in file systems. A user would be able to create a folder called "CSAT" in which they put all their CSAT-related loadouts, including subfolders for cammo, etc.

My group plays a lot with unrestricted arsenals, this would be a massive quality-of-life improvement for us.

[RichActual]

Map Lighting Intensity Multiplier:

Map lighting is a wonderful feature but depending on the lighting setup for a particular terrain or mission, map lighting can become redundant. Cam Lao Nam as an example has rather bright nights which just about allow visibility in the jungle without night vision (which is great) but the ambient light is so bright that the map is still perfectly readable.

A multiplier option in CBA to increase the intensity of the map brightness effects would be really useful for allowing the feature to still be used no matter the ambient light settings on a given terrain or mission.

[Brumes-Wolf]

Enhancements for pathfinding in a non GPS setting

Currently even if no one has a GPS item there are several things that allow players to instantly know their precise location, this is breaks immersion and removes challenge in settings/situation where having such an ability makes no sense. EG: the GM/PF/SH settings where GPS does not exist yet.

These issues are:

• Some vehicles have built in GPS.
• Some vehicles, both modded and vanilla show a "cross" of black lines on the map at the exact location of the vehicle even if these vehicles do not have built in GPS.

A solution to this could be to add addon settings under the ACE MAP header which allow for these things to be disabled, perhaps even at a vehicle type level (Like allowing air vehicles to still have the "cross" marker but disabling it for all other vehicles).

Additional enhancements related to GPS could be:

• A setting to disable the visibility of on map drawings on the GPS panel to not allow players to locate themselves by simple drawing on the map until they see the drawing on the panel, while still allowing normal on map drawing.
• Some sort of navigational system that allows a gps to plan a route to a specific location following roads. (This is obviously a massive feature but I though I'd mention it as it seems neat)

[aliasalpha]

SUGGESTION FOR REPAIR MECHANICS

The interact system for finding repair points on vehicles can be more than a little fiddly depending one the size of the vehicle you're working on. Would it be possible to create what is basically a version of the medical menu but for vehicles so you have access all of the vehicle's components without having to run around hunting for an interact point.

[STyx2909]

• There is a need for an AI interaction in which players can request AI into a vehicle to switch position or get out.
  Could be rank related through CBA option.
  Currently the only way to do this is by using a AI command MOD. (All-in-one Deluxe or something in the vein).

• CBA option to allow players to get a non unconscious player seated into a vehicle, out as well. Same problem as above, mainly when player is AFK.

[johnb432]

  Currently the only way to do this is by using a AI command MOD. (All-in-one Deluxe or something in the vein).

You can use the Vanilla command options. You can both turn off the command bar and the command menu in the UI options (default is command bar off, but command menu on). You don't need a mod.

[...] mainly when player is AFK.

Have the player surrender, take them captive and move them around like that. What would the condition be to load in a player - always? That would cause a mess. An AFK timer? Eh, probably is possible. However and in my opinion, I don't think this feature belongs in ACE.

[BigFishAAC]

i want player or ai have a new condition:down between wake up and unconscious,when player and ai damage threshold over a number unit will down with down animation ,player and ai can still move but only use secondary weapon,heal themselves,keeping get damage will unconscious or die.
another idea is armor durability,in many mods,armor almost cant be breakdown,but break down in first shoot is too fake,so armor durability will be lower after pre being hit,and bullet will be eazier breakout armor

[STyx2909]

  Currently the only way to do this is by using a AI command MOD. (All-in-one Deluxe or something in the vein).

You can use the Vanilla command options. You can both turn off the command bar and the command menu in the UI options (default is command bar off, but command menu on). You don't need a mod.

You are wrongly assuming AI belongs to my group. This is not the case. And I don't intend to change group, take control and nicely ask that moronish AI to let me driving its vehicle and then switch back to my initial group.
Had the case this morning, again.
But I have no problem with a No-go on ACE team side.

[STyx2909]

It seems to me, and I can be wrong, that ACE is responsible to eject players from destroyed aircrafts (and probably every vehicles).
Could there be an option to toggle this on/off as it counter MODs used for attenuation of crashes?
Whatever the results, an option would be nice.

[211345082311111]

Replacement 3DModels of all vanilla Static Weapons Backpacks

Please replace the vanilla backpacks 3D models of all static weapons and bipods, with 3D models like the Gun Bag and tripod Bag. There are already many models of gun bags in the community. It won't be too difficult. Vanilla static weapon backpacks look stupid:

1. They don't visually match its weapons, would not fit a static weapon sizes
2. This is a backpack into which you cannot add any small item. While a backpack is designed to put things in it.

Any Static weapon and tripods must be in a special personal bags.

[Hoplite-GIT]

Hello, I'd like to propose a way to improve interaction menu and immersion at the same time.

Some people like to do medical treatments without using the medical menu, for better immersion.
But when you use the interact key on a player or AI, you have a ton of options, which can make it hard to find quickly what you need. This is even worse if the character is moving or animated, or you add mods such as KAT medical.
You have interactions moving all over the place.

Here are some exemples of the problem :
Trying to heal someone, additional interactions cause confusion.

Trying to interact with someone, medical interactions get in the way.

I can propose to separate the general interaction from the medical interactions in an immersive way, using the following system :

• When you interact with someone, by default no medical interactions will be available. Only interactions like "Open Backpack", "Tap shoulder", "join group" and the like of them.
• But, you will have a self interaction called "Deploy First Aid Kit" or "enter medical mode" or something like that available.
• When you use this interaction, your character performs an animation and opens up it's first aid kit. You are now in "medical mode".
• Then, when you interact with people, you only have medical interactions, and no more general interactions.
• You would have a self interaction to go back to the normal system. Or even a physical first aid kit placed on the ground that you can interact with to fold it back.

That way, during general gameplay you are not bothered with medical interactions. You do not risk injecting morphine to your buddy when you just wanted to tap his shoulder. And during medical gameplay you can find what you need quickly without hesitation.

Here are some exemples of what it could look like :
Now you can focus on medical treatment more easily :

And Interacting is much more straightforward

Obviously this is not the final idea, that may be subjected to changes and adaptations.
I may be able to help implementing this feature.

What do you think, Ace team ?

[BaerMitUmlaut]

@CLOVIS-AI No discussions please.

[211345082311111]

Enable/Disable Zoom

Please Add disable/enable zoom options (when player no have any optics)
Vanilla zoom without optics in Arma 3 looks like a misunderstanding and also reduces the value of any optical devices.

There are many mods on this topic, but it would be better if ACE3 setting excludes these mods and gives players their own choice

[STyx2909]

is there anyway we could attach vehicles door interaction to the door themselves for getting in? With large vehicles like the CH47 for example, the interaction on the center of bouding box is far from them.

[Andx667]

As a follow-up to #6144

It would be nice to be able to re-attach certain things you did take off.
For example:
You used the spare Jerry can to keep fighting, then you reach a supply station and should be able to “fill up” the Jerry can slot on your tank.

Similar thing for tools: you took of the e-tool for dig your fighting position, now you re-attach it to your vehicle so you don't lose it.

[jackplum64]

I would love if the ACE advanced throwing menu had an additional function which allowed the thrower to hold the grenade out to show a teammate that they are ready and which grenade they are holding. basically just holding the grenade straight out from their body.

[STyx2909]

As the ACE TEAM considered integrating assets and features of the MRH Satellite MOD?

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1310581330

It is derelict and open to reuse. It was an interesting concept.

[acknowledge14]

Hi, would you please adding CUP terrains objects (water sources) compatibility with ACE Field Rations in the ACE compat for CUP terrains core, just like this mod?
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3140613367
https://github.com/acemod/ACE3/tree/master/addons/compat_cup_terrains

the config in it is like this
water_sources config.txt

[STyx2909]

Merge @johnb432 excellent MODs into ACE3:

• Stamina Modifier - ACE
  https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2935789314
• ACE Interaction Menu Expansion - Enhanced
  https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2132195038
• No Actions
  https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2126300184

Don't deny it, they are very very useful.

[STyx2909]

Ability to repair damaged structures with the Fortify system, unless it is already impleted.

Example: I slightly shocked a RCBN decon tent and it collapsed. Would be nice to be able to restore it to its former glory.

[Oxan-AU]

Hi. Requesting a modification to the medical setting that determines whether you use the patient's own equipment first or the medic's own equipment first. As it stands, "medic" in this context just means anyone treating, whether they have the medic trait or not. So your current options are:

Pt's equipment first:
Anyone (medic or not) treating another person will use the other person's equipment first.

Medic's equipment first:
Anyone (medic or not) treating another person will use their own equipment first.

I think the latter option should be renamed as "Use Treater's equipment first" and a third option introduced that allows for a hybrid of the two options, based on whether the person treating has the medic trait or not. That option would allow for this:

Medic treating another person will use their (the medic) own equipment first.
Non-medic treating another person will use the other person's equipment first.