=VG= SemlerPDX

6 minutes ago, LangMaster said:

I am gonna get some talk first, and try to realize what could be causing it as i have a bit no clue yet as i am usually just reverse engineering other coop maps, so give me time for now, i know adak crashes cause of big navmesh that i made so i need to made that more slick, not sure about the black gold large tho i have been testing that solo and it never crashed on me which is a weird one.

Well, let me know.  No one is actively using the VG Event Server daily and you could have a better learning environment (even if just joining the server yourself to see if something works, then shutting it down again and tinkering with code and navmesh).  Sometimes the final things like running a mission/game in a dedicated environment vs a local environment can present their own set of challenges, and we're happy to provide the tools for you to finalize your work and learn the end parts of map/mission building.

Of course, if any of our team had a PR Event to host, we'd have to put your work in a side folder for a Saturday (and possibly a few days in the week prior for that event mission testing) but as I said, activity on that server is not 24/7 so you could make use of it the rest of the time to tinker and learn.

Also, @LangMaster join the VG Army already, geez!  You look naked without Enlisted tags, you've been a friendly regular here for a very long time and we'd love it if you started down the path towards membership groups, even if you didn't want to be part of the VG Clan we still like that we can recognize our long time trusted regulars with the Officers Group membership role, and joining the VG Army (and the Enlisted Group) is the first step towards that.

4 hours ago, LangMaster said:

oh alrighty that is something i can work with now.

If or whenever you are ready, I'd be happy to give you access to the VG PR COOP Event Server for you to run your tests.  You'd upload missions through TCAdmin web browser based control panel which provides access to the levels folder, and then you'd adjust the maplist.con as needed yourself cuz I'm a lazy fuck and not gonna do your work for you  lol.  Server would be behind a password, of course, and we'd ask that you run tests which have time/duration announced here on the website (can't leave it online 24/7).  *Tests don't need to be announced with a full week or two advance notice as we recommend for standard gaming events, you can literally just use this thread or the chatbox on the front page to announce a new test period anytime, even multiple times in one day for more than one test.

Let me know! We're all behind you!    

On 4/24/2021 at 6:26 PM, =VG= ciro said:

Fixed IED's (now turned on).

What?! No trolling the players! 

Seriously though, if you don't mind my constructive criticism, random IED's in video games are often invisible or damn near and can be detrimental to playability if not used with caution by the game designer - unless you want players to drive at 5MPH everywhere.  A2 INS SOAR never had them.  There is a reason MRAP's exist and realistically one might assume that whatever army BLUFOR is part of would send stealth helicopters to an MHQ would also provide IED survivable MRAP-style vehicles when IED's are a known threat in an AO.

1 hour ago, =VG= Acro1 said:

People like @HombreDeSombrero are the reason we don't enforce mics

True

TBF he never takes soldiers away from the front, he never leads an asset squad just to drive a tank and "to hell with the other squad members", and he plays for the team.  We enforce communication, and we can deal with any problems if they arise on a case by case basis like we always do.

@=VG= .Blizzard. This is nothing new!  You are where I was about 8 years ago - it happens to members who spend so many thousands of hours playing.  When chasing the dragon of that perfect match where everyone is working together, new players or those who don't cooperate so intuitively become a frustrating hinderance, like a mental block that makes one question how they ever tolerated unskilled or new players in the past.  It doesn't mean you are a bad person for not being welcoming to new players, or too impatient to lift up and train the endless waves of newcomers month after month, year after year.  It's rather some kind of feeling we all get at times where we just want the endless training of others to end at some point so we can rest assured that everyone will know how to play as expected, that the game will be so finished that no new systems or bugs need to be worked out and that changes are no longer needed, when in reality it is a journey not a destination.

Just remember:  PR COOP is a 'doorway' at VG, but COOP gaming at its finest is the actual 'building' of VG and it has many rooms - from Arma mil-sim to BMS flight-sim and all the survival and FPS and strategy games we also play with the friends we make over time here at VG.  Small crews of good friends form, play the ever-living-hell out of a particular game, and (hopefully) remain here as friends and playing other games together when bored of what is commonly most everyone's "first game" here at VG.

No worries, no need to be overly critical of those things we move on from ... managers are well aware of areas they are working on ... but it's true that after a time, players gain the optics to see things for what they are, the magic dispelled and looking up the sleeves to see all the hidden cards there.  Ignorance is bliss, but it fades.  Even within a single year, the types of players change with different influxes from one country or another, and in a sea of FTP modern PC games it is amazing that PR holds the player base it does and still hooking new players as old ones move on.  Don't spoil the magic too much for the new guys, let them have their fun as much as possible.  The battle to wrangle the players into the COOP style of communication and teamwork is an ongoing one, a battle some of your peers are still fighting here on the VG PR COOP server and requiring all the support we can give them (even if only moral).  We all keep trying to fix or improve the negatives that may appear in time through updates or patches, something that new players have patience for, but understandably our seasoned vets may become increasingly despondent and just eventually move onto other games.

Fortunately, this is exactly why we don't ONLY run Project Reality COOP at VG, having the larger goal of creating a military PC gaming themed home online for cool people around the world and not tied to the lifespan of just one PC game.

We can bring the COOP style of gaming we enjoy so much into any game we play and it makes it 1000% better every time.

Just a reminder to new VG Army members - we typically assume most members play PR COOP, but if we all don't know you from the games as a long time regular, please post up to say Hello and let us know what you play here!  We just started this new membership path, and it seems the best route so that we don't accidentally award Enlisted group/ribbon to a semi-automatic bot preparing to fire off spam rounds in the club forums.

We are glad to have you all - a simple reply from standard website members including what you like to play here will be rewarded with the entry level Enlisted website group!

Whatever you can do is awesome! Keep up the great work man!  

18 hours ago, =VG= 0100011000101 said:

Sorry but I won't start resigning SLs just because they don't have a mic. that would also very often empty the server by a third because you are often get kicked out of a squad if you dont have a mic and then you only can open your own squad... only to get resigned again.

if it were done that way, I wouldn't be here.

Okay - slow your roll cowboy.  You just jumped to 1000% during a mere discussion about the rules, drawing some line in the sand as if we asked you to spend your time joining each and every squad to be sure they have a mic, and if not, resign them.  NO ONE SAID THAT!  You are good people, we all know that.  Be good Admins and make sure that our server is not disrupted by squads with no real leader.  There are OBVIOUSLY exceptions, as BLuDKLoT mentioned, "...when the server is slow then we tend to be more lenient about certain rules but as a standard for a full server this shouldn't be the case."  As an Admin here, you must be aware of these nuanced exceptions, and when NOT to go gung-ho on every single perceived rule violation like a man on a mission.  Take time to evaluate what is required, how the entire server is running, how many players and how many squads, who is doing what and whether it is detracting from or adhering to the spirit as well as the letter of our rules.

There are a finite number of squads that can be created in any given match.  The rule is very clear that if no-Mic (non communicative) Squad Leaders are taking soldiers away from the front, are absorbing too many players with mics that can and should benefit from a properly lead squad, THEN you should evaluate the situation, and if it is detracting from the goals and intent of our cooperation, teamwork, and coordination based gameplay, then they should be resigned.

If some single rando no-mic SL is running around the front lines with a couple squad members, and then the rest of the server is filled with proper Squads being lead by SL's with mics or communicating properly, then who cares about that single rando SL and his no-mic squad .... but if we have a deficit of players due to those players being part of multiple no-mic SL Squads, it would be wise to enforce this rule to get the server back to how it was designed to run:  A handful of regular players (with mics) leading Squads of various types for players with (or without) mics to join.

11 minutes ago, System said:

Hmmm, does the button work for edits, because I didn't get a popup even though I am following it, and you edited them?

I'm not sure that follow would work for edits, that is typically for things like comments or reviews, and VG Wiki database doesn't have those things.

And YES - if people were getting notifications for every edit, it would be MADDENING.  That's not exactly what the VG Wiki is for - would be better to make any kind of announcement post to redirect attention to a new rule, as we've done in the past with the changes to the 'No Smoke' rule (now that bots cannot see through certain smoke)

Thanks @=VG= Acro1 for taking care of that update.

29 minutes ago, EuroStep said:

Mumble is currently not working (16:00 ZULU).

Fixed  

Players are jacking the MHQ and moving the spawn point when they should not?  My very first proper script for Arma (2) was for this exact thing.  I added some stiff restrictions for being able to move it.  Might need to do something like that for the MHQ in this mission...

10 hours ago, =AMPHETAMINE= said:

nope nope nope...

I like to play in 1360x720 on 1920x1080 screen...

Now i need some time to get used to it, i crash 2-3 times in little bird and twice in huey because i lost sense of hely size when i fly between buildings

I tried switching to some others resolutions but its still 4:3

Are we all talking about the same thing here? How is this new GUI hurting your ability to fly between buildings, an action that is performed with the GUI closed and hidden?

I was under the impression that we were discussing the elements on the GUI not being stretched to the wide-sides anymore, and also the mini-map not being transparent when brought up to view, and the fake DoF effect of blurred perimeter when ADS or using a rifle scope.  I just don't see where that is related to flying and sense of scale in 3D... apologies if I've missed something.

For the future - because I ask these same questions to myself, I know they will come up:

Q:  Can this VG Wiki system with callout boxes and stuff be applied in forum posts?

A:  No, unfortunately these are complex html elements which require the VG Wiki database to function

Q:  Can these systems or elements be made possible in Blogs (or Gallery, or Downloads)?

A:  No, with a "but" -- the IPS Blogs, like the Gallery and Downloads systems on this website are a components of IPS and have no direct means to modify to this depth.  A plugin may be possible in the future, but this is speculation and an area that would require nearly an equal amount of time to research, learn, and develop if even possible. But if it is, it would be undertaken (someday)

Q:  Can this same type of system be use for VG Articles?

A:  Yes, actually this would mostly be labor intensive but not difficult.  Articles is the same database type system, and while existing articles would need special editing and incorporation, they could remain with their current comments and view counts, and future articles could begin to use the new multiple sections of VG Wiki Editor (renamed to a VG Articles Editor).  Obviously this is something I've already put thought into, but as it will be labor intensive and require a good week (or two) of tedious work, it will need to be put off for a time.

Q:  I could really use a 26th section for a page, why "only" 25 sections?

A:  It is not possible to add more than the current number of sections to the Editor.  This is a hard limit in the IPS Databases module for the allowed number of 'fields' in an editor, with each section containing 5 fields (title, content, 2 checkboxes, and text line for options) in addition to the fields for Summary Panel, etc. By sheer luck, this editor has a complete 25 sections plus all the items needed for the other fields to the point that not one more field can be added to this editor!

VG Wiki 
Informational Database 

I'm very happy to announce that the VG Wiki informational database is now complete!  The main purpose of the VG Wiki is to act as our information hub where it is quite easy to find anything about the community, our servers, manuals and guides for our members and groups, or even guides created by players for the games we play.

This project went into double overtime, so there are still many pages with 'under construction' notes with my name, and I will complete these very soon but didn't want to hold off or push myself to finish everything all at once.  It wasn't making or writing content pages that took so long, but coding the systems and logic that draw any particular VG Wiki page.  Learned tons about HTML, CSS, JS and PHP, plus plenty more specifically about how IPS works which will allow plenty of similar projects or new systems for us in the future, too, building on what was gained from this way too long project.  I need a break, and VG Wiki Pages are literally designed to be edited and built over time by definition.

There are plenty of pages designed as 'stubs' meant to be completed or created by willing editors or Servers Team members, or specific people as noted by page notes.  New pages are welcome, though it would be nice to fill in needed info about our servers, how to connect, how to play, and all that first.  We could add new categories, new parent- or sub-categories, new pages, anything needed.  All pages and section titles create links, you could link someone specifically to the PR COOP Server rule about Camping, for example.  Summary Panels show those who put in work, plus easy contact links, important and historical information.  This was a very fun, very rewarding project and I hope it proves useful over the years to come!
 

"The VG Wiki is not meant to replace known good Wiki's for games or topics, but to be our own information database for the games we play and the servers we run here at VG.  While this would not necessarily be the best place for a general Wiki about the game Project Reality, for example, it would be an excellent place for a collection of pages about Project Reality COOP on the VG Server, perhaps the kits and kit numbers that are available, the assets and how they work in COOP, and with specific regards to how we use them or expect them to be used on our PR COOP Server."

Right away, the key pages which I have completed include server rules pages for each of our games, VG Clan Information for our groups and structure including membership and advancement details, and information about the VG Wiki itself including the VG Wiki Pro Editors Guide and 'Editors Only' categories for learning the editor, testing elements in the editors Sandbox Demos, or creating pages which can be moved into their final category later.
 

I plan to complete the information about Clubs asap, and then import the existing 'How to Connect to BMS Server' page/post into the Server Manual for BMS VG Wiki Page. 
 

Beyond that, the sky is the limit - all details about what VG Wiki is and is for are detailed in the "About VG Wiki" page, naturally.  I hope this system is a welcome place to take over our 'Pinned' and 'Featured' posts that would be better suited by a single location for our members to find.  Check it out and let me know what you think:

A note about Rules Translations Pages
The existing PR COOP Server Rules translated in Turkish is also something I can easily import from the current HTML source and I will do this later, and I will copy the current PR COOP Rules to the 'Polish' translation for the member who offered to create that.  BUT --- We do not need translations for all languages, these are specifically for occasions of an influx of players from those countries where our rules are not easily translated from English using current online tools like google translate.  Turkish is known to be difficult, and if Polish is the same, we don't mind hosting a translated rules page for that language.

2 hours ago, |*|>>RESCUE<<|*| said:

 

Yeah, like the others have said, this is correct and accurate.  As intended.

That is the view from the MFD (multi-function display) in a forward looking camera mode, and in this new square form is true and accurate to similar devices in real world vehicles.  They do have wider versions, you'll see them in Blackhawks, in fact this is not the proper 20 OSB MFD which is most common (TM Cougar MFDs) but rather has 24 OSB's likely to make it wide enough for gameplay or modeled similar to a real life component.

Either way, it's here to stay - this is the new view from inside many of these heavy assets which makes coordination, communication, and cooperation that much more important for heavy vehicle operators.  Maintain situational awareness, don't get tunnel visioned and try to coordinate watching separate sectors as Driver, Gunner, and/or Commander to further enhance the SA of the tank crew overall.

11 minutes ago, =VG= 0100011000101 said:

or his screen is just black...^^

Are you suggesting that there is a screenshot, but it's black? Because the background of this post is not black -- it's more along the lines of grey like #121212 

Did you mean to attach a screenshot but forgot?  

"my screen has become this" -- figured you meant to share a screenshot of what you mean...

10 minutes ago, =VG= BLuDKLoT said:

 Hey thanks Sem. Not sure I like it, I have to login and see, but sometimes it's better to leave well enough alone. 

From what I understand, the R-DEV's had wanted to do this for some time but didn't have a valid method.  This is just them implementing things they'd wanted to do long ago, I guess.

I always played on a widescreen monitor, and never minded the stretching but it was noticeable.

@=VG= Fastjack @=VG= TEDF The other VG PR Servers have been updated to 1.6.5.1  

44 minutes ago, LangMaster said:

Masirah - BETA (4 km)
Not in map rotation, cannot be picked by admins. 
It's a cool map can you guys put it back in ?

Done.  It's not that it was taken out, it's that the VG Maplist Randomizer didn't know it existed (hadn't been aware of new maps, and it just wasn't added yet).

Have fun!  

4 hours ago, PRBF2TROJANEXE said:

some help pls? i get this when i come to vg site:( https://ibb.co/8xZN5m5

Got online late today (it's 20 to noon now) - but this issue has been resolved.

This happens every 3 months when we must renew our security certificate.  Rest assured, this is actually just a flag to let users know that the site they are visiting is secure, and when it expires (and gives warning messages like the picture link in the quote above) it does not mean that the VG City Walls are down and the bots have taken over!  Our site remains secure and safe during these short periods between renewals, and you definitely should let us know, but also should not worry.

The VG Website Security Certificate has been renewed, and this won't happen again until July.  When it does, don't fret - all is well. We just need to apply a new certificate every 3 months so that visitors web browser is informed that the site certificate is valid.  You can view this information at any time to see if this is the case, in the event that the website gives you that error, just check the icon to the left of the URL address in your web browser, it will show you information about the certificate (such as "Expired 4-1-2021" meaning it is a natural and expected thing, and to merely contact VG Administration to renew it).

TLDNR;
SolarFlame has taken care of it, the certificate has been renewed.

11 hours ago, =VG= BLuDKLoT said:

I'm in Vegas can someone please post screenshit thx 

@=VG= BLuDKLoT  

Both the VG PR DEV and PR Event servers have been updated to v1.6.5  -- review settings, maplist, etc. to be sure everything is as it should be before you run them next @=VG= Fastjack @=VG= TEDF

Welcome!  If you're new to the VG Air Force, post up here to say hello and let us know a little bit about yourself like what jets you like to fly, and types of missions you enjoy here at the VG BMS Server.  We don't immediately toss the Enlisted ribbon on someone we don't know (yet) just joining the VG Air Force, so first please reply and say hi!

You don't need to write an essay - it's just good to get to know who flys what, and which missions we enjoy most in BMS.

Just a reminder to new VG Air Force members - we typically assume most members fly on our BMS Server already, but if we all don't know you from BMS as a long time regular, please post up to say Hello and let us know what you like to fly!  We just started this new membership path, and it seems the best route so that we don't accidentally award Enlisted group/ribbon to a semi-automatic bot preparing to fire off spam rounds in the club forums.

We are glad to have you all - a simple reply from standard website members including what you like to play here will be rewarded with the entry level Enlisted website group!