In multiplayer, when you set a variable on an map object (not created by script, and not created using editor), so let's say a building, some players do not have the variable broadcasted. Seems to happen only to JIP.
Description
Description
Details
Details
- Severity
- Major
- Resolution
- Not A Bug
- Reproducibility
- Random
- Operating System
- Windows 7
- Category
- Multiplayer
Steps To Reproduce
1 - Create a mission in multiplayer
2 - In initServer.sqf, find a building using it's position or whatever you want
3 - Always in initServer, do a _building setVariable ["testVariable","TEST",true];
4 - Get in game with some friends
5 - Try to get the variable from every player on building, some will have the variable set, some will not.
Event Timeline
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Still happening 6 years later in the latest version :
Launcher version: 1.5.149039
Game version: 2.08.149049
Branch: main
I set a public variable on multiple buildings of Altis when the server starts
_obj setVariable ["owner", _owner, true];
Then later when there is 80+ players , some players (~5 / 100) don't have the variable
private _ownerID = _house getVariable ["owner", ""];
if (_ownerID isEqualTo "") exitWith {
diag_log format["DEBUG [%1, %2, %3, %4]",
name player,
str _house,
typeOf _house,
getPosATL _house] ;
};Comment Actions
This is not a bug, map objects are streamed, basically deleted and created so there is no guarantee the variable set on these objects would exist let alone sync over network
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Ok i see. But according to what you said, what would be a good workaround instead of setting variables to map objects ?
For example in my case where i want all clients to know who owns which building ?
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you can use building position and store in hashmap as a key maybe in mission namespace and owner as value, so would be fast to pull owner based on position
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Or use visitor id of the building (assuming the map is done and won’t be recompiled. still think the junk position is safer in the long run