• Loot Table Compiler

    WolfkillArcadia

    By WolfkillArcadia ·

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    EDIT 20th May 2017: You can now download the new loot table compiler on our download page. 

     

    Hello Inmates,

    The start of this dev blog will be a little bit different as most of you have seen the change in the development team this year. On behalf of the new development team, I’d like to say that we are all honored to have this opportunity given to us by @Eichi, @Vishpala and @Grim. We know we have had a rocky start getting this update out, learning new workflows, and dealing with ArmA, but let me tell you that we are excited to make sure Exile lives on.

    Now, let’s talk about the update.

    One of the major changes in 1.0.3 is the loot table compiler and how loot is handled in game. This change is a two part process, involving changing how the tables are compiled and how ArmA chooses which loot to spawn.

    Before, the loot tables would be compiled and the server would be given an item and its percentage chance to spawn for each category. This put more work on the server, causing loot spawning to take more cycles.

    Now, the loot table compiler does all of the heavy lifting and compiles a list of items to spawn for each category group, then this process is repeated for the items in each category. Instead of using percentages, it uses ratios and weights to handle the likelihood of a category and an item spawning. All the server has to do is select a random category group and then select a random item from that group, the less math the server has to do, the less cycles it takes, the faster the code completes.
     

    Server Owners:
    Please note, CfgLootTables has been renamed to CfgExileLoot. The old config is obsolete and can be removed. Also, since the loot tables have changed, you will be required to recompile your loot tables to work with the new system. 
    Also, if you would like to test out the new loot system before 1.0.3 is released, you can download it from here: Loot Table Compiler 1.0.3 Preview. Please make sure to give us feedback on the new system.

    For more information on how the compiler works, please visit the Loot Compiler Wiki page: Here

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    Razor77

    Does this work on 64bit, had an error and server would not unlock. Error in expression Exile server system thread I think it was. I will make a post in server side problems later after Im back from work.  Thanks

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    malfunc

    I can't get this to work. After adding the newly compiled loottable and the 3 overwrites, I can't join in.

    This error shows up in server rpt: 

    16:47:19 Error in expression <thread_threadAdjust.sqf"
if (ExileSystemThreadDelays isEqualTo []) th>
16:47:19   Error position: <ExileSystemThreadDelays isEqualTo []) th>
16:47:19   Error Undefined variable in expression: exilesystemthreaddelays
16:47:19 File exile_server\code\ExileServer_system_thread_threadAdjust.sqf, line 12
16:47:19 Error in expression <hreadID = param [4, false];
_threadId = ExileSystemThreadID;
if(_pushBackThreadI>
16:47:19   Error position: <ExileSystemThreadID;
if(_pushBackThreadI>
16:47:19   Error Undefined variable in expression: exilesystemthreadid
16:47:19 File exile_server\code\ExileServer_system_thread_addTask.sqf, line 18

     

    Clientside I just get to the point where i see some grass (like you do 1-2 seconds before spawning in). It stays there. Infistar says "Waiting for client to be ready". I can't bring up the game menu with ESC and infistar menu doesn't work either.

     

    Am I doing this correctly? I have added the following 3 lines inside my CfgExileCustomCode: 

    ExileServer_system_lootManager_dropItem = "ExileServer_system_lootManager_dropItem.sqf";
ExileServer_system_lootManager_initialize = "ExileServer_system_lootManager_initialize";
ExileServer_system_process_postInit = "ExileServer_system_process_postInit";

     

    and placed CfgExileLoot.hpp inside exile_server_config.pbo, then deleted the entire CfgLootTables class and added #include "CfgExileLoot.hpp".

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    Properpeanut

    So how would I use this to add items from a different mod into the loot table in 1.0.3? I've searched for a tutorial on YT, but the only one I can find is Luggz Luggz, which is 2 years old on don't cover the new loot system.

    Sorry for the inconvenience.

    Edited by Properpeanut

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