[Release] Precise Positions

[Mikeeeyy 73]

Precise Positions
In Arma when large numbers with decimals are turned into a string they get rounded resulting in only 1 or 2 decimals left over, which in effect can alter the position of objects quite significantly after a server restart. This mod ensures everything is saved precisely including: players, vehicles, base objects, storage objects and territories. See the results below!

With                                                       Without

             
Top is Without

Bottom is With

Credit to KillzoneKid for the float to string code, fixed by me.
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1. Un-PBO your exile_server.pbo.
2. Navigate to 'exile_server\code', once there create a file with this name: 'ExileServer_util_floatToString.sqf'. Open the file and paste the following code inside:

   private "_arr";
   if (abs (_this - _this % 1) == 0) exitWith { str _this };
   _arr = toArray str abs (_this % 1);
   _arr set [0, 32];
   toString (toArray str (
   	abs (_this - _this % 1) * _this / abs _this
   ) + _arr - [32])

   Save the file and close it.

3. Navigate to 'exile_server\bootstrap' and open up this file: 'fn_preInit.sqf'.
   Go all the way to the bottom and above the last '];' paste this code:

   ['ExileServer_util_floatToString', 'exile_server\code\ExileServer_util_floatToString.sqf']

   Then the line above the one you just pasted, add a comma to the end of it.
   Save the file and close it.

4. Now do the following for each of these files:
   ExileServer_object_container_database_insert.sqf
   ExileServer_object_container_database_update.sqf
   ExileServer_object_vehicle_database_insert.sqf
   ExileServer_object_vehicle_database_update.sqf
   ExileServer_object_construction_database_insert.sqf
   ExileServer_system_territory_database_insert.sqf
   
   Navigate to 'exile_server\code' and open up x file.
   Find this code:

   _position select 0,
   _position select 1,
   _position select 2,

   and replace it with:

   _position select 0 call ExileServer_util_floatToString,
   _position select 1 call ExileServer_util_floatToString,
   _position select 2 call ExileServer_util_floatToString,

   Save all the files and close them.

5. Navigate to 'exile_server\code' and open up this file: 'ExileServer_object_player_database_update.sqf'.
   Find this code:

   _playerPos select 0,
   _playerPos select 1,
   _playerPos select 2,

   and replace it with:

   _playerPos select 0 call ExileServer_util_floatToString,
   _playerPos select 1 call ExileServer_util_floatToString,
   _playerPos select 2 call ExileServer_util_floatToString,

   Save the file and close it.

6. Repack your 'exile_server' folder into a PBO and you're done!

Edited September 25, 2015 by Mikeeeyy

[BrosGaming 2]

Nice work... Trying this later

[READTHESCROLL 203]

Nice first post! Will def check this out!

[WickedMoonShiner 10]

Just did this going to see how it works out. I said F it just placed it on the production server. 

[Mikeeeyy 73]

Nice work... Trying this later

Nice first post! Will def check this out!

Just did this going to see how it works out. I said F it just placed it on the production server. 

Thanks, let me know if you encounter any problems.

[Mezo 1264]

AWESOME first post! Something people have been waiting on for some time now. Thanks Mikeeeyy

[Gotteshand 59]

Hi.

Is that also true for existing components?

Big Thx

[ElDubya 93]

Mikeeeyy to the rescue!!

[Flow 252]

It is fixed in next release btw

[Torchgodz 112]

@Flow so what you are saying is there is a new server version available?