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Drone Signals

Description


This mod introduces 'realistic' signal behavior for all drones. Your connection to a drone is now affected by signal quality, which is dynamically calculated based on distance, terrain, and any objects or buildings obstructing the line of sight.

Poor signal will lead to degraded controls and video feed—adding a new layer of immersion and challenge to drone operations. If the connection is completely lost, you’ll be disconnected from the drone and unable to regain control until the signal is restored.

The system works out of the box for all drones, with all aspects fully configurable via CBA Settings.

Current Features
- Object/Building Signal Interference
- Terrain Signal Interference
- Jammer Capabilities (static objects)
- Retranslator Capabilities (static objects)

Planned Features
- Better AI Support
- Drone jammer resistance/EW resistance
- Backpack options for both jammers and retranslators.
- Custom models for all static objects and backpacks variants of jammers and retranslators
- Post processing effects for the picture in picture views on the UAV terminals
- Crows Electronic Warfare soft compatibility for spectrum device integration


A huge thanks to the creators of the FPV Drone Crocus mod for allowing the use of their code.

Also check out one of my other projects with GanX: GX - Drones, a complete solution for all your drone needs in Arma 3.
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29 Jul @ 1:06am
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Challenger 6 Aug @ 2:56am 
This doesn't work for AI does it?
Turnip  [author] 19 Jul @ 4:23am 
@Patty - Deleting it and it not being removed doesn't seem right, the logic searches for nearby entities so if the entity doesn't exist it should never return the jammer to the logic. Similarly if considered not alive or damage >= 95%.
Patty 16 Jul @ 2:28pm 
@Turnip How exactly does one turn off the Jammers? I got a signal tower setup which jams drones but destroying or deleting it wont remove the jamming effect.
Turnip  [author] 3 Jul @ 9:57am 
@TechnoTroglodyte have you modified your cba settings? If so it may be not formatted correctly/missing some brackets.
TechnoTroglodyte 3 Jul @ 2:07am 
Just been getting this one in RPT, not sure what it will relate to tho.


18:58:36 Error in expression <s["_value"]; DRONE_SIGNALS_RANGE_LIST = parseSimpleArray _value;}
] call CBA_fnc>
18:58:36 Error position: <parseSimpleArray _value;}
] call CBA_fnc>
18:58:36 Error parseSimpleArray format error
18:58:36 File drone_signals\Functions\fn_initCBASettings.sqf..., line 38
_mickey_ 25 Jun @ 9:43am 
@Turnip Bro, as seems to me, u should write in the description that you have an alpha version and that errors are possible. Good luck and mod prosperity!
Turnip  [author] 25 Jun @ 5:22am 
Update is in, apologies for the issues!
Turnip  [author] 25 Jun @ 4:58am 
@_mickey_, ouch, I appreciate the feedback, I'm still learning I guess! Pushing a fix shortly, just hadn't retested the retranslators after refactoring the code/functions.
_mickey_ 25 Jun @ 4:16am 
@Turnip, do you even understand what you're doing? Or are you learning how to make mods? I personally don't know how to make mods for Arma3, so I don't make them...
_mickey_ 25 Jun @ 4:14am 
How to use this mod without errors, I have no idea. I tried to run this mod three times and each time, I get a massive spam of various errors. Now after the update (25 june), I still had hope that it would work without errors, but I was wrong. As soon as the assembled drone appeared in the game, I have again error message:

private _retranslators = _from nearObjects [_retranslatorClassNam>
14:08:17 Error position: <_from nearObjects [_retranslatorClassNam>
14:08:17 Error Undefined variable in expression: _from
14:08:17 File drone_signals\Functions\fn_getRetranslatorNearby.sqf..., line 8
14:08:17 Error in expression <orSide", -1]];