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Werthles Headless Kit v2.3

-Editor/script/Zeus AIs auto-transferred to HC control
-AI waypoints/scripts/trigger sync preserved
-Splits AIs evenly among multiple HC
-**3D** debug mode
-HC test/benchmark missions
-Server/HC configurations and shortcut examples

ALSO IN MODULE FORM HERE!

Setup guide below, plus extra info/links.

View changes here.


I wanted to create a kit with everything needed to get HCs to work without having recreate units as scripts and work through many long guides. If this kit helps you, please like it so I know it has worked!

Subscribing puts "@Werthles Headless Kit" in the Arma 3 game folder, or download here[www.armaholic.com].

Arma 3 Server is downloaded in Steam Library tools.





1. How to add scripts to your multiplayer mission
2. How to use the test mission
3. How to start a server and connect HCs
4. Other information



Create HC(s) in your mission.
-Insert Unit->Game Logic->Virtual Entities->Headless Client
-Give it a unique name
-Set it as playable

Add "init.sqf" and "WerthlesHeadless.sqf" from:
@Werthles Headless Kit\Mission Scripts
to the mission folder, usually:
Documents\Arma 3 - Other Profiles\<profile name here>\MPMissions\<mission name.map>

The parameters in "init.sqf" configure:
-Repetition
-Repeat delay
-Debug mode
-Balancing mode
-Start delay
-Sync delay
-Setup report
-Ignored units' names

Re-save your mission as a multiplayer mission.



Move
@Werthles Headless Kit\Addons\HeadlessTest.Altis.pbo
into
Arma 3( Server)\MPMissions
or
subscribe here.



Copy:
Arma 3\@Werthles Headless Kit\My Headless Kit
Arma 3\@Werthles Headless Kit\steam_appid
and paste as:
Arma 3( Server)\My Headless Kit
Arma 3( Server)\steam_appid
on the machines you will use as HCs or servers.

Then choose your next step:
a) Set up LAN game
b) Set up dedicated server game

Headless clients cannot connect to game clients hosting internet games.


Start Arma 3 and host a LAN multiplayer game, with the password:
arma
If you will run the HC on the same machine, go to iii), then enter:
connect="-connect=localhost";

Open:
Arma 3\@Werthles Headless Kit\Get LAN IP
then note the machine's IPv4 address.

On your HC machine, open this with a text editor:
Arma 3( server)\My Headless Kit\Headless Client\ArmA2OA.par

Put the IP from ii) after connect="-connect=
E.g.
connect="-connect=192.168.0.10";

If you have Arma 3( Server) installed on C:\ in the default location, start the HC using the appropriate shortcut from:
Arma 3( Server)\My Headless Kit\Example Shortcuts

If not, create a shortcut to:
Arma 3( Server)\arma3server.exe

Right click it and select properties.

At the end of "Target", add a space, then paste:
"-par=@My Headless Kit\Headless Client\ArmA2OA.par"

Double click on the shortcut to run the HC.

You can start more than one HC per machine, or repeat this process on multiple machines Your HCs should join HC slots on your server.


You will need various internal and external IP addresses for this. To get them, open the folder:
Arma 3( Server)\My Headless Kit\
on the appropriate machine and run either
Get My Internal IP
(IPv4) or
Get My External IP
to get its IPs.

On the server machine, in notepad, open:
Arma 3( Server)\My Headless Kit\Server\WerthlesHeadless_config.cfg

Add the external IPs of all external HCs and the internal IPs for all internal HCs to the headlessClients line, e.g.:
headlessClients[]={"81.46.54.91","192.168.0.55","56.45.87.19"...};

On the HC machine, in notepad, open:
Arma 3( Server)\My Headless Kit\Headless Client\ArmA2OA.par

Put the server's IP in this file after connect="-connect=
E.g. if connecting the HC to the server via LAN:
connect="-connect=192.168.0.10";
E.g. if connecting the HC to the server via the internet:
connect="-connect=81.46.54.91";

If you have Arma 3( Server) installed on C:\ in the default location, start the server/HC using the appropriate shortcut from:
Arma 3( Server)\My Headless Kit\Example Shortcuts

If not, create shortcuts to:
Arma 3( Server)\arma3server.exe
for a HC and for the server.

Right click it and select properties.

At the end of "Target", add a space, then paste:
"-par=@My Headless Kit\Headless Client\ArmA2OA.par"
for the HC shortcut and:
"-par=@My Headless Kit\Server\ArmA2OA.par"
for the dedicated server shortcut.

Double click on the shortcuts to run the HCs and server.

You can start more than one HC per machine, or repeat this process on multiple machines Your HCs should join HC slots on your server.

Type this into Arma 3 chat to check this:
#login three



To host an Arma 3 dedicated server, forwarded these ports to your computer (UDP):
2302, 2303, 3478, 4379, 4380, 27000 - 27050

Here is a good video of this.

The files to alter are in:
Arma 3( Server)\My Headless Kit\Server
or
Arma 3( Server)\My Headless Kit\Headless

To launch your server/HC with mods, open the related:
Arma2OA.par
file and replace:
@Example mod 1
etc. with your mods' folder names, separating with a ;

Full details of other parameters:
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Startup_Parameters_Config_File
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3_Startup_Parameters
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/server.cfg
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/basic.cfg

You can start HCs and servers with Arma 3 Launcher, however Arma 3 Server currently doesn't have this, and for HCs connecting via the internet, you would still need to alter .cfg files (possibly for LAN HCs too).

Works with DAC, if set up as described by Monsoon.[www.armaholic.com]
Set a long enough WH start delay so DAC setup finishes first.
Enter DAC zone group numbers as:
(max total groups)/(No. of HCs).
WH script changes AI unit locality. This could break some scripts where local commands are issued for units that are no longer local.