Illumination Flares (#4506)

* Illumination Flares

* add M992 IR flare

* update debug script

* comments

addons/grenades/CfgAmmo.hpp

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ class CfgAmmo {
         GVAR(pullPinSound)[] = {"A3\sounds_f\weapons\grenades\Grenade_PullPin.wss", 1.5, 1, 10};
         impactGroundSoft[] = {};
     };
-    
+
     class FlareCore;
     class FlareBase: FlareCore {
         intensity = 20000;
@@ -17,6 +17,21 @@ class CfgAmmo {
         intensity = 40000;
         flareSize = 12;
     };
+    class ACE_40mm_Flare_white: F_40mm_White {
+        intensity = 1250000; // vanilla: 10000
+        timeToLive = 45; // vanilla: 25, ace changes to 60 in FlareBase
+        coefGravity = 0.25; // vanilla: undefined (would be 1)
+        // Makes the ammo fall the ground slower (~2 m/s)
+    };
+    class ACE_40mm_Flare_red: ACE_40mm_Flare_white {
+        lightColor[] = {0.5,0.25,0.25,0};
+    };
+    class ACE_40mm_Flare_green: ACE_40mm_Flare_white {
+        lightColor[] = {0.25,0.5,0.25,0};
+    };
+    class ACE_40mm_Flare_ir: ACE_40mm_Flare_white {
+        nvgOnly = 1;
+    };
 
     class F_20mm_White: FlareBase {
         intensity = 20000;

addons/grenades/CfgMagazineWells.hpp

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+class CfgMagazineWells {
+    class CBA_40mm_M203 {
+        ADDON[] = {"ACE_40mm_flare_white", "ACE_40mm_flare_red", "ACE_40mm_flare_green", "ACE_40mm_flare_ir"};
+    };
+};

addons/grenades/CfgMagazines.hpp

@@ -89,4 +89,35 @@ class CfgMagazines {
         ammo = "F_40mm_Red";
         initSpeed = 120;
     };
+
+    class UGL_FlareWhite_F;
+    class ACE_40mm_Flare_white: UGL_FlareWhite_F {
+        author = ECSTRING(common,ACETeam);
+        ammo = "ACE_40mm_Flare_white";
+        displayName = CSTRING(40mm_flare_white);
+        descriptionShort = CSTRING(parachute_flare_description);
+    };
+
+    class UGL_FlareRed_F;
+    class ACE_40mm_Flare_red: UGL_FlareRed_F {
+        author = ECSTRING(common,ACETeam);
+        ammo = "ACE_40mm_Flare_red";
+        displayName = CSTRING(40mm_flare_red);
+        descriptionShort = CSTRING(parachute_flare_description);
+    };
+
+    class UGL_FlareGreen_F;
+    class ACE_40mm_Flare_green: UGL_FlareGreen_F {
+        author = ECSTRING(common,ACETeam);
+        ammo = "ACE_40mm_Flare_green";
+        displayName = CSTRING(40mm_flare_green);
+        descriptionShort = CSTRING(parachute_flare_description);
+    };
+
+    class ACE_40mm_Flare_ir: UGL_FlareWhite_F {
+        author = ECSTRING(common,ACETeam);
+        ammo = "ACE_40mm_Flare_ir";
+        displayName = CSTRING(40mm_flare_ir);
+        descriptionShort = CSTRING(parachute_flare_ir_description);
+    };
 };

addons/grenades/config.cpp

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ class CfgPatches {
 #include "CfgAmmo.hpp"
 #include "CfgWeapons.hpp"
 #include "CfgMagazines.hpp"
+#include "CfgMagazineWells.hpp"
 #include "CfgVehicles.hpp"
 
 #include "Effects.hpp"

addons/grenades/dev/dev_testFlares.sqf

@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+// execVM "z\ace\addons\grenades\dev\dev_testFlares.sqf";
+
+removeAllWeapons player;
+
+player addMagazine "UGL_FlareWhite_F";
+player addMagazine "UGL_FlareWhite_F";
+player addMagazine "ACE_40mm_Flare_white";
+player addMagazine "ACE_40mm_Flare_white";
+player addMagazine "ACE_40mm_Flare_green";
+player addMagazine "ACE_40mm_Flare_red";
+player addMagazine "ACE_40mm_Flare_ir";
+player linkItem "NVGoggles";
+skipTime 12;
+
+player addWeapon "arifle_MX_GL_ACO_F";
+
+["ace_firedPlayer", {
+    params ["_unit", "_weapon", "_muzzle", "_mode", "_ammo", "_magazine", "_projectile"];
+    systemChat str _magazine;
+    [{
+        params ["_args", "_pfid"];
+        _args params ["_projectile", "_launchHeight", "_shotTime", "_deployedTime"];
+        if (!alive _projectile) exitWith {[_pfid] call CBA_fnc_removePerFrameHandler;};
+
+        private _out = format ["Flight time: %1\n", (time - _shotTime) toFixed 1];
+        if (_deployedTime < 0) then {
+            if ((vectorMagnitude velocity _projectile) < 10) then {
+                _args set [3, time];
+            };
+        } else {
+            _out = _out + format ["Deployed time: %1\n", (time - _deployedTime) toFixed 1];
+        };
+        _out = _out + format ["Height Above Launch: %1\n", (((getPosASL _projectile) select 2) - _launchHeight) toFixed 1];
+        _out = _out + format ["Height Above Terrain: %1\n", ((getPosATL _projectile) select 2) toFixed 1];
+        _out = _out + format ["Speed: %1\nVelocity:\n%2\n", (vectorMagnitude velocity _projectile) toFixed 1, (velocity _projectile) apply {_x toFixed 1}];
+
+        hintSilent _out;
+    }, 0.1, [_projectile, (getPosASL _unit) select 2, time, -1]] call CBA_fnc_addPerFrameHandler;
+}] call CBA_fnc_addEventHandler;

addons/grenades/stringtable.xml

@@ -373,5 +373,23 @@
             <Chinesesimp>燃烧手榴弹是用来摧毁武器，弹药以及其他装备的好帮手。</Chinesesimp>
             <Chinese>燃燒手榴彈是用來摧毀武器，彈藥以及其他裝備的好幫手</Chinese>
         </Key>
+        <Key ID="STR_ACE_Grenades_parachute_flare_description">
+            <English>Type: Star Parachute Flare</English>
+        </Key>
+        <Key ID="STR_ACE_Grenades_40mm_flare_white">
+            <English>M583 Illumination Flare (White)</English>
+        </Key>
+        <Key ID="STR_ACE_Grenades_40mm_flare_red">
+            <English>M662 Illumination Flare (Red)</English>
+        </Key>
+        <Key ID="STR_ACE_Grenades_40mm_flare_green">
+            <English>M661 Illumination Flare (Green)</English>
+        </Key>
+        <Key ID="STR_ACE_Grenades_parachute_flare_ir_description">
+            <English>Type: Parachute IR Flare</English>
+        </Key>
+        <Key ID="STR_ACE_Grenades_40mm_flare_ir">
+            <English>M992 Illumination IR Flare</English>
+        </Key>
     </Package>
 </Project>