Ace3: "Fire Smoke Launcher" broken for some vehicles

[ZeusWrath]

Arma 3 Version: 1.76 (stable)
CBA Version: 3.4.1.170912 (stable)
ACE3 Version: 3.10.2 (stable)

Mods:

- CBA_A3
- ace
- JSRS sound mod
-ASR AI mod

Description:

• If I use ACE3 mod, then the smoke ability (I mean the countermeasures), at the some vehicles is not works. I found problems with these tanks - Leopard 2 SG, Merkave Mk 4 LIC, T100 Black Eagle. For example when I uses the Merkave Mk 4 M or APC Badger IFV - I not see this problem!

NOTE! It is necessary to check all other vehicles, that have the ability to smoke, probably this will not work the same way. I did not check every one personally

Steps to reproduce:

• place into map the Leopard 2 SG or Merkave Mk 4 LIC or T100 Black Eagle (player as commander) and activate the ability to smoke ("C" Button, by ACE3 deafault) This will not work

Where did the issue occur?

• Editor (Singleplayer)

Placed Modules:

• None

RPT log file:

• not needed

[commy2]

countermeasures
the ability to smoke ("C" Button, by ACE3 deafault)

This is wrong, ACE does not have such a key called "Countermeasure". It is a key action from the base game (category "Weapons") instead:

ACE has a key called "Fire Smoke Launcher" (category "ACE Vehicles") and it got indeed broken by a game update:

Just unbind this key. Do not bind both to the same key, as the ACE one overwrites the vanilla one and so nothing will happen.

"C" Button, by ACE3 deafault

This is wrong. The default of the ACE key is 9, not C.

[commy2]

The reason for this being broken is, that action ["SwitchWeapon" apparently no longer work for vehicles.

[ZeusWrath]

This is wrong, ACE does not have such a key called "Countermeasure"

this is only what I called it

ACE has a key called "Fire Smoke Launcher" (category "ACE Vehicles") and it got indeed broken by a game

Then it's completely unclear why this does not work ONLY for selected vehicles !?

This is wrong. The default of the ACE key is 9, not C.

Okay, maybe I mixed up the settings of the vanilla game with ACE settings. I always used - "C"

The reason for this being broken is, that action ["SwitchWeapon" apparently no longer work for vehicles.

I once again ask you to pay attention to the fact that the problem concerns only some vehicles. Then why do other vehicles not have this problem?

[ZeusWrath]

Just unbind this key. Do not bind both to the same key, as the ACE one overwrites the vanilla one and so nothing will happen.

Yes!!! That helped. I am very grateful to you, thank you!

[commy2]

I once again ask you to pay attention to the fact that the problem concerns only some vehicles. Then why do other vehicles not have this problem?

The function responsible for this key uses two methods. One for vehicles with the smoke launcher on the main turret / gunner turret, and one for it on the commander turret. You'll notice that it's only broken for vehicles that have the smoke launcher on the commander turret.

[ZeusWrath]

The function responsible for this key uses two methods. One for vehicles with the smoke launcher on the main turret / gunner turret, and one for it on the commander turret. You'll notice that it's only broken for vehicles that have the smoke launcher on the commander turret.

now I understand. I think the ticket can be closed!

[commy2]

The bug is still there. I'm thinking about scraping this feature... It helped with a certain bug in MP, but now that it no longer works, might as well remove it. It was redundant outside of being a work-around anyway.

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