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HIGH COMMAND Fixit Fox
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HIGH COMMAND Fixit Fox

Description
A High Command patch.

This is a patch that the Arma devs should of already done.


1. Arma's High Command now works after teamswitch and respawn
2. Designed to work with other HC mods: Platoon Leader, High Command Enhanced, High Command Converter, etc any mods that use HC
3. Adds a High Command module to any mission in the Workshop
4. Detects when new groups are spawned in game
5. Option to work with other Blufor trackers, like ACE Blufor tracker etc
6. Option to hide allied and enemy markers (which vanilla does not)
7. Option to turn off 3D markers and only use map
8. Filters out groups according to user settings
9. Can enable multiple commanders, same side or opposing sides not working. Hopefully soon.
10. Works on both SP and MP (latter also dedicated server)
11. Key commands to select groups you look at and centre map on selected group

This fixes the Arma vanilla high command system, which is the framework for most other high command mods, so this mod is compatible with those mods.
It enhances other mods such as Platoon Leader 1.3, Platoon Leader Redux, High Command Enhanced, High Command Converter, or any mod that uses the High Command module.

None of those mods work after teamswitch, this is due to vanilla high command limitation. Now thats fixed. They also need a high command module in the mission already present to work. So if the mission maker didnt include it, these mods are useless. Not anymore, High Command Fixit Fox can automatically add High Command to any mission.

Also if you want to use another Blufor tracker (NATO symbols on map for your side), then high command's own NATO symbols clash with it making the map very messy, as there are two layers of marker symbols over the top of each other. This has an option to hide the vanilla NATO symbols and only show the selection rings and waypoints, so you can use other Blufor trackers.

If high command module and its subordinate modules are already present in a mission, then High Command Fixit Fox will just use those modules and add all the extra functionality.

Script version should work on dedicated servers, saving mission makers time so they dont have to deal with teamswitch or respawn issues.

*High command mods that dont use the vanilla High Command module will clash wirth this, like Advanced AI Command 1 & 2 and Platood Commander 1 & 2. They use their own system, they dont use the HC module.
*If you are using missions with High Command already set up, ilike Antisasi, ts best to turn off the option "Add Spawned Groups" and let the mission control which groups are added to High Command. This option is an automatic add of spawned groups.
*If you want a helicopter to land, use the "unload" waypoint type and have the option on

KNOWN ISSUES
- Platoon Leader (and versions from the original) uses its own enemy marker system (however for friendlies it still uses high command markers) so settings affecting enemy markers in High Command Fixit Fox do not affect Platoon Leaders enemy markers. Working on a fix.

*Update 2025.05.28
  • Fixed for dedicated severs. Should work now.
  • Added new option "make group leader on team switch"
*Update 2025.05.27
  • Now signed
*Update 2025.04.13
  • New option: Turn off spawned groups. Turn this off if you want a missions like Antistasi to only decide which new groups to add to High Command. As mission makers intended.
  • Group colours now transfer after teamswitch
*Update 2025.04.12
  • CBA key shortcut added: select group you are aiming at (default is "T" like Arma target feature)
  • CBA key shortcut added: centre map on selected group
  • Bug fixes
*Update 2025.04.10
  • Platoon Leader hack: now the right click on waypoints has the menus back (PL deleted these menus)
  • Option to make the "UNLOAD" waypoint type convert into "TR UNLOAD" so that it will make a helicopter land.

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Mod is on GitHub[github.com] for community contributions.


Licence
Arma Public Licence (APL)[www.bohemia.net]
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28 May @ 1:52am
Bug: AI groups will stay on default speed and formation of if another is selected
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BunkerBoi 14 Sep @ 10:58am 
Is there a way to add all types of waypoints from the editor to the "edit waypoint" menu?

I would need "land" and "transport unload" for helicopter insertions and extractions. When using those waypoints with Zeus, it works like a charm, but the vanilla waypoint menu doesn't offer this.

The "Platoon Leader: High Command Mod 1.3" neither and in the "High Command Enhanced" mod the context window to edit waypoints is broken so that so always also click the map when clicking into the menu, deleting all waypoints for the deleted unit.
Craze 14 Sep @ 8:57am 
I played for a few hours with this script and it does work, but other things from other mods do not always follow a player around. In that case, you have to teamswitch back to the unit that you started the scenario with.
Craze 9 Sep @ 4:48pm 
I put this in the TeamSwitch Event Handler, but have tested for only five minutes. Will post again in a while if it works or not. Maybe someone can say why it won't, but is working for me.

{
if (((side _x) == west) and ((side _to) == west)) then {
_from hcRemoveGroup _x;
_to hcSetGroup [_x];
};
if (((side _x) == east) and ((side _to) == east)) then {
_from hcRemoveGroup _x;
_to hcSetGroup [_x];
};
} forEach allGroups;
Bendy  [author] 9 Sep @ 2:23pm 
@Marccanen, thanks for the tip, will see if I can implement it
Marccanen 9 Sep @ 1:47pm 
Oh btw, I meddled around and HC not working is due to ownership not being with the commander in dedi. SetGroupOwner fixes it. Just an FYI, even though it might be out of your scope
Bendy  [author] 9 Sep @ 1:46pm 
@Marccanen this is supposed to work with other HC mods, do none of the others work with dedi server?
Marccanen 9 Sep @ 12:32pm 
I appreciate the love for HC. Sadly, this mod doesn't seem to fix the ever lasting problem of not being able to change AI squad's speed, formation etc. on dedicated server with HC
Bendy  [author] 5 Sep @ 4:35pm 
@Craze thanks for the feedback, I didnt test it on a server while changing to enemy side, will see what I can do
Craze 28 Aug @ 6:23pm 
Does the same thing in single player when a team switch is made to the enemy color. i.e. you become the enemy commander by switching sides.
Craze 28 Aug @ 1:25pm 
Have been testing this today for the first time. Being able to command groups while playing whatever unit is an absolute must have. Makes it a new version of the game. But it works only so-so. Using a dedicated server and as the only player it works very well when you first go into the game. However, if you exit the server and then rejoin the server the mod falls apart. If you go in on the enemy side (from original entry) there is no high command available to other playable units on that side. Then if you go back to the friendly side (first played) there are no icons on the map just white circles and the other things that it does. So it you exit a server and come back on it is all messed up. Works good until you do that.