Hi, you can't invoke save from command line, but in Vindicta, if I recall correctly, there is a periodic autosave which you can set up through CBA settings.

How can I call the save function by command line, please? I have to restart my server every 12h, but I don't want to do this without save the progress. Tanks

all good, I'll see if I can find it. Regardless thanks for the surprisingly quick response!!

Hi, the files are stored in "storage" folder within the mod folder. So in best case you might be able to recover the saved game data from the trash bin.

I think I made it store the files in mod folder because on some server hosting services the profile folder was reset every time or inaccassible, but I don't remember the reason exactly at this point.

If you can't find the files in trash bin, I am sorry for the lost progress.

Quick question on a dedicated server... where do the FileXT saves are stored.

Context:
The last CBA update a few mods got corrupted on the server - including ACE, Vindicta, TFAR, CUP etc. FileXt had no issue at all but after re-downloading all the mods and relaunching the server past save is no longer there. I made a new one and am running it with my crew but we had a decent early game progress.

Is there a backup save somewhere?

Hi, it doesn't do anything by itself, this mod is only used by Vindicta. You can write your functions which would call FileXT library to write data to files, but as I understand it's not your use case?

Hello, Ive been trying to use this for a single player scenario, but unfortunately it seems that data is not being written neither to the mission folder nor the mod storage.

Im guessing this is not intended for mission files but rather full on mods?

thank you for clearing this up! and destroying my hopes :) i restarted the Old Man mission sadly so often after it got corrupted, I am exhausted in doing everything again and again

Hi, thanks, but it's not possible to make it work in general for any scenario. At most somebody would be able to achieve basic saving of object state like positions and orientations, but it's impossible for instance to save AI state precisely, or state of custom scripts. That's what native saving is for. It's precise and full as it can reach more data, but it's more fragile as you noted.

hey Sparker, this is an amazing mod. As rhidenor intended, this feature is heavily missed for other scenarios in general, as I encountered so many errors with the native saving, be it by updates or simply mods. If it would be possible to use this mod generally this would still go through the roof with subscriber hall of fame I think.

Yes, this is my problem :) I forgot to mention, i would like it do on dedicated server.

Oh yes you are right, on a dedicated server you can't save a generic mission by default, you can only save if you use self-hosting.

IDK how to save on dedicated server, but i will look for a solution.

I'll try the built-in system then. Thx for answers!

But also, doesn't arma's native scenario saving work for you?

This mod was made mainly for Vindicta. It's not possible to achieve what you want without scripting and writing a custom saving system. There is a wiki page with documentation but probably you don't want to go this way. Instead you can use standard arma saving into ProfileNamespace or missionProfileNamespace, it will be easier.

Hey Sparker!
How can i integrate FileXT to my multiplayer campaigns? It's would be good if we can save our progress in missions... I can't find any solutions. Or it's not possible?

Yeah, but in fact it is working as intended this time. CheckPBO from ace only allows you to enter the server if using the same mods as the server, no less, no more. By excepting fileext it doen't require it. But if the user loads it, the absence of a signature keys kicks the user. So it is fine.

Oh, interesting, I wasn't aware of ACE mod issue. Why do so many problems come from it all the time, omg...

Neverming, I just made it work, thatks a lot for your help. We are gonna play a Vindicta run. We used on userconfig/cba_setting.sqf:

force force ace_common_checkPBOsWhitelist = "[filext]";

It's because ACE3 doesn't allow me if I use the CheckPBO feature. I just don't know the name for Filext that I have to use as an exception on the ace3 pbos.

It gives file system access (although restricted only to its storage folder), so I consider it unsafe to load it on clients in multiplayer game.
Why can't you just load it with -servermod on your server? Does the hosting web site not allow that?

Is there any problem if I load FileXT with -mod on both servers and clients? Would be more convenient for me

Hi, there is no signature on purpose, reasons are explained in comments below.

Could we get the signature added to the addon? That would be a great addition to an AWESOME addon! :-)

Just make sure you run a 64 bit executeable. 32 bit is not supported.

Hi, yes, since January of this year it should work on Linux.

Is this Linux-compatible yet? (For Vindicta purposes)

If dedicated server is set up correctly then it won't demand you to load the mod.

nvm, you just need to unload filext from your arma mod launcher

Server must load the mod with -servermod, not with -mod parameter.
Or you can try to join the server without filext, you don't need this mod when you are a client anywa.

Hey, i need the key for the mod, otherwise i cant join the server

By the way, if anyone still needs it, Linux support was added recently.

Still what's is the problem you're facing with the mod? The fact that it's not signed should not give you any trouble if you set up dedicated server properly.

Fair enough. I wasn't aware of the security aspect of the hacker file system access part, which is why I asked after reading said guide

But if you have questions about proper setup of dedicated server for this, we can help at our Discord. You can find it at Vindicta mod description page.

Hello Toxic,
I know how to sign an Arma mod.
If you checked the guide linked in the description, you would have seen that you need to load the mod as -servermod on a dedicated server. In this configuration clients will not need to load the mod at all.
This is done this way so that clients are not forced to load a binary which could allow some hacker gain file system access on your computer.

Hey Sparker. I know you've already addressed this, but it would be really helpful if you signed this mod. Regardless of client issues, the security issues are worth the 5 minutes of time. If you need help, there's a useful guide here https://forums.bohemia.net/forums/topic/174126-dear-mod-makers-sign-your-mods-its-easy/

OK. Thank you , good luck on your future endeavours.

I think that you can't use this mod unless you understand SQF programming, it's not a plug and play thing which works in many cases, and it's not designed as such, so it will be quite pointless to make a video for it. In other case I'd be happy to make a video describing how to use it, if it made sense. Otherwise, if some programmer wants to use it, the programming interface is described at the github page.

Vindicta development is permanently stopped (apart from fixes and 3rd party contributions), but thank you for good wishes :)

I am not a programmer so I asked for a video. Maybe in your free time.
As for vindicta I meant post beta release
Thank you.

Hi, no, it just acts as a sort of script interface with files, where you as scripter can store key-value pairs, both key and value are strings. So you would need to implement saving of trigger data manually. You can check the Wiki page here on how to use it: https://github.com/Vindicta-Team/FileXT/wiki

Also Vindicta has been released already, I am not sure what you mean.

will the save file reinit all modules and triggers in the mission, and would it be possible to make a YT video on using this mod in other missions, for the less knowledgeable individuals such as me.
I am looking forward for Vindicta's release.
Thank you.

Hi, you need to load it as -servermod, and DO NOT load it as -mod. Then your server will not demand players to load it.

In other cases I agree that it might be annoying but we've seen a lot of people lose their save game data because their vars.arma3profile file was corrupted, I think it's better the way it is now.

Hello! Could you kindly remove FileXT as a dependency mod since clients cannot join a server if they have it added? Especially since they don't need it anyway? Better to list it as suggested :)

In the ArmA launcher, it makes you think you need it and causes a lot of confusion for new players attempting to join your game mode! :)

If it's not programmed to use FileXT, then you can't. Vindicta has its own saving system, separate from Arma's saving system.
If you are a programmer and want to use the extension, I have described the functions here:
https://github.com/Vindicta-Team/FileXT/wiki

Hi how do we use FileXT with other Mission Besides Vindicta?

i don't know why people are having issues, great mod for saving, didn't encounter any problem for a week now

Sorry don't know how to build this for Linux, might need some help with this.
If you're using it for Vindicta, you can store the save game data in vars.arma3profile, in this case you just need to not load this mod.

ubuntu support would be fantastic