Sorry for the late announcement, I've been busy.


I have completely rewritten the code, which required I rewrite every single furniture script also, to dramatically optimize it. When I say I rewrote everything, I mean it. Less variables, better/faster commands, cleaned up code, better spawning of objects, completely server-side now, and more. I thought it'd take me 2 months, but it took me only 7 days of intense focused coding.


With that said, Phronk's Furniture runs so much faster now. You will still get an FPS hit in certain areas, but it is incomparable to the previous versions. HOWEVER, I do not plan on releasing an update in the near future: the scripts are actually intended for another (unannounced) project of mine which has a greater scope. I will update the script eventually, but now I need to focus on integrating it into my project and merging it, which will require even more rewrites. Be patient, it'll be worth the wait.


I'm officially moved into where I need to be. This means I'll be back to making videos very soon, but can't promise I'll be very active just yet -- still need to get furniture and all that.

Let's just get right into it...


A lot of people are under the impression CRS is complete and should be bug-free. On the contrary, it is very early in development and very buggy. I'm still actively making tweaks, fixes, optimizations, and additions to it.

I finally tested my furntiure script in Kavala on Altis and discovered it makes the game run like total ♥♥♥♥ and unplayable. This motivated me to shift my focus to optimizing the code. Now the script is playable in the most dense cities in Arma. Runs great for a single player, but once you have players spread out spawning ♥♥♥♥ everywhere, performance still gets hit. It's playable, but working on neutralizing a "micro-stutter" the script causes. I'm also adding more furniture layouts, too.

Back to fixing some bugs and making changes to Takistan Insurgency. Nothing too major, but I did notice CUP changed the name of their core files which my scripts checked for, so I fixed that and the CUP content should work again. No ETA on the next update release date.

As an exclusive piece of information for my ArmaPhronk group members, I've been working on my furniture script for a much bigger project that uses the furniture script as a framework. It's something the MilSim community will really be interested in and hasn't really be done at the magnitude or authenticity in Arma ever. That's all I can hint for now, but will likely make a full official announcement in a few months.

DISCLAIMER: No real progress made with scripting. I am posting this to be transparent and keep you up to date.

Things are going really well with the new job, but I am moving again. This time should be the last for a while. Why mention this petty pointless ♥♥♥♥? I'm not one of those ♥♥♥♥♥♥ YouTubers who pretends the world is itching to know more about their personal life; I'm mentioning this because it informs you of why I haven't been coding stuff right now. To be honest, it's really hard to write code when you're constantly stressed out about stupid ♥♥♥♥. I won't waste your time getting into the details.

After I move and get settled, I'm pretty confident I'll be able to get back into it again. As of writing this, I'm working on my furniture script and addressing some requests, as well as expanding houses supported. I'm also working on other stuff -- big stuff -- for Arma 3. But I'll leave it at that.

I've officially moved to Texas for a job and I'm still getting situated. It may be a minute until I am completely setup and ready for Arma scripting again. I still try to work on scripts and note what needs to be done in the meantime here and there, but it is not my focus at the moment.

My channel is no longer monetized due to a major change in the YT partnership program and my channel does not meet their new standards. Not a big deal, since I made nearly nothing from it anyway. Now there should be less advertisements on my videos. I will continue to produce videos despite this change, once I'm all setup.

I took a big risk moving out of my comfort zone from NYC, to TX for a job I thought I'd never even be willing to do. But I do what I gotta do. So far it's going good.

I don't want to disclose what I do, but it has absolutely nothing to do with programming or game development. I hope the future changes that, but for now, I have a "good job/career" to hang onto while I chase that pipe-dream. Don't worry, more Arma ♥♥♥♥ will come; script updates, new scripts, new missions, new videos, etc.


~ Phronk

I'm moving to another state and starting a new job, which means updates and Arma scripting may occur less frequently.

AFAR development is halted until Bohemia Interactive adds the scripting command I requested on their feedback tracker: https://feedback.bistudio.com/T124140

A few bugs and tweaks have been made, but no new features yet. I'll try to release an update some time in January or March.

PF now technically supports Tanoa buildings. Some new subtle cosmetic features were introduced and the script should be much more optimized for clients. I'm working on adding new furniture layouts to Altis/Malden/Stratis/Tanoa houses which currently have no layouts yet. More fixes, optimizations, and furniture layouts will come in the next update!

It's always good to set goals for the New Year:

• Finish Phronk's Furniture Script
  
• Finish unannounced Arma project
  
• Learn game programming (Most likely C#)
  
• More YouTube videos

I could go into a lot more detail about everything, but who really gives a ♥♥♥♥? You get the idea.

Happy New Year!