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Client Actor Usage Guide

The client actor addon owns the player interaction menu and client-side actor repository. It is the main launcher for nearby player actions and other Forge client UIs.

Open the Actor Menu

call forge_client_actor_fnc_openUI;

The actor menu opens RscActorMenu, loads ui/_site/index.html, and routes browser alerts through forge_client_actor_fnc_handleUIEvents.

Repository

forge_client_actor_fnc_initRepository creates GVAR(ActorRepository).

The repository:

  • requests actor initialization from the server
  • saves actor state through the server actor addon
  • caches client-visible actor fields
  • applies position, direction, stance, rank, and loadout on JIP sync when the relevant settings allow it
  • provides nearby interaction actions to the browser UI

Initialize actor state through the repository:

GVAR(ActorRepository) call ["init", []];

Save actor state through the server:

GVAR(ActorRepository) call ["save", [true]];

Nearby Actions

The menu asks for nearby actions with:

actor::get::actions

The repository scans objects within 5 meters and returns actions based on mission object variables:

<th>
  Action
</th>
<td>
  store
</td>
<td>
  ATM
</td>
<td>
  bank
</td>
<td>
  garage
</td>
<td>
  garage subtype
</td>
<td>
  virtual arsenal action when VA is enabled
</td>
<td>
  device action placeholder
</td>
<td>
  player interaction placeholder
</td>
Variable
storeType
isAtm
isBank
isGarage
garageType
isLocker
deviceType
nearby player unit

The response is pushed into the browser with updateAvailableActions(...).

Browser Events

<th>
  Client behavior
</th>
<td>
  Refresh nearby actions.
</td>
<td>
  Close actor menu.
</td>
<td>
  Open bank UI in ATM mode.
</td>
<td>
  Open bank UI in bank mode.
</td>
<td>
  Open CAD UI.
</td>
<td>
  Open garage UI.
</td>
<td>
  Open virtual garage.
</td>
<td>
  Open organization UI.
</td>
<td>
  Open ACE arsenal on <code>
    FORGE_Locker_Box
  </code>
  
  .
</td>
<td>
  Open phone UI.
</td>
<td>
  Open store UI.
</td>
Event
actor::get::actions
actor::close::menu
actor::open::atm
actor::open::bank
actor::open::cad
actor::open::garage
actor::open::vgarage
actor::open::org
actor::open::vlocker
actor::open::phone
actor::open::store

Device and player interaction events currently display placeholder feedback.

Authoritative State

Actor persistence is server-owned. The client repository requests and displays actor data, but actor creation, durable updates, and hot-state behavior are handled by the server actor addon and extension.