Nametags - Add Nation Ranks

[Neciota]

When merged this pull request will:

• Adds German, Spanish, British, and French rank icons for ace_nametags.
• Adds config entries on existing A3 factions that can determine the ranks displayed in game.
• Adds postInit code that loops through all factions, checks if it has rank config entries defined, and if so sets those for the faction.

This addition would allow mod makers to set custom ranks on their faction, so that British units are walking around with British rank insignia, Spanish with Spanish rank insignia, etc.
Letting mod makers define their own path allows them to add in custom rank insignia for countries that aren't defined yet.

[Neciota]

Pictures of the actual new UI icons in game.

[commy2]

• Mod makers can already set custom icons by preInit script. I've been doing this in BWA3 already. This makes config entry support superfluous.

https://git.koffeinflummi.de/bwmod-team/bwa3-public/blob/master/bwa3_common/XEH_postInit.sqf#L8-21

• ace_nametags_private -> GVAR(private)
• "ace_nametags_private" -> QGVAR(private)
• "\z\ace\addons\nametags\UI\icons_russia\private_gs.paa" -> QPATHTOF(UI\icons_russia\private_gs.paa)

[commy2]

The two missing newlines @eof and this can be merged.

[PabstMirror]

Maybe add a way to disable, don't think it needs a setting.
We tend to use base vanilla units and just change the uniforms, so this doesn't really make sense for us, and would probably just be confusing
Does CSAT = russian and greek = german make sense?

Suggested change

	if (missionNamespace getVariable [QGVAR(skipCustomRankIcons), false]) exitWith {};

[commy2]

Couldn't you just overwrite the civs with whatever icons you want instead by using the same function?

[PabstMirror]

civs are fine, I just want to skip the for loop

[Neciota]

The Russian ranks and Iranian ranks are somewhat similar, the Chinese stand out somewhat in that they used downward point chevrons mostly. I don't know exactly how to reconcile in-game lore and geopolitics with the ranks, but if NATO gets all the American ranks, then maybe CSAT should get the Chinese ones? It's a little problematic that these nationally diverse alliances (CSAT/NATO) are one faction in game.

As for the AAF getting the German ranks; the AAF is mostly NATO-built force, and they have a bunch of equipment from all over NATO, so maybe they should just get NATO ranks.

When it comes to the new ranks, I'm not fussed as to who gets what. Just tell me what you need. If need be I'll happily add in more ranks for different nations and/or create some separate ranks for the AAF, FIA. The incoming Livonians should probably use the NATO ranks.

[commy2]

Make some ranks for the NVA. :)
They'd be used in GM, and they are simple.

[PabstMirror]

Added a getVar setting for this,
along with a check to make sure it doesn't overwrite existing entries
e.g. mission init.sq called setFactionRankIcons first

[commy2]

Can't merge, because:

Some checks haven’t completed yet

[jonpas]

Commy, you should read #general on Slack more often. ;)