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Editors Depot - Mission Editing and Scripting => OFP - Editing/Scripting General => Topic started by: Alaskan on 10 Sep 2002, 09:50:54
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I was wondering if it was possible to drop a vehicle from a moving aircraft, like the new C-130 that was recently released? I was messing around with the thing when the idea struck, but I had no idea how to go about it. I envision a flight of two or three C-130's one dropping a full troop load and the other two dropping some MG jeeps, or maybe a Marine FAV or two. Does anybody see how cool that would be?
I was thinking that it could be done with a trigger, some sort of Getpos command, and an empty jeep at some location ont he map. When C130 A activates the trigger, the Jeep is called from it's location and multiple parachutes are put on it. Is this possible?
I don't know if it'll work or not...
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Yes it will work, in the past someone make same way with CH-47, maybe demo mission is still in snippet code section ? have a look
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Well, I checked out that script, and it's not quite what I was looking for. The Chinook lands before it drops the Jeep off, I'm looking for something to drop it from the air? Maybe with this system the 130 could make a touch-and-go landing, dropping the Jeeps and such behind.... but how to make an airplane do a touch-and-go landing?
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the c-130 should be able to drop off stuff in flight........so u could like warp in jeeps as it flies by
its not exactly that realistic cuz the jeep isnt really inside the c-130 but o well.........jus for looks
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I know I can get it to drop out of the aircraft.... but how can one get it to the ground? The thing'd probably explode on impact. Is there a way to slow the descent and add three or four parachutes for aesthetic purposes?
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like many things in this game, cars too don't follow physics, jeeps will not even be dammaged on impact, but to get em to fall, they have 2 be occupied, or else they will just float there, but they only need 2 be occupied for a sec, so u can move the vehicle occupant out and away in the same script :) p.s. u can do a looped setpos command to slow the decent
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im also having a prob....ive checked out the code snippet on para dropping vehicle but i can understand what he means by this....
Now you only have to set the variable release1 to 1 (using triggers or waypoint commands) and the chopper will drop the cargo.
If someone knows plz plzzz tell me how to use this it might help this guy out also
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Not to go against the grain here, but in real life most of the time large vehicles like jeeps are not dropped from high up. The C-130's do touch and gos, with a small parachute pulling the cargo (which is usually strapped down tight to some kind of container board) out of the back of the C-130. The cargo slides for a ways before coming to rest.
(http://tnairguard.com/_borders/C130LAPES.jpg)
It'd most likely be easier to script as well
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With the new setVelocity command, it should be a lot easier to make good "drop" scripts.