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Title: Parachuting
Post by: airbornewarrior86 on 12 Dec 2004, 19:23:10

Hi all, first post here.

I am editing the script on Hawks c130 to try and make the paratroopers go out the side door. I am not sure how to do this, i think it may have something to do with this line here:

_chute = "ParachuteWest" createvehicle [0,0,10]

Also does anybody know if it is possible to make them go out the side doors alternatly left and right? Thanks

Title: Re:Parachuting
Post by: macguba on 12 Dec 2004, 20:20:10

Welcome to the forum!

There are various parachuting scripts in the Editors Depot which are well worth a look.    In general you do not have to create the parachute manually, it is done automatically via the "eject" action.

There is a C130 addon out there which is faulty and lots of things don't work:   I don't know if it's that one.

I have no idea how you would do the left door, right door part, unless you were to fake the whole thing completely.    (setPos the loon to just outside the correct doorway, then camCreate the chute and move him into it.)

Title: Re:Parachuting
Post by: penguinman on 12 Dec 2004, 21:57:12

well the C-47 addon by trenchfoot has side door parachuting so maby if you took the script from that addon it would work.

Title: Re:Parachuting
Post by: Echo5Hotel on 13 Dec 2004, 22:45:44

Yes, the Hawks C-130 seems to have some issues.  I attempted to do a large airborn drop with it and found that as the soldiers ejected they separated from their chutes for some reason.  It was almost comical to watch as they jumped out, chute opened and gently fell to the ground while the soldier himself did his impression of a lawn dart.  One out of 24 jumpers actually stayed in the chute. I gave up on it and went with a Chinook instead.   :)

Quote from: macguba on 12 Dec 2004, 20:20:10

Welcome to the forum!

There are various parachuting scripts in the Editors Depot which are well worth a look.    In general you do not have to create the parachute manually, it is done automatically via the "eject" action.

There is a C130 addon out there which is faulty and lots of things don't work:   I don't know if it's that one.

I have no idea how you would do the left door, right door part, unless you were to fake the whole thing completely.    (setPos the loon to just outside the correct doorway, then camCreate the chute and move him into it.)