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Addons & Mods Depot => OFP - Addons & Mods General => Topic started by: reedwasere on 15 Jul 2005, 23:33:53
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G'day Everyone.
I'm trying to create a script that drops parachutes of ammo and stuff out the back of an Mv-22 for a personal addon.
The script works and it's all good however, I noticed that when ever I created the chute, it always spawned straight at the ground.
Expreimenting, I found that it worked perfectly when I used other helicopters and planes, it was just the Mv-22.
So when I went again to fly the Mv-22, I noticed that no matter how high I flew, the altimeter always read me as at an altidtude of -1.
So I asumed this to be the problem. That the getpos command was always receiving the altitude of -1.
I tried around with a few other custom addons, and sure enough I was right, a few of them also had the same problem, and those ones were the same ones that the script refused to work with.
So I was wondering if anyone knew of how to fix this, caz i am baffled ;D
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Hi,
Does your addon have a roadway LOD? If so, there are three ways you can get round it:
1)You might be able to getpos the pilot and use his height.
2)You can use SetCamaeraRelPos (http://www.ofpec.com/editors/comref.php?letter=C#camSetRelPos) to place a custom camera at the right position, they ignore roadways.
3)Or you can setpos a game logic at the heli's XY position, then use distance (http://www.ofpec.com/editors/comref.php?letter=D#distance) from the logic (always on the ground) to the helicopter.
I think CamSetRelPos will be the best one, as it will pitch with the aircraft. But let me know if you want more details on that or the others.
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hey i never thought of that mate, that is perfect.
ty ;D