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Title: spawning paratroopers with a radio call
Post by: sinchi runa on 17 Oct 2007, 09:30:33

greetings,

i was sitting in the tower over bagango watching the 100+ bad guys and thinking how nice it would be to be able to...

click on a spot on the map... and create a group of paratroopers that drop from 100m? sort of like one click artillery, just paratroopers.

from what i can tell from the forum posts...you have to move the created unit(s) into the parachute(s) or they just fall.

i guess the main thing is.. with a script, how do i create a unit in a parachute at a height of 100m?

thanks

Title: Re: spawning paratroopers with a radio call
Post by: Spooner on 17 Oct 2007, 12:25:24

The discussion about HALO (http://www.ofpec.com/forum/index.php?topic=30233.msg207229#msg207229) has all the information you need, including how to place groups of parachutists into a nice formation.

Title: Re: spawning paratroopers with a radio call
Post by: sinchi runa on 17 Oct 2007, 19:11:38

thanks,

i have been messing with it and can't get the man to spawn in the chute.. just an empty chute falls to the marker DZ?

i put the activation on a radio trigger

[] exec "paratroopers.sqs"

paratrooper.sqs

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chute = createVehicle ["ParachuteWest", position DZ, [], 0, "FLY"];
~0.2
"SoldierWPilot"createUnit [position chute,"this moveindriver chute"];

any ideas what i'm not doing right?

Title: Re: spawning paratroopers with a radio call
Post by: Spooner on 17 Oct 2007, 19:23:37

You need to assign the new person to a group or they don't actually get created (you need to check the correct syntax of createUnit (http://www.ofpec.com/COMREF/index.php?action=list&game=All&letter=c#createUnit)). In the HALO examples, the soldiers join the group with the player:

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"SoldierWPilot" createUnit [position chute, group player, "this moveInDriver chute"];

But you may prefer to have them in a new group:

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_newGroup = createGroup west;
"SoldierWPilot" createUnit [position chute, _newGroup, "this moveInDriver chute"];

Remember that we were using a pilot for the HALO jump since they looked more like a skydiver but that you'll have to re-equip him or use a more combat-worthy paratrooper (see the COMREF for soldier types).

Title: Re: spawning paratroopers with a radio call
Post by: sinchi runa on 17 Oct 2007, 19:29:47

 :good:

works like a charm!

paratrooper.sqs

Code: [Select]

chute = createVehicle ["ParachuteWest", position DZ, [], 0, "FLY"];
~0.2
_newGroup = createGroup west;
"SoldierWPilot" createUnit [position chute, _newGroup, "this moveInDriver chute"];
code is for future people looking.

thanks spooner