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Addons & Mods Depot => OFP - Addons & Mods Beta Testing => Topic started by: DeadActionMan on 12 Jan 2006, 14:24:10
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I've just been playing with the config.cpp file that comes with the CH47 and I noticed that the "canfloat" variable is set to true!
I tested this feature by slowly landing on water... Quite quickly the damage bar indicated I was not as bouyant as the config would suggest.
Anyone else noticed this variable, or even has a reason why the copter won't float? After all, real Chinooks can float!
Cheers,
deadactionman.
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I have a feeling that this is a game limitation. The only vehicle class, besides boats, that I know of that can float is tanks. I didn't think that helicopters had that ability.
-Pilot
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I found this web site...
http://www.chinook-helicopter.com/history/history.html
I guess the only way to make an in-game helicopter float is by the clever use of scripts. Was there not a Bell JetRanger or a Coast Guard addon that had such a feature?
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Yes, I belive those helicopters used floats that were classed as boats and then attached to the helicopter either by scripts or as proxies.
-Pilot
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Hmmm....I've looked at the config for the chinook and nowhere does it state:
canfloat=1
or
canfloat=true
This would explain why you keep sinking.
It would be interesting to see where you are getting the canfloat =true from.
The only vehicles with canfloat=1 are the M113 and the BMP.
Planck
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Just checked mine and it does indeed include the "canfloat=true" entry.
To the best of my knowledge, I'm running 1.96b and none of the original config has been changed. I've got plenty of addons but unless ch47.pbo has been overwritten by a 3rd party addon (doubt it) it appears I have a different chinook to everyone else ?
Thanks anyway!
Planck... you forgot the BRDM :)
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Ahhh, yes.....silly me.
It has it also, but, that is ALL, unless I missed another one. ::)
Planck
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LST, Boat, PBR... but now I'm being picky!
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Hehehhe, they don't have that property I think floating is hard coded. ;)
Planck
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My CH47 pbo didn't have that value, either. However, I put it in and nothing changed. I don't think the helicopter class of vehicle is affected by canfloat.
-Pilot
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There's a baby (http://ww2ec.3dactionplanet.gamespy.com/download.php?view.65) that floats and flies, by the same author.