OFPEC ILS (ACCEPTED)

[Mandoble]

OFPEC scripted Instrument Landing System for planes and helicopters.

Select any available airfield from the airfield selector and the ILS will guide you through the landing path until final touch-down.

YouTube clip

OFPEC ILS

[HulkingUnicorn]

Looks great!
Does it read the available airports from the config - so it's usable with any user island?

[hoz]

Yes it will work on any island.

[MattiusRochelle]

is it usable in MP?   

[Mandoble]

Of course.

Everything is handled through an action menu added to the desired units (planes, choppers). So you only need to make sure that action is available for every player connected.

The easiest way to do that is just to add the action in the init field of each ILS capable vehicle (just like the one present in the demo mission):

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this addAction ["Call ILS", "ofpec_ils\ofpec_open_airfieldselector.sqf"]
But if you are using dynamically spawned units, then you need to add the action in a different way:

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// Your spawn unit code here
_spawnedunit SetVehicleInit "this addAction [""Call ILS"", ""ofpec_ils\ofpec_open_airfieldselector.sqf""]";
processInitCommands;
This has the same effect of adding code to the init field of a unit placed from the editor on the map.

Note that you might have, for example, pilot and co-pilot of a Su34 both with the ILS action enabled, so even the gunner might activate it and follow the final landing aproach (while he cannot drive the plane).

If needed, you may add the action only when a pilot-soldier type player is in th driver seat of a plane or chopper, all that is up to the mission designer.

[[seven]]

Pretty sweet since there is no VOR in ARMA, only the PAPI.

How is the correct speed and altitude calculated for the glidepath of different vehicles?

[Mandoble]

The landing speed is read from config of each vehicle, the glide path is also read from config of each airport.

[popcorn]

Hey im trying to get OFPEC ILS to work with this http://www.armaholic.com/page.php?id=1378 respawn script.  It works at the start but when the aircraft respawns the OFPEC ILS doesnt load up.  Is it to possible to load the OFPEC ILS with a trigger then in the init line of the aircraft?

Something on the line of  this alive (name of aircraft) then this addAction ["Call ILS", "ofpec_ils\ofpec_open_airfieldselector.sqf"]  somewhere on the trigger is it possible?

or can i add something in the init of my mission to load it?

[Cheetah]

In a post about three before yours, mandoble gives the answer to that.

[popcorn]

I put
// UH60MG
_spawnedunit SetVehicleInit "this addAction [""Call ILS"", ""ofpec_ils\ofpec_open_airfieldselector.sqf""]";
processInitCommands;

in the init.sqf and it didnt work, what am i doing wrong?  Sorry about this, help whould be much aprechiated.

[Mandoble]

That is not for the init.sqs, but for the spawn script, there where the vehicle is "created" again after destruction.

[rocko]

Hello

I´ve been able to addon this script, by using the Extended Eventhandler addon.
It´s still roughly tested but it works for all planes and helicopters. Only known bug, I can't get the sounds working so far.

Question:
Is this script only meant to be published as is, or will you make an addon from it, that everyone who uses it will have the ILS enabled in flight ?
OR
Is a third party allowed to use this to make an addon from it, like I did ?

Please note:
I'm NOT going to release what I have done nor am I asking for permission. Just did for practice, and wanted to ask if there will be more to come, even an addon'ed version. So this one is for my private use only.

If the creators are interested I can hand you my version out.

Kind regards
rocko

[hoz]

I see no reason why you can't use it part of an addon. Just be sure to credit OFPEC.
We have no plans at this time to make it as part of an addon.

[popcorn]

I still dont get how to get it to work without having it in the init of the aircraft.  Im half retarded  so... is there anyway i can load it with a trigger? Or put something in my init.sqf? sorry about this you most get this alot 

[Mandoble]

Note that all you need is to add an action for spawned vehicles, if this is your problem, then it is not a particuar issue related to OFPEC ILS but it should be a general question about MP spawning you should place in the MP forum.