Activate on crash

[MichaelCO 10]

I have a mission set up where a helicopter gets damaged and spirals down to the ground. I have a trigger set up that sets the a marker at the position of the helicopter.

Is there a away I could set up the trigger to activate when the helicopter touches the ground?

Thanks

[Worldeater 2]

Yes. Set the trigger activation to "None", put the code that places the marker in the activation field and use this as condition:

(getPosATL chopper) select 2 == 0

Don't forget to make the trigger area big enough to cover all possible crash sites.

[Doodle 10]

probably not the best way of doing this but maybe something along the lines of

Set the trigger to be a SWITCH trigger and in the onact put !alive helicopter;

this way it will set the trigger off the moment the chopper is destroyed.

[st_dux 26]

Doodle, why would you need to use a switch trigger for that?

[MichaelCO 10]

Unfortunately Worldeater's solution is not working, and Doodle's won't work because the helicopter isn't supposed to die. I'm back on square one :(

[mostly 4]

How about putting an invisible Heli pad at the crash site. Name it PAD, then use the condition

helo distance pad < 5

I use this to detect when my helicopter is on the ground so my team can get out safely.

[MichaelCO 10]

The place the helo crashes is within s pretty large area, so the lad detection doesn't work, thanks for the advice though :)

[Worldeater 2]

Hmm, checking for an altitude of zero is probably a bit too close. You could make the condition a bit more fuzzy: check if the helicopter dropped below a certain altitude.

(getPosATL chopper) select 2 < 10

Also make sure you've named your chopper "chopper"... ;)

[mostly 4]

Ha just beat me to it. Just tested that and it works perfectly.

[HateDread 13]

Just remember that a helicopter can fly under that height without crashing, obviously. (I.e. flying 'nap-of-the-earth' style).

[MichaelCO 10]

Yup, that works. Thanks for all the answers, Worldeater especially.