tpw 2315 Posted July 1, 2013 (edited) I really can't stand the way units barely react to falling, it's as though they have no inertia. I've decided to try to do something about it by resurrecting a very simple script I wrote a while ago (http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?113984-How-to-detect-if-player-unit-is-falling) that keeps track of the player's vertical speed, and triggers a fall/roll and get back up again if the vertical speed exceed -4.5m/s, which is about the speed reached after a 2m fall. /* TPW_FALL 20130701 Player will hit ground and roll after falling from greater than 2m */ // VARIABLES _int = 0.1; // how often should player vertical speed be polled _thresh = -4.5; // speed in m/s above which falling animation is triggered -4.5m/s is vertical speed after falling from about 2m // MAIN LOOP while {((alive player) and (vehicle player iskindof "man"))} do { _v1 = velocity player select 2; if (_v1 < _thresh) then { player switchmove "AmovPercMstpSrasWrflDnon_AadjPpneMstpSrasWrflDright"; //roll right sleep 1; player playmove "AadjPpneMstpSrasWrflDright_AmovPercMstpSrasWrflDnon"; //get up again sleep 3; }; sleep _int; }; The script works very well as it is, however it currently only displays the roll and get back up animations for the player with a primary weapon. I'd like to have it display the appropriate animations for handgun and launcher, but cannot work out a way using existing scripting commands to detect whether the player is holding a primary/secondary/launcher. I figure it is probably going to involve querying configs, but don't know how to go about it. So, if anyone has any bright ideas about how to best query the held weapon status of a unit, I'd love to hear them! Edited July 1, 2013 by tpw Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zapat 56 Posted July 1, 2013 what about: If (currentWeapon _unit == primaryWeapon _unit) .... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tpw 2315 Posted July 1, 2013 what about:If (currentWeapon _unit == primaryWeapon _unit) .... Sigh, so simple, no wonder I never thought of it. Works perfectly, thanks zapat. /* TPW_FALL 20130701 Player will hit ground and roll/kneel after falling from greater than 2m */ // VARIABLES _int = 0.1; // how often should player vertical speed be polled _thresh = -5; // speed in m/s above which falling animation is triggered -4.5m/s is vertical speed after falling from about 2m // MAIN LOOP while {((alive player) and (vehicle player iskindof "man"))} do { _v1 = velocity player select 2; if (_v1 < _thresh) then { _cw = currentweapon player; _hg = handgunweapon player; _pw = primaryweapon player; _sw = secondaryweapon player; switch _cw do { case "": { player switchmove "AmovPercMstpSnonWnonDnon_AinvPknlMstpSnonWnonDnon"; // kneel with no weapons sleep 1; player playmove "AmovPknlMstpSnonWnonDnon_AmovPercMstpSnonWnonDnon"; // get up again sleep 3; }; case _hg: { player switchmove "AmovPercMstpSrasWpstDnon_AadjPpneMstpSrasWpstDleft";// roll left with pistol sleep 1; player playmove "AadjPpneMstpSrasWpstDleft_AmovPercMstpSrasWpstDnon";//get up again sleep 3; }; case _pw: { player switchmove "AmovPercMstpSrasWrflDnon_AadjPpneMstpSrasWrflDright"; // roll right with rifle sleep 1; player playmove "AadjPpneMstpSrasWrflDright_AmovPercMstpSrasWrflDnon"; //get up again sleep 3; }; case _sw: { player switchmove "AmovPercMstpSrasWlnrDnon_AmovPpneMstpSnonWnonDnon"; // prone with launcher sleep 3; }; }; }; sleep _int; }; At present you'll get a different falling animation for unarmed, pistol, rifle and launcher. Now all I need is a decent sound effect, such as one of the player footsteps, but again I have no idea how to access the footstep noises. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lordprimate 159 Posted July 1, 2013 This is super Groovy TPW... Another one of those simple things that should be part of the game by default.. Thanks and i cant wait to see it in action. Do you have any plans on making this an addon or leaving it as a script? Can i plead for an addon version for ease of use in SP, IE not having to manually add it to every mission?. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
seife 1 Posted July 1, 2013 This is super Groovy TPW... Another one of those simple things that should be part of the game by default.. Thanks and i cant wait to see it in action.Do you have any plans on making this an addon or leaving it as a script? Can i plead for an addon version for ease of use in SP, IE not having to manually add it to every mission?. This plus a video showing the progress would be nice. ;) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tpw 2315 Posted July 1, 2013 Thanks guys. I will certainly make it into an addon once it's a little bit more mature, and I will have a crack at recording it too. If anyone wants to try it in the mean time and provide a bit of feedback... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slenderboy 10 Posted July 2, 2013 Tried it and it works pretty well. Can you have the player go back to the stance they were in before the fall? Otherwise not bad! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
McLupo 118 Posted July 2, 2013 Hello tpw, thank you so much for your "little" ideas. I never missed this "realistic fall" - ´til today...great mate! Good to know that people, like you, have the skill (idea) to create this feature. :bounce3: Cheers McLupo Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tpw 2315 Posted July 2, 2013 (edited) OK guys, here's a more mature effort for you to test out. If it passes muster then I'll turn it into an addon. TPW FALL v1.00: Player character now reacts to falls of more than about 1m Small falls trigger a landing noise only Larger falls trigger landing and falling to ground noises, and appropriate animations Running over rough/rocky terrain can trigger a fall, to simulate tripping Code below. Just save it into your mission directory as tpw_fall.sqf, and call it from your init.sqf or player init with 0 = [] execvm "tpw_fall.sqf"; // THIS SCRIPT WON'T RUN ON DEDICATED SERVERS if (isDedicated) exitWith {}; /* TPW_FALL Version: 1.00 Author: tpw Date: 20130702 Thanks: Lifted86, zapat Player character now reacts to falls of more than about 1m Small falls trigger a landing noise only Larger falls trigger landing and falling to ground noises, and appropriate animations Running over rough/rocky terrain can trigger a fall, to simulate tripping */ // VARIABLES private ["_int","_small","_thresh","_steparray","_crawlarray","_crawlarray2","_yellarray","_downarray","_uparray","_stepcount","_yellcount","_crawlcount","_crawlcount2"]; _int = 0.1; // how often should player's vertical speed be polled (sec) _small = -2; // speed in m/s above which landing footstep noises are triggered _thresh = -5; // speed in m/s above which falling animation is triggered. -4.5m/s is vertical speed after falling from about 2m _steparray = ["gravel_run_1","gravel_run_2","gravel_run_3","gravel_run_4","gravel_run_5","gravel_run_6","gravel_run_7"]; // footstep noises for landing _crawlarray = ["crawl_dirt_1","crawl_dirt_2","crawl_dirt_3","crawl_dirt_4","crawl_dirt_5","crawl_dirt_6","crawl_dirt_7"]; // crawl noises for fall after landing _crawlarray2 = ["crawl_grass_01","crawl_grass_02","crawl_grass_03","crawl_grass_04","crawl_grass_05","crawl_grass_06","crawl_grass_07"]; // crawl noises for getting back up _yellarray = ["Ooofff!","Ouch!", "Ahh!","Not pretty!","Shit!","Ooohh you little bastard!"]; // yells after falling _downarray = ["AmovPercMstpSnonWnonDnon_AinvPknlMstpSnonWnonDnon","AmovPercMstpSrasWpstDnon_AadjPpneMstpSrasWpstDleft","AmovPercMstpSrasWrflDnon_AadjPpneMstpSrasWrflDright","AmovPercMstpSrasWlnrDnon_AmovPpneMstpSnonWnonDnon"]; // Falling down animations _uparray = ["AmovPknlMstpSnonWnonDnon_AmovPercMstpSnonWnonDnon","AadjPpneMstpSrasWpstDleft_AmovPercMstpSrasWpstDnon","AadjPpneMstpSrasWrflDright_AmovPercMstpSrasWrflDnon"]; // Getting back up animations //COUNT ARRAY CONTENTS _stepcount = count _steparray; _crawlcount = count _crawlarray; _crawlcount2 = count _crawlarray2; _yellcount = count _yellarray; //FUNCTIONS tpw_falldown = { private ["_step","_stepsound","_move","_yell","_crawl","_crawlsound"]; // random landing noise _step = _steparray select (floor (random _stepcount)); _stepsound = format ["A3\sounds_f\characters\footsteps\%1.wss",_step]; playSound3D [_stepsound, player,false,getpos player,1,1,0]; // initial thump of feet // fall animation _move = _this select 0; player switchmove _move; // player yells _yell = _yellarray select (floor (random _yellcount)); player groupchat _yell; sleep 1; // random falling noise _crawl = _crawlarray select (floor (random _crawlcount)); _crawlsound = format ["A3\sounds_f\characters\crawl\%1.wss",_crawl]; playSound3D [_crawlsound, player,false,getpos player,0.3,1,0]; // fall to ground noise }; tpw_getup = { private ["_move","_crawl2","_crawlsound2"]; //random get up noise _crawl2 = _crawlarray2 select (floor (random _crawlcount2)); _crawlsound2 = format ["A3\sounds_f\characters\crawl\%1.wss",_crawl2]; playSound3D [_crawlsound2, player,false,getpos player,0.3,1,0]; // get up noise // get up animation _move = _this select 0; player playmove _move; }; // STARTUP HINT sleep 2; [] spawn { hintsilent "TPW Fall 1.00 active"; sleep 3; hintsilent ""; }; // MAIN LOOP, ONLY IF PLAYER ON FOOT while {((alive player) and (vehicle player iskindof "man"))} do { private ["_v1","_v2","_cw","_hw","_pw","_sw"]; // Player's vertical speed _v1 = velocity player select 2; sleep _int; _v2 = velocity player select 2; //If player's fall is slowing (ie they have landed) if (_v2 > _v1) then { //Small falls if ((_v1 < _small) and (_v1 > _thresh)) then { // Landing noise only _step = _steparray select (floor (random _stepcount)); _stepsound = format ["A3\sounds_f\characters\footsteps\%1.wss",_step]; playSound3D [_stepsound, player,false,getpos player,0.5,1,0]; }; //Large falls if (_v1 < _thresh) then { //Weapon status _cw = currentweapon player; _hw = handgunweapon player; _pw = primaryweapon player; _sw = secondaryweapon player; //Switch to appropriate animations depending on whether player has rifle/pistol/launcher/no weapon switch _cw do { case "": { 0 = [_downarray select 0] call tpw_falldown; sleep 1; 0 = [_uparray select 0] call tpw_getup; sleep 3; }; case _hw: { 0 = [_downarray select 1] call tpw_falldown; sleep 1; 0 = [_uparray select 1] call tpw_getup; sleep 3; }; case _pw: { 0 = [_downarray select 2] call tpw_falldown; sleep 1; 0 = [_uparray select 2] call tpw_getup; sleep 3; }; case _sw: { 0 = [_downarray select 3] call tpw_falldown; }; }; } ; }; }; Any feedback appreciated. Known issues: A small visual glitch in 1st person when fall animation is triggered. Landing sounds are quite loud in 3rd person I've no idea if it runs in MP And McLupo, thanks once again for your kind words! Edited July 2, 2013 by tpw Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zapat 56 Posted July 2, 2013 (edited) This is cool: a nice idea with simple execution! And so much it adds to the atmosphere. Falling had brought back the late 90s before this. :) Note 1: you could check for isSurfaceWater or getPosASL select 2 < 0 (maybe getTerrainheightASL select 2 < 0), because some may love jumping from piers too (when A3 is their holiday simulator as well, ha ha). Note 2: doesn't the loop stops if player gets in a car? why don't you use: while {alive player} do { if (player == vehicle player) then { //rest of the code }; }; Edited July 2, 2013 by zapat Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
seife 1 Posted July 2, 2013 (edited) Will test this after updating (roughly in one hour). Will edit the results in this post. :p Looks nice so far. Would it be possible to ignore moving foward/backward when in the prone stance animation? I always move forth - well, sidewards - when I fall. Edited July 2, 2013 by SeiFe Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
McLupo 118 Posted July 2, 2013 Hello, once again! :) It will be reviewed after the release, that´s for sure, but in the meantime have fun with the short visualized impression... Thanks tpw for your ongoing effort to realize your great ideas and sharing them. All my credits to YOU!!! Have fun: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kremator 1065 Posted July 2, 2013 (edited) Nice TPW !! Another good one. What about going to ragdoll if over 5m then the ability to heal :) Possible to have it as a baby addon ? Also no forward roll animations I take it ? Edited July 2, 2013 by Kremator Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tpw 2315 Posted July 2, 2013 (edited) This is cool: a nice idea with simple execution! And so much it adds to the atmosphere. Falling had brought back the late 90s before this. :)Note 1: you could check for isSurfaceWater or getPosASL select 2 < 0 (maybe getTerrainheightASL select 2 < 0), because some may love jumping from piers too (when A3 is their holiday simulator as well, ha ha). Note 2: doesn't the loop stops if player gets in a car? why don't you use: while {alive player} do { if (player == vehicle player) then { //rest of the code }; }; Thanks zapat. I will definitely implement the water check. The loop should stop when a player gets in a vehicle: while {((alive player) and (vehicle player iskindof "man"))} do vehicle player iskindof "man" should return false in a car/plane/boat: Edit: Ah, I see what you mean, the loop will stop and not restart. I will change that ASAP. ---------- Post added at 06:12 ---------- Previous post was at 06:10 ---------- Will test this after updating (roughly in one hour). Will edit the results in this post. :pLooks nice so far. Would it be possible to ignore moving foward/backward when in the prone stance animation? I always move forth - well, sidewards - when I fall. No worries, I'll look into it ---------- Post added at 06:13 ---------- Previous post was at 06:12 ---------- Hello, once again! :)It will be reviewed after the release, that´s for sure, but in the meantime have fun with the short visualized impression... Thanks tpw for your ongoing effort to realize your great ideas and sharing them. All my credits to YOU!!! Have fun Thanks so much McLupo! ---------- Post added at 06:16 ---------- Previous post was at 06:13 ---------- Nice TPW !! Another good one. What about going to ragdoll if over 5m then the ability to heal :)Possible to have it as a baby addon ? Also no forward roll animations I take it ? I'll look into ragdoll, but promise nothing... Addon coming today! No forward roll animations sorry. Believe me I checked them all out, and had to make do with the ones you can see. Edited July 2, 2013 by tpw Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
froggyluv 2136 Posted July 2, 2013 Absolutely love it! Sometimes after landing the character will be stuck in a 'ice-slide' type animation for a few seconds. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tpw 2315 Posted July 2, 2013 (edited) Thanks for the input and advice everyone. Here's a new version. TPW FALL v1.01 Can be called for any unit, not just player Falls into water trigger splashing Removed ability to inadvertently slide after landing Script will work correctly when units enter/exit vehicles Adjusted pitch, volume and attenuation of sounds, will sound better in 3rd person Usage: Save script below into mission directory as tpw_fall.sqf In editor: Place 0 = [this] execvm "tpw_fall.sqf" into the init of any unit you want to react to falling Via init.sqf or similar: Player only: 0 = [player] execvm "tpw_fall.sqf"; Squad: {0 = [_x] execvm "tpw_fall.sqf";} foreach units (group player); Every unit: {0 = [_x] execvm "tpw_fall.sqf";} foreach allunits; Code: // THIS SCRIPT WON'T RUN ON DEDICATED SERVERS if (isDedicated) exitWith {}; /* TPW_FALL Version: 1.01 Author: tpw Date: 20130703 Thanks: Lifted86, zapat Infantry reacts to falls. Small falls trigger landing noises only. Larger falls trigger landing and falling noises, and appropriate animations. Falls over water trigger splashing noise. */ // VARIABLES private ["_unit","_int","_att","_small","_thresh","_steparray","_crawlarray","_crawlarray2","_yellarray","_splasharray","_downarray","_uparray","_stepcount","_yellcount","_splashcount","_crawlcount","_crawlcount2"]; _unit = _this select 0; _int = 0.1; // how often should _unit's vertical speed be polled (sec) _att = 25; //sound attenuation distance _small = -2; // speed in m/s above which landing footstep noises are triggered _thresh = -5; // speed in m/s above which falling animation is triggered. -4.5m/s is vertical speed after falling from about 2m _steparray = ["gravel_run_1","gravel_run_2","gravel_run_3","gravel_run_4","gravel_run_5","gravel_run_6","gravel_run_7"]; // footstep noises for landing _crawlarray = ["crawl_dirt_1","crawl_dirt_2","crawl_dirt_3","crawl_dirt_4","crawl_dirt_5","crawl_dirt_6","crawl_dirt_7"]; // crawl noises for fall after landing _crawlarray2 = ["crawl_grass_01","crawl_grass_02","crawl_grass_03","crawl_grass_04","crawl_grass_05","crawl_grass_06","crawl_grass_07"]; // crawl noises for getting back up _splasharray = ["water_sprint_1","water_sprint_2","water_sprint_3","water_sprint_4","water_sprint_5","water_sprint_6","water_sprint_7","water_sprint_8"]; // splash noises for landing in water _yellarray = ["Ooofff!","Ouch!", "Ahh!","Not pretty!","Shit!","Ooohh you little bastard!"]; // yells after falling _downarray = ["AmovPercMstpSnonWnonDnon_AinvPknlMstpSnonWnonDnon","AmovPercMstpSrasWpstDnon_AadjPpneMstpSrasWpstDleft","AmovPercMstpSrasWrflDnon_AadjPpneMstpSrasWrflDright","AmovPercMstpSrasWlnrDnon_AmovPpneMstpSnonWnonDnon"]; // Falling down animations _uparray = ["AmovPknlMstpSnonWnonDnon_AmovPercMstpSnonWnonDnon","AadjPpneMstpSrasWpstDleft_AmovPercMstpSrasWpstDnon","AadjPpneMstpSrasWrflDright_AmovPercMstpSrasWrflDnon"]; // Getting back up animations //COUNT ARRAY CONTENTS _stepcount = count _steparray; _crawlcount = count _crawlarray; _crawlcount2 = count _crawlarray2; _yellcount = count _yellarray; _splashcount = count _splasharray; //FUNCTIONS tpw_falldown = { private ["_step","_stepsound","_move","_yell","_crawl","_crawlsound"]; // random landing noise _step = _steparray select (floor (random _stepcount)); _stepsound = format ["A3\sounds_f\characters\footsteps\%1.wss",_step]; playSound3D [_stepsound, _unit,false,getpos _unit,3,0.7,_att]; // initial thump of feet // fall animation _move = _this select 0; _unit switchmove _move; // _unit yells _yell = _yellarray select (floor (random _yellcount)); _unit groupchat _yell; sleep 1; // random falling noise _crawl = _crawlarray select (floor (random _crawlcount)); _crawlsound = format ["A3\sounds_f\characters\crawl\%1.wss",_crawl]; playSound3D [_crawlsound, _unit,false,getpos _unit,1,1,_att]; // fall to ground noise }; tpw_getup = { private ["_move","_crawl2","_crawlsound2"]; //random get up noise _crawl2 = _crawlarray2 select (floor (random _crawlcount2)); _crawlsound2 = format ["A3\sounds_f\characters\crawl\%1.wss",_crawl2]; playSound3D [_crawlsound2, _unit,false,getpos _unit,1,1,_att]; // get up noise // get up animation _move = _this select 0; _unit playmove _move; }; // STARTUP HINT sleep 2; [] spawn { hintsilent "TPW Fall 1.01 active"; sleep 3; hintsilent ""; }; // MAIN LOOP, ONLY IF UNIT ON FOOT while {alive _unit} do { if (_unit == vehicle _unit) then { private ["_v1","_v2","_cw","_hw","_pw","_sw"]; // _unit's vertical speed _v1 = velocity _unit select 2; sleep _int; _v2 = velocity _unit select 2; //If _unit's fall is slowing (ie they have landed) if ((_v2 > _v1) and (_v1 < 0)) then { //Is _unit on water? _posx = (getpos _unit) select 0; _posy = (getpos _unit) select 1; if (!(surfaceiswater [_posx,_posy])) then { //Small falls if ((_v1 < _small) and (_v1 > _thresh)) then { // Landing noise only _step = _steparray select (floor (random _stepcount)); _stepsound = format ["A3\sounds_f\characters\footsteps\%1.wss",_step]; playSound3D [_stepsound, _unit,false,getpos _unit,1,1,_att]; }; //Large falls if (_v1 < _thresh) then { //Weapon status _cw = currentweapon _unit; _hw = handgunweapon _unit; _pw = primaryweapon _unit; _sw = secondaryweapon _unit; //Switch to appropriate animations depending on whether _unit has rifle/pistol/launcher/no weapon switch _cw do { case "": { 0 = [_downarray select 0] call tpw_falldown; sleep 1; 0 = [_uparray select 0] call tpw_getup; sleep 3; }; case _hw: { 0 = [_downarray select 1] call tpw_falldown; 0 = [_uparray select 1] call tpw_getup; sleep 3; }; case _pw: { 0 = [_downarray select 2] call tpw_falldown; 0 = [_uparray select 2] call tpw_getup; sleep 3; }; case _sw: { 0 = [_downarray select 3] call tpw_falldown; }; }; } ; } else { if (_v1 < _small) then { // random splashing noise _splash = _splasharray select (floor (random _splashcount)); _splashsound = format ["A3\sounds_f\characters\footsteps\%1.wss",_splash]; playSound3D [_splashsound, _unit,false,getpos _unit,2,0.3,_att]; sleep 3; }; }; }; }; };[code][php] [/code][/php] I will make an addon shortly. ------------------------- EDIT: I have now released this as a proper addon: http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?158398-TPW-FALL-realistic-infantry-falling-system&p=2431979#post2431979 Edited July 3, 2013 by tpw Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
