How to create heli insertion/extraction

[araripe 10]

Dudes,

I am starting at the art of Mission Development, and I wanna know how to create a mission with heli insertion and extraction, and also adding a basic text chat (no voices). Can someone help me with it?

The mission should start with everyone inside the chopper, moving to the desired position. Is it possible?

[big_wilk 12]

start unit in helo with this line:

UnitsName assignAsCargo "helosname";

UnitsName MoveinCargo "helosname";

Then start the helicopter flying, the waypoint you want it to land out you need to see the type to "transport unload", it also good to put a invisible heli pad (empty objects) at this location. In the onAct feild of the waypoint you want to put this code:

helosname land "land";

You might also want to make the waypoint behaviour / combat mode to:

Never Fire

Limited

Careless

This will avoid it doing things you dont want it too if it see OpFOR

[araripe 10]

Thank you so much, mate! It will help me a lot!

I must put this code in every Unit inside the chopper? In the Initialization?

[big_wilk 12]

You put it in their init box, and you name then their name box.

[araripe 10]

Well, the code wasn't working. But this one was ok:

{_x moveInCargo HelosName} foreach units group player;

Unfortunately this code only add the units inside the chopper, and it is not flying. But that is ok. I will need to change some items in the history of my mission, but nothing so big.

But you've helped me a lot with this code:

helosname land "land";

I've used it in the Waypoint and I've placed na invisible H in the desired place, and it is working nice.

Thank you so much!

Is there any code to make the mission start with the chopper flying?

[weparo 10]

Is there any code to make the mission start with the chopper flying?

When you place down the heli in the editor, select "FLYING" under special (default is "IN FORMATION"). You can also set the height in the editor(elevation), and use forceSpeed in the init box.

hope that helps,

Weparo