Avoid Chopper Crash

[CMajor28 10]

I have this chopper on a mission flying overwatch and it seams to crash between 30 seconds and 5 minutes of starting the mission. How do I make it not crash?

[morieza 10]

Hi CMajor28,

I made a script for my mission (in my sig') to prevent heli AI crash,

the script help the heli AI to fly more safely over any high cliffs/mountains with flyinheight 60 (minimum recommended).

But the script is an sqs.

usage:

[HeliName,60,0.1] exec "flysafe.sqs";

_fu = _this select 0;
_fhd = _this select 1;
_fdy = _this select 2;

_fhtr = "Helihempty" createvehicle (position _fu);
_fus = getPos _fu select 2;
_dy = _fdy *0.5;

#flyck
? (1 < speed _fu) : _fus = speed _fu;
_fhz = getPos _fu select 2;
_fhu = getPosasl _fu select 2;
_fhtg = getPosasl _fhtr select 2;

? (_fhd > _fhz) : _fhs = _fhz +_fus; _fudz = -_fus *_fus; _fhdz = _fhd +((_fhd -_fhz) *2);
? (_fhd < _fhz) : _fhs = _fhd +_fus; _fudz = _fhz *0.1; _fhdz = (_fhz +(_fhd *0.05)) -((_fhz -_fhd) *0.1);
_dfu = getdir _fu;
_ftx = _fhs *sin(_dfu);
_fty = _fhs *cos(_dfu);

_fhtr setpos [(getPos _fu select 0) +_ftx, (getPos _fu select 1) +_fty];
if (_fhtg +(_fhd *0.5) > _fhu) then {_fu flyinheight ((_fhtg +(_fhd *0.5)) -_fhu) +(_fhd *1.2); _fu limitSpeed _fudz} else {_fu flyinheight _fhdz; if (_fhd *0.6 > _fhz) then {_fu limitSpeed _fudz} else {_fu limitSpeed _fus *(1 +((_fhu -_fhtg) *0.002))}};
~_dy
if (alive _fu) then {goto "flyck"};

deletevehicle _fhtr;
exit

Edited May 11, 2014 by Morieza

[texkaz 33]

If you really want to control how your helicopter flies to a t, than use this method:

[CMajor28 10]

Okay thanks guys. I'll play around with this stuff.

[CMajor28 10]

Okay I don't know why but the script makes it so much worse. The helicopter keeps trying to land and it crashes.

[morieza 10]

@CMajor28: please try this, (if you still interest to use that script)

add this define part above "while {alive _fu} do {" line:

_fhs = _fhd + _fus;
_fudz = _fus;
_fhdz = _fus;

find this part in the script:

if (_fhd > _fhz) then {

change to:

if (_fhd > _fhz and "MOVE" == currentCommand _fu) then {

...please feel free to optimize, tweak or expand the script.

@Harzach: thanks for converting the script to sqf, it works.

[CMajor28 10]

Okay thanks guys. I'll try this when I have a chance. And it was a seek and destroy waypoint.

EDIT: I keep trying this script and I can't get it to work. It doesn't help at all. It may have something to do with the seek and destroy waypoint.

Edited May 23, 2014 by CMajor28