Destructable static object HMS Proteus or Mod

[djdodo 10]

Hi!

Im trying to do a SEAL mission which needs me to destroy a submarine towed in the harbor.

First I can't place explosives in the water, second is that HMS Proteus can't be destroyed.

I wonder why there is no destruction possibilty, although you can adjust the health in the editor and set the "Allow"-option.

Is there any mod for underwater explosives and a destructable submarine?

 

Greets,

Dodo

[johnnyboy 3744]

Some objects are not destructable.  The sub is one.  But you can simulate destruction by spawning explosion effects and sinking it.  Attach it to a small object that has physics (dented can, barrel, whatever), and it will sink. 

 

You can also use setCenterOfMass to change pitch of submarine (have it roll to the side, or pitch forward) as it sinks.  Use setCenterOfMass on the physics object, not the sub. I used a similar technique to sink the fishing trawler in my Leper Island mission.

[djdodo 10]

But how can I place an explosive underwater?

[johnnyboy 3744]

But how can I place an explosive underwater?

By using google of course.  I searched for "arma 3 attach mine to sub" in google, and found this post:

 

https://forums.bistudio.com/topic/164897-sinking-trawlers-and-attaching-explosives-help-required-muppet/?p=2594461

 

It has 2 code snippets within spoiler tags.  1 for sinking a trawler.  And 1 for attaching explosives to a trawler.  You need an an AddAction for player to call an attach explosives script.  Simplest would be to determine exact point on sub you would attach to (you need to experiment to find the right relative position).   And reveal action when player near that spot.  Add to your briefing some technical reason why that is best place to place charge.

 

These scripts likely have everything you need, but need to be modified to fit the submarine use case.  So it wil take some work.

 

Also, Killzone Kid's blog post on attachTo and setVectorDirAndUp is useful to learn from.

[djdodo 10]

Yeah, found this already. I added SetCenterOfMass and SetMass to the script. Works for me.