Pow mission?

[BlackDeath-CFH 1]

ok, i wanna make a mission where you have to rescue a captured pilot, but i dont know WHERE to start, is there a good script, tutorial, or both on how to do this?

[ralphwiggum 6]

for good tutorial, i'd suggest Johan Gustavson's tutorial. available at www.ofpec.com

[BlackDeath-CFH 1]

i downloaded Johan Gustavson's JGsTute.zip and edition2.zip from ofpec.com and did not have anything on a hostage or pow script.

[ralphwiggum 6]

well, i thought you were really novice in mission editing and sent you there.

but if not, here are some things that might help you

1) search for hostage script at www.ofpec.com

2) there is a commnad called 'setcaptive' and it can be used as follows

<name of hostage> setcaptive true

then, the hostage will not be shot by eitherside. but when you do

<name of hostage> setcaptive false

depnding on the side, your enemy might kill you hostage or not.

[BlackDeath-CFH 1]

hmmm ok, is there a command that will put the captive into my group? like when i go near him, that way i can command him to where he needs to go.

[Stag 0]

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Standard "join", synched with "join and lead" waypoints.

[ralphwiggum 6]

or, you can make a trigger with

condition: <hostage> distance player <= 1

(distance btw you and hostage is 1 or less)

activate: [<hostage>] join player

[Stag 0]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (RalphWiggum @ Nov. 26 2002,12:49)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">or, you can make a trigger with

condition: <hostage> distance player <= 1

(distance btw you and hostage is 1 or less)

activate: [<hostage>] join player<span id='postcolor'>

Interesting. Does that work in multiplay for client players? Using the waypoints method causes CTD in clients.

[ralphwiggum 6]

i have no idea. never tested it in MP setting. but if it crashes, then one way to go around would be,

1.make a gamelogic called 'Server'

2.make a trigger

condition: <hostage> distance player <= 1

(distance btw you and hostage is 1 or less)

activate: [<hostage>] exec "hostagejoin.sqs"

where script goes like this

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_hostage = _this select 0

?(!(local Server)):goto "endd"

[_hostage] join leader player

goto "endd"

#endd

exit

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i'm pulling this from my brain..never got tested....so don't hold me for this.

gotta goto bed

[Ixian 0]

I would assume it works in MP