How to add a parachute for playable units when they jump out or a air vehicle gets shot down.

[avibird 1 141]

This for a CO mission with playable/switchable unts.  Back in the tha day with OFP units would automatically deploy a parachute if jumping out of a plane or helicopter. When playing with AI units it's a pain in the ass or almost impossible to try get parachutes on each of the AI while you're vehicle is being shot down. I was trying fooling around with some code to get a parachute on any playable unit that is jumping out of a vehicle in the air. 

 

Playable units  moveInDriver (createVehicle ["Steerable_Parachute_F", (position unit ), [], 0, "CAN_COLLIDE"]);

 

I was thinking of calling the code in a gamelogic rather than a radio trigger due to the the time it may take once your be vehicle is going down. 

Avibird 

 

[Ibragim A 148]

If you just want to put a backpack with a parachute on the unit at the time when it falls to the ground, then it's pretty simple:

{
	removeBackpack _x;
	_x addBackpack "B_parachute";
} forEach playableUnits;

A parachute is added to the AI unit in the same way.

I can share my version of parachuting the whole group.
All known bugs when exiting a helicopter in the air in this script have already been fixed. The helicopter will not land on the ground and will not hover in the air.
 

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/*
    Filename: Simple ParaDrop Script v0.99d eject.sqf
    Author: Beerkan 
	Revision: Ibragim

    Description:
    A Simple Paradrop Script which will eject ALL assigned units (except crew) from a vehicle
    add a parachute and when landed will respawn their original backpacks.

    Parameter(s):
    0: VEHICLE  - vehicle that will be doing the paradrop (object)
    1: ALTITUDE - the altitude where the group & Cargo Item (if used) will open their parachute (number)    
	3: PARAS - the units to drop.
	
    Working Example
    0 = 
		[
			_vehicleToParadropFrom, 
			selectMax [40, ((position _vehicleToParadropFrom select 2) * 0.66)], 
			nil, 
			_unitsToParadrop
		] execVM "eject.sqf"

*/

if (!isServer) exitWith {};
private ["_paras","_vehicle","_item"];

_vehicle = _this select 0;
_paras = [];
_crew = crew _vehicle;
_paras = _this select 3;
_chuteheight = _this select 1;// Height to auto-open chute
_item = _this select 2;// Cargo to drop, or nothing if not selected.
_vehicle allowDamage false;
_dir = direction _vehicle;


if (player in _paras) then 
	{
		_paras = [player] + (_paras - [player]);
	};


[_paras, _vehicle] call 
	{
		params ["_paras", "_vehicle"];
		
			{
				_x hideObjectGlobal true;
				_x setUnitFreefallHeight _chuteheight;				
				_x disableCollisionWith _vehicle;
				_x allowDamage false; 
				unassignVehicle _x; 
				_x moveOut _vehicle;
				_x attachTo [_vehicle, [0, -10, -8]];
			} forEach _paras;
	};

ParaLandSafe =
	{
		private ["_unit"];
		_unit = _this select 0;
		_chuteheight = _this select 1;
		(vehicle _unit) allowDamage false;
		[_unit,_chuteheight] spawn AddParachute;//Set AutoOpen Chute if unit is a player
		waitUntil { sleep 0.2; isTouchingGround _unit || (position _unit select 2) < 1 };
		_unit action ["eject", vehicle _unit];
		_unit setUnitFreefallHeight -1;
		sleep 1;
		_unit setUnitLoadout (_unit getVariable ["Saved_Loadout",[]]);// Reload Saved Loadout
		_unit allowdamage true;// Now you can take damage.
	};

AddParachute =
	{
		private ["_paraUnit"];
		_paraUnit = _this select 0;
		_chuteheight = _this select 1;
		waitUntil { sleep 0.2; (position _paraUnit select 2) < _chuteheight};
		//_paraUnit addBackPack "B_parachute";// Add parachute
		if (vehicle _paraUnit IsEqualto _paraUnit ) then {_paraUnit action ["openParachute", _paraUnit]};//Check if players chute is open, if not open it.
	};


_dummy = createVehicle ["C_Soldier_VR_F", position player vectorAdd [0,0, 2000], [], 0, "CAN_COLLIDE"];
_dummy disableAI "ALL";
_dummy allowDamage false;
_dummy setCaptive true;
_dummy enableSimulation false;
_dummy hideObject true;

	{
		_loadOut = getUnitLoadout _x;
		
		if (getText (configFile >> "CfgVehicles" >> (_loadOut select 5 select 0 ) >> "backpackSimulation") in ["ParachuteSteerable"]) then 
			{
				_loadOut set [5, ""];
			};
		
		_x setVariable ["Saved_Loadout", _loadOut];// Save Loadout
		
		if !(getText (configFile >> "CfgVehicles" >> backpack _x >> "backpackSimulation") in ["ParachuteSteerable"]) then 
			{
				_parachuteBag = (((everyBackpack _vehicle)) select {getText (configFile >> "CfgVehicles" >> typeOf _x >> "backpackSimulation") in ["ParachuteSteerable"]}) select 0;
				
				removeBackpack _x;
				
				_x addBackpack typeOf _parachuteBag;
				_dummy action ["TakeBag", _parachuteBag];
			};
		
		//
		//_x disableCollisionWith _vehicle;// Sometimes units take damage when being ejected.
		//_x allowdamage false;// Good Old Arma, they still can take damage on Vehcile exit.
		[_x] allowGetIn false;		
		//moveout _x;
		//_x action ["eject", _vehicle];
		//unassignvehicle _x;
		[_x] allowGetIn false;
		
		detach _x;
		
		
		_x hideObjectGlobal false;
		
		_x setDir (_dir + 90);// Exit the chopper at right angles.
		_x setvelocity [0,0,-5];// Add a bit of gravity to move unit away from _vehicle
		sleep 0.5;//space the Para's out a bit so they're not all bunched up.
		[_x,_chuteheight] spawn ParaLandSafe;
	} forEach _paras;

//(_paras select 0) leaveVehicle _vehicle;
_paras allowGetIn true;

/*if (!isNil ("_item")) then
	{
		_CargoDrop = _item createVehicle getpos _vehicle;
		_CargoDrop allowDamage false;
		_CargoDrop disableCollisionWith _vehicle;
		_CargoDrop setPos [(position _vehicle select 0) - (sin (getdir _vehicle)* 15), (position _vehicle select 1) - (cos (getdir _vehicle) * 15), (position _vehicle select 2)];
		clearMagazineCargoGlobal _CargoDrop;clearWeaponCargoGlobal _CargoDrop;clearItemCargoGlobal _CargoDrop;clearbackpackCargoGlobal _CargoDrop;
		waitUntil {(position _item select 2) <= _chuteheight};
		[objnull, _CargoDrop] call BIS_fnc_curatorobjectedited;
		_CargoDrop addaction ["<t color = '#00FF00'>Open Virtual Arsenal</t>",{["Open",true] call BIS_fnc_arsenal;}];
	};*/

_vehicle allowDamage true;
	{
		_x enableCollisionWith _vehicle;
	} forEach _paras;

sleep 2;
	
deleteVehicle _dummy;

 

 

Make sure that the helicopter pilot is not in the group that parachutes out of him.