Parachute invulnerable?

[jolivan77 0]

Hi!

Have you ever noticed to somebody(even AI) kill a flying parachute? I haven't.

[Chris Death 0]

And how is this question related to mission editing & scripting?

~S~ CD

[gandalf the white 0]

hang him!!

A parashute replacement for Y2K3... low priority, but killable... That sounds crude... I like!

[Odin -AEF-Kampa- 0]

Fly with a chopper/plane trough the guy ;) Then you can kill em :P

maybe its the problem that the Guy at the chute is a proxy

[raedor 8]

it is forbidden to shoot at paras (by the Geneva Convention or something similar)...

[gandalf the white 0]

@ Odin: every unit in a vehicle is a proxy

@ Raedor: tell that to spetsnaz

In C&C Generals I allow my foe to retrieve his pilots, problem is that they just get forgotten...

maybe in the next patch, a pilot that isn't controlled for five minutes turns neutral? and will join the first unit they see?

eh? wha? BIS forums? WHAT?!

well, like I said: in OFP I allways tried to spare unarmed people, unless they are part of the objective... too be the rest of my clan didn't felt thesame... ahwell, it gives you a diffrent look on your friends...

remember the OFP slogan in the demo: Operation Flashpoint: It's your call.

[jolivan77 0]

Thanks for nothing folks!

[mattxr 9]

Thanks for nothing folks!

they told u that it cant be done.. then they discussed it would be cool if somebody made one

[TeRp 1]

The original parachute model is missing a Fire / Hit Geometry LOD.

[LepparD 0]

Can we make a new one?

[TeRp 1]

You can, but you have to modify the data3d.pbo for that.

You'll get modified file errors in multiplayer then.

[ACF 0]

Do AI not target the units in the chute then?  Can't honestly remember. If not, that would be a worthy fix.

Why would anyone want to engage the chute rather than its cargo? My gut feeling is that a few rounds of small arms fire is unlikely to seriously knacker the chute itself - they already have a big vent hole so a few 5.56mm diameter ones shouldn't be an issue.  But I wait to be corrected . . .

My understanding of the Geneva Convention is that it is quite right and proper to engage descending paratroopers - they are, after all,  combatants on their way to kill you.  What ought not to be engaged is aircrew who have bailed out of their stricken aircraft - presumably they are not deemed combatant at that point and gives them a chance to give up. In practice, of course, it may be different.

[gandalf the white 0]

Y2K3 Y2K3!!!!

AI does targets parashutes, but since they can't hit it, it's futile.

Like I said: if someone makes a shootable shute, but gives it a low priority to AI, maybe people can implement it in E.Ecp, Y2K3 , or FlashFX UR

[raedor 8]

Y2K3 Y2K3!!!!

AI does targets parashutes, but since they can't hit it, it's futile.

Like I said: if someone makes a shootable shute, but gives it a low priority to AI, maybe people can implement it in E.Ecp, Y2K3 , or FlashFX UR

and FDF!

[Madus_Maximus 0]

There's nothing wrong with the Spets shooting at em! As Russia didn't sign the Geneva convention!