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[Rommel 2]

Rofl. Trashcan... Whats a Propane bomb? (I've learnt so much from these Forums )

[AgentFox2 0]

Rofl. Trashcan... Whats a Propane bomb? (I've learnt so much from these Forums )

Just what it sounds like. A propane tank (like the ones you use for a gas grill) with explosives attached.

[Victor_S. 0]

Ive finnished a propane "tank" bomb, coke can bomb (I know its already been made but i already had a can model), and a trash can bomb.

Im having a small problem with the config though. A damn typo is hiding somewhere and i have to find it

[Rommel 2]

I could help

Happy Easter

[Victor_S. 0]

Well your welcome to try. I posted my config in the BREATHE: addon config and scripting section.

happy easter

[Tomislav 0]

your models look very good victor, hope to see the tv bomb soon

[-HUNTER- 1]

the brand new blowup 2000 the new television with all the modern options. You also get a remote control, you get dolby surround sound 12.34, aaand you get the all new home entertainment hype the tv that actually blows up during war movies for the real entertainment!

sorry I had to!

Great addon, used it many times now! I still like the bomb the best! How ever no 155mm shell though?

[belgerot 33]

Very nice progress by Victor, pretty innovative making a propane tank bomb. Great models, too.

[x582gr51 0]

I use these IED's and they are very nice ;).

But to give a chance to patrols or escorts can be done by making a High Power Portable Cellular Jammer (CTN105) for vehicles or another smaller version for units on foots can be made.

http://www.bhigear.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=387

So in mission ppl will have to watch their steps and protect their rides or the jammer guy.

Jamming faillures can happen 30% to 40% of the time for each attempts to balance things.

[Panda-PL- 0]

Though I dont have fancy custom explosions like you   ...yet.

I don't think you can encounter any problems here - esspecially since you have my scripts as a reference... I'll surely see the results

Maybe i'll modiffy it a bit once you're done (custom propane explosion for instance - if You won't make one of course), good luck.

http://www.bhigear.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=387

(Man, the thing reminds me of good'ol times with old R6! That was a cute game).

I thought theese kind of things are mostly used by criminals for jamming GPS signal. Pretty dangerous in wrong hands if you ask me...

That's rather basic scripting/config. However I cannot make models or textures. If someone makes one he should be skillful enought to modiffy the cellphone script...

Maybe Victor will make one, huh?

One last thing Rats didn't show up so I'm hosting his modiffied version: It has nice greyish color which I personally find really good. Looks fine in most sceneries, not only desert:

off_IED_grey - ofpbase/SKS server

It can be easily modiffied (instructions included) - that's for the ones who would like to change the dust colour but know nothing about scripting or config.

[rats404 0]

Hey Panda

I take it you fixed the error message? Any chance you could let me know what it was, as that way I'll learn a bit more.

Thanks for all your help on this, and of course let's not forget Offtime who started the ball rolling. The IED's are fantastic if you're into realistic topical missions.

I'll finish the mission I was working on and release it next week - leaving to work on site with a client for a few days early tomorrow morning.

It's an ambush by insurgents on an American convoy on Cat's afghanistan - uses Hyk's troops and the Combat! HEMMT (sp?) and HMMWV's amongst other stuff - I'll document all addons req'd (all mainstream stuff most ppl will have). Player is an insurgent btw. I've tried to make it fairly realistic.

Rats404

[Panda-PL- 0]

The mistake was all mine i wrote:

<table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td>Code Sample </td></tr><tr><td id="CODE">#define color0L=[...]

and it should have been:

<table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td>Code Sample </td></tr><tr><td id="CODE">#define color0L [...]

Before I realised I gave up on the whole define Idea and solved it the other way around. Everything was fine on your end.

PS. wrote you an e-mail from Bi, but I guess the thing doesn't work or you changed your adress.

[rats404 0]

@Panda - Nope never got to me - I've PM'ed you.

Just squeezed an hours work in on the mission using the editor - it looks great now - well done and thx again.

@FatTony - Regarding the Jammer - sounds cool - nice idea - but bear in mind that the average insurgent often uses plain old copper wire covered in crap and running to a battery and a terrified bloke in a ditch up the road... Good example here

Rats404

[dabitup 0]

Just got the new version of the IEDs, they are awesome! Especially the white phospherous!

I dont use any of the methods stated in the readme, I use the good old trigger and setdammage.

Imaging walking your 4 man USMC squad through a narrow ally and then a coke can explodes in ur face.

[-HUNTER- 1]

Imaging how it would be afterwards cuz the blast will happen very fast! Suddenly bang and dust everywhere, you feel pain in your face, you want to grab it with your hands cuz it feels like your face is burning. then you discover your right hand is blow off by shrapnel.. lots of blood allover, charred face from the blast, you suddenly realise your cannot see with your right eye! You try to get the blood out of it no doesnt help...

Then you look behind you and see two squadmembers laying there with seriously injuries to their head arms and legs.. Another team mate was covering rear and is now contacting HQ for medivac and backup... meanwhile your checking the surroundings for insurgents coming for the kill, gunfire is heared and you need to find cover with your wounded self and teammates...

few weeks later your war is over, your going home without right eye vision, ugly scars on your face, no right hand and 1 dead team member who died on his way to the hospital.

So whats next in life?

Too bad we dont have this in OFP, injuries and such... Its allot about just shooting ppl instead of trying to help your mates, or doing retreating kind of actions... If somebody is dead if OFP you just leave him laying there! and run off!

Now how many soldiers would want to leave their buddy there...?

SORRY FOR OFF TOPIC! (well tis ontopic a bit)

[bucket man 2]

Good point manhunter. It would be alot more hectic if your teammates could wound seriously and had to be evaced quckly.

But yeah this is quite offtopic and to get ontopic again: I really, really like the new explosion effects.

In real life mines and IED's dont make the huge fireball shit but instead lots and lots of dust and smoke.

[Panda-PL- 0]

And please don't make any real events based missions - unless you're absolutely sure what you're dooing (I mean you can if it's a kind of tribute, but not for fun).

I just wanted to ask you to limit your posts in this thread to Ied/counter IED issues, leaving the results of their use aside.

BTW: PH is more likely to create confussion then actual casualties - use it to scare player or delay him.

Ps. If anyone here has a good idea and can make a model but cannot make it work and has problems modiffying my scripts I may add the scripts (or modiffy mine to fit it).(wasn't the thread started the same way - or rather the other way around )

[-HUNTER- 1]

noo Im not doing it for fun, its a thing that can happen on a mission! I like insurgents being dumb again and setting off their own IED's!

[dabitup 0]

yes these are very cool and that short story was good manhunter. That uparmored humvee took a big blow from IED and still lived....

[Panda-PL- 0]

I like insurgents being dumb again and setting off their own IED's!  

That actually happens to bomb makers sometime... (serves 'em right!)

Hmm. Interesting. How 'bout that Victor? A random failure and then "Whoops"

@Rats: of course I know. I only wanted to say that I'd like to see missions using the IEDs as something more then fireworks... getting blown up definitely is not "cool", we all know that.

But with my effects it looks "cool", so I was kinda worried that some people might forget that the thing is actually devastating. I feel kinda unesasy when someone says the addon is cool.

addon = cool <everyone likes it, and it should scare s*** out of people>

IEDs = no fun <you gotta be careful not to make it look like fun to the player>

OK I explained myself.

Now get back on the topic (before you'll make me worry 'bout is it right to make one).

[Tomislav 0]

how's the work on victors bombbs progressing?

[Victor_S. 0]

Well ive been busy recently so i dont really have time to work on them but if you want I could send them to you panda and you could do what ever you like with them. The total file size is 1.276MB so its not too much. I also have some textures if you need any.

[dabitup 0]

@ Mar. 31 2005,21:01)]

I like insurgents being dumb again and setting off their own IED's!  

That actually happens to bomb makers sometime... (serves 'em right!)

Hmm. Interesting. How 'bout that Victor? A random failure and then "Whoops"

@Rats: of course I know. I only wanted to say that I'd like to see missions using the IEDs as something more then fireworks... getting blown up definitely is not "cool", we all know that.

But with my effects it looks "cool", so I was kinda worried that some people might forget that the thing is actually devastating. I feel kinda unesasy when someone says the addon is cool.

addon = cool <everyone likes it, and it should scare s*** out of people>

IEDs = no fun <you gotta be careful not to make it look like fun to the player>

OK I explained myself.

Now get back on the topic (before you'll make me worry 'bout is it right to make one).

When I say "cool" byno means would I go and blow my freakin self to peaces.

[Panda-PL- 0]

Victor... I'm no use when it comes to modelling/texturing - I don't even have O2 installed .

And I ain't gona lern either - wasten effort.

But if you want me to write config/scripts for your finished models I'll be glad to help (In my free time of course).

That is: I'll add effects like the ones on Offtime's (or some other if you have an idea).

(I'm sending my e-mail via PM in case if you don't have a place to host them).

[Victor_S. 0]

No they are all finished models with textures, sounds, and config. They work in game. I just wanted to know if you wanted them so you could put effects and scripts on them.  You can do what you like with them, release them if you want. I just dont really have time to deal with them

EDIT: how do you want me to send them to you if you want them?