Mid-Air Explosion? Setdammage won't do it.

[BLSmith2112 0]

What can one do to make an aircraft literally explode in mid-air? Anything simple? Or does it all have to be scripted etc? I wouldn't know how to do any of that old nonsense

If I had to guess it would be something along the lines of a sabot or bomb hitting the aircraft. (I'm using this for another one of my videos. I don't know what I'm going to call it yet. Perhaps base attack 3 )

[nuxil 2]

i do this to make a mid air explotion,, i use it in my AA script

_obj="Bomb" createVehicle [0,0,0];

_Anade="Sh_120_SABOT" createVehicle [0,0,0];

_obj setpos [(getPos _unit select 0),(getPos _unit select 1) ,(getpos _unit select 2) -0.1];

_Anade setpos [(getPos _unit select 0),(getPos _unit select 1) ,( getpos _unit select 2) +0.1];

[BLSmith2112 0]

could you be just a little more descriptive? I'm sorry I haven't understood scripting too well in 5 years, compared to those who understood it all in 5 minutes.

[nuxil 2]

Well you what you can do is..

make a trigger where you want the plain to explode.

// think its thislist since its a trigger.. im confused myself about it. other wize try with [this]

then put "on act:" blowup=[thislist] execvm "blowup.sqf"

the script may look like :

_unit = (this select 0);

_obj="Bomb" createVehicle [0,0,0];

_Anade="Sh_120_SABOT" createVehicle [0,0,0];

_obj setpos [(getPos _unit select 0),(getPos _unit select 1) ,(getpos _unit select 2) -0.1];

_Anade setpos [(getPos _unit select 0),(getPos _unit select 1) ,( getpos _unit select 2) +0.1];

save this bowup.sqf file in your mission folder

[nuxil 2]

but have you tryed something as simple as

on act: { _x setdammage 1;}foreach thislist

in a trigger ? it would surly bring down your plain!

ps. if the trigger area is small and you are having a su34 flying verry fast by it,, it would not be registrert by the trigger,,

[BLSmith2112 0]

Nothing is working.. I've never seen a script layout like that before...

the {____}'s, and the "thislist"'s.. and _x's... .sqf files...Never seen that stuff before.

Now I have seen:

.sqs files

(unit) setdammage 1.0

I'm sorry but your previous posts I cannot follow based from years of seeing scripts written in a completely different format.

This is what I tried to do...

In triggers "On Act" field I typed:

Unit1 exec "Bomb.sqs"

The Bomb.sqs file inside the saved mission folder is:

<table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td>Code Sample </td></tr><tr><td id="CODE">unit = (this select 0);

_obj="Bomb" createVehicle [0,0,0];

_Anade="Sh_120_SABOT" createVehicle [0,0,0];

_obj setpos [(getPos _unit select 0),(getPos _unit select 1) ,(getpos _unit select 2) -0.1];

_Anade setpos [(getPos _unit select 0),(getPos _unit select 1) ,( getpos _unit select 2) +0.1];

[nuxil 2]

you named it sqs.. this was sqf style..

and try execute it like { _x execvm "blowup.sqf" } foreach thislist

on the activation feald on the trigger,

or just put as a said earlyer,.

{ _x setdammage 1} foreach thislist

http://community.bistudio.com/wiki/trigger

[BLSmith2112 0]

I've looked at that and read the entire thing.. Not to say I can remember any of that.. I've read (no kidding 300 pages of tutorials in the past).. and gave up trying to 'relearn' scripting.. I just want a simple script that blows up every aircraft that trys to go through it.

I've played OFP over 5 years and I had scripts that did it no problem. Now that the game is uninstalled, I don't have my handy backup scripts.

Nore have I ever seen "execvm"..

[BLSmith2112 0]

I'll try to fix it up. (Needa minute)

[nuxil 2]

ok i just check,,

name the heli or plain..

give it a name example testpilot.. then on the trigger put,

var=[testpilot] execvm "blowup.sqf"

ps.. unit = (this select 0); should be _unit = (this select 0);

[BLSmith2112 0]

Alright I'm starting to get angry.. at this... its not you its just me trying to understand what you are saying.. I don't understand wtf "thislist" is.. I've never seen .sqf files before, I don't know my ass from my head in programming, I don't know what calls/functions/parameters/definitions/variables/declarations are.. I dont know anything.

The unit name: BOB1

The "On Activation" Field inside of trigger: http://img83.imageshack.us/img83/6540/untitledyc4.jpg

I don't think ArmA will accept anything called "EXECVM"... whatever that is.

The script: http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/8562/untitledio3.jpg

Don't work.. tried deleting units names.. and hoping the word "this" would replace it and just distroy every plane that came inside the trigger.. didn't do it

[BLSmith2112 0]

I see you edited your post. I'll check it out

[KaRRiLLioN 0]

Veeektor--SQF is just a more streamlined version of SQS. execVM is used to exec an SQF script whereas exec is used to do the same for SQS.

When you put that in the mission editor, you need to put a dummy variable to make the parser happy. (the thing that gives you errors when you screw up)

I.e. var = [thislist select 0] execVM "scipt.sqf"

When something triggers a list, then thislist means whatever is in the trigger that activated it.

Say, a plane named Plan1 is grouped to a trigger. When the plane hits the trigger, thislist select 0 is the same as Plane1. Thislist would literally look like an array like so: [plane1]

Soooo hope that didn't cornfuse you more.

[nuxil 2]

oh and btw.. you should also add

sleep 0.35;

deleteVehicle _obj;

to the file.. like

_obj setpos [(getPos _unit select 0),(getPos _unit select 1) ,(getpos _unit select 2) -0.1];

_Anade setpos [(getPos _unit select 0),(getPos _unit select 1) ,( getpos _unit select 2) +0.1];

sleep 0.35;

deleteVehicle _obj;

else you will get a flame stuck in the sky after the bomb has gone off

[BLSmith2112 0]

I'm about ready to buy a gun... and shoot my foot.

Now how I've survived 1.5 semesters thus far on PC programming is beyond me. Sorry but what both you and nuxil said have made my eyes cross 300x over.

edit: and yes.. the harrier's name is "testpilot"

[nuxil 2]

i dont think it will work if you have a harrier flying in full speed passed that little trigger area,

you can set down the harrier speed.. edit it, and put in its init feald. this setVelocity [200, 0, 0]

i think thats about 200 km/t

[BLSmith2112 0]

I only condensed it for the screenshot... Here's what I have.. and no that don't work.

The trigger was expanded to 5000m+ high and 500m+ wide.. I've made it 5000x5000 and it still don't work...

[nuxil 2]

ok im gonna be nice and give you my aa script.

//

// This is an Anti Air craft script.. in alpha stage..

// dont get anoyed by my bad spelled english,, i could rather write it in norwegian :P

//

//need the mission to compleate the load..

sleep (1+(random 3));

_AAvehicle = (_this select 0) ;

_i=0;

//this script sleeps min 2 sec. which is 20000 sec before the termination of the loop. thats 5 1/2 houers.

for [{_i=0},{_i<1},{_i=_i}] do {

WestTriggerOne = createTrigger ["EmptyDetector", position _AAvehicle];

WestTriggerOne setTriggerActivation ["EAST", "PRESENT", true];

WestTriggerOne setTriggerType "NONE";

WestTriggerOne setTriggerArea [150, 150, 30, false ];

sleep 2;

//get a list of enemy units inside the trigger.

_whohere = list WestTriggerOne ;

_nr=count (_whohere);

_a=0;

for [{_a=0},{_a<_nr},{_a=_a+1}] do {

//make the trigger big.. //?

WestTriggerOne setTriggerArea [1500, 1500, 0, false ];

_unit = _whohere select _a;

_nameAA= name _AAvehicle;

_HELI=30;

_PLAIN=90;

_Value=0;

_locktime=0;

_Eclass=typeof _unit;

_Epos= getpos _unit;

_Ename= name _unit;

_Ehight = getpos _unit select 2;

_Espeed = round (speed (vehicle _unit));

_Edirection = (round ((getdir _unit)/22.5)) mod 16;

_Edistance=_unit distance _AAvehicle;

_b=0;

if ((_Eclass == "Su34") || (_Eclass == "Su34B"))

then {

_Value=_PLAIN;

_locktime=6;

}

else {

_Value=_HELI;

_locktime=4;

}; // end class

if (( side _unit != side _AAvehicle) && ( _unit iskindOf "AIR" ) && (_Ehight > _Value) && (_Ehight < 800) && ((getdammage _unit) <0.8 ) )

then {

_lockon=format["West: %1 locking on\nEast: %2,",_nameAA , _Ename];

hint format["%1", _lockon];

sleep (_locktime);

hint "";

//check the hight again,,, we want to be able to avoid the AA vehicle..

if ( _Ehight < _Value ) then {

_b=2;

};

if ( (side _AAvehicle == side player) && (player distance _AAvehicle<25) )

then {

_Edir = switch (_Edirection) do

{

case 0: {"N"};

case 1: {"NNE"};

case 2: {"NE"};

case 3: {"NEE"};

case 4: {"E"};

case 5: {"SEE"};

case 6: {"SE"};

case 7: {"SSE"};

case 8: {"S"};

case 9: {"SSW"};

case 10: {"SW"};

case 11: {"SWW"};

case 12: {"W"};

case 13: {"NWW"};

case 14: {"NW"};

case 15: {"NNW"};

}; //end switch do

// give close by player info about targets etc etc..

_mystring=format["AA Targeting: %1\nHeading: %2\nDistance: %3\nSpeed: %4\nHight: %5\n", _unit, _Edir,_Edistance, _Espeed, _Ehight];

hint format["%1", _mystring];

sleep 1;

}; //end "if" targeting info for player on AA side..

// we shoot 2 missiles.. 1 extra incase the first one didnt do enought damage.. :P

while { (_b < 2 ) && ( _AAvehicle in _AAvehicle ) && (getdammage _AAvehicle < 0.7) && (getdammage _unit < 0.6)} do {

// dowatch dosent work all the time..

_AAvehicle Dowatch [getPos _unit select 0,getPos _unit select 1,getPos _unit select 2];

// Presicion "5 meter +/-"

_rnd=((random 10) -5);

// Make sound & smoke around the vehicle

//_AAvehicle say "AA";

//_AAvehicle execvm "missilesmoke.sqf";

//_AAvehicle execvm "smoke.sqf";

// time before missle impact ""RIM-7M/P Sea Sparrow"" we use this missle.. has a speed of 4256 km/h

_distance = _AAvehicle distance _unit;

_speed = 4256;

_time= (_distance / _speed) ;

sleep (1+ _time);

// Creat the bomb and the shell;

_obj="Bomb" createVehicle [0,0,0];

_Anade="Sh_120_SABOT" createVehicle [0,0,0];

// Place the explotion close by..

_obj setpos [((getPos _unit select 0)+ _rnd),((getPos _unit select 1) +_rnd),(((getpos _unit select 2) + _rnd) -0.1)];

_Anade setpos [((getPos _unit select 0)+ _rnd),((getPos _unit select 1) +_rnd),(( (getpos _unit select 2) + _rnd) +0.1)];

sleep 0.35;

deleteVehicle _obj;

_b=_b+1;

hint "";

}; //end the while

// resize the trigger after the shots

WestTriggerOne setTriggerArea [5, 5, 30, false ];

}; // end if iskindOf "AIR"

//check the status of the unit we just shot at..

if (getdammage _unit < 0.7) then {_a=_a;}

else {_a=_nr; hint ""; };

}; // end 2nd loop

//check if ower unit is dead.. and end the loop if dead.

if (( _AAvehicle in _AAvehicle ) && (getdammage _AAvehicle < 0.7)) then {_i=_i;}

else {_i=1;};

}; // end 1st loop

its a messy script, meant to shoot down east side,, but just change the trigger if you want to shoot down others,

WestTriggerOne setTriggerActivation ["EAST", "PRESENT", true];

to

WestTriggerOne setTriggerActivation ["WEST", "PRESENT", true];

is you want WEST

to use the script.. just place a unit,, ex a stryker, and in its initfeald put. AA=[this] execvm "AA.sqf"

[Big Dawg KS 6]

i dont think it will work if you have a harrier flying in full speed passed that little trigger area,

you can set down the harrier speed.. edit it, and put in its init feald. this setVelocity [200, 0, 0]

i think thats about 200 km/t

Hahaha, am I the only one who noticed the missing underscore in the original script before 'this'? Yea that script will work you just need to fix one tiny mistake in it.

Quote[/b] ]_unit = (this select 0)

Should be:

<table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td>Code Sample </td></tr><tr><td id="CODE">_unit = _this select 0

That's why it wasn't working, it wasn't your fault Victor.  

[nuxil 2]

it should not mattre if its written like, _unit = (this select 0);

but whats mattre is he wrote unit = (this select 0);

[BLSmith2112 0]

1. Copied script exactly.

2. Kyle, you obviously don't read the poster whom you're poking fun of... check post from Posted on Mar. 15 2007,01:34.

3. Init field and everything shown and copied exactly from post.. Still dont work.

[nuxil 2]

i didnt say for you to put the AA script into a trigger..

i dont know how that will work. since the script itself creats a trigger.. place that on a unit.. if it still it dosent work, it must be something other issues,

[Big Dawg KS 6]

Oh, my bad, in that case, try setting your trigger to Anybody Present instead of Anybody Detected By Resistance... unless you already have after you took that screenshot?  

Then maybe the old script will work...

[BLSmith2112 0]

I quit.. I'm just going to face facts... It's impossible.

This has taken hours for a simple script. I'm just not even going to finish this video ether. It's never going to be done. The script is impossible and I really don't see myself checking in on this thread again.

[nuxil 2]

It works fine for me,,

http://www.picfury.com/29/AAmissile3-1.html

http://www.picfury.com/29/AAmissile4-1.html