Articulated vehicles?

[Flarmapoint 2 10]

Hey Guys, well i was just wondering whether articulated vehicle addons are possible with arma 2.

So is it possible?

Thanks

F2

[th3flyboy 0]

It's possible, however it's a ton of work. A good ArmA 1 example is http://www.armaholic.com/page.php?id=2885 which is probably the best aircraft addon for ArmA 1.

[soul_assassin 1750]

There is a search function on the forum. If you type "articulated" in there you will find a thread where YOU asked this before!! http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?t=75200&highlight=articulated

@th3flyboy

what in the name of god are you on about :P lol

[Flarmapoint 2 10]

I think you misread my question th3flyboy :) aticulated vehicle has nothing to do with aircraft buddy :D

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@soulassassin, thanks for the link, i didnt think my second question had been answered, the last time a read in there before it was unfairly locked, people were talking about my first request of gore. :)

[th3flyboy 0]

3rd FACEPALM today, i'm sorry, I thought you meant articulate, as in detailed.....

I guess I must be losing it waiting for my copy of a2 to come in the mail...

[CarlGustaffa 4]

You're not alone on that. Trying to download the demo as well, but the more I get the more the timer *increases* doe to vastly decreasing speed.

[W0lle 1052]

Blueteamguy you asked for it and received.

+1 WL for spamming the forums and postcount reduction by 10 for having the nerves to admit it.

All irrelevant posts has been removed, please stay on topic. :)

[Rhodesy77 11]

cheers W0lle. this is also something im interested in for the ProjectAus mod.

we are looking at implementing a trailer system, wont go into to much detail but yer. so if ne1 knows more about this would be sweet.

[Flarmapoint 2 10]

oh cool lol, didnt expect to see this thread again lol, would any of the new scripting commands allow for articualted vehicles? is the engine fiannly capable of supporting them?

[[aps]gnat 28]

VBS2 seems to have it, but no idea if its scripted or hardcoded.

[sgt_flyer 0]

VBS2 is using hardcoded version

through the attachto command which have more option than the one we have under arma 2.

(in arma 2 we only have 'solid' attachto)

in VBS2 you can give the attachto command to use articulated attachments, even rope type attachment between the two objects.

so it would need for the moment to use scripting to articulate two objects between them in arma 2 (unless BiS plan to improve the arma2 attach to command in operation arrowhead ? :))

[TiGGa 0]

I have tried to do a scripted solution which works great... on absolutely flat terrain. It wouldn't align properly on a hill and backing up only works if you don't do a too sharp turn, else the two vehicles will touch each other thus preventing you to move any further properly. I hate the third dimension. :D

[CplBlakeman 10]

You could use the LVS (logistic vehicle system) with the flatbed trailer as a test bed for this. It is a USMC supply vehicle based on the HEMTT but which articulates between the first four sets of tires and the back four sets of tires. The flatbed trailer adds yet another point of articulation.

It would be a great addition as a lot of the heavier loads are moved in this manner by the USMC.

The trailer attaches to the back end of the vehicle pictured above. It is a 'gooseneck' style trailer.

[Hedo 10]

And what about this?

tConi5GyZC0

http://www.flashpoint1985.com/cgi-bin/ikonboard311/ikonboard.cgi?act=ST;f=69;t=65161

[PTV-Jobo 820]

That would be pretty damn cool. Wouldn't you then in theory be able to transport like arty pieces and tanks?

[Flarmapoint 2 10]

wow so its possible :D how did that guy make such a script? that truck and tralor addon is cool :D

[CplBlakeman 10]

That would be pretty damn cool. Wouldn't you then in theory be able to transport like arty pieces and tanks?

'Attach to' between the trailer and the tank/apc/bulldozer/whatever and I'm assuming it would be possible.

[Rhodesy77 11]

if you guys actualy bothered to read that forum thread youd see its not a script at all... its got to do with the GEO LOD's, and its major problem is that as soon as it goes out of the sight of a player it will stop working. however it seems a script could solve this problem.

[rxnxr23 10]

'Attach to' between the trailer and the tank/apc/bulldozer/whatever and I'm assuming it would be possible.

attachto isnt dynamic though or am i wrong

in ACE2 there is the "towing rope" which you use to tow vehicles and i believe in its scripting it uses the attachto command. the outcome of this is that the towing rope is more like a metal pole between the two vehicles. if the towing vehicle turns to the right, the towed vehicle will turn at the same time as if it was a physical construct extending from the rear bumper of the first vehicle.

rhodesy i also saw that thread you were talking about by aps gnat that uses some hole and pin method. he made it possible in OFP, but never updated it to arma 2. so perhaps using the same method the same effect can be achieved in arma 2.

[chrisb 196]

attachto isnt dynamic though or am i wrong

in ACE2 there is the "towing rope" which you use to tow vehicles and i believe in its scripting it uses the attachto command. the outcome of this is that the towing rope is more like a metal pole between the two vehicles. if the towing vehicle turns to the right, the towed vehicle will turn at the same time as if it was a physical construct extending from the rear bumper of the first vehicle.

rhodesy i also saw that thread you were talking about by aps gnat that uses some hole and pin method. he made it possible in OFP, but never updated it to arma 2. so perhaps using the same method the same effect can be achieved in arma 2.

Before you get jumped on for answering to something so old..:p

I'll put a link here to something that works pretty well. http://www.armaholic.com/page.php?id=18908&highlight=64N6E%2BRADAR