Vehicle drop from C130

[Alex72 1]

Sorry for being thick (im not good at these things but trying to learn). But i used this in a invisible H:

nul=[getPos drop1,"HMMWV_TOW",getDir drop1] execVM "vehdrop.sqf";

and also added the script to the mission folder made by you Tajin. Called it vehdrop.sqf instead (dropspawn.sqf originally). The problem is the C130 does come flying in, but doesnt drop anything. What am i doing wrong? And sorry for having you reply -again-.

EDIT: And it really doesnt fly over the "H", but breaks away before. That might be the values in the script that needs tweaking though?

Alex

Edited July 9, 2009 by Alex72

[f2k sel 164]

Sorry for being thick (im not good at these things but trying to learn). But i used this in a invisible H: and also added the script to the mission folder made by you Tajin. Called it vehdrop.sqf instead (dropspawn.sqf originally). The problem is the C130 does come flying in, but doesnt drop anything. What am i doing wrong? And sorry for having you reply -again-.

EDIT: And it really doesnt fly over the "H", but breaks away before. That might be the values in the script that needs tweaking though?

Alex

did you name the Heli Pad "drop1" without the quotes?

[Uzii 0]

did you name the Heli Pad "drop1" without the quotes?

Its probably that, but also, you didn't change any of the values in the script, I had a similar problem when I changed the starting distance of the C-130.

[Alex72 1]

Yep its named drop1

Im not that noobish. ;) And nope i didnt change anything at all. I even changed the scriptname back to dropspawn.sqf so all would be original as you posted it here.

The C130 will just come towards the helipad and then break away without dropping anything.

Look at this sreenshot if you can see the problem. Appreciate it! :)

Link: SCREENSHOT

Alex

Edited July 9, 2009 by Alex72

[Big Dawg KS 6]

Almost, the code you quoted is SQS code but my script is SQF.

You'll need this:

if (!isServer) exitWith {}

I'm pretty sure I read somewhere that exitWith is not meant to be used to exit a script. It's supposed to be used to exit out of a while block or something IIRC, and its behaviour becomes unpredictable when not used that way. I know it usually works, but it's still wrong and people should stop using it. It's just as easy to do "if(isServer)then{<entire script>}".

Edited July 9, 2009 by Big Dawg KS

[f2k sel 164]

Sorry should have looked at the post count.

http://rapidshare.com/files/253811914/Cargo_Drop.utes.7z.html

If want try it this is working.

[Tajin 349]

Good to know. I usually rely on if-blocks anyway, this just seemed easier at the moment.

I've not had the problem with the c130 turning away yet, I'll try to recreate it and see if it can be fixed. Guess the AI is beeing an asshole once again.

[Alex72 1]

Tajin. Did you see my screen? Wonder if you can see what i did wrong. :)

Alex

[Uzii 0]

Have you tried the same script, but from a trigger? So it doesn't fire from the init of an object, but when something is triggered. Or, even a true trigger, just delay its effect by 5 seconds. There might be trouble running it from an objects init.

[Alex72 1]

Nope will test that. Thaught this would work as others say it does.

But i test set a trigger up. Thanks. :)

EDIT: Argh what does POSITION mean in this line? nul=[position,"classname",dir] execVM "dropspawn.sqf"; i gues i have to use that one for a trigger yeah?

Alex

Edited July 9, 2009 by Alex72

[Uzii 0]

The position is where the C-130 will drop the goods. But using the invisible H should still work, the method you were using should be the same, getpos drop1.

[Alex72 1]

Hmm i still dont follow. You mean that what i did first should work (screenshot) and i need not to change anything (even though it doesnt work - for me lol). Remember im not that good with these things. Need pointers.

EDIT: Depending on wich way im turning the "H" the C130 will fly around like mad. Turn and turn to then fly away - nothing dropped. Can anyone of you post an example mission with the H and script only? Would be nice thanks.

EDIT2: When i look high up in the sky i can see a black dot... Seems maybe its that USOrdnance haning very high up in the air stuck. Or maybe a bird shit. not sure.

EDIT3: This is what i get when running the script/helipad. What was in the air i saw was not the ammo box...

A hanging "ball" hmm...? Seems its hanging mid air right above the "H" pad. Maybe this is the drop point. Got no idea why this isnt working for me. An example mission from one of you would make my day.

Alex

Edited July 9, 2009 by Alex72

[Uzii 0]

This is getting weird. Right, I'll try and get a working example.

[Alex72 1]

Your telling me :D

Thanks mate. Appreciated.

Alex

[Uzii 0]

http://rapidshare.com/files/253839102/TEST-c-130drop.Chernarus.zip.html

Ok, there it is. Its a US ordinance ammo box, so the script has been altered slightly in 2 places. One for the attach to the parachute, ammo boxes need to be slightly higher attached, else they sink into the ground when they land, and the planes takes longer to be deleted, I felt it was too short, you could noticeably see and hear it just vanish.

Something did occur to me too about yours, you haven't got any AA or enemy in the area you are dropping into, have you? That seemed to cause strange behaviour when I was messing around with this script a week ago.

[Alex72 1]

No enemies - only me - helipad and the script.

Thanks will give the mission a go.

However i did it on Utes. Is that the problem?

EDIT: Ok that worked. You had a trigger and a H pad though. something i didnt have. Also - look carefully and youll see the BALL in your example as well hehe. It seems to be the drop point.

Alex

Edited July 9, 2009 by Alex72

[Uzii 0]

Yeh, I think you just need to delay the dropspawn.sqf. In an init it must not run correctly. The trigger condition can just be 'true' with a 1 second timer if you want the C-130 at the beginning. Off to work now, good luck.

[Tajin 349]

Heh you're the first one noticing the ball :P

I use it as target for the AI to focus on, so it flies properly.

I guess I should make it invisible. ;)

I think the problem was as uzii mentioned that u put the script in an init, instead of a trigger.

Update:

if (isServer) then {
_pos = _this select 0;
_spawntype = _this select 1;
_dir = _this select 2;
_airtype = "C130J";
_type = "GUE_Soldier_Pilot";
mygroup = creategroup side player;

_target = createVehicle  ["testsphere2",[_pos select 0,_pos select 1,-10], [], 0, "FLY"];
deleteCollection _target;
_target setpos [_pos select 0,_pos select 1,200];
_target setDir _dir;
_vdir = vectorDir _target;
_target setpos [(_pos select 0) + (_vdir select 0) * 26, (_pos select 1) + (_vdir select 1) * 26,200];
_apos = getposasl _target;


_npos = [(_pos select 0) + (_vdir select 0) * -1500, (_pos select 1) + (_vdir select 1) * -1500, 300];

_vehicle = createVehicle  [_airtype,_npos, [], 0, "FLY"];
_vehicle setpos _npos;
_vehicle setDir _dir;


_vehicle setvelocity [(_vdir select 0)*50,(_vdir select 1)*50, 5];

_type createUnit [_npos, mygroup,"pilot=this;"];
_pilot = pilot;
_pilot moveindriver _vehicle;
_pilot reveal _target;
_pilot doMove _npos;
_pilot dotarget _target;
_pilot dowatch _target;
_pilot FlyInHeight 400;
_vehicle FlyInHeight 400;


while {_vehicle distance _target > 40} do {
    sleep 0.5;
    if(_vehicle distance _target < 600) then {
        _pilot FlyInHeight 400;
        _pilot doMove _npos;
    };
};

    _bpos = _vehicle ModelToWorld [0,-12,-5.5];
    _bomb = _spawntype createVehicle _bpos;
    _bomb setpos _bpos;
    _bomb setDir direction _vehicle;
    _chute = "ParachuteMediumWest" createVehicle getpos _bomb;
    _chute setpos (_bomb ModelToWorld [0,0,3]);
    _bomb attachTo [_chute,[0,0,0]];
    deletevehicle _target;
    sleep 0.05;

_plane FlyInHeight 250;


sleep 1;
_plane FlyInHeight 450;
_pilot doMove [(_pos select 0) + (_vdir select 0) * 800, (_pos select 1) + (_vdir select 1) * 800, 500];

sleep 15;

deletevehicle _vehicle;
deletevehicle _pilot;
};

servercheck added, flying ball is now invisible ;)

[Brute 11]

I have two vehicle drops occuring within approximatley 1-2min, when i have one vehicle drop setup (trigger, heli pad, etc) it works perfectly however when i do the second one only the one triggered first seems to work...is there anything specific i need to do to make them work? Like a specific time interval or something?

Edited July 15, 2009 by Brute

[Brute 11]

I have been troubleshooting this all night and simply cant get it to work :(

Edited July 16, 2009 by Brute

[Tajin 349]

Hmm, that doesn't really make sense to me.

[Brute 11]

The placing of the heli pad seems to have made a lot of difference, i moved it by approx 10m and not it seems to work...interesting lol

Edited July 16, 2009 by Brute

[Brute 11]

One of the crates seem to, about 50% of the time, drop and then stop in mid air?

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a202/Jiralhanae/arma22009-07-1620-20-28-29.png

[Brute 11]

The create also seems to glitch in the air when descending

[unknownsoldier 11]

Is it possible to load the dropped vehicles with weapons & ammo? I'd like to drop a couple of HMMWVs pre-loaded with a Javelin and spare mags. I can set this up for units placed in the editor in no time, but my scripting/editing skills don't stretch to doing it for units spawned during the mission.

Also, can you create a mobile respawn using a vehicle created via this script? So far I can only get mobile respawn working if the vehicles is in the mission from the start, if I could use this script it would be fantastic.

Edited July 17, 2009 by UnknownSoldier