Faster fuel consumption

[Delta 51 10]

I'm looking to either find or create a script which increases the rate fuel is consumed as to make maps feel larger and give vehicles a maximum range.

Two ways that have been thought of to implement is either by increase the consumption, or changing the fuel value in the mission to .25 of its normal size

[Laqueesha 474]

Speaking of which, in ArmA 2, does the amount of fuel in a vehicle decrease when idling?

[f2k sel 164]

This will increase the fuel rate, just paste call comand in an init or trigger,waypoint ect.

It shouldn't use any fuel when the engine is off.

// nul=[nameofvehicle,rateofleak] execvm "Fuel_Consumption.sqf"; 

_unit = _this select 0;
_rate = _this select 1;

while {(alive _unit) and (fuel _unit > 0)} do { 

if (isengineon _unit) then {
_unit setFuel ( Fuel _unit -_rate);
};
sleep 1;
};

// hint "Out!!!";

This is nearly the same code but simulates a leak so works with engine off

// nul=[nameofvehicle,rateofleak] execvm "Fuel_Leak.sqf";

_unit = _this select 0;
_rate = _this select 1;

while {(alive _unit) and (fuel _unit > 0)} do { 
_unit setFuel ( Fuel _unit -_rate);
sleep 1;
};

// hint "Out!!!";

You could easily add other stuff such as use damage instead of setfuel and it would slowly destroy an object.

Reverse it and you could slowly refuel.

You could multiply the consumption by the speed of the vehicle to make it interesting.

[celery 8]

Speaking of which, in ArmA 2, does the amount of fuel in a vehicle decrease when idling?

It does.

[Delta 51 10]

This will increase the fuel rate, just paste call comand in an init or trigger,waypoint ect.

It shouldn't use any fuel when the engine is off.

// nul=[nameofvehicle,rateofleak] execvm "Fuel_Consumption.sqf"; 

_unit = _this select 0;
_rate = _this select 1;

while {(alive _unit) and (fuel _unit > 0)} do { 

if (isengineon _unit) then {
_unit setFuel ( Fuel _unit -_rate);
};
sleep 1;
};

// hint "Out!!!";

This is nearly the same code but simulates a leak so works with engine off

// nul=[nameofvehicle,rateofleak] execvm "Fuel_Leak.sqf";

_unit = _this select 0;
_rate = _this select 1;

while {(alive _unit) and (fuel _unit > 0)} do { 
_unit setFuel ( Fuel _unit -_rate);
sleep 1;
};

// hint "Out!!!";

You could easily add other stuff such as use damage instead of setfuel and it would slowly destroy an object.

Reverse it and you could slowly refuel.

You could multiply the consumption by the speed of the vehicle to make it interesting.

Thanks a squillion mate

[eggbeast 3673]

this is good thinking - i've been feeling that refueling is not as much of a priority as it should befor realistic logistics

[TriGGa 10]

New to scripting, need help implementing this one

OK so I made a .sqf file called Fuel_Consumption.sqf

then added the following into the .sqf file :

_unit = _this select 0;
_rate = _this select 1;

while {(alive _unit) and (fuel _unit > 0)} do { 
_unit setFuel ( Fuel _unit -_rate);
sleep 1;
};

I then enter the following in the heli init box in editor:

nul=[nameofvehicle,rateofleak] execvm "Fuel_Consumption.sqf";

nothing happens, do i need to edit the "name of vehicle and/or "rate of leak"

for example i used a heli with name h2, do i need to put that name anywhere?

[cuel 25]

---

nameofvehicle = name of your vehicle

rateofleak = rate, a number between 0 and 1.

1 would drain all of the fuel instantly. 0 = 0%, 1 = 100% fuel drain, every second.

Change the "sleep X" in the script if you want to increase the seconds between each drain.

so

0 = [h2,0.1] execvm "Fuel_Consumption.sqf";

Edited August 30, 2012 by cuel

[TriGGa 10]

Thanks, but i must have something wrong, I tried a helicopter named h2

entered this in the init box

0 = [h2,0.9] execvm "Fuel_Consumption.sqf";

no leak! i though by making it 0.9 it would almost be empty the moment i got into it. no joy.

maybe theres and error with my .sqf

_unit = _this select 0;
_rate = _this select 1;

while {(alive _unit) and (fuel _unit > 0)} do { 

if (isengineon _unit) then {
_unit setFuel ( Fuel _unit -_rate);
};
sleep 1;
};

[f2k sel 164]

I suspect your not using http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?121163-Script-not-working-Use-the-showScriptErrors-parameter! and the game is't seeing the scirpt but not telling you what the problem is.

You may be saving it in the wrong place mine is here My Documents\ArmA 2\missions\fuel or do a search for the file name you give the mission.

You may also not be saving it as sqf but a txt file check that folder options hide extensions for know file types is unticked or use an editor such as Squint or ArmaEdit.

[cuel 25]

Also, the engine of the vehicle needs to be on for the increased drain to happen.

[Auss 208]

ACE doesnt like this at all, when the truck runs out of fuel the jerrycan catches fire

[Auss 208]

My bad calling the script incorrectly... Doh