skyline666

I have searched for this and cannot get an answer anywhere. Does anyone know how to get an AI unit to perform a "Scan Horizon" from a script ? Im sure Karrillion managed this in RTS for AI squads but Im not 100% certain. Thanks SKY

Thanks Toadlife, I never thought of using trigonometry to solve my scan horizon problem ! I will try passing an array to the action menu and see what happens. Cheers SKY

Didnt work . Still no luck . Any ideas anyone ?

Cheers, I havnt tried it as I have never seen a reference to it. I will give it a go and report back. Cheers Sky

Im currently using on board AC97 for sound. I would like to get a new sound card for OFP, was thinking of a Creative Labs product, but I see posts with problems relating to these cards. Also the AC97 is using IRQ 11, along with just about everything else, sou it would be nice to remove it and stick the new card on 5 or 7. Any recommendations would be welcome. Mr Skyline System Win2000 AMD XP2000 and Ti4200 512MB Ram

It would be good if the ppl who like to play RTS had a central point to discuss these strategic missions. Does such a place exist or do we need to create a RTS OFP:R dedicated server type thing. Im not sure GSA is the answer. Just $0.002 sky

Karrillion, Re VTOL in SU25 I got in the plane but after landing I could not issue the "get out" command. Sorta stuck there or I eject. Expensive. Thought you would want to know. Cheers Sky

Theres a movie on the website with some urbo playing an FPS with the device. Its just a tiny reflector placed between your eyes Just dont forget its there when u go shopping.. Sky

Karrillion, To answer your question, I think more territories would be better as it would be more strategic. I also think "deep strikes" into occupied territory is OK. It would be hard for the attacker to pull it off so leave it be. I was thinking, what is the point of the flag and the troops guarding it. Why not remove them and instead place some armoured units set to "scan horizon" to protect the territory. Something like 2 X MBT and 1 x AA vehicle and a few infantry. That should slow an enemy adavnce more that 8 infantry. Sometimes i think the cash side of RTS is a bit surreal. Maybe an "economy rating" effected by "supply routes" would be more .. i dunno "realistic". Anyway ive rambled, look forward to next version on RTS3. Sky. ps When do you play on your server ? It would be good to hook up for some RTS mayhem

I seem to be playing more co-op of late and I am all for the better 1.85 AI. Nice work BIS , plz keep up the good work. This is probably not the place to say it, but I feel that we are at a new dawn with OFP:R. I feel I have a new game, especially with all the new 1.85 script commands etc. Just look at RTS3 for some heavy dialog stuff. Dont forget Scokets etc.... etc etc Im really quite excited. I dont think I have ever experienced this with any other game. Dont play H/L, Q3, UT,CFS,SFC etc anymore. OFP:R is the only bloody game i play. We just need the existing OFP players to convert to unify the community. Belive me, it is so much better than 1.46. Sorry for sounding evangelical. Mr Skyline

Nice work Karrillion, especially the interface. With regard to the guarding squads, would it be possible to add a "take cover" or "scan horizon" command to them when they are created. They are cannon fodder just standing by the flag. I also noticed that u can take over a town by just flying over it in a chopper. You may want to adjust this to ground troops only ? I think a co op version of RTS3 would be really cool, but it would mean some heavy AI programming on your behalf !! Please keep up the good work, its stuff like this that really makes a difference. Cheers Skyline

Well, I think the original OFP is the best darn game money can buy. So i thought sod it, ill buy Resistence and see what everyone is talking about from a common frame of reference. Well, BIS , you have blown my socks off ! OK its not perfect but it feels like a breath of fresh air with that "new washing" comfy pine fresh sorta feell ! Have been doing loads of multiplayer on a number of servers with 20+ players WITH NO PROBS WHATSOEVER .. Love it, and please develop it further. The ppl who stay on 1.46 dont know what they are missing. Nogova is beautiful. Sorry for being a bit evangelical. But for 19.99 .. its cheap as chips. Mr Skyline PS . I decide to up my system specs to an AMD XP2000 and GeForfce4 TI4200. Everything is now silky smoooooth. Previous spec was AMD 1.0GHZ & GeFOrce2MX

I play on on gamespy and I wonder why nobody uses the in-game talk feature (shift key?) with a cheapy microphone. I am starting to get bored with the lack of tactics and strategy in gamespy games. It would appear that voice communication would solve alot of this for the sake of a $10 mic. Does it cause lag or is there some other problem with it. Thanks Skyline

Ive been teaching myself how to play the RTS2 scenario before I go online in anger. The only problem I am having is odering the squads to Marker. I can tell the squads to go to "my position" but I dont seem to be able to send then to a marker/waypoint on the map ! I have read the instructions and I am none the wiser. Can somebody shed some light on this. Regards Sky. PS .. Give Karrillion a medal !

Thanks Karillion for the prompt reply. I think you do a great job. Regards Sky