Howard

Here's a really simple way to do it. I wouldn't want to use this outside of messing around in the editor, but here you go - Make a marker where you want your squad to drop and in the name field type "AIDrop" Then put this in the init field of your character. _null = [] spawn { _ODSTSquad = 8; hint "Friendly ODST Inbound"; while {_ODSTSquad > 0} do { _AIpod = "TEI_HEV" createVehicle [0,0,10000]; _AIpod setPos [(getmarkerPos "AIDrop" select 0) - 50 + (random 100), (getmarkerPos "AIDrop" select 1) - 50 + (random 100), 500]; _AIpod setdir (random 360); _AI = (group player) createUnit ["TEI_UNSC_ODST_Scout", [0,0,10000], [], 20, "FORM"]; _AI moveindriver _AIpod; [_AIPod, _AI] spawn TEI_HEV_fnc_podLaunchAI; _ODSTSquad = _ODSTSquad - 1; sleep 0.2 + (random 0.5); }; }; Change the amount of AI you want to drop in by adjusting the _ODSTSquad value.

Use this instead for AI. player addaction [("<t color=""#81BEF7"">" + ("Request ODST Support") +"</t>"), TEI_HEV_fnc_podCallAI, "", 7, true, true, "", "_this == _target"];

Says "36 000 new visitors". That's some good publicity.

Can I kiss you now? At least a hug?

Will your clan be hosting a server?

The speed you can pick up with the Pelican is pretty amazing. I just banked and pulled hard, after a full 360 I had this speed: http://i.imgur.com/BWo3uBY.jpg

Here are some old screenshots. Pieced together by duct tape! http://i.imgur.com/FTPfDiz.jpg http://i.imgur.com/KVhNBrW.jpg http://i.imgur.com/RFpDrzS.jpg With my script, it can hold 48 pods in one go

The SOIEVs were surprisingly compatible with my old drop script! I remember seeing an earlier video where the person could blow the door off, is that function included in the beta? Also, is there a way to open the door automatically via. script?

I've been digging and found no gold. I only noted that the frigate won't make it in time. I'm sure I'm not the only one already a couple of thousand lines of code into a mission for this alpha release based upon what we can expect for this release. Would be a bummer if something was missing. Just put the intern on the job! ;) Here's to hoping I can swap out my DIY space-elevator for yours on friday. http://i.imgur.com/N91zqSi.jpg (206 kB)

We are using a large modpack and I had to use several different assets from that pack to make the mission as "authentic" as I could. I'd say it's about 70% mod content, so I don't think it would be worth it for now. I will of course convert the mission to Eridanus Insurrection assets once they are available to us. From what we've experienced in my ODST mission, the orbital drop mechanic brings in good gameplay features, so I have high hopes for the future. First of all, the initial drop is exciting and gives your system a shock start. Secondly, it brings a good implementation of JIP players as they are able to deploy in their own SOEIV after an optional uplink objective has been completed on the ground. I can't wait to start developing more fleshed out Halo missions once I get a hold on the ground-based assets, so some players will be dropping in as ODST, others will be playing as marines assaulting with Warthogs and Pelicans. Here's what I'm currently implementing. Targets will be transmitted from squad leaders to the commander, who will then confirm the shot. http://i.imgur.com/w4oJRL2.jpg (273 kB) Once again, not affiliated with the Eridanus Insurrection mod, but related.

We have to make do with the assets we've got. Please save us soon! DISCLAIMER: OBVIOUSLY NOT AFFILIATED WITH THE ACTUAL MOD.

Here's as good as I could make the ground impact with the default assets. This mod will be a godsend!

I believe that the death percentage doesn't stem from mechanical faults, but rather pods being hit by anti-aircraft guns.

How does the pod do the ground impact as it is right now?

My DIY ODST mission is coming along well! http://i.imgur.com/Rzweu7D.jpg

Let's brush it off as "classified ops" ;)

I think it's pretty accurate. http://0-media-cdn.foolz.us/ffuuka/board/tg/image/1386/97/1386971570299.jpg Maybe slightly slightly slimmer.

It's not really much at the moment, but I'd like to get in a couple more features before sharing. I'll get back to you ASAP!

Damn, what an excellent timing! We actually just started working on an ODST type mission, but using vanilla A3 assets presents... Challenges. I'll be monitoring this project closely! Here's a picture of 20 players dropping with feet first into hell! http://i.imgur.com/nctPiWc.jpg

Hi. I'm making a mission where I need to player to be on a platform some 500 meters up in the air. I've set the height of the platform to 500 and set the player to 502. However, when I preview, the player just instantly goes into the para-jump falling animation and gets stuck in that animation on the platform. I've tried fine tuning the player height up and down, but it seems like the animation triggers no matter what. How would I go on about disabling this? http://gamesareevil.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Arma3_E3_exclusive_screenshot_04.jpg (179 kB)

Sorry, neither of these seem to work.

Hi, everyone. I'm making a mission solely based on John Spartan & Saul's F/A-18 mod. (http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?164308-F-A-18-Super-Hornet-for-ARMA-3) I've added an element of danger to the mission by making a script which will drain the aircraft's health to 0 after it falls below ~75%. Along with this I also have added "bitching betty" audial warnings when the aircraft aircraft starts being drained and after it falls below 16% health. Now, this is a multiplayer mission and I've been having some trouble with the warning sounds... Initially I tried using "playSound" for playing the warnings, but I noticed that I could hear these while outside of the vehicle and at any range. I've tried using "say" & "say3D" as well, but I can hardly hear these sounds inside the vehicle (but they can be heard very well in 3rd person). I think this might be an issue with the F/A-18 mod. So I've been wanting to revert back to playSound but I can't figure out how I would go about making only the pilot & gunner of the aircraft that is being damaged hear what's being played by playSound Here's a snippet of the script: _unit is defined as "this" in a parameter in the initialization line of each aircraft. Any help would be much appreciated.

Got it working! Thanks.

Hi! I'm having trouble with the Alpha... I've got a dual monitor setup and when I launch the alpha it decides to use my secondary monitor instead of the primary monitor. I've tried turning off the secondary monitor, but the game still won't show up on the primary monitor. Any ideas?

Hello. With ArmA 3, is it possible to disable the automatic pitch leveling system in helicopters? It's annoying to have to constantly give downward pitch input when just trying to maintain a speed and cruise... I'm sort of looking for how it's like in Take On: Helicopters, where the nose will hold at the pitch you set it to.