Metal Heart

Maybe {_x action [{getout},car1]} foreach units group player Btw, player is a pointer to the player's unit so it's a reserved word and you shouldn't use it as a name referring to specific unit. (1st post says you have player called player).

I think AI units are local to the server so in that example the AI VD would be 1000. You could have a game logic called server for example and then ?local server: setviewdistance 2000; to set AI VD.

It looks good and flies very nicely I don't think you could fly one upside down or do a loop in reality though, maybe you could script it to tear apart if trying such maneuvers ... oh and the cd player isn't really neccessary, you can easily script it to mission if you happen to need it.

It causes CTD as soon as I start mission.

Yeah like in init.sqs for example (not tested): //common values for infantry squads and hq setviewdistance 1000; setterraingrid 12.5; //values for CAS & armor group and snipers ?player == sniper_01: setviewdistance 1600; ?player == sniper_02: setviewdistance 1600; ?player in units abrams_platoon: { setviewdistance 2000; setterraingrid 25; } ?player in units close_air_support: { setviewdistance 2600; setterraingrid 50; }

I think different channels would do the trick nicely. Like direct whisper (-inf dB at 8m), direct speak(50m), direct shout(300m) and direct scream(600m). It's just that if the area of 'transmission' is too big it can cause lag if there's like a 50 players inside it but I guess smaller bandwidth servers would disable the feauture anyway.

Well, that's a matter of opinion. If I shoot the left side of a building and a hole appears in the general area then I think it's dynamic enough even though the holes are based on premodelled pieces. The difference in the ofp engine based dd videos (like the vbs video) is that the buildings are made of premodelled indestructible lego blocks that are bounced around by physics. That works ok on structures made of concrete but looks really fake when you for example put some 80mm rockets on a wooden house which would in reality completely shatter into small debris. In Söldner each piece has multiple (as in more than two) stages of destruction so it would be hard to recreate in ArmA unless it was supported by the engine.

You might also want to limit view distance when using very high terrain detail with the command setViewDistance <number of meters>.

I think WrpTool is the best program for creating islands and it even has a pdf manual with pictures and everything. http://flashpoint.nekromantix.com/wrp.php

That's the way it is in OFP I think. When you use 'direct speaking' channel, it is as if your character was speaking. Too bad the in-game voice only works when you use directplay protocol. So it will probably be just like you described in ArmA.

COOL AND VERY USEFUL THREAD You can already switch side in OFP by grouping say west units with east group leader and then deleting him.

In my opinnion dynamic destruction doesn't neccessarily need any physical calculation at all. Maybe a little for the projectiles causing the destruction in the first place and for the particle effects (like smoke and debris) but no rigid body simulation. Here's a couple clips of how it is in Söldner in case some people haven't played it: http://youtube.com/watch?v=2TanNGdwIeE http://youtube.com/watch?v=fJu5aA4l6VU

I think he meant a person who makes islands for OFP.

It's not that the idea isn't good but it just doesn't work in OFP. One for the lack of proper vehicle modelling, physics and collisions and two for the unsuitable net code (driving behind another car = crash and/or death).

Yeah with camera script there's no limit on the zoom. Place a playable unit on the map and type this on it's init line: this exec "camera.sqs" Controls: QWE ASD ZXC = move numpad arrows = look around +/- = zoom in/out V = exit script L = disable crosshair space = target object or pos ctrl = copy camera pos, facing/target and fov to clipboard

Maybe with CombatDead, CombatDeadVer2 or CombatDeadVer3.

Standing hands behind head: unit switchMove "FXStandSur"; Sitting on the ground: unit switchMove "EffectStandSitDownStill"; Switchmove doesn't work from unit's init line. Oh and here's a nice command reference in html with a list of animations: http://www.ofpec.com/OFPReso....104.zip

Oh yes, I do. Not sure = not 100.00% absolutely positively and completely utterly certain without any doubts whatsoever.

No it's not, not before it hits the shelves. Who knows what will happen if it get's delayed a couple more times etc Don't forget Soldner, it had destructible buildings and deformable landscape on a way bigger map than OFP and it works. There's no physics involved except on the trees, the buildings just lose pieces and get holes on them.

And you know this because... uh, how do you know it? I think I've missed something. I'm not saying that you are wrong, just that you don't know it. The bridge might be somewhat dynamically destructible instead of just a canned animation.

I don't know what it is but it seems different in color and shape than the bridge.

Why?

But you can't really tell if the exercising soldier scene is ArmA or Game2 even if the model looks like some early game2 shots. It would make sense that the same models and animations work in both engines or at least are easily portable to one another. And it's not in the same scene as the destructible building.

You can definately see pieces falling off a building and end up resting on the ground in the czech tv clip though. http://youtube.com/watch?v=WkXXPJudvMs

You really should use or the command reference first. You can disable radio commands by n setRadioMsg "NULL" and then activate them later by n setRadioMsg "Golf, attack Houdan". n being a value between 0-9. 1=alpha, 2=bravo, 3=charlie...9=india, 0=juliet.