Destroying vehicles

[Agent Fire]

I was wondering what was the best way to destroy vehicles; I often use mines on armoured vehicles, but is there an 'on activation' command that I can put on a trigger that will destroy a unit? :hmm:

[DrStrangelove]

Make a vehicle, name vehicle1 (or whatever)
then make a trigger that is activated by whatever
OnActivation: vehicle1 setdammage 4     (makes vehicle explode)

Or instead:
vehicle1 setdammage 1     (makes vehicle kaputt and burn a bit)


*gg*  ;D

[Agent Fire]

kaputt and burn a bit? hmmm... I THINK I'll go for 4 this tim...

[Agent Fire]

that works and everything, but It doesn't make a vehicle flip into the air at 200mph like mines do... any ideas?

[macguba]

camCreate a couple of LGBs at the vehicle's location.

[Agent Fire]

What exactly would I put in the activation field to do that?

[dmakatra]

"syntax not guaranteed"

Dunno about LGB, never use em but Heats would do fine. Something like this:

bomb="heat125" camcreate getpos setpos tank1; bomb="heat125" camcreate getpos setpos tank1; bomb="heat125" camcreate getpos setpos tank1; bomb="heat125" camcreate getpos setpos tank1

Something like that.

[Agent Fire]

It says 'reserved variable in expression"

[_Ross_]

i blow up stuff alot so i got the syntax
tank1 is your vehicle

"laserguidedbomb" camcreate (getpos tank1)

that simple

wont work with some planes though, sometimes, the planes just drop them (which is also kinda cool)

[dmakatra]

It says 'reserved variable in expression"

yea, that's because the syntax's wrong. But I can't remember the correct one.

[Agent Fire]

now it says "type object expect nothing"

[_Ross_]

thats really not normal
in my script, i use this exact line to create the bomb in a carpet bombing script

"laserguidedbomb" camcreate (getpos tank1)

its pasted right out of the script and  it works fine

try maybe using different weapons like "rocket57"

[dmakatra]

now it says "type object expect nothing"

Have you named your tank tank1?

[Agent Fire]

check attachment

[Agent Fire]

should be attached this time

[_Ross_]

armstrong, the mane is not the prablem. i just mada a lirrle mission with tank1 and in its init i put

"laserguidedbomb" camcreate (getpos tank1)

and i got the same arror message

[Agent Fire]

look 4 urselves

[Agent Fire]

this is weird - does AnYoNe know how to destroy a unit using the activation field of a trigger?

[Drozdov]

Is there any way to set a vehicle's status to 'destroyed' without having to hear it go BOOM? Useful if you want to create a mission on the site of a recent battle. I'm thinking of the play/switchmove commands but they only work with humans don't they?

[dmakatra]

Is there any way to set a vehicle's status to 'destroyed' without having to hear it go BOOM? Useful if you want to create a mission on the site of a recent battle. I'm thinking of the play/switchmove commands but they only work with humans don't they?

Yea, lower both ammo, health and fuel in the three lines.

And Fire, it must be a syntax error. Try searching the forums for "camcreating bombs" or something like that.

[Drozdov]

That doesn't work, they still go BOOM. Sometimes they don't even die at all.

[dmakatra]

That doesn't work, they still go BOOM. Sometimes they don't even die at all.

Are u sure they are down at 0 % ?

[Drozdov]

Yep. Though maybe when they don't explode they aren't quite. They still go BOOM, which isn't much good. Same with the setdammage 1 command.

[Sui]

If you set a vehicles ammo and fuel to zero, when it is killed (by moving the health slider to the left or by setdammage 1), it will not explode.

I use this all the time, believe me it works

Agent Fire, what version of OFP are you using? I take it you don't have Resistance?

[dmakatra]

If you set a vehicles ammo and fuel to zero, when it is killed (by moving the health slider to the left or by setdammage 1), it will not explode.

I use this all the time, believe me it works

Agent Fire, what version of OFP are you using? I take it you don't have Resistance?

Hey, I camreated heats/shells with 1.0! It oughta work.

[Sui]

Yeah, but the A10 with "laserguidedbomb" was only added later...

[Unnamed]

I could never get "laserguidedbomb" to work with V1.91 either.

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_Bomb = ("bomb" camcreate [_XTarget,_YTarget])
_Bomb setdamage 1

Worked for me?

[KyleSarnik]

I would use:

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bomb = "laserguidedbomb" camcreate (getpos unluckybastard)
Worked for me when I wanted a T72 to get blown sky high  ;D