Airstrike W/ Laser Targeting

[Milwot]

How about a script where the laser is used to paint a target, then the player uses the radio to have the bombs fall (from a bomber supposedly at, say, 50,000 feet) ? Probably using camcreate to create the bombs, and some form of Snyper's LD scripts...?

[GrimMonkey]

I don't know how myself. But there is a way I learn things very easily. If you have the Resistance expansion, search for the mission where you use the laser designator. Put it into your user/missions folder. In the Editor, just take it apart and see what makes it tick .

As for the bombs, try and artillary script or dig around the mission.

[SheepOnMintSauce]

Don't you need to De-PBO it first to extract the mission and script files? It should be ok to check it all out then.  

[GrimMonkey]

I have something like Chris's OFP Script Editor. You also can find a utility at:
http://ofp.gamezone.cz/              

[rhysduk]

50'000 feet ;D Jesus CHrist - can u go that high in the OFP Engine ?

[Homefry31464]

No, but you can simulate it in a script.

[Tibby]

there is an arty tutorial, either at ofpec or www.opflashpoint.org ...
it is REALLY GOOD
he teaches via ofp ( using the sidechat thingy)
makes it funny
and shows you how to use the arty and their powers of destruction ( see that squad in the centre? the ones that thought it was clever to demonstrate the arty??? well they didn't know they'd be the dummies!)

stuff like that

he includes about 8 missions to help you use it on baddies...
and you can use the laser pointer to aim the bombs
(eg. point it there, click menu buttons and they come in, move the pointer and the bombs go a bit wierd and normally miss)

sorry about no link

but it's THE BEST

[DBR_ONIX]

Look for snYpirs LD Tut..
Comment the HINT bit
And use the place where the dot is (It's a variable used in the end of the HINT FORMAT ["something %1", here]

And use :
bomb = "laserguidedbomb" camcreate [var. name here]

It works fine!

And you can go to stupidly high hights..
Just theres no textures for the ground (Just the grey "in the distance" fog stuff and a sky)


- Ben

[Dubieman]

As for going 50,000 feet up, it is possible.
Just I wouldn't recommend it for aircraft of any type with the OFP engine since rotors provide no lift and planes spin and flop around like fish after they are caught.