help me run people over

[desper8]

firstly
Hi all

im currently working on a
OFP intro

in the intro i need a tank to run a friendly over
when i try it always gos around

i tried to make it run an enemy over
still the same

how do i keep my tank on a straight path

i cant find it in the cmdref.pdf

[macguba]

I suspect it's impossible if the tank has a driver, thanks to the game's collision avoidance routines.    Try using an empty tank, controlling it with setPos or setVelocity commands.


PS - that's the best topic heading I've seen for a while! ;D

[desper8]

mmmmm

its a good idea.
no, its a great idea but its not going to fit in my intro

ok ill tell the truth i wanted a truck to do it not a tank

when i finish this i will distribute it
but for now its under raps

thinking about it now
i could use a dummy civ
and use your setpos commands

i better look up disabling collision detection
and work on a few clever techniques

thanx macguba

do you think this should be move to the advanced section of the forum???  

[macguba]

IMHO this thread is fine where it is.     A lot of people look at both boards anyway.

Doesn't make any difference if its a truck or a tank - the AI is designed to avoid running people over.     Might be easier to setpos the civ rather than the truck.

[KyleSarnik]

Its easy, make the truck facing north, put the guy in front of it. Then, when you want it to run him over, do:

Truck1 setVelocity [0,60,0]

change the 60 till you get the speed right...

[desper8]

thanx
ill give it a go

[desper8]

LOL i made the truck fly away after messing with the Truck1 setVelocity [0,60,0] code

is this only gonna boost north?

not many straight roads that go north!
mmmm maybe i can use it on the runway

because i know if i use negative values
the truck goes the opposite direction

also im havin problem setting a trigger to activate this speed boost

[macguba]

Play with the numbers in the array to get the direction you want.   The three components are east-west, north-south and up-down.    The bigger the numbers, the faster he goes.  As you have already discovered,

[0,-60,0]  is south

[50,0,0] is probably east

[-90,90,0] might be north west

and so on.    So once you have found the bit of road, just play with the numbers till it looks right.

What problems are you having with the trigger?