Parachute Insertion

[stoptheclocks24]

Hey guys.

I used to tinker with the Operation Flashpoint editor years a go and thought i'd give ArmA2 a try! Problem is most of my editing skills have cobwebs on! Anyway, i'm looking for a script that when activated by a trigger will 'eject' players from the chopper or plane every second or so. I believe back in the day of OFP a guy called the[]coyote made a script that did the job, but I don't have OFP or a means of editing compiled missions.

Thanks.

[Wolfrug]

Hey there, and welcome back to the wonderful world of editing

This is a real simple script to make, so I'll just write it up for you here. Save it as e.g. paradrop.sqf, and use [group, delay] execVM "paradrop.sqf" to execute it. This is in .sqf, rather than OFP-era .sqs, so there are some syntax differences, but don't be afraid it all works the same.

Code: [Select]

_group = _this select 0;
_delay = _this select 1;

for "_i" from 0 to ((count units _group) - 1) do
{
_curJumper = (units _group) select _i;
_curJumper action ["eject", (vehicle _curJumper)];
sleep _delay;
};

// Script end


Delay is the delay in seconds between jumps, and the group is of course the name of the group doing the jumping. That's all you should need

Wolfrug out.

[stoptheclocks24]

Hey.

Thanks for the reply mate and it indeed feels good to be back! I suspected it'd be a 'for' statement but I just wasn't sure about the language or its syntax. So i'm right in thinking .sqs isn't used any more and .sqf is?

Also, is there a program about that can 'decompile compiled missions' to see how they look in the editor? I remember there being one in OFP. Would be handy getting to know the game.

Thanks!

[NightJay0044]

Yes there is a pbo decryptor from armaholic I have used before. It works well. It says it's for armed assault, but you can use it for ArmrA II.

http://www.armaholic.com/page.php?id=1434

I hope this helps.

Cheers