Scriptting Question

[Iwesshome]

Hi all,

I asked this on the Editing: Beginner board and got some answers but I think I asked the wrong questions so I wasn't truly provided with the answer I was shooting for.

Then I was thinking instead of a trigger as they showed me how about a script...

This is what I am looking for....

2x Choppers with engines on
2x Groups wanting to board those choppers

I want to board the chopper but don't want it to take off till I give it a radio command to do so.... is it possible?

Note: Is there a really good place that you would recommend I could go to start learning how to design scripts?

Thanks

[Chris Death]

If you want to do it by a radio-call, then there's no need
for a script.

Just set the fuel of the choppers to zero (by the fuel bar
in the unit's menu).

In the onActivation field of your radio call just type:

chopername1 setFuel 1; chopername2 setFuel 1

And wooop the choppers start flying

:edit - ah yeah and for your second question:

you've already landed on the best spot to learn scripting

Click on the editors depot and watch out for e.g. "John Gustavsons scripting tutorial" or others.

~S~ CD

[Iwesshome]

Sounds good....


So there is no way to have the chopper hold it's position while engines are running on the ground other than what you suggested?

Thanks for the help

[Chris Death]

huh - you didn't ask for that i think

choppername flyinheight 1

would let the chopper fly in a height of 1 meter

Just play around a bit to get the height you want.

Just an example now, of how it could be done:

chop1 (name of the chopper)

waypoint 1: move - onActivation: chop1 flyinheight 1

waypoint 2: move - syncronized with your radio call trigger

trigger1: radio-call - onActivation: chop1 flyinheight 50
:note - this trigger is the one, syncronized with waypoint 2

~S~ CD

[Iwesshome]

That worked... thanks for the help.