sniping from helicopter (help)

[.pablo.]

(if this has been asked before plz post it)

I have been wanting to be able to put snipers on helicopters (think Diehard) but I never knew how to do it.  I now know how to keep the sniper on top of the helicopter, but i want to know how to keep it on the side of the helicopter.

heres my question- does the camsetrelpos work with units?  if it doesnt, is there any way to mimic its effects?

thx for any help

[.pablo.]

if you don't know at least post it so i dont think you're just ignoring me

[XCess]

I dont think camSetRelPos does work for units, instead use this (it'll do exactly the same thing):

man setpos [((getpos helo select 0) +#),((getpos helo select 1) +#),((getpos helo select 2) +#)]


you'll probably have to set it's direction too. Do something like this so he's facing out of the helo:

man setdir((GetDir helo)-90)

Put them together in a loop.
It should work, but you won't be able to control him yourself.

[.pablo.]

yeah but whenever the helo changes direction the sniper rotates around the helo some distance.  this is becuase the sniper is suspended # x distance from the helo relative to the world, not to the helo.  for example, instead of always staying on the right side of the helo when it turns right 90*, you end up suspended in the cockpit.  thats why i need help.

[TheCaptain]

getdir choppername should do the trick, but you'll have to make a nice math script.

[Sui]

You're looking for something like this:

#loop
unit setpos [(getpos heli select 0) + sin (getdir heli + 45) * 2, (getpos heli select 1) + cos (getdir heli + 45) * 2, (getpos heli select 2) + 1.5]
goto "loop"

You'll need to change the underlined and bold values to get your guy in the position you want.

Oh, just for the record (don't listen if you don't want to)... Realistically it is virtually impossible to snipe from a chopper... :p

[Bremmer]

Sui's method will kee the unit at a fixed point relative to the centre of the vehicle, but unfortunately there is a problem - It cannot account for pitch and roll of the vehicle.

You might want to take a look at a script/addon called ProSphere (get it from opf.gamezone.cz). I haven't really had any time to play around with it, but if it does what the author says it does then it should overcome the pitch/roll problem.

Cheers

[bugkill]

 sui is wrong, you can snipe from a heli. i think people get the wrong idea about conducting sniping operations from the air. a highly trained sniper can provide precision fire from a heli, it is not impossible, it is being done today. i know alot of people only know about BHD and about shughart and gordon (god bless their warrior souls), but it is a common practice performed by special operations forces, especially in urban enviroments. the crew chiefs can't see everything and their weapons are designed to rain hell on the enemy, while a sniper can provide precision fire that won't jeopardize friendlies or captured personnel. it is a complete advantage to have a sniper fire from above and it is even more deadly when he's positioned in a heli, you can't reach him with grenades or rifle fire, you need to bring that whole bird done or get a precision shot on him from a distance.