drunk waypoints. . .

[mr.sert]

Ok I seem to have a problem with waypoints....One of the easiest things is becoming quite frustrating. Getting choppers to move exactly where I put the waypoint is becoming a frustrating task. It doesnt do this all the time, but when it does its quite annoying. For example I'm trying to have my little bird land next to a house and dump my guys off ( this has nothing to do with any blackhawks down    ) I put the waypoint where I want the chopper to go but it just wont go there. I have to constantly move the waypoint off of target to get it right. Is this just the way it is or has my operator error kicked in. Thanks in advance. . . .

- Mr. Sert

[ordinary_jaapie]

euhm
i don't know how because i never did it or so
but can't u let the chopper move by saying its coordinates in a sentence or something
so u know he will land on that spot accacly

[macguba]

It's not a waypoint problem, its a heli problem.      I'm not an expert - I just stay away from them - but make sure you have had a good look through the chopper tutes in the Ed Depot.    Search the forum and the FAQ as well, heli problems come up all the time.

However, to get a chopper to hand in a specific place, its generally advisable to place an invisible H and use put

chopper1 land "land"

 in the on activation field of the waypoint that is placed over the H.    That should help.   Make sure the landing place is flat.

[mr.sert]

Would that still work using snYpir's "fast landing" script? That is what I am using for this mission. Thanks in advance....


- Mr. Sert

[macguba]

I haven't used the script so I don't know, try it and see.

[NoFear]

oooor.... Just put the invisibel h on the spot they should land and then put the waypoint on the invisible h... i think its named h (invisible) in the empty objects menu.... If you put the waypoint on the h the chopper always land on it...

[Josef]

The reason helos deviate from their waypoints is the speed, at least when u use flyinheight or snypirs script, cause the chopper cant flare out.......


Have a brake waypoint first with a flyinheight a bit higher than your incoming height, and set speed to limited...