Absolute Height

[NA556]

I was wondering, is there a script to make a plane stay at a constant height instead of hugging the terrian?

Thanks

[C0LDSt33L]

You could try

#Loop

Plane setpos [getpos plane select 0, getpos plane select 1, 200]
~0.1
goto "Loop"

That would keep it at 200m (even if it was destroyed though)

Alternativly:

#Loop

?(getdammage plane > 0.9):goto "End"
Plane setpos [getpos plane select 0, getpos plane select 1, 200]
~0.1
goto "Loop"

#End

exit

Would allow the plane to fall out of the sky when it was killed.

[Triggerhappy]

<plane> flyinheight <height>

[C0LDSt33L]

I thought that only worked on helicopters.

[Triggerhappy]

no, its anything that will fly, i thought.
I think i've done it before...

[Triggerhappy]

yep, just tested it with an a10, in the init line.
it immediately flew up to 200 meters from the default (50?,100?)

but it definitely works

[C0LDSt33L]

Must be my dodgy old command manual misinforming me again  

[C0LDSt33L]

Yeah I just tested it out too. Worked a charm.

[Kaliyuga]

 It was added to effect planes in a patch.. it did use to be for choppers only.

[BibiPhoque]

I don't think that answers NA556's question. He's talking about absolute height.
You need an objet at sea level, and some triangulation to calculate the absolute altitude of a flying object. I don't know if it's possible though.

Edit: I found a script doing exactly this:
http://www.ofpec.com/editors/resource_view.php?id=329

But that's only for getting the real altitude. Not setting it. Maybe some workaround can be found to do this.

Edit 2 : Of course! Am I stupid. Just do this :

Code: [Select]

_plane = _this select 0
#Loop
_plane setvelocity [velocity _plane select 0, velocity _plane select 1, 0]
~0.05
goto "Loop"

[Triggerhappy]

I was wondering, is there a script to make a plane stay at a constant height instead of hugging the terrian?

Thanks

i'm pretty sure that means what it says

[BibiPhoque]

What you said will actually make the plane "hug" the terrain, that is, it will constantly be 200m (for example) above the terrain : the plane will not follow a straight line, unless the terrain is completely flat.
Maybe I'm mistaken by the word "hug" (sorry I'm french). In that case, forget what I said earlier :p
Maybe I'm also mistaken by the word "absolute". But I seriously doubt it.

[Triggerhappy]

wow, that last post really makes me sound like an arse, doesn't it? sorry bout that.

by "hugging" i thought he meant flying really low to the ground:
i guess it could be either, it would help if he replied. Then he could tell us exactly what he means..

[NA556]

sorry, i should have made myself more clear. By 'hugging the terrain' i ment the plane adjusting its height according to the terrian. As in when a plane goes over a hill it increases its altitude (so to keep the same hieght compared to land level) and vice versa with a vally or the such. But i need it as a sea level constant.

[BibiPhoque]

Then you can do this :

Code: [Select]

_plane = _this select 0
_height = 200
_plane setpos [getpos _plane select 0, getpos _plane select 1, _height]
#Loop
_plane setvelocity [velocity _plane select 0, velocity _plane select 1, 0]
~0.05
goto "Loop" Here the plane will begin at an altitude of 200m above the ground, and will fly in a straight line. If you need to know at any moment the real altitude of the plane, you can use this script made by dschulle : http://www.ofpec.com/editors/resource_view.php?id=329