[Phoib]

I'm currently trying to get units in trough airdrops in stead of vehicles, (Just like Nod got it's vehicles from the airstrip in TD) and I have good results in it

First, the necassery codes:

Behavior       = OCLUpdate ModuleTag_XX ;Make XX for appropiate module
    OCL          = SUPERWEAPON_Paradrop1  ; Or another random OCL
    MinDelay     = 2000                                ; It takes 2000 msecs to start the OCL
    MaxDelay     = 2000                               ; ditto
    CreateAtEdge = Yes ; as opposed to just creating on self
  End

  Behavior = LifetimeUpdate ModuleTag_XX  ; Make XX for appropiate module
    MinLifetime = 10   ;Makes unit die after XX msecs
    MaxLifetime = 10   ; Ditto
  End

This gives a paradrop of 5 rangers in stead of the bought unit.

PS: Do not try this with the ranger, because the death ranger will spawn 5 rangers, they each spawn 5 rangers, and so on!!!
The values for lifetime and OCL updates are tested, please do not change them, or you get hundreds of airplanes swarming everything!

[edit]For the ones who saw this post in it's first 5 minutes, it works now.
To reflect my amazement, I want to quote a dutch saying:

Let me get titties now!

[Abel]

ok im jusr want to ask you one question, so forgive me if im being naive but why the hell do you want to bring old stuff back?? why dont you just play cnc instead of creating lots of new problems?

[Black_Eagle]

hmm looks interesting, so wht in tht code says wht unit for it to drop? or do u just put them codes under the section of the unit u want to drop?

[FoxMcCloud]

Originally Posted by Abel

ok im jusr want to ask you one question, so forgive me if im being naive but why the hell do you want to bring old stuff back?? why dont you just play cnc instead of creating lots of new problems?

Bcause, people want a TD mod, in order to make it realistic, its gonna have to happen. Also when people make new buildings, for example a GLA building might require a plane to drop off a unit or two or something.

[Phoib]

Black_Eagle: the OCL, see SUPERWEAPON_Paradrop1

Abel: I need it for my TC, in which I don't want units to be build, but flown in by helicopters and transport aircraft.

Not to recreate TD. (altough it can be used for it. I used the TD example so everybody would know what it would do.)

[Black_Eagle]

hmm i supppose thts kind of obvious really lol

[Phoib]

Update on the ObjectCreationList, with the paradrop1 example (

ObjectCreationList SUPERWEAPON_Paradrop1
  DeliverPayload
    Transport = AmericaJetCargoPlane
    StartAtPreferredHeight = Yes
    StartAtMaxSpeed = Yes
    MaxAttempts = 4
    DropOffset = X:0 Y:0 Z:-10
    DropDelay = 150         ; time in between each item dropped (if more than one)
    ParachuteDirectly = Yes ; will tell all contained parachutes to go ahead and bunch
    PutInContainer = AmericaParachute
    Payload = AmericaInfantryRanger 5
    DeliveryDistance = 0  ;when outbound vehicle must be this close to target to continue delivery
    PreOpenDistance = 300 ;When inbound, vehicle can be this much farther than DeliveryDistance to begin delivery 
    DeliveryDecalRadius = 50
    DeliveryDecal
      Texture           = SCCParadrop_USA
      Style             = SHADOW_ALPHA_DECAL
      OpacityMin        = 25%
      OpacityMax        = 50%
      OpacityThrobTime  = 500
      Color             = R:227 G:229 B:22 A:255 
      OnlyVisibleToOwningPlayer = Yes
    End
    ;RequiresLivePlayer = Yes ; I want to require a live player, but I'll settle for dropping neutral rangers instead
  End
End

)

You can have multiple payloads.

Inserting this: Payload =AmericaInfantryColonelBurton 1 lets you have an Burton dropped with the 5 rangers too!

[Corbin]

this is cool if it works! great idea phoib!

[Phoib]

It works.

See here for a bugged version that spawned 10 airplanes. (The OCL update timer was too low).

[Phoib]

Did some more research, here are my results:

• Vehicles can be deliverd too, they just need the right container (eg put them in AmericaParachute and they will just fall. See AmericaParachute for this...)
• The huge OCL update came from the use of the MissileDefender to test this theory. Will post the necassery codes for the right use ASAP.
• This also works with planes, to get planes from outside the map, and let them land on the airfield.

In order for this to work, I did the following:

I gave the stealth fighter following lines:

Behavior       = OCLUpdate ModuleTag_11 ; Context window is a reaction to this, no CommandSet ; start tw test
    OCL          = SUPERWEAPON_Paradrop2
    MinDelay     = 8
    MaxDelay     = 8
    CreateAtEdge = Yes ; as opposed to just creating on self
  End

  Behavior = LifetimeUpdate ModuleTag_12
    MinLifetime = 10   ; min lifetime in msec
    MaxLifetime = 10   ; max lifetime in msec
  End

with Paradrop2 being the following:

ObjectCreationList SUPERWEAPON_Paradrop2
  DeliverPayload
    Transport = CINE_AmericaJetStealthFighter
    StartAtPreferredHeight = Yes
    StartAtMaxSpeed = Yes
    MaxAttempts = 4
    DropOffset = X:0 Y:0 Z:-10
    DropDelay = 80        ; time in between each item dropped (if more than one)
    ParachuteDirectly = Yes ; will tell all contained parachutes to go ahead and bunch
    ;PutInContainer = AmericaParachute
    Payload = AmericaJetRaptor 1
    DeliveryDistance = 0  ;when outbound vehicle must be this close to target to continue delivery
    PreOpenDistance = 300 ;When inbound, vehicle can be this much farther than DeliveryDistance to begin delivery 
      End
End

This will get the CINE Stealth fighter to land at your base! (The payload remains unused. Will test this later.)

The only current drawback is, the plane takes off from the side of the map...
See these pictures:




I will look into the taking off thing, and report later.