several questions about mission scripting

partysan · 09-20-2005, 10:27 AM

hi...

i have just started two zh - missions and i am in the middle of it.
so i have a few general questions about it, i hope someone can help me...

- one intro movie shows a battle between gla und us forces. after the battle, the game starts. but the salvage create of the killed us - vehicels are still visibel. there is a way to avoid this, but i dont know how...

- i want to drop different units per paradrop from an us- or asian plane. how can i edit the unit it drops, like lotis, burton, sniper, etc... ?

- in a not yet started mission, i want to show an military parade like in the first asian mission in generals. in this movie, all soldiers are marchin, not running. how to do this ?

- how can in do raptors diving like in the 3rd ore 4th gla - mission in zh ( the attack at the gla base) ?

- i would also film the raptors flying a curve like in the 2nd gla - mission in zh...

- i have the german version of zh an i use speech files. if u play the missions witn an us-zh, do u hear the appropriate one in english or the german one?

ok, this is enough for the first, but i cant find a button to add some files here, is that correct ?

thx for ur help... smile.gif

SmokeyDaBear · 09-20-2005, 04:37 PM

ok...

First, i hope you know alot about ini and stuff!

2= For your mission, you will have to have a map.ini or make a mod to where the units can paradrop via objectcreationlist.ini...for example:

Code:

ObjectCreationList SUPERWEAPON_Paradrop3
  DeliverPayload
    Transport = CINE_AmericaJetCargoPlane
    StartAtPreferredHeight = Yes
    StartAtMaxSpeed = Yes
    MaxAttempts = 4
    DropOffset = X:0 Y:0 Z:-10
    DropDelay = 20        ; 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 40
    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
  DeliverPayload
    Transport = CINE_AmericaJetCargoPlane
    StartAtPreferredHeight = Yes
    StartAtMaxSpeed = No
    MaxAttempts = 4
    DropOffset = X:0 Y:0 Z:-10
    DropDelay = 20        ; 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 = AmericaVehicleHumvee 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

and just tack on more and more DeliverPayload thingies until you have all the units you want paradropped...

If you just want a certain type[s] of unit to paradrop from a certain plane at a certain time in a certain spot, you just gotta go on worldbuilder, make a team with all the units you want to paradrop in it, go to the reinforcements tab and add a transport, and script it so that they spawn and drop after spawned...

3: The only way to have the unit running is by using the ParadeRedGuard, they are the only unit with their animation set to walk other than civilian people. You could always make your own walking infantry i guess, but that is a hellovalot easier said than dun...

4: I think i may have a solution to having your raptor dive, but its untested and uncertain. You could make the raptor code, and add a attack locomotor that is at a decreased altitude...

GuyInTheWindow · 09-20-2005, 08:00 PM

Well for the raptor stuff... that is just animated... quite simular to the tomahawks flying in the last usa mission.

partysan · 09-21-2005, 10:32 AM

thanks for ur help...

the one with the red guard is really easy...
but i cant get the other problems...
but i have a new question for u...
how to make bird fly out of a tree like in the first gba mission of zh?
is that also an animation ??

thx for ur answers

Dibelius · 09-21-2005, 11:18 AM

yeah also an animated object.
Look in the Civilian object list. I think these object begin with "CINE_" in their name.

SmokeyDaBear · 09-21-2005, 05:17 PM

yea....that or nature....i think its nature tho....well, that is of course, as far as worldbuilder goes....about the crates...you could proally have them removed somehow in the scripts or map.ini for more info look at the beginning shellmap.