Refuel Scripting research

[wildwillie]

This sounds promising !!!

While we are on this topic, couldn't we have engines pre-warmed by script upon spawn in ?

(i.e. OnPlaceEnter - When a player plane has been created, set the temps for each engine/oil to 150/60. Then we would not have to wait 3 minutes on the Allied side just to start moving.)

WildWillie

[hc_wolf]

Originally Posted by wildwillie

This sounds promising !!!

While we are on this topic, couldn't we have engines pre-warmed by script upon spawn in ?

(i.e. OnPlaceEnter - When a player plane has been created, set the temps for each engine/oil to 150/60. Then we would not have to wait 3 minutes on the Allied side just to start moving.)

WildWillie

You can already do that in missions by having planes spawn as idle

[ATAG_Bliss]

The only problem I see with doing this (as the game is currently) is you're only going to refuel/re-arm while on the ground (I know that part is obvious). So you're either going to land/return to base to do it.

Since we don't have the refly button of old, the despawn scripts are used to get rid of landed planes. So the second someone comes in for a landing the timer for that plane's destruction has been started.

Without the old style system of 46 (refly button available only after bail out / landed / crashed / killed) you'll run into planes building up where ever landing zones are. This is assuming 1/2 the people actually use the refuel/rearm option where as the crash landed planes will be piling up as well.

I just don't see how this would work without a significant modification to the despawn scripts (or HINT HINT HINT - Devs make it like 46!!!)

[wildwillie]

You can already do that in missions by having planes spawn as idle

hc_Wolf -

How do you go about this ? When setting up a spawn point I only see options "Spawn parked" and "parachute" Am I missing something here ?

WildWillie

[hc_wolf]

Originally Posted by wildwillie

hc_Wolf -

How do you go about this ? When setting up a spawn point I only see options "Spawn parked" and "parachute" Am I missing something here ?

WildWillie

When you place your plane not the spawn point. Go to the object view and under general you will see the spawn options down the bottom and included is Idle.

Of if you want it in a script use this:

string BPSpawnParked = "1"; // whether to give birth to spawn parked aircraft 1 - yes, 0 -

or
string BPSpawnScramble = "1";

[wildwillie]

When you place your plane not the spawn point. Go to the object view and under general you will see the spawn options down the bottom and included is Idle.

So if I place an Aircraft on a aerodrome with Idle checked, then when the mission is loaded/Battle Start, the plane is created and waiting for a player to select it. Is that correct ? If so then I would need a plane pre-created for each player connecting to the server.

What I am talking about is how to have a planes engines already warmed when a player creates a new one.

So a player joins a server, selects the army (flag) then clicks on the spawn base. It offers them a list of planes available, they select a plane, loadout options if available, then click "Create" How would you have that plane ready to go ?

WildWillie

[von Brühl]

Interesting, perhaps the pre-spawned planes are a better way to go. Introduce set numbers of each type, which might make players need to fly more realistically.

[salmo]

Originally Posted by ATAG_Bliss

The only problem I see with doing this (as the game is currently) is you're only going to refuel/re-arm while on the ground (I know that part is obvious). So you're either going to land/return to base to do it.

Since we don't have the refly button of old, the despawn scripts are used to get rid of landed planes. So the second someone comes in for a landing the timer for that plane's destruction has been started.

Without the old style system of 46 (refly button available only after bail out / landed / crashed / killed) you'll run into planes building up where ever landing zones are. This is assuming 1/2 the people actually use the refuel/rearm option where as the crash landed planes will be piling up as well.

I just don't see how this would work without a significant modification to the despawn scripts (or HINT HINT HINT - Devs make it like 46!!!)

I guess you could add the plane to a array/list of "refueling" planes & change the despawn script to exclude those planes from despawning.