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Topic: Something truely amazing!
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ArgonV
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posted 05-25- 08:09 PM
   
Guess what guys. I have sucsessfully launched an aircraft from another aircraft! The only problems...1: Its somewhat of a bomb. (its an aircraft but I fooled the game to thinking it was a bomb) 2: You cant controll it as of yet. Now, your asking what aircraft I have launched? I launched the MoraneSaulnierN from a B-17f. [This message has been edited by ArgonV (edited 05-25-2000).] IP: Logged |
ArgonV
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posted 05-25- 08:32 PM
Ok, Ive latched the Morane onto the SBD Dauntless so I could see it with out having to drop it. The configuration actually flies. Now, ive tried making the aircraft controllable but no go so far. It can only work as a ordClass 'Bomb or ordClass 'fighter. I cant get it to work as ordClass 'Aircraft. Right when I enter the mission, I see both the Dauntless and the Morane together (from the Moranes cockpit) but then it CTD. So I need some help from you guys. Any ideas???[This message has been edited by ArgonV (edited 05-25-2000).] IP: Logged |
jedi
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posted 05-25- 09:32 PM
Hehe I had the I-16 attached to the Corsair at one point (trying to make a skip bomb). It flew OK (it thought it was a bomb object), and dropped OK, but when it exploded, I think all the properties of the aircraft got in the way of what was supposed to be a bomb, and it would CTD. I couldn't control the I-16 after I dropped it tho, and its engine wouldn't start.I then tried building a bomb shaped like a Corsair, and dropped it from a Lanc. I removed all the internal properties from the Corsair shape, removed the engine, fuel, a whole buncha stuff, just trying to make a glidable object that would "float" a bit when released. No go. CTD. ------------------
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ArgonV
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posted 05-25- 09:47 PM
Hey Jedi, I just put some explosives on the Morane and I did not get a CTD. Before I just had Warhead set to 0. Now, if we could just get the second aircraft controlable.... instead of it pretending its a bomb.IP: Logged |
Biggles
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posted 05-26- 01:37 AM
Mistel here we come!IP: Logged |
ArgonV
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posted 05-26- 02:22 AM
I now believe I know why we cant (yet) have aircraft that detach from other aircraft defined in the loadout.ppf file. Its because aircraft use a loadout.ppf file. But when you try and set an aircraft to be a bomb (a real aircraft, fully modeled and all, just not flyable and set as an ordnance) it doesnt have a loadout.ppf file. Bombs and rockets dont use ppf files! So when the game loads and its sees that there are 2 aircraft attached to one another, it goes "wait, this aircraft doesnt have a ppf file" thus... a CTD. In case yall didnt figure it out, Im trying to have a aircraft as a bombload, but you are able to controll it.IP: Logged |
biggels3
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posted 05-26- 11:12 AM
can you tell me whare i can get your dautlass that you lanched the plane/bomb from ArgonV?
great idea could you use the me163 like that
i know it never flew from an aircraf but it would be so cool if you could be in the middle of a battle and the mother aircraft drops the me163 and then you go and get stuck in. ------------------
scramble!scramble!scramble! "i have to go biggels3 out"
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ArgonV
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posted 05-26- 12:42 PM
Its not my Dauntless actually. Jedi and his crew are working on it. I just added the plane/bomb to it. I can zip the whole thing up with the plane/bomb loadout if you like. But first you must go get the Morane. I intend to switch out the Morane with something more suitable tho. I'm off to find the V1! And then that sucker will beable to launch from the Dauntless, and the Ju88, and the Ju188.
But, I need someone to make an attachment on top of the Ju88 and have it as a bombrack so I can latch the Me-109 on to it. Actually, I need some one to just make the attachment to the Ju88 and then make a bomb rack on the Me-109. That way you can controll the 109 and launch the Ju88 like the Nazis did. Im not sure at this point what tells the game where to position the plane/bomb on the bombrack.IP: Logged |
biggels3
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posted 05-26- 12:52 PM
ok
actuly could i just have the dauntluss
because i realy like the shape.
i dont realy want the bomb if that is ok with you.
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ArgonV
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posted 05-26- 01:03 PM
Biggels3, it's really not my plane to give. Sorry man, I dont want to cause a ruckas. Jedi, Dauntless guys... can I send him the Dauntless?????IP: Logged |
ArgonV
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posted 05-26- 02:57 PM
Ok, I just did some more testing. I cannot get the V1 in a bomb loadout. I dont know why!!! Its pissing me off soooo bad. I did screw up once and got the Me262 as a bomb. It actually glided perfectly! None of the spinning crap. Only problem is, when it blows up, I get CTD like Nat said. That doesnt make sense cause the Morane does not CTD when it explodes. Wierd huh? I would appriciate any help on these matters.IP: Logged |
Royohboy
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posted 05-26- 04:25 PM
Have you tried deleting the pilot on the bomb-aircraft? Just a guess.The placing of the loadout can be set on the pylon of the carrier-aircraft. Look for an obOrdPt property. IP: Logged |
ArgonV
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posted 05-26- 04:46 PM
RoyohBoy, update: I JUST (like 2 sec. ago) got the V-1 to launch! Only problem now is right when I release it, I get a CTD.(I think it blows up first then I get a CTD) I'll try deleting the Pilot and I already knew about the placing of the loadout. Thanks!IP: Logged |
Joseph Cotton
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posted 05-26- 07:11 PM
Did somebody say Mistel ??  courtesy of EAW
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