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P.o.W. explains his way of riding into battle on a tank

ok so 1st thing is to get the tank working byitself, then we will work on the player etc.

Ok so make usrelf a script vehicle and then a enter a key of model and value of xmodel/vehicle_crusader2 as thats the one that has bones alowing you to do this. And here is the key's and values

KEYS:: VALUES::
script_avoidvehicles 1
script_turret 0
script_vehiclestartmove 1
vehicletype crusader
targetname tank

Obv the top 3 are your prefrence and so is targetname

Create a vehiclenode and tick start node, also put speed at the key and about 6 as the value. Place the node were u want the vehicle to start.
Now make another vehiclenode dont tick the start node but put the speed in all the same, you can copy that 1 as many times as you like for your path but only have 1!!!! start node, well you can have 2 but shhhh :P . Now connect the tank ("W") to the start node and then the start node to the next node and soooooo on till you have reached the end. Make a player start next to the tank and compile.

Now for the script, were all the buisness is done.


ok so you script will start like this.


Code: #include maps\_utility; #include maps\_anim; main() { maps\_crusader::main("xmodel/vehicle_crusader2"); maps\_tankai::main(); maps\_tankai_crusader::main("xmodel/vehicle_crusader2"); maps\_load::main(); thread tanks_setup(); thread playertank(); } tanks_setup() { thread Intro_Tanks_Setup("tank"); tanksSetup = 0; while (tanksSetup < 3) { level waittill ("tank setup"); tanksSetup++; } tank = undefined; tank = getent("tank", "targetname"); while(!isdefined(tank)) { wait .05; tank = getent("tank", "targetname"); } } Intro_Tanks_Setup(targetname) { tank = getent("tank", "targetname"); if (targetname == "tank") { level.tank = maps\_vehicle::waittill_vehiclespawn("tank"); tank.allowUnloadIfAttacked = true; tank.health = 100; } level notify ("tank setup"); } playertank() { tank = getent("tank", "targetname"); tank thread maps\_tankgun::mgoff(); path = getVehicleNode (tank.target,"targetname"); tank attachpath(path); tank startPath(); level.player.angles = (0,-45,0); level.player setorigin (leadtank getTagOrigin ("tag_playerride")); level.player playerLinkToDelta (tank, "tag_playerride", 0.85); level.player allowLeanLeft(false); level.player allowLeanRight(false); level.player allowProne(false); level.player allowCrouch(false); level.player setplayerangles ( tank gettagAngles ("tag_playerride") ); tank waittill ("reached_end_node"); thread tank_getoff(); } tank_getoff() { tank = getent ("tank","targetname"); dummy = spawn("script_origin", tank getTagOrigin("tag_playerride") ); dummy.angles = tank getTagAngles("tag_playerride"); level.player unlink(); level.player linkto (dummy); endPos = (-569, -211, 32); dummy moveTo(dummy.origin + (0,0,10), .6, .3, .2); wait .6; dummy moveTo(endPos, .6, .3, .2); wait .5; level.player unlink(); level.player allowLeanLeft(true); level.player allowLeanRight(true); level.player allowProne(true); level.player allowCrouch(true); }

OK now in tht last thread were it says endPos = (- bladabladabla, u must put map specific 1s in there, its just were you want to end when u get off the tank.

This is my basic script from my tank test map so when you put in your map script, be carefull with the arrangement. Set the arragements of your globa scripts up cuase belive it or not they can stop everything from working :(

As i say its basic and mine is alot more compilcated, as i have bits tht apply to my map like tanks getting bombed and blowing up and therefore creating fire efx and stuff which is not hard tbh but mine is all in a different script so i didnt want to confuse things.

Here it is, i you know how to use it and were to put it go for it.


Code: earthquake(1.0, 1.0, leadtank.origin, 6000); // scale duration source radius tank dodamage ( tank.health + 200, (0,0,0) ); tank notify ("death"); TankFireSound = spawn("script_origin",leadtank.origin); TankFireSound playloopsound ("medfire");

There is many many more things you can do with this so just experiment and try whatever comes to mind really.

OH nearly 4got, want sounds? Make a csv (plenty of tuts on this on the web so dont ask me to write it again) and put this in.

#Vehciles
crusader_idle_low,,vehicles/mrk_tank_03_idle.wav,0,,vehicle,0.75,,7,2500,auto,,,looping,,ENTERYOURMAPHERE,,,,weapon2,,,,
crusader_idle_high,,vehicles/mrk_tank_03_idle.wav,0.3,,vehicle,1,,7,2500,auto,,,looping,,ENTERYOURMAPHERE,,,,weapon2,,,,
crusader_engine_low,,vehicles/mrk_tank_03_move.wav,0,,vehicle,0.75,,7,4000,auto,,,looping,,ENTERYOURMAPHERE,,,,weapon2,,,,
crusader_engine_high,,vehicles/mrk_tank_03_move.wav,0.68,,vehicle,1,,7,4000,auto,,,looping,,ENTERYOURMAPHERE,,,,weapon2,,,,
crusader_fire,1,weapons/flak/flak88_fire02.wav,1,1,vehicle,1,1.2,1000,8500,auto,,,,0.85,ENTERYOURMAPHERE,,,,weapon2,,,,0.3
crusader_fire,2,weapons/flak/flak88_fire03.wav,1,1,vehicle,1,1.2,1000,8500,auto,,,,0.85,ENTERYOURMAPHERE,,,,weapon2,,,,0.3
crusader_turret_spin,,vehicles/mrk_turret_turn04_22k.wav,0.85,0.85,vehicle,1,,7,3500,auto,,,looping,,ENTERYOURMAPHERE,,,,weapon2,,,,
crusader_turret_stop,,vehicles/mrk_turret_end01_22k.wav,0.1,0.1,vehicle,0.9,,7,3500,auto,,,,,ENTERYOURMAPHERE,,,,weapon2,,,,

Were it says ENTERYOURMAPHERE put your map name.

Annnnnnnnnd think thats all folks, gimme a shout on the blower if it dont work and il update it. Took more time to pull it out of my script and place it together than it did to make the bloody thing.

PS:: This is my way of doing it, there are others