Hey guys!

I know this game is ancient in internet terms, but I'm still working on making a map to learn the tools and I hope there are a few veterans on this board still that can help me out.

I have a problem with my Blackhawk. Even though I've used the Vehicle Window in Radiant, and connected it to a trigger brush with the Spawn Vehicle and Move Vehicle buttons, the helicopter loads when the map loads. I followed the tutorial but it didn't say anything about NOT having your vehicle spawn, only on the methods of making it spawn.

I've been told that the script_vehicle should have a [ ] SPAWNER checkbox, but I don't see one, I only see [ ] USABLE so I'm stumped.

Make sure trigger isnt touching your spawn point.

golgo13 writes...

Only AIs that will be in the vehicle must have checkbox []spawner.

Thanks for the help, I think the issue was with the script_vehiclespawngroup being set to 0 for the heli and the two individual spawners as it works now.

However, I have a new problem. When I spawn the heli is doesn't appear to follow the path, it does figure 8s in the air.

The heli has a target of 'heli_start' and all of the script_origin nodes are connected and lead to a 'heli_dest' node. Each of the script_origin nodes also have a script_airspeed and script_accel K/V pairs with appropriate values.

I also tried to use some scripting to get the heli to follow the route, but it asserts since the script_origin path isn't the same as a vehicle path node, but here is the script I had been trying to use:

level.vehicle = getent("vehicle_blackhawk", "targetname");
path = getvehiclenode ("heli_start", "targetname"); 
level.vehicle attachPath(path);
level.vehicle startPath();

It seems like a lot of stuff with the heli is handled in code since it uses YAW or the z axis.



edited on Jul. 10, 2013 10:19 am by golgo13

You need to use script structs( 2d menu script->struct) not
origins. You also need speed and radius ( I don't think radius is needed but its helpful from time to time in script
anyway.).

Josh-Xenu writes...

Well, that explains a lot. Thank you very much. Do I need the speed and radius set on the script struct entities?

Any idea what the radius does? I can't find any heli tutorials anywhere!

Yea, the speed and radius need to be on each script struct.
I can't remember what the radius does.
The structs do have to connect to each other and you can loop them.
Use script_stopnode to stop the helicopter at the current struct.
You can also use script_vehicle_selfremove ( on the helicopter entity ) to remove the helicopter at the end of its path.

edited on Jul. 10, 2013 10:47 am by Josh-Xenu

Key and value.

Awesome.

Last question before I go back into radiant and fix all of this...

So do these script_structs also need a beginning heli_start and ending heli_dest?

Also, is there an easy way to swap out my script_origin entities with script_structs without having to hand place them all again?

Nope.


You can right click for the 2d window while having the origin selected and select script_struct and it will change.
This can only be done one origin at a time.

You also should remember to give each struct a direction.
edited on Jul. 10, 2013 11:11 am by Josh-Xenu