Drop Pod Idea

Angic · Vehicle Driver **Joined**: 03 Jun 2008

I was thinking would it work to make a building thats buildup is a droppod landing
it could have Strength=0 FreeUnit=??? and the explosion would be a pod stuck in the ground
So if someone could check this out for me id be very gratful

Also if any one knows how to make one please tell me

(this is my first post here so please tell me if im in the wrong forum)

Judeau · Commander **Joined**: 28 Feb 2004

the drop pod super exists, check the firestorm rules

_________________
Micro TS
Portable, no campaign, movies or music, just the engine and needed resources for skirmish and lan.

Lin Kuei Ominae · Seth **Joined**: 16 Aug 2006 **Location**: Germany

i think he wants a separate drop pod which he can build.

@Angic: yes, it should work and you found already the correct way to make this. Just give the building also an activeanim with damage=1 so the droppod gets destroyed as soon as it has "landed" (the buildup anim is over).

However, with this method you can't bring in new infantry. Everything spawned by FreeUnit is a vehicletype. So infantry and aircraft should be avoided since they would be converted into a vehicle and don't work anymore as expected.
But you can make a bigger droppod that looks more like a dropship and bring in this way new tanks/mechs etc.

_________________
SHP Artist of Twisted Insurrection: Nod buildings

Public SHPs
X-Mech Calendar (28 Mechs for GDI and Nod)
5 GDI, 5 Nod, 1 Mutant, 1 Scrin unit, 1 GDI building

Tools
Image Shaper______TMP Shop______C&C Executable Modifier

Angic · Vehicle Driver **Joined**: 03 Jun 2008

thx if anyone has a better way please tell me

BTW I just have original TS

_________________

Lin Kuei Ominae · Seth **Joined**: 16 Aug 2006 **Location**: Germany

in this case patch your game to version 2.03, then you can add yourself the code of the droppod special weapon.

Then search for firestrm.ini on the internet and copy its droppod sw code into your rules.ini.

_________________
SHP Artist of Twisted Insurrection: Nod buildings

Public SHPs
X-Mech Calendar (28 Mechs for GDI and Nod)
5 GDI, 5 Nod, 1 Mutant, 1 Scrin unit, 1 GDI building

Tools
Image Shaper______TMP Shop______C&C Executable Modifier

Judeau · Commander **Joined**: 28 Feb 2004

Angic wrote:

thx if anyone has a better way please tell me

BTW I just have original TS

Original TS with the 2.03 patch supports all the firestorm logic.
In addition to that, it is generally not though possible to make a good drop pod building which isn't heavily bugged.

It should be fairly easy to find the firestorm inis on a modding site.

_________________
Micro TS
Portable, no campaign, movies or music, just the engine and needed resources for skirmish and lan.

Angic · Vehicle Driver **Joined**: 03 Jun 2008

Lin Kuei Ominae wrote:

in this case patch your game to version 2.03, then you can add yourself the code of the droppod special weapon.

Then search for firestrm.ini on the internet and copy its droppod sw code into your rules.ini.

Ah so thats why it didnt work before