Need help with Helicopter and Landable=no

error · Medic **Joined**: 17 Aug 2006 **Location**: Thailand

I made a new helicopter unit and added Landable=no so it won't land when idle
But when i test it ingame. It land. -*-

Code:

; Shark Attack Helicopter
[SHRK]
UIName=Name:Shark Copter
Name=Shark Attack Helicopter
Prerequisite=GAWEAP,RADAR
Primary=SharkGun
Secondary=Hellfire
Strength=350
Category=AirPower
JumpJet=yes
Armor=heavy
TechLevel=7
Sight=7
Speed=14
PitchSpeed=1.1
JumpjetSpeed=30 ;params not defined use defaults (old globals way up top)
JumpjetClimb=10
JumpjetCrash=40 ; Climb, but down
JumpJetAccel=12
JumpJetTurnRate=6
JumpjetHeight=500
JumpjetWobbles=.01
JumpjetDeviation=1
Landable=no
Owner=British,French,Germans,Americans,Alliance
Cost=1000
Soylent=1400
Points=15
ROT=5
Crewed=yes
ConsideredAircraft=yes
Explosion=TWLT070,S_BANG48,S_BRNL58,S_CLSN58,S_TUMU60
MaxDebris=3
VoiceSelect=BlackOpsSelect
VoiceMove=BlackOpsMove
VoiceAttack=BlackOpsAttackCommand
VoiceCrashing=BlackOpsVoiceDie
DieSound=
CrashingSound=BlackOpsDie
ImpactLandSound=GenAircraftCrash
;Locomotor={4A582746-9839-11d1-B709-00A024DDAFD1} ;flying
Locomotor={92612C46-F71F-11d1-AC9F-006008055BB5} ;jumpjet
MovementZone=Fly
DamageParticleSystems=SparkSys,SmallGreySSys
ThreatPosed=0
SpecialThreatValue=1
VeteranAbilities=STRONGER,FIREPOWER,SIGHT,FASTER
EliteAbilities=SELF_HEAL,STRONGER,FIREPOWER,ROF
Size=15
SizeLimit=2
HoverAttack=yes
AllowedToStartInMultiplayer=no
Crashable=yes
;CanPassiveAquire=no ; Won't try to pick up own targets
SpeedType=Hover
MoveSound=BlackOpsMoveLoop
ElitePrimary=SharkGunE
EliteSecondary=HellfireE
TooBigToFitUnderBridge=true
Trainable=yes
Bunkerable=no; Units default to yes, others default to no
IsSelectableCombatant=yes ; TR

SharkGun = Normal Machine Gun
Hellfire = Modified TS Missile. Change warhead so it won't fire at infrantry

I've tried BalloonHover=yes. It worked. But it's rotor doesn't animate.
Anyway to get this completely worked?

John Galt · Posted: Wed Oct 25, 2006 12:10 pm Post subject:

In RA2, the only option would be turning the rotors into a turret and adding TurretSpins=yes, which still looks weird. In YR, you could abuse the Siege Chopper logic.

error · Medic **Joined**: 17 Aug 2006 **Location**: Thailand

DCoder wrote:

In YR, you could abuse the Siege Chopper logic.

It uses DeployToLand=yes and it don't have Landable=no.

John Galt · Posted: Wed Oct 25, 2006 2:38 pm Post subject:

Yes, if you set it to deploy into a non-existing unit, the rotors will never stop spinning and it will never actually deploy. Landable isn't necessary in this case, as it is for AircraftTypes only anyway.

error · Medic **Joined**: 17 Aug 2006 **Location**: Thailand

DCoder wrote:

Yes, if you set it to deploy into a non-existing unit, the rotors will never stop spinning and it will never actually deploy. Landable isn't necessary in this case, as it is for AircraftTypes only anyway.

doesn't work. tried add DeploysInto=xxxx. It just deploy into structure.
why it have to deploy anyway? = ="

OmegaBolt · Posted: Wed Oct 25, 2006 3:56 pm Post subject:

Add BalloonHover=yes

Apex · Posted: Wed Oct 25, 2006 4:06 pm Post subject:

Uhh... read above omega, he already tried that.

John Galt · Posted: Wed Oct 25, 2006 4:13 pm Post subject:

error wrote:

DCoder wrote:

Yes, if you set it to deploy into a non-existing unit, the rotors will never stop spinning and it will never actually deploy. Landable isn't necessary in this case, as it is for AircraftTypes only anyway.

doesn't work. tried add DeploysInto=xxxx. It just deploy into structure.
why it have to deploy anyway? = ="

It has to deploy because there is no flag like KeepRotorsSpinningAllTheTime=yes, and if you want such an effect, you have to find a workaround. In this case, a workaround consists of fudging with the deploy settings. Btw, I definitely got that exact effect to work, so the only thing I can think of is, get rid of DeploysInto altogether and leave DeployToLand=yes set.

Dracaveli12 · Medic **Joined**: 05 Jun 2006

I dont know if this will help u,

All credit goes to Beowolf/aka Fenring
Like many modders, I use the Hind in mods. That's great and all but when it stops moving, the rotors stop spinning. That's okay if it's a transport but if it's an attack heli, it looks weird in midair with still rotors.

If you add these tags to your helicopter:
IsSimpleDeployer=no
UnloadingClass=dummy
DeployFire=no
DeployToLand=yes

the rotors will continue to spin even when it's not moving.

Please note, you need all four tags even though 2 are set to no.

This requires Yuri's Revenge as the [YR] tag states. You do not have the DeployToLand tag in standard Red Alert 2.

BuddaBoy · Cyborg Engineer **Joined**: 05 Oct 2004

and it works quite well;

[Name of Your Chopper]
UIName=Name:Name of Your Chopper
Name=Name of Your Chopper
Prerequisite=Your Prerequisites
Primary=Your Weapon Type
ElitePrimary=Your Weapon Type
Strength=700
Category=AirPower
Armor=heavy
TechLevel=6
Sight=8
RadarInvisible=no
MoveToShroud=yes
BalloonHover=yes
SelfHealing=no
Speed=16
JumpJet=yes
JumpjetSpeed=30
JumpjetClimb=20
JumpjetCrash=36
JumpJetAccel=12
JumpJetTurnRate=6
JumpjetHeight=800
JumpjetWobbles=.01
JumpjetDeviation=1
Crashable=yes
PitchSpeed=1.1
Owner=Your Owner
Cost=1700
Points=15
ROT=10
SpeedType=Hover
Crewed=no
ConsideredAircraft=yes
Explosion=TWLT070,S_BANG48,S_BRNL58,S_CLSN58,S_TUMU60
MaxDebris=7
IsSelectableCombatant=yes
Locomotor={92612C46-F71F-11d1-AC9F-006008055BB5}
VoiceSelect=Your Voices
VoiceMove=Your Voices
VoiceAttack=Your Voices
VoiceCrashing=Your Voices
CrashingSound=SeigeChopperDie
DieSound=
ImpactLandSound=GenAircraftCrash
;Locomotor={4A582746-9839-11d1-B709-00A024DDAFD1} ;flying
;Locomotor={92612C46-F71F-11d1-AC9F-006008055BB5} ;jumpjet
MovementZone=Fly
ThreatPosed=100
DamageParticleSystems=SparkSys,SmallGreySSys
AllowedToStartInMultiplayer=no ;uncomment out
VeteranAbilities=STRONGER,FIREPOWER,SIGHT,FASTER
EliteAbilities=SELF_HEAL,STRONGER,FIREPOWER,ROF
MoveSound=Your Sound
Size=12
PreventAttackMove=no
HoverAttack=yes
CanPassiveAquire=yes
CanRetaliate=yes
TooBigToFitUnderBridge=true
AirRangeBonus=4
Bunkerable=no
SizeLimit=2
Turret=no
DeployToLand=yes

It will never look to land Smile

ORCACommander · Posted: Wed Oct 25, 2006 10:06 pm Post subject:

correct me if I'm wrong but won't the TS bug that makes Vehicles Invincible in mid air when using this loco happen in RA2/YR?

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BuddaBoy · Cyborg Engineer **Joined**: 05 Oct 2004

nope...flys fine and takes damage ingame, form either other choppers,ifv's and flak, pretty much any aa weapon.

error · Medic **Joined**: 17 Aug 2006 **Location**: Thailand

Thanks BuddaBoy! Your code works!
But i've got another ploblem.
It don't attack enemy with Hellfire if they doesn't in front of it. It happen before I can solve landing ploblem.

OmniFire doesn't work here. It work only for SharkGun.

BuddaBoy · Cyborg Engineer **Joined**: 05 Oct 2004

For the that you will need to look at the FLH for that weapon, also you might want to look at your warheads, just to make sure it will fire at what you want it to.

All that info is in the tutorial section.

Modding Yuri takes alot of reading Smile

Allied General · Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2006 6:41 pm Post subject:

omnifire is on the missile weapon right? should have no issues

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