Flight Settings

Argh · Post by **Argh** » 01 Dec 2007, 00:23

What happens if you change the values for CanFly and the other relevant settings for a Unit? Has anybody tested this? I want to make a Unit or Units for PURE that can fly, but "transform" into a non-flying mode via Activate(). Any help or guidance on this issue would be most appreciated.

Zpock · Post by **Zpock** » 01 Dec 2007, 01:42

I think it might be easiest to simply use morphing between different units entirely.

Tobi · Post by **Tobi** » 01 Dec 2007, 12:10

Nothing happens cause the MoveType and the CommandAI have already been created.

KDR_11k · Post by **KDR_11k** » 01 Dec 2007, 13:28

Use Lua to morph.

kiki · Post by **kiki** » 06 Dec 2007, 19:00

So a unit walking around can just start flying around? That would ruin a key part of my mod.

bobthedinosaur · Post by **bobthedinosaur** » 06 Dec 2007, 20:32

jump jets?

Forboding Angel · Post by **Forboding Angel** » 06 Dec 2007, 21:20

lbctech wrote:So a unit walking around can just start flying around? That would ruin a key part of my mod.

we aren't talking about your mod.

j5mello · Post by **j5mello** » 07 Dec 2007, 18:32

jeez forb if your gonna post in the thread at least offer something constructive...

anyway... on the subject of jump jets couldn't you use the lua physics system or whatever the hell quant used to make that anti grav thing for his coms in CA sandbox for the jets? no idea how that would effect system resources...

also has anyone tested how morph handles things like the gundam epic coms which never land... or that tag that changes an aircraft's idle behaviour from landing to hovering???

Forboding Angel · Post by **Forboding Angel** » 07 Dec 2007, 22:22

j5mello wrote:also has anyone tested how morph handles things like the gundam epic coms which never land... or that tag that changes an aircraft's idle behaviour from landing to hovering???

I did.

It would cause them to fall epicly to the ground and explode.

bobthedinosaur · Post by **bobthedinosaur** » 12 Dec 2007, 03:34

so even with morphing a land unit to a flying unit there is still no way of making a unit capable of 'jumping' short distances while attacking?

KDR_11k · Post by **KDR_11k** » 12 Dec 2007, 07:20

Yes but you can use MoveCtrl to manually describe the flight path instead of relying on Spring's crappy aircraft handling.

bobthedinosaur · Post by **bobthedinosaur** » 17 Dec 2007, 19:35

how about an impulse weapon that fire the unit itself in the air, would that work?

KDR_11k · Post by **KDR_11k** » 17 Dec 2007, 20:02

Yeah but it's hard to control and means falling damage. I've made a lua jump gadget, much cleaner. Also allows me to do things like give accuracy penalties to units that fly.

bobthedinosaur · Post by **bobthedinosaur** » 18 Dec 2007, 02:03

vere iz theeez! id love to see screens kdr

KDR_11k · Post by **KDR_11k** » 18 Dec 2007, 08:28

It looks exactly like a unit standing in mid-air on a screenshot. Really not very interesting.

theHive · Post by **theHive** » 18 Dec 2007, 12:45

KDR_11k wrote:It looks exactly like a unit standing in mid-air on a screenshot. Really not very interesting.

How 'bout a video then? Would that look more interesting?

bobthedinosaur · Post by **bobthedinosaur** » 18 Dec 2007, 17:33

yes video please, i noticed in a pure video at youtube Argh made a unit that seems to jump around, bu doesnt really have jets. im wondering how does he do that?

KDR_11k · Post by **KDR_11k** » 18 Dec 2007, 17:56

I can't record videos.

kiki · Post by **kiki** » 20 Dec 2007, 03:58

can a morph be qued?

bobthedinosaur · Post by **bobthedinosaur** » 20 Dec 2007, 20:10

Spring RTS Engine

Flight Settings

Flight Settings