dp88_AR_Paradrop Class Reference

AR Paradrop. More...

#include <dp88_ar.h>

Protected Attributes
unsigned int	earth_warhead
	ID of the "Earth" warhead.
int	m_nParachuteModel
	ID of the spawned parachute model, if any.
float	m_fallRate
	Falling speed at last check.

Detailed Description

Author

Daniel Paul (danpa.nosp@m.ul88.nosp@m.@yaho.nosp@m.o.co.nosp@m..uk) \arscript

This script can be attached to an infantry unit which can be paradropped, allowing it to survive the impact with the ground and optionally, upon hitting the ground, switch to a new character preset.

Precondition

A preset with the name "Invisible_Object" must exist to allow the parachute model to be created

Note

This script determines an infantry unit has hit the ground when it takes damage from an "Earth" warhead OR it's Z velocity decreases, which is checked at an interval of 1 second.

Parameters

Infantry_Preset	Optional. The name of an infantry preset to switch to when the unit hits the ground
Parachute_Model	Optional. The name of a W3D model to spawn on the infantry unit whilst it is falling. This will be removed when the unit hits the ground
Parachute_Bone	Optional. The name of a bone on the infantry unit to attach the parachute model to, if any
Animation	Optional. The name of an animation to play on the infantry unit whilst it is falling
Animation_First_Frame	The first frame of the falling animation to play
Animation_Last_Frame	The last frame of the falling animation to play
Animation_Looped	Whether to loop the falling animation