Set Unit Damage

[Winfield_Gold]

Not sure if this is the right place for this question but I am curious to know if it is possible to have an AI helicopter as it is flying, have the engine shut down or render the flight controls useless so it crashes.

 

I have created a mission where a Blackhawk has dropped off troops but as it is leaving the area, I want it to shut down or take a direct hit from an RPG or similar but not have the unit explode in midair with the explode unit trigger. On it's voyage down to the hard deck, I have a sound file set up to send a mayday. I don't care if the unit survives the impact or not but I dont' want it to explode completely in midair.

 

Example would be like in the movie courage under fire, uh-1 takes heavy fire and mayday is sent out as the chopper is going down. That's the sound file I intend to use with Matt Damon screaming into the radio

[Grimes]

Best choice would be to use the scripting engine and create an explosion based on the position of the helicopter and offset the explosion slightly.

 

Put something like this into a "Do Script" trigger action. You may need to alter the "power" (the number) of the explosion or change the position as needed.

 

local pos = Unit.getByName('myUnit'):getPosition().p
pos.x = pos.x + 20
pos.y = pos.y + 3
pos.z = pos.z + 20
trigger.action.explosion(pos, 200) 

[Winfield_Gold]

Thanks Grimes, I'll have a play around with that and post back my findings.

 

EDIT: 91 is perfect for anyone else who attempts this with Grimes's script. Chopper loses a blade and circles pouring out smoke and still manages to land intact.

Edited October 31, 2013 by Winfield_Gold