How should I script a flying vehicle?

#1 Click on search in the upper right of this website next to 'Community'. Then, type in 'Flying Vehicle' in the search box. The very first result is a flying vehicle script.

Searching before posting is good.

#2 The bravetree pack is a great place to start. A fully modeled and scripted plane to use out of the box.

#3 Have you tried searching for a resource on flying vehicles? There are some free examples, as well as some content packs you can buy which are pretty good examples in and of themselves.

#4 I have tried to search the resources for flying vehicles, but none of the resources works. I simply don't understand why it doesn't, so I asked here in the fourms. I can't buy any content packs right now, so that isn't an option for me now.

if anyone can help me, I'll be really greatful.

thanks,
lee-orr

#5 What exactly you want to do with the flying vehicle ? Do you want the player to fly it or do you want a bot to fly it ?

The first case is very easy to solve. Get the racing example and change wheeled vehicle for flying vehicle in some code lines ( you might need to find a flying vehicle datablock somewhere, but that's not hard ).

The second case is harder. I wrote [url= http://www.garagegames.com/index.php?sec=mg&mod=resource&page=view&qid=7079]this resource[/url] to show how it's done.

HTH

Bruno

#6 I want to have the player fly the vehicle, and I tried what Bruno said,which is mucdh like, if not exactly, whats shown in this recource: http://www.garagegames.com/index.php?sec=mg&mod=resource&page=view&qid=5071. in this recource, the car starts in the air, like the recource said it will, but then it falls all the way down and gets stuck upside-down.
I'll try it again, but I don't know if it will work.

if there is any other way, except those already said here, please tell me.

thanks again,
lee-orr

#7 I have used this resource several times. I just tried it, it works exactly as described. If you're having problems getting it to work, post them and we'll see what we can do about it.

#8 Thanks, but as I said, the recource doesn't work for some reason. I need some help, and if possible, can you explain it on the here forum?

thanks,
lee-orr

#9 Well, what I did when I installed it (using the stock 1.3 version of the engine) just now was this:
Copy the data and server folders in the download to "example/starter.racing"
Open "example/main.cs" and change this line (it's right at the top)

$defaultGame = "starter.fps";

to this

$defaultGame = "starter.racing";

Then run the game. You should start controlling the vehicle in the air. When the timer counts down, you can move with the standard mouse + wasd. Tab will take you to a 3rd person view.

#10 I'll try it, but whan I tried the recource last time, I simply clicked the desktop shortcut that opens the starter.racing game, so I don't think thats the problem.

thanks,

lee-orr

#11 What you suggested gave me the same results as what normally happens, the car fell down to the floor, and stayed there.

thanks,

lee-orr

#12 Does the car have wheels on it ? If it has that means you are using a wrong datablock. A bad Datablock would also cause the car to fall.

#13 Success!!!
I found the problem!!!
thanks Everyone for the help!!!
the problem was that the engine didn't re-make .cs.dso files after I changed the scripts.

Tanks again,

lee-orr