[Killfrenzy]

This idea came about because of Star Dragon's wishes to shoot out of launch tubes.

Would it be possible to code something, either via a sexp or other means, to lock the player's flight controls and weapons systems until specified otherwise? This will allow players to be dumped in a 'launch tube' from which they hit afterburners and shoot out. Only after shooting out do they get flight control back. This prevents people cack-handedly smacking into the nearby walls!

This could have other uses, such as a tractor beam locking onto the ship or having the ship suffer a critical systems failure or the like......

T'was just a thought.

EDIT: Whoops, thought I was in SCP.....can somebody deal? :nervous:

[karajorma]

Already do-able. There is a SEXP in the AI section that allows control of a ship to be handed to the AI. There was a thread about it recently (to do with docking after a mission rather than launching but the implementation is similar)

[diamondgeezer]

Heh, we could do that bit where they shoot Sean Connery out of a sub missile tube in a little jet pack thingy

[Killfrenzy]

Originally posted by karajorma
Already do-able. There is a SEXP in the AI section that allows control of a ship to be handed to the AI. There was a thread about it recently (to do with docking after a mission rather than launching but the implementation is similar)

Really? Which build of the SCP?

[karajorma]

It's in FRED 3.5.5 for certain.

[Setekh]

Moved.

[Killfrenzy]

So it's in the 3.5.5 build? Good good. I may have to have some fun with that.........after I optimise this ruddy Base Star......unless I use HT&L, it's the Shards of Death!