[Tolwyn]

Can you reproduce the problem? Because I can't. I would like to send you a modified mission file to test, if the problem persists. The problem is that we are using parts of the old autopilot code to display nav points. If we could disable old autopilot somehow...

[Starman01]

If we could disable old autopilot somehow...

... but still display navpoints somehow on the HUD....

[Tolwyn]

the problem here is the old nav carry. I would like to try to limit it to the player only, then the problem should vanish completely. I can't remove nav-carry completely, but if it is the player's ship only.

[Starman01]

Maybe it works, never tried that.

[Mehrpack]

hi,
i would only say that i have replayed the first mission and the same thing on the end.
but its look that you guys have find it?

Mehrpack

[Tolwyn]

could you pm me your mail? I would like to try out a fix, but I can't test it myself

[IceFire]

Yes, Keldor is right, we have two ways of doing this. Though, I might say, if we could get 2 - 3 additional sexps, the whole thing would be much, much easier

Much easier would be good...the number of events you need to make this work are a bit nightmareish for me

Well, we have also a version that takes a few less SEXPs to activate, but more to work. So that one's harder to write but easier to use for the FREDer.

But yeah.. some SEXPs who deactivate physics or some for easier camera control would be nice.

Just in looking at the code...it looks...I could be wrong...that there's a half dozen relatively complex events that you need to setup to make this work.  It LOOKs fantastic...but I tried to set it up on my own and failed miserably (granted I haven't spent good time in FRED for a couple of years now and there are so many new things).  Is there hope in the future to better integrate this so its just really easy to set up?

[Mehrpack]

could you pm me your mail? I would like to try out a fix, but I can't test it myself

hi,
sure, but i dont hide my address: its [email protected]

Mehrpack

[Starman01]

Just in looking at the code...it looks...I could be wrong...that there's a half dozen relatively complex events that you need to setup to make this work.  It LOOKs fantastic...but I tried to set it up on my own and failed miserably (granted I haven't spent good time in FRED for a couple of years now and there are so many new things).  Is there hope in the future to better integrate this so its just really easy to set up?

Agreed, on the first view it's very complicated. We have two different versions (this one here is featuring version 1). While this one takes a few simpler SEXP per Navpoint the other has the SEXP only once in the mission, but is much more complicated (longest SEXP EVAR )

But technically, it's more a copy and paste issue in both versions

[Cobra]

Ugh, and I still can't figure out how you used those variables.

[Tolwyn]

Shall I post a short explanation as to what these SEXPs do? I meant to write a tutorial on this issue anyway.

[Cobra]

I'm sure Prologue fans and mission writers will just LOVE that.

[Tolwyn]

Okay, this is just a short explanation as to how setup your mission with the autopilot code. The SEXPs shown in this pictures might not be up-to-date as I made them a couple of weeks ago.

First of all, you need to copy two variables into your mission file:

"AutoNavTime" and "FlyByActive"

In the "Init Mission" event (comes true on start up) you need to setup your proxies used for autopilot flyby

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In the SEXP, which unhides Nav X, you need to do following



What follows is copy&paste for each navpoint, all you need to do is to modify FlyBy variable accordingly.







I hope this makes understanding the SEXP chain a bit easier. I wish I could post a template for you guys to use, but I am building missions with "Codename: Hermes" dataset and it is not compatible with the prologue.

[Clark]

Thanks! Excellent demo, I immensely enjoyed playing through the missions. I almost wish you would recreate the whole of WC3 this way

I hope a lot of this simple, but fun, missions will also be included in the complete game, and not only the longer, scripted missions of the prologue. Those patrol missions are the heart of WC i believe, and with the new autopilot system it isn't frustrating at all navigating these points anymore.

Great work!

/C

[Tolwyn]

Don't worry - there will be quite a few missions like in good old Wing Commander. For instance, I am currently working on a simple seach & destroy mission. But that is another story...

[Hobbes]

excellent work mates i implement the autopilot demo and saw my old skills as pilot Hobbes lol
iHope i get back my feeling to flight

[Vash]

very nice, but nobody metioned the cutscenes between the missions with the actors (although it's probably from the original game) that was cool too, it gives things like this just that little extra. exelent work

[Wanderer]

You got highlighted... Though 'campaign release'?

[Turey]

You got highlighted... Though 'campaign release'?

I was thinking the same thing! [/Kerrigan]

[Starman01]

You got highlighted...

That's sweat. Two highlights at once for WCS, we are honored Thanks Goober     and also the rest of the community for support and
interest