i have been trying and trying to get how to make my y-wing to follow a path but i just do not understand how to make it work. i can't even make the path nodes move up! then there is all this wierd stuff about lua. lines i've never used. im compeletely lost! can someone please link me to a simple tutorial or tell me how to get this to work?

There's a flyer splines tutorial in your BF2 modtools documentation. Read it. Love it.

i've read it about 4 times now and i don't understand it still. could someone please go through the trouble of helping a noob

EDIT: im currently using the underhand Chaingun Caleb1119 told me about but i'm not sure how to fix i problem i keep having. a miniature picture of the gun pops up to the left of my trooper and i can't figure out how to get rid of it any ideas?

wishihadaname wrote: EDIT: im currently using the underhand Chaingun Caleb1119 told me about but i'm not sure how to fix i problem i keep having. a miniature picture of the gun pops up to the left of my trooper and i can't figure out how to get rid of it any ideas?

Happens to all "new" weapon models, FragMe! (I think) made a tutorial on how to get rid of it or fix it or tickle it with a feather or something. Tut's name was something like "how to fix floating HUD icons". Search, if you are willing.

ok well i just anounced my map since im almost done (check the work in progress forum) but im kinda skrewed unless i can figure out how to get the y-wings to follow the splines, or even how to set up the splines, so please help!

also i don't know how to make good screenshots, i know there is a screenshot button but how do i make them from different angles and stuff?

As far as I know a aircraft will follow flyer nodes on the ground but stay in the air.(It usually does on my Hypori map)

wishihadaname wrote:ok well i just anounced my map since im almost done (check the work in progress forum) but im kinda skrewed unless i can figure out how to get the y-wings to follow the splines, or even how to set up the splines, so please help!

also i don't know how to make good screenshots, i know there is a screenshot button but how do i make them from different angles and stuff?

everything you need thread wrote:Question - Where can I download that free-looking camera thing without the HUD?
Answer - It's called the Free Camera, and you can download it HERE

(Link to freecam)

Culvar wrote:As far as I know a aircraft will follow flyer nodes on the ground but stay in the air.(It usually does on my Hypori map)

You're thinking of AI planning paths, which are not flyer splines. If you had splines on the ground, your flyers would be flying into the ground.

ok well i am overwhelmed and totaly confused i shouldn't have anounced the mod yet cas i can't even figure out how to get screenshots! i press f12 ingame but nothing happens i don't even know were the directory for those screens is. as far as the splines are concerned the txt doesn't tell you how to place them. or were to put the EnableSpline or whatever line it was in the lua.PLEASE HELP

press the printscreen button for 2 seconds the screenshot will be saved in .tga format in the gamedata/screenshots folder

ok thanks but what about splines i can't figure anything out

Just create a path using spawn path edit mode in the base layer and name it something like entitypath cisstraferun, the entitypath needs to be there but cisstraferun is just an example change the name depending on what you are trying to do.

ya but how do i get my y-wing to follow it and how do i raise it up in the air cas if i just lay it out on the ground its just gonna make my y-wing run into the ground

also it said something about adding an enable feature to my lua somewere but were do i add it?

This is the code that you need for enabling the path (though it works fine for me without it): EnableFlyerPath("fly01", 1) though you put a different name depending on your flyer path

Press shift then move the path to raise and lower it.

ok thanks