Helicopter

[Lobby]

Since version 385 you're able to define helicopter spawners, therefore it now also makes sense to define your own ones. Everything you need are frames for the heli. For example these

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Each has a size of 38x18. The helicopter definition looks now like

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{
  "id":"$my_heli00",
  "type":"helicopter",
  "frames":[{"bmp":"heli.png","w":38,"h":18,"count":4,"handle x":18,"handle y":16}], // 4 frames for the helicopter, handle defined the pivot point
  "animation":[{
    "id":"$rotor00","x":0,"y":-10
  }]
}

Notice how is uses a predefined animation called "$rotor00". It just contains 8 images, 4 for slow rotation, 4 for fast rotation. In most cases you won't need to come up with your own rotor frames.
For reference it's defined by

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{
  "id":"$rotor00",
  "type":"animation",
  "frames":[
    {"x":360,"y":526,"w":38,"h":9,"count":4,"handle x":18,"handle y":5},
    {"x":360,"y":512,"w":38,"h":13,"count":4,"handle x":18,"handle y":6}
  ]
}

For the helicopter spawner let's define a decoration tile

heliport.png (976 Bytes) Viewed 20317 times

It's code contains the helicopter spawner

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{
  "id":"$heliplaza00",
  "type":"decoration",
  "width":1,
  "height":1,
  "frames":[{"bmp":"heliport.png"}],
  "build height":0,  // Ensure correct building height so that helicopter will start at right height (zero = ground level)
  "helicopter spawner":{  // Helicopter spawner object
    "id":"$my_heli00",  // Id of the helicopter to spawn
    "radius":16  // Radius where they helicopter will fly randomly. Is 16 by default
  }
}

Note that the id provided in a helicopter spawner doesn't have to be defined yet. However, if it's still not defined when the game tries to use it, it will crash. So always test your own plugins

In conclusion, the complete code for this sample plugin

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[
  {
    "id":"$my_heli00",
    "type":"helicopter",
    "frames":[{"bmp":"heli.png","w":38,"h":18,"count":4,"handle x":18,"handle y":16}],
    "animation":[{
      "id":"$rotor00","x":0,"y":-10
    }]
  },
  
  {
    "id":"$heliplaza00",
    "type":"decoration",
    "width":1,
    "height":1,
    "frames":[{"bmp":"heliport.png"}],
    "build height":0,
    "helicopter spawner":{
      "id":"$my_heli00",
      "radius":16
    }
  }
]

[Lobby]

In case you want to use or override an existing helicopter, their ids are:

• $heliprivate00

  

  priv.png (781 Bytes) Viewed 20314 times

• $helifirefighter00

  

  fire.png (767 Bytes) Viewed 20314 times

• $helipolice00

  

  police.png (777 Bytes) Viewed 20314 times

• $helinews00

  

  news.png (735 Bytes) Viewed 20314 times

• $heliswat00

  

  swat.png (594 Bytes) Viewed 20314 times

[JustAnyone]

My life is working once again.

[TheFennekin]

Time to create a fighter heli

[THEMAX]

The new STQAE combat helicopters will take off soon

[-LeoLeo-]

Note that the id provided in a helicopter spawner doesn't have to be defined yet. However, if it's still not defined when the game tries to use it, it will crash. So always test your own plugins

Excuse me... What does this means? I already spent 4½ hours doing a pad and this is my last problem to solve finally..., the game crashed when the game tried to use it. Can someone give more explanation?

I gave my aircraft It's own ID in the code, and put the same ID in the heli-spawner part code. I checked everything. But... Yeah

[Lobby]

May you show your code? I assume there's something wrong in it that's not that obvious.

[-LeoLeo-]

Well.... I use JsonGenie, so there could be a 99%chance of me screwing up. I didn't watchany tutorials too, just try to make sense of your code and fix the game's syntax errors til i got it to work to this stage. quite proud of myself, actually. lol


By the way. Can you make 1 helipad spawn diferrent kinds of helicopters? I assume you can, right? just expand more of the same code?? What a code to set 'destination' to the chopper? "destination":(building id)???

And, yes, it's a flying car. Because why not?!

To anyone who would download this... I just wanna say it doesn't work.

[JustAnyone]

Well.... I use JsonGenie, so there could be a 99%chance of me screwing up. I didn't watchany tutorials too, just try to make sense of your code and fix the game's syntax errors til i got it to work to this stage. quite proud of myself, actually. lol


By the way. Can you make 1 helipad spawn diferrent kinds of helicopters? I assume you can, right? just expand more of the same code?? What a code to set 'destination' to the chopper? "destination":(building id)???

And, yes, it's a flying car. Because why not?!

I don't think you can define more than one helicopter.
Maybe.
Lobby am I right?

[CommanderABab]

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"helicopter spawner":{"id":"",

Is probably what crashes your game!

You have to give the spawner the id of the helicopter you defined.

[Lobby]

@JustAnyone is right, multiple helicopters for one building is not supported.
@CommanderABab is right, too. You have to provide the id of your helicopter to the spawner.

[CommanderABab]

You didn't see this coming did you? @Lobby

[-LeoLeo-]

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"helicopter spawner":{"id":"",

Is probably what crashes your game!

You have to give the spawner the id of the helicopter you defined.

I thought i did.
So i didn't...
Thank you very very much!!

is there anything other thing wrong with the code?

[Lobby]

Yes, looks fine to me

[CommanderABab]

Besides the lack of rotors?

No, didn't see anything off hand.

[Lobby]

That's a good point, you probably should add

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  "animation":[{
    "id":"$rotor00","x":0,"y":-10
  }]

to your helicopter. If you don't want to have a rotor, that's possible by using an animation of 8 frames that contain nothing.

[-LeoLeo-]

OMG IT WORKS!!!!!!

FLYYY!!! MY MATIES!!


I liturally almost tearup inside.
I didn't though animation matters.

Now I know what's wrong. I can make it even better. Thankyou!!!, Everyone!!

Here's a snowflake for you guys.

[hihihihi]

Umm.....how to define "handle x" and "handle y" code...? And about $rotor00 animation..?

[CommanderABab]

handle defined the pivot point < see comment in code above.

$rotor00 is a prdefined animation. Much easier to use than trying to make my own animation was.

[Lakan Haraya]

Light animations for helicopters, please