A2 Community Issue Tracker

Bug #3919

Helicopters loading/unloading mess

Added by fabrizioT 7 months ago. Updated about 7 hours ago.

Status:

In progress

Start:

2009-08-22

Priority:

Urgent

Due date:

2010-03-03

Assigned to:

Dwarden

% Done:

10%

Category:

AI Issues

Target version:

Upcoming version

Operating system:

Win7 64 bit

Difficulty:

Not set

Graphics card:

Reproduced:

Yes

Graphics card driver version:

CPU:

Please specify!

Affected ArmA II version:

1.04.59026

Mainboard chipset:

Maxmem parameter:

Votes:

Description

Helicopters behaviour in ArmA2 are still a complete mess in bata build 58834 ...
It's a shame that in around 9 years some basic things were not fixed. Also new problems arose. :(

I've made some simple tests with a infantry group having "GETIN" an "GETOUT" waypoints sinched to "LOAD" and "TR UNLOAD" waypoints for a heli group
Sometimes things work ok, but most of times problems arise. Here are the major "random" problems that i repeatedly experienced:

LOADING PROBLEMS

When loading troops some infantry units eventually try "push" the the wrong side of a helicopter trying to get in. Then they die.
Sometimes helicopers leave the loading point before all units eneter the vehicle
Sometimes an infantry leader keep endlessly ordering a dead squaddie to get in the heli. The heli is stuck and does not take off.

UNLOADING PROBLEMS

Often, if a heli is under fire, it's not able to unload troops correctly at all (combat mode, behaviour and AI disabling have no effect). Heli simply stops in mid air and waits endlessly.
Sometimes a heli reaches the LZ, but cargo units never disembark (probably related to a "setwaypointCompletionRadius" bug ?)
Cargo units leader endlessly orders his dead units to disembark from heli. Heli is stuck and keeps getting out and in the LZ waiting for these units o disembark.

PLEASE fix these problems.

killed_cargo_unit_bug.utes.zip (1.4 KB) fabrizioT, 08/22/2009 09:52 pm

no_getout_bug.utes.zip (1.2 KB) fabrizioT, 08/22/2009 10:05 pm

no_getin_bug.utes.zip (1.2 KB) fabrizioT, 08/22/2009 10:34 pm

Related issues

related to A2 Community Issue Tracker - Bug #3530: setwaypointCompletionRadius bug	Feedback	2009-08-09	2010-02-14
related to A2 Community Issue Tracker - Bug #1967: Chopper boarding issue with AI	In progress	2009-06-10	2010-01-08
related to A2 Community Issue Tracker - Bug #6866: Heli "disembark transport" waypoint does not work in MP	Duplicate	2009-12-12

History

#1
Updated by Fireball 7 months ago

Due date set to 2009-09-22
Status changed from New to Feedback
Graphics card deleted (~~times it just~~ )
Maxmem parameter deleted (~~Not set~~)

Thanks for your bug report.

As you know it's endlessly difficult to reproduce these problems without proper reproduction steps - or easier - a mission which exhibits the problem when you start it, or when you execute the repro steps.

Can you maybe make one or multiple reproduction missions for the issues you experience - that will certainly help your (our) case!

#2
Updated by Fireball 7 months ago

Priority changed from High to Normal

#3
Updated by fabrizioT 7 months ago

File killed_cargo_unit_bug.utes.zip added

Ok, a major problem at least is constantly reproduceable.
Run the attached mission:

follow your group and board the heli
during flight the officer sitting near you, that belongs to your group as member "2", is killed by script
when disembarking you will hear your group leader constantly yelling "2, disembark", but 2 IS DEAD! The heli won't follow its route and your group will be stuck too.

That's a gameplay breaking problem, since it LOCKS both cargo groups and helicopers and stops them from following the planned route.

#4
Updated by fabrizioT 7 months ago

File no_getout_bug.utes.zip added

Well, guess i am lucky ... here is your second repro.
This time we are simply trying to have your group disembarking from a heli.
Run the attached mission:

do nothing, you will simply fly towards the LZ
when you get near the LZ a single enemy machinegunner will fire on your heli
most of times you'll see your heli stopping still in mid air, or skipping the LZ and going to stop somewhere around without landing at all...

2 times out of 3 in average you will not be able to disembark. Weird.

BTW: playing with "combatmode" and/or "behaviour" for the heli won't help.

#5
Updated by fabrizioT 7 months ago

File no_getin_bug.utes.zip added

My last effort.

Now let's see what happens when a group leader boards a chopper and one of his squaddies gets killed before getting in ... not so strange, LZ get hot sometimes.
Run the attached mission.

Do nothing. You should see an infantry group leader boarding a heli (he has a GETIN wp synched to a LOAD waypoint of the heli)
You should see (hopefully) his only squaddie, our well known officer, dying just before getting into the heli.
Now you will see that the heli won't take off, waiting forever for the dead group member.

3 bugs repro are enough for me this night, bye.