I did some tweaking on the code used for the self flying refueler plane ( thanks to all for a really good find
) and added an additional rotational bundle ( enterprise radar ) rotating in the opposite direction then added object spawners borrowed from the Nimitz aircraft carrier and created self flying jets that fly around the entire map ( DC No Fly Zone ) in formations.Of course the speed of the radar rotation had to be adjusted to match the average ingame jet speeds because of the large rotational radius of the objectspawners. ( larger rotational radius = faster speed )
ObjectTemplate.setContinousRotationSpeed 2.82/0/0
Screenshot showing 12 jets intersecting near the center of the map ( DC No Fly Zone Day 2 )
To see all the screenshots in progression, click the link below.
http://voltaroxzx7.10.forumer.com/viewtopic.php?p=196
To see a short movie of the jets flying in formations, click the link below.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cod7Y8Aw7vE
This was all able to be done SERVER SIDED and next I am going to apply this code to enable the jets to fly with multicolored smoke trails ( not server sided ) for my custom mod, the "VXF Airshow" mod.
Then i'm going to see if I can make a code to make choppers fly in formations with the rotors spinning.
I thank all of you for sharing this rotational code and encouraging us to build on it.
