I've been trying to do this for along time now, but just can't seem to do it. I've been using The_Cereal_killers command list method but have had no luck, the dropship just doesn't spawn. How do you do this?

The command list method I'm trying is here:
http://forum.halomaps.org/index.cfm%3Fpage=topic&topicID=37364
It's a few post down in the thread.

Thanks.

You have the names set correctly in the scenario as well as the script?

I believe so, but where you fill things in on the script is confusing. You said to name both the encounter and squad "pilot." So the script would look like this:

(script dormant dropoff
(object_create_anew dropship)
(object_create_anew ship_pilot)
(object_teleport dropship start_point)
(unit_enter_vehicle ship_pilot dropship "")
(ai_attach ship_pilot pilot)
(ai_command_list_by_unit ship_pilot ship_dropoff)
(ai_place pilot)
(vehicle_load_magic dropship "" (ai_actors pilot()))
(sleep_until (= (ai_command_list_status ship_pilot) 1))
(vehicle_hover dropship true)
(vehicle_unload dropship "")
(unit_enter_vehicle ship_pilot dropship "")
(ai_command_list_by_unit ship_pilot ship_leave)
(vehicle_hover dropship false)
(sleep_until (= (ai_command_list_status ship_pilot) 1))
(unit_kill_silent ship_pilot)
(object_destroy dropship)
)

The part in the bold is what I'm not sure of. There seems to be an extra set of parenthesis, I tried deleting them but it didn't work. Is there supposed to be an extra command in those parenthesis? I tried just putting the encounter name but that didn't seem to work.

Thanks.
Edited by pepzee on May 28, 2011 at 07:03 PM

Well the correct way would be

(vehicle_load_magic dropship "" (ai_actors pilot))

but that wouldn't stop the ship from spawning in general...

The vehicle I was using was just the standard covenant drop ship. The biped I was using was just a standard elite biped. If any of that matters. I also have questions on the script. What are all of the "" for? I've never seen them used in a script before. Also if you could point out in the script where I need to fill in the encounter name. Maybe I missed a spot.

Also, does it matter where I place the vehicle and the encounter, because I put them outside the map. Not sure if it makes a difference though.

Thanks.
Edited by pepzee on May 29, 2011 at 12:03 AM

If you,ppl, find out how to make dropships fly from some part of map and then spawn AI, then finally I won't have problems with putting floods to my new map!
It's really weird when they just randomly appear in water as a 15unit swarm and head to your base...

I can learn easily. All programming languages are similiar to each other, so why I couldn't learn Halo scripting? Anyway I'm trying to learn and train everything possible. Yeah I'm * up and I have serious issues. Lol.