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LG1.Farber
Jan-31-2013, 10:39
Some typical chiefs from a .mis file.


[Chiefs]
0_Chief Vehicle.AEC_Matador gb
1_Chief Vehicle.Opel_Blitz_tent de
2_Chief Armor.Pz_35t_commander de /SpawnFromScript 1
[0_Chief_Road]
299531.16 209387.61 38.40 0 2 4.17
299776.88 209541.27 38.40
[1_Chief_Road]
299570.97 209294.25 38.40 0 2 6.11
299848.06 209462.02 38.40 0 2 3.06
299944.97 209316.97 38.40 0 2 3.06
299780.66 209167.89 38.40
[2_Chief_Road]
299719.81 209041.50 38.40 0 2 4.17
300078.56 209241.83 38.40 0 2 0.00 LAYMINES
300416.25 209490.39 38.40


Lets just take one.


2_Chief Armor.Pz_35t_commander de /SpawnFromScript 1

Pretty obvious stuff, 2nd chief in the mission, name, army, spawn on script...

But what about the numbers in the waypoints?


[2_Chief_Road]
299719.81 209041.50 38.40 0 2 4.17
300078.56 209241.83 38.40 0 2 0.00 LAYMINES
300416.25 209490.39 38.40

Obviously the first two long numbers are waypoints but what are the last numbers?

These bits:


38.40 0 2 4.17

The first number we would expect is altitude?

What ever unit I have layed so far it always seems to have 0 then 2. Changing them seems to have very weird and varied consequences. Sometimes the unit is not there, some times the way point disappears... What are they?

Could the last number 4.17 be speed? I placed a Matilda tank and a British truck down with parallel waypoints, they both had the same value 4.17 but the truck was around 25% faster. Could it be a maximum permissible speed?


http://i1020.photobucket.com/albums/af321/farber82/waypoints_zpsa8b70961.png

ATAG_Colander
Jan-31-2013, 10:49
Rotation angles?

LG1.Farber
Jan-31-2013, 12:53
Nope, that was my first thought. I tried them at 000, 045 and 090 stating courses and they were still the same.

I think maybe it is Altitude but not actual altitude, like the default value for "on the floor or on the sea". No option seems to make it change.

I found this at M4T:

(IL2:fb - not clod)

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e307/RAF23-Kapt/Image1.jpg

http://www.mission4today.com/index.php?name=ForumsPro&file=viewtopic&t=1580


My first thought was:

http://i1020.photobucket.com/albums/af321/farber82/waypointsexplained_zpsa359e62a.png

However, note the skill and rate of fire dont work out.





Here are some more waypoints:


[Armor.custom_chief47]
Tank.BMW_R71_w_MG_34
Tank.BMW_R71_w_MG_34
Tank.Horch_108_Typ_1A_w_MG34
[Chiefs]
0_Chief Vehicle.Bedford_MW_open gb
1_Chief Vehicle.Bedford_MW_open gb
[0_Chief_Road]
246718.56 235804.80 38.40 0 2 6.11
246783.66 235830.67 38.40
[1_Chief_Road]
206038.78 212444.88 38.40 0 2 6.11
206106.81 212443.17 38.40

Notice it the third set of numbers is always 38.40

TWC_Mackers
Feb-10-2013, 11:53
is the 38 40 the year?

LG1.Farber
Feb-11-2013, 16:50
Im pretty sure its Y.