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That deals with mission scripts, so while all the non-scripting is probably the same, the scripts would be completely different. I'm sure Hoppah is planning on full implementation of it into his own Army mod, of course.

At the request of another user, I have written a quick tutorial for integrating Hoppah's "Limited Water Supply" Mod. At the moment, it only covers the non-scripting parts; Setting Up Vehicles and the Map. Step One: Setting Up Vehicles Before you do anything, if you have engines based on the NY/LA mods (deck gun combined with hose connections), make a copy of the prototype. It can save you some work. First thing to do is to make sure your vehicle type (under traits) is set to Firefighters GTF (Ladder vehicles don't need to be changed, only engines). Second, make sure the only Superstructure parts (under "Edit Children") are four hose connectors (named "connector0", "connector1", "connector2", and "connector3"). Do this only for non-Ladder vehicles. Next, to set up the supply line connector. Go under "Edit Children -> Edit Childs", add another hose connector where you prefer on the vehicle, and name it "water_supply". It's the only modification needed for "Firefighters DLK" (Ladders) at the moment. Lastly, if your vehicle has them, remove the commands Extinguish, Cool, and WaterOn (these are not needed with the new deck gun script that shall be covered later). Step Two: Setting Up People The only changes you may need to make to your personnel is to add the commands "attachfirehose", "detachfirehose", and "dropequipment" if they do not already have them. Step Three: Setting Up Deck Gun Dummies First thing to do is add a few things to your normal vehicles. Under ""Edit Children -> Edit Childs"", first add the preferred deck gun object at whatever position you want, and name it "cannon". You may need to make new prototypes using the cannon model and place them in the "MOD\Prototypes\Objects\03 Objects" folder. Just behind the cannon, place another object (using the golf ball object works well), name it "controller", and hide it just inside the vehicle. This is where the person will appear when using the deck gun. Now, clone a new vehicle prototype and name it something like "Engine Cannon" (Instead of a new prototype, you can use the copies you made of your old vehicle). Remove all Superstructure parts and children except for the deck gun, which must be named "cannon". Compare the placement to the cannon on the other vehicle and move as needed so they line up. Change vehicle type to TLF (or LPF for more powerful cannon). Change vehicle model to something small (the golf ball model works well again). Deck gun prototype should now be set up. Step Four: Edit Vehicle Model File Open your vehicles V3O file in Notepad, and at the very bottom add the following lines: M, activate0, 1M, deactivate0, 1 Those are dummy animations used by the deckgun script. If the file opens as gibberish, you'll need to unpack the model file (load the mod in editor, select Unpack File from mod menu, browse and open the correct file). Step Five: Setting Up Freeplay Map Only step is to add an object somewhere on the map named "water_supply_main". Make sure it's out of the way, and maybe an object that uses the "indestructible" material so it won't catch on fire.

I don't remember if the "Mods" folder was installed by default, but it's pretty easy to create one in the EM4/911FR directory.

Currently working on a step-by-step tutorial for adding the freeplay script to a mod and setting up the map, vehicles, people, deck gun dummies, and scripts. I'll be waiting for Hoppah's next revision before I release anything, but I've got all non-script steps written out already. Hoppah will correct me if I'm wrong, but he's probably only planning on allowing single supply connections. He's most likely going to roll it into the next revision. Maybe having them remove their hoses during rapid"un"deploy would just bypass the connection issue. I looked a Shane Green's rapiddeployment mod, and figured it out. The first time I tried it, it made no difference, but I have it fine now. I've got most of my changes done, so unless you add something completely new, I should be able redo it no problem.

Anyone know how or is willing to? I'd just like a version of the LA stretcher team(s) without the front person. All of the other mods out there use new scripts to make it possible, but a simple model edit is all I need. I can take care of any changes to the Get and Drop scripts to only deal with one person.

Did you use the original texture as a base? Based on my limited experience with texture modding for GTA4, my guess is that the texture is off when it comes to the mapping of the model. I've never seen templates for any EM4 model around, nor any clue on how to make them or map a model.

Concept came from the station dispatching in the Copenhagen mod. They used remove and assign scripting to make a multi-menu dispatching system, and I looked into it for my initial ideas.

Pretty much.

Not at my PC right now, but the method would involve removing all of the commands on the vehicle, adding the new ones, and reversing the process after running the new commands. I started out with that method when I made a Radio script for people, but I ended up using a prototype replacement system using separate people with just the call commands and a command to "deactivate" the radio. That shortcut probably wouldn't work too easily here, and I'm unsure of how to adapt the method for this situation.

Pardon my excavating, but how do I stop people on ladder trucks from being able to search? All I managed was a script error with my attempt. Also, I don't know if this was mentioned, but is it possible to have multiple outcomes if you send multiple people in to search? Whenever I did that, only one thing seemed to happen with only one person.

Lightbar? Or "lighting"? A lighting mod just replaces prototype files. A new lightbar might need to replace model and texture files, and may need prototype editing or replacement for new lighting setup.

I'd say yes. A little more complexity sounds good to me. Edit: A bug I forgot to report. If a person already has a firehose, they sometimes won't hook up to the vehicle during rapiddeployment. It's usually just one of them. Also, how can I make it so that rapiddeployment ignores certain person prototypes?

The camera has a tendency to drift a lot when first loading a mod. Under one of the menus is "Center Camera", that will bring it back to the map.

Different events, I believe. I don't know if anything more than adding it to the freeplayparameters is needed, or if objects are needed on the map.

Hopefully the new script will go better. Everything looks fine with both scripts, so I just don't get it. Everything else sounds very nice; looking forward to the additions.

Ah, no. It's the NYCGatedWye straight from your test mod. I only edited the pickup script I had already. Edit: Uh oh... realized I still had the LA wye script in. Let me test again to see if that messed it up.... Nope, still bugged. Oh, I forgot to add something related to the hydrant distance check. Does it look for the closest one? I've had it go for a hydrant that isn't the closest one.

Hoppah, I just remembered a bug I ran into on the testing mod. When using multiple wyes off of one engine, if you pick up one, the others show/create their hidden person, but don't disappear themselves. I ended up with about twice as many FDNY people as I started out with during that incident. I don't know what can be done about that. I'll have to add that wye script and commands back into my mod since I always had issues with the LAWye script I was using. Looking forward to the hose extender option when you get to that. I've had times when I could really use longer hoses. Also, it could solve an issue with the rapid deployment hydrant distance check being made too large if they install the hose at it's max and grab another to go from there. Edit: Well, still having trouble picking up the wye after it's been installed. I copied over anything I found in your pickup script that seemed to deal with the wye, so I'm not sure what's causing the issue. pickup.rar

Weird. I swear it fixed the bug for me. I'll check again. Edit: Yep, still happens. However, you can switch people out of the basket, and the new person will work correctly. When that person bugs, the first person will work again. Hoppah, would it be possible to get a RapidDeployment script for ladders, where a person gets out, attaches the line, and then gets in the basket?

I swear he fixed that along with the cannon bug. Did you use the fix he attached awhile ago?

Pretty much. Edit your vehicles and do any needed script modifying and it's ready to go.

Hoppahs working on that, he just wants a tanker model to work with before he releases anything.

The only vehicle-vehicle function that Hoppah is planning is the tanker. Anything beyond that might be too complicated to bother with.

Hoppah has a working freeplay water supply mod. The Manhattan team have it implemented for the next patch, and I've applied it to my personal LA mod. It takes a bit of tweaking and scripting (more so for the new deck gun mechanics), but it's pretty simple (as long as you don't try to be too complicated and mess it up, like I did at first) and adds some new challenges.

Here's the post where Freakinmusket showed it off.

Ah, alright. It was an uneducated guess based on the wording in the script. So when I have a SCBA guy install the line and a non-SCBA guy uninstall it, that's what happens. Alright, bug makes sense. Sounds great!