High-Tech Jetpack by Shandolum

[Shandolum]

Shandolum's
High-Tech Jetpack
The first vector-thruster creation is here. As requested by TAD2020

TAD2020
I'll do this some day if somebody will make an e-chip powered jet pack with only 2 vectored thruster.

Shandolum
I think it can be arranged. B)

[attachment=877:gm_construct0028.jpg]
[attachment=876:SH_Jetpack.zip]

Not the fastest creation, but it gets you from A to B without problems.
Steering:
W & S: Forward and backward
A & D: Strafe sideways
Mouse: Turn
Shift & Ctrl: Up and down

[attachment=878:gm_construct0029.jpg]

Expression used:

N@High-Tech Jetpack
I@W A S D Shift Ctrl Bearing RGPSX RGPSY RGPSZ LGPSX LGPSY LGPSZ
O@LX LY LZ LMul RX RY RZ RMul
NBearing=(abs(Bearing)>10?Bearing:0)
FBMove+=((W-S)*20-FBMove)*0.01
SMove+=((D-A)*20-SMove)*0.01
Shift->Height+=0.5; Ctrl->Height-=0.5;
RL=vector(LGPSX-RGPSX, LGPSY-RGPSY, 0)
Move=vecrotate(vector(SMove,FBMove,0),0,vecyaw(RL),0)
Turn=vecrotate(RL,0,90,0)
LX=*3+vecx(Move)+vecx(Turn)*NBearing/500
RX=*3+vecx(Move)-vecx(Turn)*NBearing/500
LY=*3+vecy(Move)+vecy(Turn)*NBearing/500
RY=*3+vecy(Move)-vecy(Turn)*NBearing/500
LZ=LGPSZ+*3-Height
RZ=RGPSZ+*3-Height
LMul=clamp(0,abs(LZ),10)
RMul=clamp(0,abs(RZ),10)

The expression could use some cleaning, but I just wanted to get it out now that it works.
If you want to try making the jetpack yourself, it shouldn't be that hard to do, since the expression is well labelled.

[Tad2020]

Neat.

How do i go up and what's the beacon sensor for?

[Shandolum]

Read the steering instuctions.

The beacon-sensor is used with the pod-controller for the turning (I don't like the internal bearing in the pod-controller).

And later I could add some weaponry to it.

I think they need to add Q and E to the pod-controller, so I can use them for turning instead.

[Tad2020]

Read the steering instuctions.[/b]

Ah, that would help.


It flew with 5 k-rails attached.

[Shandolum]

I just got the BEST idea for the weapon for this and how it should be made. Hehe.

You can change the last two lines in the expression, then it can lift more.

LMul=clamp(0,abs(LZ),20)
RMul=clamp(0,abs(RZ),20)

To make it fly faster than it does now, you can make the delta smaller on LX, RX, LY, RY to 2 or 1. But it becomes a little unstable at 1.

[Tad2020]

I switched the chair to a pod and the 2 phx panels to a models\props_trainstation\ceiling_arch001a.mdl but the mouse turning broke (I think it's but with the adv pod controler).

Looks like this
[attachment=879:gm_construct0000.jpg]

[Shandolum]

I would have liked to use the pod instead too. but it doesn't work with bearing and such.

Looks very nice BTW

Just wait till I finish my Angel Attack Module for it.

[Tad2020]

I would have liked to use the pod instead too. but it doesn't work with bearing and such.[/b]

I just found that out, I put the chair back.

[Shandolum]

<div align="center">High Tech Jetpack with Angel Module.
"Aim and shoot my friends"
[attachment=880:gm_construct0030.jpg]
[attachment=881:SH_Jetpack_Angel.zip]</div>

the turret is a low-down version of my high-tech turret with a vector-thruster on to put it in a position above the jetpack.
Already planning to make use of this technique in a future version of my turret.

[Tad2020]

The angel module hit the jet pack and got turned up side down, then it then spazed and flutter all over.

What effect is the jetpack thruster using? I&#39;m getting missing texture texture, but I&#39;m in the beta.