Repairing vehicles while in combat is awesome

[speedweasel 276]

Now that it takes time to repair vehicles, can we make it so players can repair their vehicles while in combat?

Getting a wheel shot out on your Hunter, piling out of the vehicle and defending your teammate trying to repair it is a fantastic combat scenario.  As things stand, as soon as a vehicle is damaged, it's effectively a wreck until the firefight is over.  It's unnecessarily limiting.

[InsertCoins 333]

overriding the ExileClient_action_repairVehicle_condition.sqf

and then removing this condition

    if (ExileClientPlayerIsInCombat) then
    {
        throw "You are in combat!";
    };

should, in theory, work.

[speedweasel 276]

42 minutes ago, InsertCoins said:

overriding the ExileClient_action_repairVehicle_condition.sqf

and then removing this condition

    if (ExileClientPlayerIsInCombat) then
    {
        throw "You are in combat!";
    };

should, in theory, work.

I saw this but this file just seems to cover the dialogue options.  Nowhere did I see the code for actually repairing the vehicle.  I'll have to test it.  Thanks.  

[InsertCoins 333]

You might be right, I'll dig in the files a bit later today to see what's what. 

[hieve 42]

+ for this.

Think the time is okay for beeing in fight, but when not in fight it is a really long time when your wheel is for example just defect... if you know push slight against your mouse, it will abort <.< 

[ACAB 52]

+1 

Might be a easy fix for the Exile devs.

Been wondering why this system is in place.

[MrDynamite 24]

Hi,

i wonder if throw means "print and exit" - then overwriting would work.
If its only a "print" then this is the wrong position to change something.

MrD

[Pustekuchen 67]

On 12.4.2016 at 5:01 PM, ACAB said:

+1 

Might be a easy fix for the Exile devs.

Been wondering why this system is in place.

Intentional - Increased the risk of losing things, in this case a vehicle! It's now your decision if you defend your car or just leave it there...

[ACAB 52]

Ah..

[speedweasel 276]

On 6/18/2016 at 10:03 PM, Pustekuchen said:

Intentional - Increased the risk of losing things, in this case a vehicle! It's now your decision if you defend your car or just leave it there...

You already have that option; it's why they have a timer for vehicle repairs.  It should be up to the player whether they want to stand motionless while under attack to repair their vehicle.  I understand the intention but as implemented, it's a clunky system.  I say make vehicle repairs take 3 minutes and remove the in-combat restriction.