Turret rotation

[Gop]

So i am making some custom screenshots in A3 using static poses. and i am having a issue figuring out how to turn a turret on a vehicle with the editor. anybody know how to do that?

[PoorOldSpike]

Place a man on the map (your character) then place an empty (ie no crew) tank near him, then hop in and go to the gunners position and swivel the turret, then hop out and screenshot it and you'll be home in time for tea and crumpets.

[Gop]

yeah u can do it that way but like doing it in the editor for a picture from the splendid camera but i guess that will work

[leocervantes27]

Originally posted by Goop:

yeah u can do it that way but like doing it in the editor for a picture from the splendid camera but i guess that will work

even though this is a year later, but there no way change the position of a turret while in editor mode.i wish there was a script or option to do that.

[SuperBrat12]

You won't be able to use the editor, but you can utilize a script. Here's one that works for me.

Explanation of how it works:
Name the Tank: In the editor, name your tank under the "edit" and "variable name" fields.

Assign AI to the Turret: Place an AI inside the turret and give it a name under the "variable name" field as well.

Set the Target Location: You’ll need to provide the AI with a location to look at. To do this, place an object at a random position. Then, go into the object's properties and note down its X, Y, and Z coordinates.

Script Behavior: Once you've completed these steps, the script will rotate the turret to face the desired location, and then it will delete the AI.

the script is an sqf:
In my script:

Ps1 represents the tank.
As1 represents the AI.

As1 moveInGunner Ps1;
Ps1 engineOn false;

_targetPos = [5678.245, 1491.062, 4.433];
As1 doWatch _targetPos;

[this] spawn {
sleep 2; // Give AI time to aim
deleteVehicle As1; // Remove AI, locking turret
};

[SuperBrat12]

Originally posted by leocervantes27:

Originally posted by Goop:

yeah u can do it that way but like doing it in the editor for a picture from the splendid camera but i guess that will work

even though this is a year later, but there no way change the position of a turret while in editor mode.i wish there was a script or option to do that.

Made one i posted it here and on my profile under guides!

[Gop]

i appreciate the information man but yeah about 6 years too late xD but again thank you for the very informative script guide and i hope that similar lost souls like mine find it useful!