Impotent helos

Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2008 11:48 pm

I know we've had some good convos lately about what is good / bad / acceptable part of COD4.

Not requesting this, but found a fix for helo's now that our server is getting more full.
having the knowledge and ability gives you the choice to use or not...

this is a fix for stopping helo's appearing all the time and wiping everyone out but still keeping your server on the ranked list rather than being stuck in the 'modded' servers list.

Posted: 2008-01-06, 18:56:25 Post subject: No helo server settings

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CoD4 Mods: Ranked no-Helo Server
Written by jockyitch
Friday, 04 January 2008

You know that to a man, we really, really hate the 7-kill streak Helicopter strikes in CoD4. The helo comes in and chews up your whole team. It's a flying aimbot. It shoots through windows and down into buildings through holes in the roof. Oh...and it only seems to target *me*.

Of course server admins can disable the damn thing - but if you do...you suddenly find yourself on the "Modded Server List" - not on the general (and more visible to players) "Ranked Server List".

Many folks recognized the solution, but one of the first to incorporate it were the folks over at The Tactical Gaming Community (TGC).

Here is the server.cfg script with the Helo DVARS in the main folder of your server installation.

// Helicopter Settings
set scr_heli_armor "100"
set scr_heli_armor_bulletdamage "0.3"
set scr_heli_attract_range "4096"
set scr_heli_attract_strength "1000"
set scr_heli_hardpoint_interval "180"
set scr_heli_health_degrade "0"
set scr_heli_loopmax "1"
set scr_heli_maxhealth "1" //set this to 1=helo can be shot down with pistol. 1300= default
set scr_heli_missile_engage_dist "2000"
set scr_heli_missile_friendlycare "256"
set scr_heli_missile_max "3"
set scr_heli_missile_regen_time "10"
set scr_heli_missile_rof "5"
set scr_heli_missile_target_cone "0.3"
set scr_heli_rage_missile "5"
set scr_heli_target_recognition "0.3"
set scr_heli_target_spawnprotection "5"
set scr_heli_targeting_delay "0.5"
set scr_heli_turret_engage_dist "1000"
set scr_heli_turret_spinup_delay "0.75"
set scr_heli_turretClipSize "0" //this is the critical item, set to 0, helo doesn't fire. Default is 40.
set scr_heli_turretReloadTime "1.5"
set scr_heli_visual_range "3500"

The helicopters will still show up but they are now completely neutered - actually, they're not neutered, they're impotent (I wanted to be medically correct). If you set their health to 1, they can be shot out by firing spit balls at them.

By the way, if you don't want to muck about with the script, type in this console command if you have logged in as an Admin:

set scr_heli_turretClipSize "40" set this to 0

If you want to keep the Helo, but you want to nerf it a bit - try bumping "target_recognition" up a bit. The default 0.3 means that 30% of a player's body has to be seen by the helo before it can start to damage that player. Bumping it to .85 or higher, might mean a less effective chopper - but a much happier playing environment.

Why does this work? After all, aren't the helo's a requirement to be a Ranked Server?

It seems that IW may have cheat-protected the DVARS that let you switch them OFF/ON, but they forgot about protecting the ClipSize and Health. So the helo will spawn, attempt to attack - but it doesn't fire.

IW never intended for them to be turned off due to the fact that certain Challenges require them. They have to continue showing up for this reason.

We asked Remo, from the Tactical Gaming Community about the changes made to his stock server:

BS: Why did you try to the air component of the game?
Remo: Well airstrikes and helo's are great for 16 player console players where getting 5 kills is an acheivement but when your playing on pc servers that have more than 24 players it can get nuts pretty fast. When airstrikes are falling every 5 to 20 seconds no one is having any fun except the mad bomber lol. The helo fix has been around for a couple of weeks, its those nasty airstrikes that have been a problem more than anything.

BS: Is your server still ranked?
Remo: Yes otherwise we would have just set up a modded server. Communities are literally fighting over their population of CoD4 players. With everyone ranking up, going modded was not an option for the moment.
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Joined: Jul 01, 2005 Posts: 498 Location: Watching You

Um dunno if its just me but i aint got any probs with helos attal they only tend to kill a few people before they are destroyed and since you need a 7 kill streak the more full the server is the harder it is to get that kill streak.

If your gonna remeove anything find a ranked way of removing noob tubes Rolling Eyes

Joined: Oct 11, 2006 Posts: 732

Yeah, not6 so much a problem on our server, but on the servers that are jam packed with people they are a pain. keep it as an option but i dont think its needed as yet.

Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 10:27 am

True, I just like to find these little options just in case.

The only time i hate the helo's is on such maps as Wetwork, where there is no possibility to hide indoors ( unless you're at either end) and if you start shooting the helo down you inevitably get a grenade at your feet as you've just telegraphed your position and are busy staring at the sky. Bah humbug.

Joined: Nov 12, 2007 Posts: 349

What is the script to change bombers from dropping bombs and chnaging it to bales of cannabis instead?

Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 11:53 am

This isn't COD Vietnam. We're the Modern Army....
Its all Crack Cocaine and 'waterboarding'. Twisted Evil

Joined: Jun 14, 2007 Posts: 313

let the bird fly, The more deadly the helo the more rewarding, the only way to solve this is to get more helos bedlam!!

Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 12:55 pm

how comes yr kojiro now? Question