Alert Sirene in CFS3 ETO

[airfighter55]

Hi Experts and Fighters,

I have installed in ETO the alert sirene add on ( sirene zip )

It is only working in a test mission. Do you think it is possible also for QC ?! In MAW the sirene is working also in QC !

Perhaps you have an advice for me.

Best wishes
airfighter55 :salute::medals:

[lewis11777]

Do you think it is possible also for QC ?! In MAW the sirene is working also in QC !

Yes it is possible in QC, I have it permanently installed in a few bases!

[Pat Pattle]

Yes it is possible in QC, I have it permanently installed in a few bases!

Lewis, please do tell how! :)

[airfighter55]

Thank you for answer !

Please tell us how to do for some bases !


cheers
airfighter55 :salute::medals:

[ndicki]

Didn't I do a siren effect for ships, too? Seems a familiar subject...

[rocketred]

Didn't I do a siren effect for ships, too? Seems a familiar subject...

yes you did ...sir

see link


http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/page.php?lloc=downloads&loc=downloads&FileType=cfs3-effects&page=downloads&Category=sound


bravo /////


joshua

[lewis11777]

Lewis, please do tell how! :)

Clive sorry for the late reply but I was trying to figure out how it worked. I installed it a long time ago and couldn't remember exactly which files were used or how those worked. I was looking for the link that Rocketred posted to that alert siren download. After downloading and looking at that one I believe the one I have works basically the same but the file names are a little different. I didn't make it and I don't recall where I got it either. Mine has a gun named siren_gun, a facility file named siren, a wav file named b_airraid, a vehicle folder named siren, a text entry in the sounds.xml and a text entry in the ACC_Graveley_42.xml below are the file entries and file text strings. Unless I've missed something I think thats all there is to it. I double checked the alert in QC again and it works perfectly whenever an enemy aircraft appears over the field. I deliberately start off on the runway sometimes just to hear the siren go off at the approaching enemy aircraft. Of course Gravely is the only airfield I have it installed in right now but in theory it should work in any airfield you install it in.


Sound.xml
<!--CAS Air Raid Siren-->
<siren>
<sound file="b_airraid.wav" Looping="No" Atten="0" Stereo="Yes" MinDistance="50" MaxDistance="300"/>
</siren>


ACC_Graveley_42.xml
<Facility Type="Airbase" Flags="isAirbase" OuterDistance="10001">
<Unit Type="siren" Position="60.93 -217.22" Angle="0" />

siren.xml
<Facility Type="siren" Flags="" OuterDistance="10">
<Units>
<Unit Type="siren" Position="100.15 -1.35" Angle="0.00"/>
</Units>
<GroundPlanes/>
<Routes/>
</Facility>

siren_gun
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<UnitData>
<General Allegience="0" LongName="" ShortName="" ModelName="" BlastDamageScale="1.0" ImpactDamageScale="1.0" FireDamageScale="1.0" Priority="2" Type="gun" EnteredService="01/01/1936" BlastDamageMod="0" ImpactDamageMod="0" FireDamageMod="0" AllowSpawn="n" Category="weapon" Country="neutral"/>
<Description String="Warning Siren"/>
<Loadouts/>
<GunStations/>
<DamageBoxes/>
<Systems/>
<Gun GunType="flak_gun" TargetCategory="aircraft" SoundName="siren" Range="50000" Rate="1" MuzzleVelocity="200" TimeAlive="500" Noise="0" DefaultWeapon="dr_blank_round"/>
</UnitData>

siren (vehicle)
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<UnitData>
<General Allegience="0" LongName="" ShortName="Siren" ModelName="siren.m3d" BlastDamageScale="1.0" ImpactDamageScale="1.0" FireDamageScale="1.0" Priority="4" Type="static" EnteredService="01/01/1930" BlastDamageMod="1" ImpactDamageMod="1" FireDamageMod="1" Category="wheeled" PickType="armor_aa_static" Country="neutral" AllowSpawn="n"/>
<Description String=""/>
<Moving MinSpeed="0" MaxSpeed="0" CruiseSpeed="0" GroupSize="0" Type="0"/>
<Loadouts/>
<GunStations>
<GunStation UpLimit="90" DownLimit="0" LeftLimit="360" RightLimit="360" RateLimit="360" SystemID="engine_one" Tracer="0" Trainable="1" Trigger="0" Type="siren_gun" Name="Siren" ConvergeDistance="0" Pitch="0" MaxAmmo="10000"/>
</GunStations>
<DamageBoxes>
<Box ID="damagebox_nose" Parent="damagebox_nose">
<BoxMap SystemID="engine_one" Probability="100" Points="100"/>
</Box>
</DamageBoxes>
<Systems>
<System ID="engine_one" Name="">
<Threshold Level="80" Effect="Break" Parameter="" Location=""/>
<Threshold Level="100" Effect="Library" Parameter="fx_grndexpl_m" Location=""/>
<Threshold Level="100" Effect="Library" Parameter="fx_damage_vehicle_l" Location=""/>
<Threshold Level="100" Effect="Break" Parameter="" Location=""/>
</System>
</Systems>
<Effects/>
<Ground RoadMove="0" WaterMove="0" ForestMove="0" MtnMove="0" CrewSize="4"/>
</UnitData>

[lewis11777]

Also I just noticed the one I have has a texture file in the vehicle folder unlike the one in the posted link. This one you will actually see it as well as hearing it. I may have got this from one of the other installs such as MAW or something.

[lewis11777]

Clive check your email.

[Pat Pattle]

Thanks Lewis, check yours too.




Check these addons by Wolficatz, there's a siren mod here as well as some other very cool stuff!

http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/page.php?lloc=downloads&loc=downloads&page=downloads&FileUploadName=wolficatZ

[lewis11777]

Check these addons by Wolficatz, there's a siren mod here as well as some other very cool stuff!
http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/page.php?lloc=downloads&loc=downloads&page=downloads&FileUploadName=wolficatZ

Actually I think I have most of his mods installed.

[airfighter55]

Hi Clive and Lewis !

I have the siren from Wolficatz. The Test Mission with all files in the gun, vehicles and facilities folder is working very fine.

But no chance in QC. I added the Unit Type "ALERTsiren" with a position in the facilities folder of an airbase. It doesn't work.

What is the mistake? Position? Change other folders? More files?
Please help. I sent a private message with my e-mail address to Clive.

Best wishes
airfighter55:salute::icon29:

[lewis11777]

PM me with your email.