[Hodo33]

I made a helicopter with spinning blades and set it up as a hover vehicle ( dosn't have to fly much ) the blades spin fine on the ground but when I mount the character from the cam view the blades are not spinning. Tried to use %obj.playthread(0,"spin"); but no luck. Any ideas ? Also I want to change the 3rd person camera position and all I can find is this cameraMaxDist = "10"; which is just how far behind the vehicle the view point is....

[marauder2k9]

do u have the blades set as part of the same mesh?

[Jason Campbell]

In regards to the camera in 3rd person, if I remember right you have to move the camera node itself to get the distance you want.

[Hodo33]

Yes the blades are part of the mesh. From first person view they don't spin either. Seems the 3rd person view does not use the cam node for position, I moved it up and forward and no effect. I also noticed the engine sound does not travel with the object like wheeled vehicle.
Thanks for the reply....

[Hodo33]

bump... anyone have a suggestion?
I cheated the thing by replacing the blades with a texture and rotating but not a good solution.