Dropship (Tiberian Sun)

The Dropship is a heavy transport aircraft used by the GDI in Tiberian Sun and Firestorm.
==Background==
The dropship had a very large carrying capacity, and was even capable of transporting heavy vehicles such as the Mobile Construction Vehicle or the Mammoth Mk. II.Westwood Studios, Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun. GDI mission 10b: "Destroy Prototype Facility".
==Game unit==
The dropships are computer-controlled units that deliver the player's forces to the combat zone in single player missions. In custom-made scenarios they can be controlled by players if allowed to, however, due to engine limitations they can only carry infantry.
In single player, dropships (like Orca Transports) can be scripted to drop off all kinds of units.
===Bug===
In patch 1.13, Dropships and Orca Transports received a new locomotor which prevented them from landing on water. However, this caused them to rapidly seek a free cell to land on, and as a result, they erroneously follow the nearest unit or structure and circle around uncontrollably until shot down. If they are modified to be player-controlled, they will become unresponsive after their first liftoff. This issue was fixed in HyperPatch 0.3, but this requires the Carryall entry in rules.ini to be set to no. In most campaign missions, the scripting avoids this issue, but one Dropship that is supposed to land in an outpost in front of the dam in the Destroy Vega's Dam mission suffers from this issue.
==Unused loadout mechanic==
The Tiberian Sun GDI campaign was to feature a mechanic where the player could choose the starting units that would be delivered by Dropships. They were to dock at a unique structure called the Dropship bay, which was scrapped during development.
There are some residual code and art that can be applied to restore this mechanic, and an example of this is available at the XCC downloads page, where it is applied to the first GDI mission. Without additional code, however, the cursor in this menu can be invisible and the menu does not have a visible closure option.
TS_Dropship_Loadout_1.png|Dropship loadout screen supporting 1 Dropship
TS_Dropship_Loadout_2.png|Dropship loadout screen supporting 2 Dropships
TS_Dropship_Loadout_3.png|Dropship loadout screen supporting 3 Dropships
==Gallery==
TS_Orca_Dropship_in_loading_screen.jpg|In a loading screen
ORCA Dropship No Pod.jpg|A shot of the Dropship without the cargo pod
ORCA Dropship Render 01.jpg|Front end cockpit view
ORCA Dropship Render 02.jpg|Looking up at the front, cargo bay attached
ORCA Dropship Render 03.jpg|Front side
ORCA Dropship Render 04.jpg|A side shot of the cargo pod
ORCA Dropship Render 05.jpg|Back side
ORCA Dropship Render 06.jpg|Front side
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==References==
Category:Tiberian Sun aircraft