Explosion: Continuous shockwave

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takato14:
Im trying to create an explosion that lingers for a long period of time, dealing out a constant shockwave even after the initial blast. I am planning on doing this by spawning empty projectiles with invisible explosions similar to the initial blast for a short time period after the initial blast. I'm having some trouble making it work.

--- Code: ---function DoomNukeRocketProjectile::onExplode(%this,%obj)
{
parent::onExplode(%this, %obj);

DoomNukeRocketProjectile.Schedule(400, "launchWave",%waves);

}

function DoomNukeRocketProjectile::LaunchWave(%this,%obj)
{
   %projectile = NukeWaveProjectile;
   %position = %obj.getPosition();

   %waves = 1;

   for(%numbar=0; %numbar<%waves; %numbar++)
   {
   %vector = %position;

   if(!%times == 8)
   {
   %x = (getRandom(-7,7) - 0.5) * 3.141592653;
   %y = (getRandom(-7,7) - 0.5) * 3.141592653;
   %z = (getRandom(-7,7) - 0.5) * 3.141592653;
   %velocity = %x SPC %y SPC %z;

   %p = new projectile()
   {
dataBlock = %projectile;
initialVelocity = %velocity;
initialPosition = %position;
sourceObject = %obj;
sourceSlot = %obj.client.player.lastFragslot;
client = %obj.client;
   };
$times = $times + 1;

DoomNukeRocketProjectile.Schedule(400, "launchWave",%p);
   }
   else
{
$times = 0;
}

   MissionCleanup.add(%p);

   }

}

--- End code ---
By adding 1 to $times every time the function is called, it keeps track of how many shockwave explosions have been launched. Setting the schedule delay to a constant multiplied by the maximum number of shockwaves allowed before it stops, the blast can be set to linger for the exact lifetime of the visible explosion. When $times exceeds the maximum # of waves, it resets to 0 for the next projectile. I need some help getting it to work.

phflack:
so, what isn't working?

takato14:
Hm, its not spawning any projectiles, so no explosions occur. $times doesnt increase from the explosion. I didnt see any problems either, but I'm not a genius at scripting, so I made this topic to get help. Apparently, things dont work that way. xC

takato14:
Cmon people 15 views and no ideas?

phflack:
%vector = %position;
it doesn't look like you're using %vector in there
$times = $times + 1;
that would be a global varaible i think, and $times++; would work too
if(!%times == 8)
wouldn't that be if(%times != 8), but there is no %times as it's $times i think, and why not use >= or something?
function DoomNukeRocketProjectile::LaunchWave(%this,%obj)
DoomNukeRocketProjectile.Sche dule(400, "launchWave",%p);
it looks like you're giving it 3 things, while it's only taking 2

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