Can't change the player's datablock all right and proper.

[Giovan]

Here's my file.

This weapon, as it stands now, is basically just a Horse Ray that is set to change the player's datablock to the No-Jet player datablock.

Here's the strange part. When I hit a horse with it, it changes into a player. But if a player is hit with it, it changes him into... I think it's just a normal player. He can jet, certainly. He can also be hit with a normal horse ray, and changed back again with this.

Can someone take a look at my code and tell me if I did something wrong?

Thanks.

PS: Yes, I know it doesn't check for the no-jet player to be enabled, but I checked, and when I was testing it, nojet WAS enabled.

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[Human Reaper]

You need to parent and package it if your using damage.

[otto-san]

You need to parent and package it if your using damage.

No.


From Weapon_Package_Rays that has the exact same thing in it.

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function NoJetRayProjectile::Damage(%this,%col,%obj)
{
      if(%obj.getType() & $Typemasks::PlayerObjectType)
      {
            %obj.changeDatablock(PlayerNoJet);
      }
}
PROBLEM:

You used setDatablock.

[Human Reaper]

Really, ok well thats a little stange, I guess but whatever. Also he parented the one before it so he would need to package that to, or is there another wierd expeption.

[otto-san]

...Are you under the impression that doing something like function BEAR::CROSS() automatically warrants a parent/package thing? It doesn't. Packaging and parenting is only for functions that already exist that you are making modifications to.

edit:

he packaged the one before it because of some odd weapon things.

i dont know how to explain it

[Human Reaper]

Ok, I am not, all I was saying was it was the one before damage was parented. So he probably does need to package it or am I wrong again?

[otto-san]

yes.


He doesn't want it to do damage.

[Human Reaper]

Ok, thanks for being patient with me. I dont ussally deal with weapons.

[Giovan]

So you're saying I should change changedatablock() to setdatablock(), or vice versa?

[otto-san]

All that other stuff is unnecessary.


Just change setDatablock to changeDatablock.

[Giovan]

Thanks.

[Chrono]

You need to parent and package it if your using damage.

Parent in a package calls the original function. EMPImage::onFire shouldn't already exist in the default scripts, so he couldn't want that.
Parent outside of a package calls the parent class function, in this case, WeaponImage::onFire, which would play the standard shooting function. Even Weapon_Gun has a similar onFire format. In fact, it wouldn't be any different if he changed his code to
function EMPImage::onFire(%this,%obj,%slot)
{
   GunImage::onFire(%this,%obj,%slot);   
}

Now you know.


Here you go Giovan.

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function EMPProjectile::Damage(%this,%obj,%col,%fade,%pos,%normal)
{
   if(%col.getType() & $TypeMasks::PlayerObjectType)
   {
      %col.changeDataBlock(PlayerNoJet);

      if(isObject(%col.client))
         %col.client.applyBodyColors();

      if(%col.getMountedObject(0))
         %col.getMountedObject(0).getDataBlock().doDismount(%col.getMountedObject(0));
   }
}
This will make sure no one is still mounted if the player was originally a horse. I could be wrong on the slot, please correct me.

[Giovan]

I don't think it's working. I jump up high and shoot it down. It bounces up and hits me. I see the explosion effect on myself. I can still jet.

I'm using Copy-Paste exactly chrono's code.

Any help?

[Chrono]

Do you have Self Damage turned on in the minigame?

[Giovan]

I wasn't running a minigame at the time. Do I need to?