Checking if a position has brick or not?

[Space Man]

How would I check if the wanted position has a brick or not?

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[Slicksilver]

You have to use a raycast to do this. I personally have had issues with normal raycasts, so I like to use box raycasts.

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function getBrickAtPos(%pos)
{
initContainerBoxSearch(%pos, "0.4 0.4 0.2", $typeMasks::FxBrickAlwaysObjectType);
%brick = containerSearchNext();
if(isObject(%brick))
return %brick;
return 0;
}


[otto-san]

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function getBrickAtPos(%pos)
{
initContainerBoxSearch(%pos, "0.5 0.5 0.3", $typeMasks::FxBrickAlwaysObjectType);
%brick = containerSearchNext();
if(isObject(%brick))
return %brick;
return 0;
}


With that code, wouldn't it return the first brick it finds that's also at the sides?

I remember having issues with that. The search seems to do a bit of a wider area by a small amount.

I may be wrong though. I just remember that being an issue.

[Slicksilver]

With that code, wouldn't it return the first brick it finds that's also at the sides?

I remember having issues with that. The search seems to do a bit of a wider area by a small amount.

I may be wrong though. I just remember that being an issue.

It should still get the brick inside it anyway. Oh well, I'll make the search box a teensy bit smaller.

[otto-san]

It should still get the brick inside it anyway. Oh well, I'll make the search box a teensy bit smaller.

From what I remember, if you literally make it 0.0001 smaller on all axes it works.

[Slicksilver]

From what I remember, if you literally make it 0.0001 smaller on all axes it works.

Oh well. There's no reason the above won't work anyway.

[Space Man]

It works, thanks.