The Position Behind A Player

[chrisbot6]

Hi again :/

I need to know how to get the position directly behind a player. I have some code to get the position in front of them but I don't know how to reverse it:

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function getPosInFrontOfPlayer(%player,%dist)
{
    return vectorAdd(%player.getEyePoint(),vectorScale(%player.getEyeVector(),%dist));
}

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[Lugnut]

Try %dist * -1

[chrisbot6]

Try %dist * -1

Okay...

EDIT: Yeah, that works. Ty

[Treynolds416]

No, use vectorScale and -1 to invert the vector

[Xalos]

Try %dist * -1

Or just -%dist which is simpler and more readable (in my opinion, at least)

[-Jetz-]

Or just -%dist which is simpler and more readable (in my opinion, at least)

%dist - %dist - %dist
2 * (%dist / 2 - %dist)
firstWord(vectorAdd(vectorSub(%dist, %dist), vectorScale(%dist, -1)))

[Xalos]

%dist - %dist - %dist
2 * (%dist / 2 - %dist)
firstWord(vectorAdd(vectorSub(%dist, %dist), vectorScale(%dist, -1)))

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function retrieveData()
{
   for(%i=0;%i<999999;%i++) doNothing();   //Make the function really slow so people think important stuff is happening
   echo("Data retrieved");
}

function doNothing() { }

[Blocki]

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function retrieveData()
{
   for(%i=0;%i<999999;%i++) doNothing();   //Make the function really slow so people think important stuff is happening
   echo("Data retrieved");
}

function doNothing() { }

Wtf use a schedule then

[-Jetz-]

Wtf use a schedule then

Doesn't hold up the game.

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function retrieveData(%data)
{
	for(%i=0;%i<999999;%i++)
		doNothing(%i);
	echo("Data retrieved");
	return %data;
}

function doNothing(%i)
{
	if(%i <= 0)
		return;
	initContainerRadiusSearch("0 0 0", %i, $TypeMasks::All);
	%lastPos = "0 0 0";
	while((%target = ContainerSearchNext()) != 0)
	{
		%ray = containerRayCast(%lastPos, %target.getPosition(), $TypeMasks::All, %target);
		%lastpos = %target.getPosition();
		switch(getWord(%ray, 0))
		{
			default:
				continue;
		}
	}
	doNothing(%i - 1);
}

[Blocki]

Doesn't hold up the game.

Why do you want to create massive lag?

[Xalos]

Why do you want to create massive lag?

Because we're getting a large amount of nonexistant data!

[phflack]

Why do you want to create massive lag?

i think the joke just went right over your head