Items getting faster

[MrPickle]

I wanted to make all my items rotate while on bricks so I made a script object to manage them so I only had one schedule instead of loads but as I add more items the rotation speeds up.

It also says unkown command onRemove when it still does what the command does.

It's a bit big to post so I've attached.

I've noticed this several times when I've used script objects to reduce lag.

If you tell me why I can try and fix it myself.

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[Ephialtes]

You have to be kidding me... You're telling me you're scripting item rotation when there is a little checkbox in the item that allows you to set it to rotate?

Your knowledge is patchy.

[Trader]

Ephi is kinda right you know, about you having to be babied.  Nothing personal, but the solution is much easier than you're making it.

Code: [Select]

package rotateItems
{
function ItemData::onAdd(%this,%obj)
{
%obj.rotate = 1;
Parent::onAdd(%this,%obj);
}
};

activatePackage(rotateItems);

[MrPickle]

I don't just know stuff, you're just expecting me to know what everything does and how to use it and all the technical what-not.

Besides, I had already scripted it and I learnt from it.

[Ephialtes]

We expect you to figure it out for yourself. You wouldn't have caught me making this many posts when I was learning torquescript - If i didn't know something i'd just go work at it until i figured it out.

Nobody taught me or Trader how to do things, we just picked it up using intelligence.

[Terror]

As did I. But I used craziness.

[MrPickle]

I do try to figure things out myself, I look through other scripts, dump stuff, trace etc. Just sometimes I can't figure things out so I need help.

Also I'd like to point out when you tick the checkbox in F11 the item doesn't start to rotate.

[Trader]

It might after someone picks it up.  I dunno.  Just use the code I gave you.

[MrPickle]

I am, could someone still point out why it's speeding up, for future cases.

[Trader]

Yeah, it's because another rotation cycle is being called (scheduled) before the current change in rotation is applied.

Because it's all happening so quickly, I don't know if there's a way to fix it.  I have a similar issue with my item hover / rotate code.  I have a hackish fix in place, but I may try to come up with a solution later.

[rkynick]

I dont know if this really fixed it or not. I sped up the amount in which they rotated to help check if it was overlaying, and it seems to be working, however, I mightve done something wrong.(note I reverted the speed up to the rotation before I posted this.)

[Trader]

Why are you wasting your time with rotation schedules when the game will do it for you?  Move on to something else.

[MrPickle]

I want to know why the script object is speading up, I used the same thing in something else and it speeded up too.

I know about the rotation and I have it working, thanks.

[Trader]

I told you why.

[MrPickle]

So you did :D