Mounting an object once a projectile hits

[rkynick]

This is very frustrating, no matter what I do I cannot get the player to mount an object.

This is what I've tried(both with a gunitem and a custom staticshape)

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if(!isobject(%obj.client.player.targetobject)){
%obj.client.player.targetobject = new Item()
{
      position = %obj.client.player.getTransform();
      rotation = "1 0 0 0";
      scale = "1 1 1";
dataBlock = "GunItem";
  };
%obj.client.player.mountObject(%obj.client.player.targetobject,$headSlot);
}
This is in the

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function ProjectileData::onCollision(%this,%obj,%col,%fade,%pos,%normal){} function, which is in a package.


This is for a stupid workaround I'm attempting in order to get %bot.setaimobject(%object) to aim better, by mounting an object on the player's head and then telling it to aim there.

I could stick a %bot.setaimlocation(vectoradd(%object.getposition(),"0 0 1")); in a fast running schedule but I'd rather let the C++ handle it.

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[exidyne]

You say you're trying to get AIPlayer::setAimLocation to work better, but this code looks like it mounts a gun item on a player's head.

Are you trying to mount a bot on a player's head and use the bot to aim the player? If so, it may look something like this:

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        ...

%player = %client.player;

if( !isObject(%player.targetObject) )
{
%player.mountObject( %player.targetObject = new AIPlayer()
{
dataBlock = %player.getDataBlock();
position = %client.player.getTransform();
rotation = "1 0 0 0";
scale = "1 1 1";
} , $headSlot );
}

        ...

I remember having problems mounting things on players as well.

[Ephialtes]

He's putting an object on the player's head to use the setAimLocation on, so that bots aim for the head instead of the origin of the player.

[rkynick]

Ephi is correct, I'm trying to make a work-around for the "%bot.setaimobject(%player); aims at feet" problem by mounting an object to the players head and have them(the bots) attack there instead.


Hm, the problem might be what I'm mounting, I'll try mounting a player and see if that works.

[exidyne]

Well, it makes no different what you mount.
Can't you just use the player's eye position, then?

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function ProjectileData::onCollision(%this, %obj, %col, %fade, %pos, %normal)
{
   %obj.targetPosition = %obj.getEyePoint();
}

EDIT:
Ah, I see your dilemma.

[rkynick]

That would probably require me to run a %bot.setaimlocation(%obj.targetposition) over and over in a loop, which I don't want to do.

EDIT:

I managed to get it working by mounting a bot.

[Space Guy]

%bot.setAimObject(%player,"0 0 1")?

I saw in a Torque guide that you could add an offset to the function, try using that and adjusting the 1.

[rkynick]

I believe that was an addition to the function that appeared in later versions of torque, even if it did work this actually works better than using an offset( I ended up mounting to back, however), if you crouch they still aim correctly(previously with crouching and the offset they would aim above you).

[Chrono]

Well, I don't think mounting an item to the player would work because he/she would pick it up. But, the staticshape should've worked with that code.
Maybe MissionCleanup.add(%obj.client.player.targetobject); after it's created.

[Space Guy]

Using setAimLocation repeatedly on a schedule does have the advantage of letting bots use "advanced" aiming. (e.g. tracking speed like the New Bots Mod or ballistic weapons)