Hiding parts of a model

[Jervan]

Does anyone know for certain if hideNode works on custom models or just the player?

I mounted the model to myself and then I tried

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==>%armour = findClientByName("Jervan").player.getMountedImage(2); %armour.hideNode("Axe_Wood"); %armour.hideNode("Axe_Metal");and then got this back

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<input> (0): Unknown command hideNode.
  Object WarmongerSuitImage(1115) WarmongerSuitImage -> ItemImage -> ShapeBaseImageData -> GameBaseData -> SimDataBlock -> SimObject -> SimObject
<input> (0): Unknown command hideNode.
I have other ideas of how to do this so don't be worried about giving the bad news if you're sure. :P
All help appreciated! :)

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[Thief]

Assuming from that error, no. However you can type

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findClientByName("Jervan").player.getMountedImage(2).dump()to get a full list of functions for this object.

Otherwise, you will probably need to create duplicate models with some parts hidden and then switch those out.

[Jervan]

Ah, that's quite a nuisance.

I tried the dump and discovered my secondary method probably won't work either, which was to create a drastic animation on the model... but I don't see the playThread function. I wouldn't want to create duplicate models due to the download time for a small novelty, so I guess it's scrapped.

Appreciate the help anyway though, you've probably saved me a lot of time! :)

[Thief]

Yay, I did good.

You're welcome.

[Resonance_Cascade]

getMountedImage returns the ShapeBaseImageData datablock, and not the object itself, which can't be edited outside of the datablock.

[Space Guy]

You can un/hide nodes on static shapes and player objects (possibly anything of ShapeBaseObject type), but not on mounted images.

[Jervan]

getMountedImage returns the ShapeBaseImageData datablock, and not the object itself, which can't be edited outside of the datablock.

So using the datablock is out of the question..

You can un/hide nodes on static shapes and player objects (possibly anything of ShapeBaseObject type), but not on mounted images.

..So can static shapes or player objects be mounted to the player? :D
And if they can, how do you create them?

[Space Guy]

Player objects, possibly, but it's very hacky and not recommended to turn a player into a weapon. Look at that "Baby Mod" code or something similar where you could put it into your hand.

Static shapes, no or not good - the v0002 "Lego Car" mounted static shapes as bricks for a buildable vehicle but it horridly lagged if you put more than about three on cars in the server.

[Jervan]

It's not a weapon, it's armour which has weapons attatched for aesthetics on the model (to be hidden when the actual weapon is drawn)... come to think of it, a Player Object would work pretty well since it could absorb damage and have it's own pain effect. Thanks Space!

[Space Guy]

Oh. For that, use several mounted images, maybe.

- Right Hand Weapon
- Left Hand Weapon
- Armour
- Holstered weapon A
- Holstered weapon B
...

Split it up into more than one model. Look at TwoGuns for an example of this - the Pistol, Akimbo Pistol, Holstered Pistol and Holstered Akimbo Pistol are each separate shapeBaseImageData datablocks, along with shared particle effects and an item with a few fields.

[Jervan]

This was my first option, of course - but I decided to add more visual things than armour and weapons