setOrbitMode on a player?

[Snip3r]

Yeah I'm sort of working on a little "who killed me?" script. And I needed help, for some reason torque doesn't recognize the function setOrbitMode. When the person dies, it should say for example in a bottomPrint, Bushido killed you. Then while you wait to respawn, you orbit the person who killed you.

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package wsmCam
{
    function gameConnection::onDeath(%this, %killerPlayer, %killer, %damageType, %damageLoc)
    {
        commandToClient(%this, 'bottomPrint', %killer.name SPC "killed you",
            3, 2);
       
        %client.camera.setOrbitMode(%killerPlayer);
       
        parent::onDeath(%this, %killerPlayer, %killer, %damageType, %damageLoc);
    }
};
activatePackage(wsmCam);

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[Ephialtes]

Its %client.camera for a start, and I think you'll have more troubles down the road. If you call %client.camera.setOrbitMode() incorrectly it will give you a bit of documentation on parameters.

[Snip3r]

Its %client.camera for a start, and I think you'll have more troubles down the road. If you call %client.camera.setOrbitMode() incorrectly it will give you a bit of documentation on parameters.

Why does it matter if it gives me documentation on parameters?

[Ephialtes]

Because you don't know the correct ones, and i'm not going to tell you.

[Snip3r]

Because you don't know the correct ones, and i'm not going to tell you.

Why not?

[Ephialtes]

Because I just explained how you can find it out for yourself. Stop being lazy or people will be less inclined to help you.

[Burger]

Can't you do setorbitmode(dump); then dump.dump; to find out?

[Chrono]

Can't you do setorbitmode(dump); then dump.dump; to find out?

No actually. You can't.

[Snip3r]

Can't you do setorbitmode(dump); then dump.dump; to find out?

It seems setOrbitMode isn't a function.

[Ephialtes]

It's a method of an object.. Do findLocalClient().camera.dump();

[Menen]

It's a method of an object.. Do findLocalClient().camera.dump();

You kinda just told him...

[AGlass0fMilk]

I suddenly feel less inclined to help him.

[Ephialtes]

You kinda just told him...

I gave him a way to find out the answer to his question, I didn't directly answer it.

I suddenly feel less inclined to help him.

I haven't seen you successfully help anyone in Coding Help for a while - you seem to just confuse them further.

[AGlass0fMilk]

Meh... You're right... Because of you, I have decided to shut up and stop helping when I barely know much on the topic.

[Jervan]

Meh... You're right... Because of you, I have decided to shut up and stop helping when I barely know much on the topic.

Come, join me.