Erratic tanks...

blue60007 · Post by **blue60007** » Thu May 13, 2004 10:50 pm

OK I have two tanks in my map and I have waypoints set up correctly to make a path so they can drive to the ending waypoint. For the first tank I have:

$tank1 drive $t97

$t97 is the first waypoint heading to the last waypoint.

Well the tanks follow the path fine, but when it comes to stop they play the shutdown sound, but they keep on cruising down the street until the crash into something. What do I need to make them stop? I think I should equip them with brakes

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blue60007 · Post by **blue60007** » Fri May 14, 2004 12:46 am

OK

Nevermind I got them stopping!!

What I did was make a trigger_vehicle and once they triggerd that I used the stop command.

Now the real question is what is the simpilest way to make the tank shoot at the player.

Can I just do this:

level.playertanktarget = $player

I'll try it.

tltrude · Post by **tltrude** » Fri May 14, 2004 3:42 am

I'm no expert, but I think the turet needs an AI gunner that can see and hear.

blue60007 · Post by **blue60007** » Sat May 15, 2004 3:18 am

Thanks, that's a start...

I should break down the tuts and stock maps and try and figure it out.

lizardkid · Post by **lizardkid** » Sat May 15, 2004 8:25 pm

i was about to suggest that m8, try m3l2 or something like that. abandoned city, Ramsey with you and two paratroopers, tank blows path through wall for you guys. try that.
i'm too lazy to look at it right now....

blue60007 · Post by **blue60007** » Sat May 15, 2004 8:27 pm

Will do...

blue60007 · Post by **blue60007** » Sat May 15, 2004 8:43 pm

Alright I now have the tanks shooting!! It is done like so:

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$tank1 thread tank1target

tank1target:

if (isalive self)
	{
		self fullstop
		local.gun = self QueryTurretSlotEntity 0
		local.gun setAimTarget $player
 		local.gun waittill ontarget
		wait 2
		if (isalive self)
		{
			local.gun startfiring // FIRE AWAY!!
			
		}
	}

end

small_sumo · Post by **small_sumo** » Sun May 16, 2004 3:29 pm

My levels have the source and have shooting tanks. spr and abtf.

Try those.

lizardkid · Post by **lizardkid** » Sun May 16, 2004 5:51 pm

small_sumo wrote:My levels have the source and have shooting tanks. spr and abtf.

gezundeict. (ges uhn tight) (waay spelled wrong)

so uh Sumo? gonna try English language sometime?

blue60007 · Post by **blue60007** » Sun May 16, 2004 9:20 pm

small_sumo wrote:My levels have the source and have shooting tanks. spr and abtf.

Try those.

Well this works fine:

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$tank1 thread tank1target 

tank1target: 

if (isalive self) 
   { 
      self fullstop 
      local.gun = self QueryTurretSlotEntity 0 
      local.gun setAimTarget $player 
       local.gun waittill ontarget 
      wait 2 
      if (isalive self) 
      { 
         local.gun startfiring // FIRE AWAY!! 
          
      } 
   } 

end

Yeah what does 'spr and abft mean?

Adios!

lizardkid · Post by **lizardkid** » Sun May 16, 2004 11:48 pm

well, i just got .spr, sprite image, 2d drawing hat can be done in Paint. (funfunfun), older games, like, before 3d came out, used them. think pac-man. he was a sprite and everythnig else was too.

abtf?

blue60007 · Post by **blue60007** » Mon May 17, 2004 12:12 am

Ah, basically sprites are like alpha textures, no?

lizardkid · Post by **lizardkid** » Mon May 17, 2004 12:16 am

uh, sure!!

flat 2d images, ever played Wolfenstein or something like that 3d world with enemies that have images taht always look like they're turning at you? those are sprites.

check out the sams publishing game programming by Michael Morrison, great intro book. trouble is i have wrong compiler for it...

small_sumo · Post by **small_sumo** » Mon May 17, 2004 12:25 am

blue60007 wrote:
small_sumo wrote:My levels have the source and have shooting tanks. spr and abtf.

Try those.

Yeah what does 'spr and abft mean?

Adios!

spr = saving private ryan the final scene

abtf = a bridge too far

lizardkid · Post by **lizardkid** » Mon May 17, 2004 12:27 am

you improved those right?

no wait, you made a enemy at gates movie spinoff bot map right?

eag

hehee

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