[Broken(?)] shootarrow/nuke/ect

[Deas_Voice]

i was making a weapon script with shootarrow() today, and i noticed that, it wont shoot correctly, it doesnt follow the player.
however, this seems to work on UN, i dont know why, but i guess it's because it got gs1 enabled still(?) .

either stefan fixes this, we better come up with a workaround for all types of shoot*()..

[xAndrewx]

Shootarrow(dir);

Just shoots an arrow in the direction...

You're probably thinking of a custom projectile using the command shoot().

[Deas_Voice]

Originally Posted by xAndrewx

Shootarrow(dir);

Just shoots an arrow in the direction...

that's what im trying to do. i update the weapon, i shoot using onWeaponFired(), it shoots at the player's x/y, but if i move, it doesnt follow the player.

Originally Posted by xAndrewx

You're probably thinking of a custom projectile using the command shoot().

no im not.

(i'm not an idiot or a newby scripter.)

[Immolate]

Originally Posted by Deas_Voice

that's what im trying to do. i update the weapon, i shoot using onWeaponFired(), it shoots at the player's x/y, but if i move, it doesnt follow the player.

So, for example, you shoot an arrow at point A(30, 30) and then move to, say, point B(20, 20) the arrow still shoots from point A?

[Deas_Voice]

Originally Posted by Immolate

So, for example, you shoot an arrow at point A(30, 30) and then move to, say, point B(20, 20) the arrow still shoots from point A?

yes, until you update the weapon, then it's shooting from point B, but if u move again, it will remain at point B.

[DustyPorViva]

Not sure what you mean by "following the player".

[DustyPorViva]

From what I remember, the old shootX()'s work off the NPC's x/y instead of the player's.

Something like:

this.x = player.x;
this.y = player.y;
shootarrow(player.dir);

might work. However, I'm pretty sure you don't need to take precautions like this(as WNPC's should by, default, be positioned at the player's x/y). Default bows are actually scripted and simply use shootarrow(player.dir).

[Immolate]

Originally Posted by Deas_Voice

yes, until you update the weapon, then it's shooting from point B, but if u move again, it will remain at point B.

Works perfectly fine for me on Testbed?

[Deas_Voice]

Originally Posted by DustyPorViva

From what I remember, the old shootX()'s work off the NPC's x/y instead of the player's.

Something like:

this.x = player.x;
this.y = player.y;
shootarrow(player.dir);

might work. However, I'm pretty sure you don't need to take precautions like this(as WNPC's should by, default, be positioned at the player's x/y). Default bows are actually scripted and simply use shootarrow(player.dir).

yes, i know about the bow, but i need shootnuke, shootfireball, ect too.
i don't see how setting this.x/y to player's x/y is going to change the shootarrow, but i'll try that tomorrow anyway.

[xAndrewx]

//#CLIENTSIDE
function onWeaponFired() {
  shootarrow(player.dir);
}

This works fine... what's your script?

[Deas_Voice]

Originally Posted by xAndrewx

//#CLIENTSIDE
function onWeaponFired() {
  shootarrow(player.dir);
}

This works fine... what's your script?

PHP Code:

//#CLIENTSIDE
public function apply(itemid) {
  shootarrow(player.dir);
} 


apply is the same as onWeaponFired() but, on Aeon.

[DustyPorViva]

Originally Posted by Deas_Voice

yes, i know about the bow, but i need shootnuke, shootfireball, ect too.
i don't see how setting this.x/y to player's x/y is going to change the shootarrow, but i'll try that tomorrow anyway.

Well back in the day, bows like the super bow(which fire 4 arrows of all types in a row) would change the position of the weapon NPC in relation to the player, to change the placement of the arrow. So doing something like:

PHP Code:

if (weaponfired) {
  shootarrow playerdir;
  y = playery + 1;
  shootnuke playerdir;
  y = playery - 1;
  shootfireball playerdir;
} 


Would make the arrow shoot normally, with a fireball above it and a nuke below it.

However, I'm not even sure that will work anymore as I'm pretty sure Stefan make this.x/y not accessible via script in WNPCs since a lot of old weapon scripts used those without intending to alter the position of the weapon's x/y.

[DustyPorViva]

Originally Posted by Deas_Voice

PHP Code:

//#CLIENTSIDE
public function apply(itemid) {
  shootarrow(player.dir);
} 


apply is the same as onWeaponFired() but, on Aeon.

Try changing that to just onWeaponFired() and seeing if it fixes it. May just be a problem with the two NPC's(the one calling the function and the one with the public function) having different positions.

[xAndrewx]

Are you using a custom movement that doesn't involve player.x and player.y? [Don't know why- but that's all I can think of]

[Deas_Voice]

Originally Posted by DustyPorViva

Try changing that to just onWeaponFired() and seeing if it fixes it. May just be a problem with the two NPC's(the one calling the function and the one with the public function) having different positions.

well, i can't do onWeaponFired(), unless i make a trigger for it, or remove all the systemscripts from my attributes (witch i dont have time for right now).