This is in Lite-C, but it's about physics, so I hope it's appropriate to post here...

I have an action function that I apply to models that I've manually added to my level via WED. When I run the level, the physics stuff that I implemented in the action cause the models to act as expected. The model falls to the ground because of gravity, and when i apply force to it, it does it's thing. Everyone's happy.

However, when I create an entity of the same model using ent_create, and apply the same action, it does not work. It does not fall to the ground, and the force I apply does nothing whatsoever.

Attached is the code I am using. Can anyone here explain and solution this phenomenon? Why does manual creation work, but not dynamnic/on-the-fly creation?

Thanks.

Code:

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void main(){

...
	ent_create("thingydoo.mdl", vector(-1405,-264,210), myPhysics); 
	wait(1);
...
}


action myPhysics()
{
	my.eflags |= (FAT|NARROW);
	wait(1);
	c_setminmax(me);
	my.emask |= (ENABLE_ENTITY|ENABLE_IMPACT); //|ENABLE_FRICTION
	my.flags |= (CAST|SHADOW);
	my.alpha = 0;
	my.event = apply_physics; // when it collides with something, its event function will run
	my.scale_x=1.5;
	my.scale_y=1.5;
	my.scale_z=1.5;
	temp.x = 0; 
	temp.y = 0; 
	temp.z = -386; // earth gravity factor, g = 9.81 m/s2
	ph_setgravity(temp); // set gravity...crashes if i do this in main :/
	phent_settype(my, PH_RIGID, PH_BOX);
	phent_setmass(my, 2.0, PH_POLY);
	phent_setfriction(my, 80); //play with this
	phent_setelasticity(my, 1, 25); //play with this
 	phent_setdamping(me,20,40); //play with this
	wait(-3); // let gravity kick in...works on manual entities, but not ent_created for some reason
	phent_enable(my,0); /// disable physics on this entity until apply_physics is triggered
  	
}

function apply_physics()
{
           // In this case, I am going to apply a force if i was collided with 
           // by a model containing the text "bullet" in the filename ( a bullet model )
	if( str_stri(str_for_entfile(NULL,you),"bullet") > 0 ) {
		wait(1);
		phent_enable(my,1); // re-enable
		phent_addforceglobal(my,vector(75,75,500),normal); //mess with these numbers
		if( !snd_playing(hThump) ) {
			hThump = ent_playsound(my,SND_THUMP,1000);
		}
		
		/// more code here to remove the physic object...
		//wait(-6);
		//phent_enable(my,0); // mot sure if necessary since we're about to remove the entity
		//ent_remove(my);
	}	
}

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