I know. But it doesn`t work "same error".
Maby it is because ENTITY* weapon_holder isn`t only the player.
It is also my AI.
Thats why weapon_holder has to be you.

I try it like this:
I will just separate the weapon script into an AI and player weapon script (two different codes).
I will post the results soon.

Random, looking at you last posted script, I see you are only defining
vector POINTERS for the weapon_base and weapon_tip.

You need REAL vectors, not just pointers...

Try replacing the following code...
And no other changes...


As for re-assigning ME, always a tricky prospect...
I cant see you doing it WRONG, but you are probably far better off
using the YOU pointer instead, cause you can IGNORE_YOU in a trace...


(thats as deep as Ive looked sorry... bad eye-sight night tonight..)

could you say whats the error?

im perhaps confusing you to much here
rather stick with whats simple and hope you nail it good luck man

i think you could be right here with the pointers!

Quite shocking.
EvilSOB solution worked.
I can`t belive that this:



was the problem...
Thank you very much!

great! i encountered this once and its actualy a bit weird because
the pointer is supposed to get filled up by the function

That is a common mis-conception Wjbender, but still wrong.

There are NO FUNCTIONS that I know of that will 'create' a vector to save its results into,
they all just "overwrite the contents of the area the pointer is pointing AT".

So if you have given it a pointer that is pointing at a random/invalid location,
like for example "VECTOR* weapon_tip;" then the unexpected WILL happen sooner or later.


This is a hole we all all into quite often...

im not arguing that gamestudio has functions that create and return the pointer
what im saying is ITS SUPPOSE to do it that way,the function is done WRONG

VECTOR* vec_test()
{
VECTOR p;
p.x=1;
p.y=2;
p.z=3;
return (&p);//<---return the adress of p ,so the pointer points to this adress
}


VECTOR *test=vec_test();
if(test.x==1)printf("x=1");
if(test.y==2)printf("y=2");
if(test.z==3)printf("z=3");

its called user friendly/ease of use! test it
i have been proggraming from the first time i layd hands on a keyboard
my friend and that was when the zx sinclair came out so i have ALOT
of experience backing me up(multiple languages)mostly c++

Im not reasoning and arguing that gamestudio has features that make and come back the pointer
what im saying is ITS SUPPOSE to do it that way,the operate is done WRONG



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And Im not arguing that OTHER languages often return temporary objects.
Im just saying LiteC SELDOM does...

I too have bwwn a code-monkey for a few years, since you were in nappies to be exact.
I started on a Vic20 that came out the year you were born...

But most importantly, Ive got a few more years with LITEC than you, so I am
quite certain of my opinions...


Yes, it WOULD be nice if MORE functions actually returned temporary objects,
but, well, they dont... So we gotta live with it.

And I dont know about you, but when I read the manual and the first line of the
vec_for_vertex entry says "Sets the given vector to ..." then I would assume it
is saying it NEEDS to be GIVEN a vector to update...


Many of LiteC's function DO return temporary objects, but not many in MY opinion,
and vec_for_vertex is NOT one of the few...

Im not defending liteC, Im just stating the facts we must learn to live with.