Hi

I am using event_impact to trigger an ent_animate() and I would like to know how to add that the model can only be impacted by one side for it to work.

I tried Vec_set_vertices() but that didn't seem to work.

any suggestions

the model is a ball and I would like so that the animate trigger only worked when the other model made the impact with one side.

Thanks

Well, i would suggest making a small invisible box on the side of the ball you want the reaction to happen. putting the box close enough to seem that the player is touching the ball. then, you can have the action triggered by the box effect the ball.

maybe this will work for you?

Try to use the "normal" vector:

From the manual (look at event_impact)

Quote:

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Normal and bounce are also set to give the direction perpendicular to the moving surface and the direction into which the entity would bounce.

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Thanks, I'll try that and let you know

Hi,
I'm obviously missing a link from the trigger module to the ball module. Once the "impact" occurs I call the ball travel() and then that verifies impact with Code:

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 if (event_type==event_impact) { etc. 

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any ideas of what's missing or how to fix it?

here is the code:
Code:

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//attached to the ball.mdl

action Ball_path
{
var counter =0;//used to count path pspn;
	
	
 if( (event_type == event_impact) && (mouse_left==1) )
 {
	counter = 0;
  	temp.pan = 360; 
	temp.tilt = 180;
	temp.z = 1000;
	result = scan_path (my.x, temp);
	
	if (result == 0) 
	{
		 return; 
	} 
		
	ent_waypoint(my._TARGET_X,1); 
		
	while (counter<24)
	{
		temp.x = my._TARGET_X - my.x; 
		temp.y = 0;
		temp.z = my._TARGET_Z - my.z;
		result = vec_to_angle(my_angle,temp);

		if (result < 23) 
		{ 
			ent_nextpoint (my._TARGET_X); 
			counter+=1;
		}
		c_move(my, vector(temp.x,0,temp.z), nullvector,ignore_passable);	 
		
		wait(1);
	}
	score_basket();	
 } 
}


//attaced to the invisible cude
action Trigger_Ball_path
{
	my.enable_impact=on;
	my.event= ball_Path;
}

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