Quote:

---

1.) The Projectiles dont damage the enemy and seem
to kill player almost instantly
( I know some form of collison problem )

2.) At random times when a Projectile firing weapon
is in hand The Gun rools like mad...

---

Quote:

---

Quote:

---

1.) The Projectiles dont damage the enemy and seem
to kill player almost instantly
( I know some form of collison problem )

2.) At random times when a Projectile firing weapon
is in hand The Gun rools like mad...

---

A few suggestions, although,I'm no expert.

On the first problem:
Does it, happen although you have 'ignore me' enabled?

On the second problem:
Perhaps, the skills or flags of the entities 'collide'.
Try to use a different skill for the rolling of the gun.
If it happens because of variables, you should look wether a variable uses the same name as a variable of the engine.

---

On first question yes ignore me is enabled ...
I can fire a rocket, etc and die allmost instantly.

2nd Question Thanks I'll have to look into that...
If I remember right all that stuff is in the
template file move.wdl or was it movement.wdl
ah well... I'll check.



I'll keep messing around with the projectile stuff...
all Trace based weapons:
shotgun,lasergun,ak47,m16 all work absolutly flawlessly


Thanks for all the insight you provided..


*** Teutonic Darkness ***

Quote:

---

The problem with the projectiles not necessarily has to be one with the collision.
Do the projectiles explode? If yes, they do probably a scan or at least measure how far other entities are. Maybe, then they measure the distance from their creation point near the player and not where they hit the enemy?!...

---

Uhm.. Well the projectiles do explode
rockets, grenades, plasma bursts.

I'm not completly sure as most of that is
templates "based" A5 code however I'm pretty sure that
it does check for other things somehow as I
know It will explode when I shoot the wall.

The part that really drives me nuts is how sometimes
the projectiles blow up in my face before they are launced.
Remove the eneimies from the level poblem goes away.
Put Them back run it blows up in my face and spins
uncontolably..

I really had just about forgot about this thread..
have got really fustated trying to figure this
out and took a break.

I really do apprecaite your advise and input..


Thanks,


*** Teutonic Darkness ***

Quote:

---

if (vec_dist (my.x, player.x) > 1000)
// the player is far away? Pretend
//to "think" before choosing a new path


{
my.skill46 = 0; // get the new path
while (my.skill46 < 100)
{
ent_cycle("alert", my.skill46); // play "alert" frames animation
my.skill46 += 2 * time; // "alert" animation speed
wait (1);
}
}
else
{
wait (2); // needs to wait more than a frame; the enemy scans the nodes during this interval
}
temp_var = my.start_node;
if (my.start_node != target_node)
{
snd_play (getpath_wav, 100, 0);

---

Whether it was the proper way to do things or not..
dont know but I decided to do someting different:

I noticed the distance check set to 1000
if (vec_dist (my.x, player.x) > 1000)

and changed it to 5
if (vec_dist (my.x, player.x) > 5)
(which shold be practically right on top of enemy)

Now I did a test run picked up the projectile gun
ran to the usual spot where spinning, rolling or whatever
usally occurs.. To my suprise nothing.

I tested over and over.
I may have the most of the rolling/spinning problems beat.


I do still have the coolision problem with projectiles
but hey 1 thing at a time right?


Thanks for the help,


*** Teutonic Darkness ***