Code:

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 function PewPew()
{
var theTarget;
vec_set(theTarget.x, vector(10000, 0, 0)); //shoots 10000 quants
vec_rotate(theTarget.x, camera.pan); //shoots in the direction of the player
c_trace(my.x, theTarget.x, ignore_me + scan_texture | ignore_passable | use_aabb ); // aabb works great here :)

if(str_cmpi(tex_name, "TESTBOSS.MDL") == 1) // if the entity hit is square.mdl
	{
		doDamage(1);
	}
} 

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That's my weapon code for right now, it takes away 1 point of health everytime I shoot a TESTBOSS.MDL -- this all works fine, how can i make it fire a .mdl in the same direction as the c_trace ray?

any help? please?

make an entity and move it in the right direction. To do this, make a new function called "iKillYou()" and attach it to the entity you created. In this function, you put the entity at the start position of the c_trace. Then, using vec_to_angle and the direction between start and endpoint of the c_trace, turn the model towards the end position of the c_trace. Your bullet is now created and faces the target.

The following depends on how you want the bullet to function. Should it hit obstacles that come in the way while moving in the path of the bullet, or is it just a straight line reaching the c_trace target whatever is inbetween? The first is somewhat complicated, the latter is the quickest.

For shooting at a target where the bullet will always reach the target of c_trace:
Code:

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//psuedo code
function iKillYou
  while (target != reached) {
    bullet.angle = vec_to_angle(dirVecToTarget) //bullet faces target of the c_trace (dirVecToTarget = direction from start to end of c_trace)
    bullet.position += vec_normalize (dirVecToTarget, speed) //now move forward by adding the direction vector, multiplied by the speed of the bullet
  }

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EDIT:
as a side note, you can pass the direction vector and player angles to the function immediately as well of course, which spares some calculations with vec_for_angle and vec_to_angle. Probably a better way as you need less calculations and code. Hope that will help you enough to find out yourself.

Thanks ill give that a go and let you know.

i appreciate your reply

im having issues trying what you described...hmmm, it's just making the object and i get stuck inside it, my game is 3rd person

Code:

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// Fire Gun Function
function PewPew()
{
var theTarget;
bullet  = "bullet.mdl";
vec_set(theTarget.x, vector(10000, 0, 0)); // shoots 10000 quants
vec_rotate(theTarget.x, camera.pan); // shoots in the direction of the player (cameras pan, b/c 3rd person)
c_trace(my.x, theTarget.x, ignore_me + scan_texture | ignore_passable | use_aabb );

if(str_cmpi(tex_name, "TESTBOSS.MDL") == 1 && getEnergy() >= shootEnergy)
	{
		doDamage(shootDmg);
		subtractEnergy(shootEnergy);
		snd_play(laserPew, 100, 0);
	}
	if(getEnergy() < shootEnergy)
	{
		snd_play(laserEmpty, 100, 0);	
		subtractEnergy(0);
	}
	else
	{
		snd_play(laserNoHit, 100, 0);
		subtractEnergy(shootEnergy);
	}
	snd_stop(laserPew);
	snd_stop(laserEmpty);
	snd_stop(laserNoHit);
}

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Any ideas on how to make this shoot bullet.mdl?

I don't see where you create the bullet. When you get stuck, try set the bullet's passable flag on.

sorry i have

ENTITY* Bullet;

before all that.

ill try the passable thing now, good point.

Code:

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 entity* bullet;

action bulletFly
{
	my.passable = on;
	c_move(me, nullvector, nullvector, ignore_me);
}

// Fire Gun Function
function PewPew()
{
var theTarget;
vec_set(theTarget.x, vector(10000, 0, 0)); // shoots 10000 quants
vec_rotate(theTarget.x, camera.pan); // shoots in the direction of the player (cameras pan, b/c 3rd person)
c_trace(my.x, theTarget.x, ignore_me + scan_texture | ignore_passable | use_aabb );
ent_createlocal("bullet.mdl", plBiped01_entity.x, bulletFly);


if(str_cmpi(tex_name, "TESTBOSS.MDL") == 1 && getEnergy() >= shootEnergy)
	{
		doDamage(shootDmg);
		subtractEnergy(shootEnergy);
		snd_play(laserPew, 100, 0);
	}
	if(getEnergy() < shootEnergy)
	{
		snd_play(laserEmpty, 100, 0);	
		subtractEnergy(0);
	}
	else
	{
		snd_play(laserNoHit, 100, 0);
		subtractEnergy(shootEnergy);
	}
	snd_stop(laserPew);
	snd_stop(laserEmpty);
	snd_stop(laserNoHit);
} 

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right now it creates the bullet.mdl when i fire, but it just kind of stays there.

Because it only will go through c_move once now, you need to put it in a while loop while (me) {}. When the bullet is removed, 'me' will return false and the while loop will automaticly stop to prevent empty pointer errors.

EDIT: And you need to replace the first nullvector with vector (speed, 0, 0)
EDIT2: Ánd if your game is not multiplayer, you can just use ent_create isntead of ent_createlocal