I want to make a rocket launcher (currently a copy of the homing missile launcher) that fires the rockets vertically, instead of horizontally.

To make things clearer, here's a picture...



Is there any way to do that? Preferably with .ini

Have the launcher fire a TDExplosive with a GibImpulseLimit of 0. Attach an AEmitter to it that emits heavy, low lifetime, HitsMOs = 0, GetsHitByMOs = 0 particles at a high rate. Have the TDExplosive gib into another TDExplosive offset upwards at a decent speed. The result should be a rocket launcher that fires a rocket perpendicular to your current aim.

That sounds complex, but I'll try it.
In the meantime, any other suggestions?

It'd be much simpler in Lua, where you could just set the velocity of the rocket on create.

Would you want it to fire directly up no matter which direction you point your gun? Say, 45 degrees up/down?

Make the launcher fire an AEmitter at 0 velocity and make the AEmitter facing up and have its Emissions perpendicular to the ground with PushesEmitter = 1

I'm not too good with lua, any help?



It should fire perpendicular to the current aim

Also I need to know how to attach an AEmiiter? (I know, very noobish)

Provided it doesn't explode in your barrel [set the barrel offset slightly further than normal in the ini] it should just go upward.

It works!
Thanks for the code. Also thanks to everyone else for ideas.

I might publish this in the mod dump soon, just in case you want to use it.

Scratch that, I've just seen you release this in the Minor Mod Dump, and what I put here would have not helped at all.

The mod's out! Check the mod dump if you want to see it, my first mod. Thanks everyone for your help.

I saw your edit, thanks anyway.