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AGENT15
Joined: Wed Jan 03, 2007 12:48 am
Posts: 163
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 AEmitters as timed explosives Is there any way to make an emitter (like one being used for a rocket launcher) explode after a certain amount of time? Lifetime doesn't do anything from what I have seen, and TriggerDelay isn't allowed in an emitter.
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| Fri Jun 12, 2009 7:14 pm |
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Mind
Joined: Thu Mar 06, 2008 10:54 pm
Posts: 1360
Location: USA
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Re: AEmitters as timed explosives Make a massive Particle, then have the aemitter emit after a certain amount of time, using StartTimeMS = ???. Example: Code: AddEffect = MOPixel
PresetName = Kicks
Mass = 1500
LifeTime = 1
Sharpness = 0
HitsMOs = 0
GetsHitByMOs = 0
Color = Color
R = 255
G = 0
B = 255
Atom = Atom
Material = Material
CopyOf = Bullet Metal
TrailColor = Color
R = 255
G = 0
B = 255
TrailLength = 0
AddEffect = AEmitter
PresetName = KickStart
Mass = 0.0000001
HitsMOs = 0
GetsHitByMOs = 0
LifeTime = 5000000
SpriteFile = ContentFile
FilePath = Base.rte/Null.bmp
FrameCount = 1
SpriteOffset = Vector
X = 0
Y = 0
AtomGroup = AtomGroup
AutoGenerate = 1
Material = Material
CopyOf = Bullet Metal
Resolution = 2
Depth = 5
DeepGroup = AtomGroup
AutoGenerate = 1
Material = Material
CopyOf = Bullet Metal
Resolution = 3
Depth = 5
BurstTriggered = 1
DeepCheck = 0
JointStrength = 100000
JointStiffness = 1
DrawAfterParent = 1
AddEmission = Emission
EmittedParticle = MOPixel
CopyOf = Kicks
StartTimeMS = 1750 <------starts after 1.75 seconds.
Spread = 3.14
MaxVelocity = 10
MinVelocity = 10
PushesEmitter = 1
EmissionEnabled = 1
EmissionsIgnoreThis = 1
ParticlesPerMinute = 500
EmissionCountLimit = 1
BurstSize = 1
BurstScale = 1
BurstDamage = 100
BurstTriggered = 0
FlashOnlyOnBurst = 0 Hope this helps 
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| Fri Jun 12, 2009 7:17 pm |
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AGENT15
Joined: Wed Jan 03, 2007 12:48 am
Posts: 163
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Re: AEmitters as timed explosives Cool, thank you!
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| Fri Jun 12, 2009 7:19 pm |
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Mind
Joined: Thu Mar 06, 2008 10:54 pm
Posts: 1360
Location: USA
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Re: AEmitters as timed explosives Sure, no problem at all
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| Fri Jun 12, 2009 7:20 pm |
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Duh102
happy carebear mom
Joined: Tue Mar 04, 2008 1:40 am
Posts: 7096
Location: b8bbd5
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Re: AEmitters as timed explosives You can also use Lua now, if you're lazy. Code: function Create(self)
self.destTimer = Timer();
end
function Update(self)
if self.destTimer:IsPastSimMS(time) then
self:GibThis();
end
end
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| Fri Jun 12, 2009 7:41 pm |
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lafe
Joined: Sat Mar 28, 2009 2:33 pm
Posts: 718
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Re: AEmitters as timed explosives Duh102 wrote: You can also use Lua now, if you're LAFE. Code: function Create(self)
self.destTimer = Timer();
end
function Update(self)
if self.destTimer:IsPastSimMS(time) then
self:GibThis();
end
end
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| Fri Jun 12, 2009 8:39 pm |
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Roy-G-Biv
Joined: Mon Feb 12, 2007 12:46 am
Posts: 1765
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Re: AEmitters as timed explosives lafe wrote: Duh102 wrote: You can also use Lua now, if you're LAFE. Code: function Create(self)
self.destTimer = Timer();
end
function Update(self)
if self.destTimer:IsPastSimMS(time) then
self:GibThis();
end
end You know, that was the most pointless post of all time. Anyhow, making this not as bad as lafe's post, is lua scripting easier than ini editing if you know how to do both? Not saying I can make Lua scripts.
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| Fri Jun 12, 2009 8:43 pm |
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Duh102
happy carebear mom
Joined: Tue Mar 04, 2008 1:40 am
Posts: 7096
Location: b8bbd5
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Re: AEmitters as timed explosives Roy-G-Biv wrote: is lua scripting easier than ini editing if you know how to do both? Not saying I can make Lua scripts. It depends on what you're trying to do. Some things are easier in Lua, others are easier through ini. For example, giving an emitter angular acceleration. Sure, you could add to the AngularVel through Lua each frame, but you could also just place an offsetted emitter on it, and likely you want to be spewing things in that curling direction anyhow. However, making the emitter follow an actor around would be very hard with plain ini editing, but relatively easy with Lua (depending on how well you want it to follow).
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| Fri Jun 12, 2009 8:49 pm |
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lafe
Joined: Sat Mar 28, 2009 2:33 pm
Posts: 718
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Re: AEmitters as timed explosives Duh102 wrote: Roy-G-Biv wrote: is lua scripting easier than ini editing if you know how to do both? Not saying I can make Lua scripts. yes, and the LAFE post was implying that i wass lazy, no special.
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