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Charging weapons.
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Author:  CrazyMLC [ Sun Jul 05, 2009 12:41 am ]
Post subject:  Charging weapons.
I've never made one, I've seen some, but now I want to know how to make one.
Like, you hold down the mouse button for 3 seconds and the charged bullet is 3 strong, if you spend 5 seconds, it is 5 seconds strong.
Author:  Darkhunter21 [ Sun Jul 05, 2009 1:07 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Charging weapons.
That looks like it would be a LUA based thing, I have no prior knowledge of LUA so I can't be mutch help
Author:  CrazyMLC [ Sun Jul 05, 2009 1:11 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Charging weapons.
I've seen it done without lua.
Author:  nnninja [ Sun Jul 05, 2009 1:39 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Charging weapons.
Do you mean in the AAL mod? That wasn't really charging, just a bunch of blanks, and the last shot in the clip is a giant laser, or something.
Author:  CrazyMLC [ Sun Jul 05, 2009 1:47 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Charging weapons.
No, not that.
I think I might need lua, possibly.
Author:  Darkhunter21 [ Sun Jul 05, 2009 1:49 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Charging weapons.
What was that about not needing LUA!! HUH *eh hem

anyway so Maybe you could get some of these ne--- I mean Smart people like numgun or someone to tell you how
Author:  macattack [ Sun Jul 05, 2009 1:51 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Charging weapons.
CrazyMLC wrote:
No, not that.
I think I might need lua, possibly.

Yeah, check out the gatling gun for the charging animation then I think you would separately code the bullet amount of bullets in lua.
Author:  CrazyMLC [ Sun Jul 05, 2009 1:52 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Charging weapons.
I said I saw it done without Lua. :P
Not that I did not need/want Lua.

So, yeah. Waiting for someone experience with Sparkly Magicks to post.

The Gatling gun does not charge, that is a fire delay, My bubble fan uses it.

Okay, I basically want it to be
You can hold down the mouse button for a maximum of 5 seconds.
when you release the mouse button, a single MOParticle is released of varying strength, depending on how long you held down the mouse button, using different sprites for each 5 levels of strength.
Author:  Darkhunter21 [ Sun Jul 05, 2009 1:54 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Charging weapons.
I need to learn LUA too it seems to be very helpful to peoples
Author:  CrazyMLC [ Sun Jul 05, 2009 1:55 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Charging weapons.
Change it to Lua! Quick!
Before people kill you on technicality!
Author:  Darkhunter21 [ Sun Jul 05, 2009 1:56 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Charging weapons.
Sounds like LUA, but what if you could make a A-emitter shoot out that shot a particle out that shot an emitter out that shot a particle out and so on?
Author:  CrazyMLC [ Sun Jul 05, 2009 1:58 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Charging weapons.
Sigh... Time for an ornery Grif to appear.

Anyhow, that wouldn't work for what I am planning.
Author:  Darkhunter21 [ Sun Jul 05, 2009 1:58 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Charging weapons.
Well, You gotta tell us what the hell you are going for before we can help yousa
Author:  CrazyMLC [ Sun Jul 05, 2009 1:59 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Charging weapons.
CrazyMLC wrote:
Okay, I basically want it to be
You can hold down the mouse button for a maximum of 5 seconds.
when you release the mouse button, a single MOParticle is released of varying strength, depending on how long you held down the mouse button, using different sprites for each 5 levels of strength.
Author:  Areku [ Sun Jul 05, 2009 2:36 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Charging weapons.
I might be able to help with that. Just give me some time to prepare the Lua stuff and add the Sparkle Magic.
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