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Stopping things rotating.

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Dylanhutch Joined: Sun Apr 25, 2010 12:04 am Posts: 303 Location: Australia	Stopping things rotating. How could I stop a craft rotating through Lua? I have tried this: Code: function Update(self) self.AngularVel = 0 end It doesn't show any errors but doesn't work for some reason, I bet this is something incredibly simple. EDIT It's an ACRocket by the way.
Thu Jan 20, 2011 10:51 am

mail2345 Joined: Tue Nov 06, 2007 6:58 am Posts: 2054	Re: Stopping things rotating. Not sure what you're looking for, but you probably want to disable both the MOVE_LEFT and MOVE_RIGHT controller states if you just want to prevent turning. If you really want to stop rotation, lock the rotation angle as well as velocity.
Fri Jan 21, 2011 1:55 am

Dylanhutch Joined: Sun Apr 25, 2010 12:04 am Posts: 303 Location: Australia	Re: Stopping things rotating. mail2345 wrote: Not sure what you're looking for, but you probably want to disable both the MOVE_LEFT and MOVE_RIGHT controller states if you just want to prevent turning. If you really want to stop rotation, lock the rotation angle as well as velocity. It is a drop crate class, so I don't need to prevent left and right controls, I need to stop it turning altogether. As in, make it only go straight down and straight up. EDIT How would I lock the rotation angle?
Fri Jan 21, 2011 2:03 am

mail2345 Joined: Tue Nov 06, 2007 6:58 am Posts: 2054	Re: Stopping things rotating. self.RotAngle = <whatever, probably 0> Also, if I understand you correctly, you might want to lock X vel to 0(self.Vel.X = 0).
Fri Jan 21, 2011 3:47 am

Dylanhutch Joined: Sun Apr 25, 2010 12:04 am Posts: 303 Location: Australia	Re: Stopping things rotating. Thanks so much, It worked to perfection. Also, very offtopic and you probably won't know, but how would I make it switch control to the craft?
Fri Jan 21, 2011 4:43 am

mail2345 Joined: Tue Nov 06, 2007 6:58 am Posts: 2054	Re: Stopping things rotating. On creation? ActivityMan:GetActivity():SwitchToActor(self,<player number>, self.Team)
Fri Jan 21, 2011 6:48 am

Dylanhutch Joined: Sun Apr 25, 2010 12:04 am Posts: 303 Location: Australia	Re: Stopping things rotating. Thanks, I'll be sure to credit you by the way. Here is the final script: Code: function Create(self) --Don't really need this since I can just edit the ini but anyway. self.Vel.X = 0 self.Vel.Y = 10 end function Update(self) if UInputMan:KeyHeld(19) then --If "S" is held, move down at 10 velocity. self.Health = 100 --Don't die either. self.Vel.X = 0 --No jiggling for you! self.Vel.Y = 10 --Move end if UInputMan:KeyHeld(23) then --If "W" is held, explode. self:GibThis(); end --Ends "then" and "if" so that rotating can be stopped each frame. self.RotAngle = 0 --Stops rotating. self.Vel.X = 0 end --End mother****er. I took this from a whole lot of different mods I have made in the past and put it all together. It's for this.
Fri Jan 21, 2011 7:09 am

Coops Joined: Wed Feb 17, 2010 12:07 am Posts: 1545 Location: That small peaceful place called Hell.	Re: Stopping things rotating. If you want this to be Gamepad friendly you should do it like this instead. Code: function Create(self) --Don't really need this since I can just edit the ini but anyway. self.Vel.X = 0 self.Vel.Y = 10 end function Update(self) self.cont = self:GetController(); -- get controller if self.cont:IsState(Controller.BODY_CROUCH) then --If down is held, move down at 10 velocity. self.Health = 100 --Don't die either. self.Vel.X = 0 --No jiggling for you! self.Vel.Y = 10 --Move end if self.cont:IsState(Controller.BODY_JUMPSTART) then --If up is held, explode. self:GibThis(); end --Ends "then" and "if" so that rotating can be stopped each frame. self.RotAngle = 0 --Stops rotating. self.Vel.X = 0 end --End mother****er.
Fri Jan 21, 2011 9:59 am

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