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Added guns to dropship: Guns then shoot down dropship
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Author:  Gotcha! [ Sun Jun 05, 2011 11:00 pm ]
Post subject:  Added guns to dropship: Guns then shoot down dropship
Hello people,

Probably a really easy question for you brainiacs.
I had this old script lying around. I think Abdul originally created it, for which I have my thanks. :)
I used it to put two turrets/guns onto a dropship.

Code:
function Create(self)
   self.Turret = {};
   self.Turret.Team = 0;
   self.Turret[1] = CreateACrab("Raptor Gun Mini");
   MovableMan:AddParticle(self.Turret[1]);
   self.Turret[1].Offset = Vector(25,25);
   self.Turret[2] = CreateACrab("Raptor Gun Mini");
   MovableMan:AddParticle(self.Turret[2]);
   self.Turret[2].Offset = Vector(-25,25);
end

function Destroy(self)
   for i = 1, #self.Turret do
      if MovableMan:IsParticle(self.Turret[i]) == true then
         if self.Health < 1 then
            self.Turret[i]:GibThis()
         else
            self.Turret[i].ToDelete = true
         end
      end
   end
end

function Update(self)

   if self.AngularVel > 0.45 and self.RotAngle > 0.45 then
      self.AngularVel = 0.45;
   elseif self.AngularVel < -0.45 and self.RotAngle < -0.45 then
      self.AngularVel = -0.1;
   end

   for i = 1, #self.Turret do
      if MovableMan:IsParticle(self.Turret[i]) == true then
         self.Turret[i].Vel.X = 0;
         self.Turret[i].Vel.Y = 0;
         self.Turret[i].RotAngle = self.RotAngle;
         self.Turret[i].Pos = self.Pos + self:RotateOffset(self.Turret[i].Offset)
      end
   end
end


All works fine, except the turrets shoot down the dropship they're attached to. (Fun to watch.)
Even if I change "self.Turret.Team = 0" to "self.Turret.Team = 1", which would be the red team.

Does anyone know how to modify this script so that the turrets only fire at enemies?
Or perhaps someone has a much better script for this kind of action?

Any help is greatly appreciated. :)
Author:  Coops [ Sun Jun 05, 2011 11:03 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Added guns to dropship: Guns then shoot down dropship
try adding

Code:
self.turret.Team = self.Team
Author:  Roast Veg [ Sun Jun 05, 2011 11:09 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Added guns to dropship: Guns then shoot down dropship
Or if that doesn't work, use SetWhichMONotToHit.
Author:  Mehman [ Sun Jun 05, 2011 11:10 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Added guns to dropship: Guns then shoot down dropship
or try ToActor(self.turret).Team = self.Team it may work...or not
Author:  Gotcha! [ Sun Jun 05, 2011 11:32 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Added guns to dropship: Guns then shoot down dropship
@Coops9753: Done. No difference though. :???:
@Roast Veg: No idea what to do with that, sorry.
@Mehman: That gives an error and removes the guns.
Author:  Coops [ Sun Jun 05, 2011 11:34 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Added guns to dropship: Guns then shoot down dropship
where did you add it?
Author:  Gotcha! [ Sun Jun 05, 2011 11:50 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Added guns to dropship: Guns then shoot down dropship
I removed the line
Code:
self.Turret.Team = 0;

and replaced it with
Code:
   self.Turret.Team = self.Team;
Author:  Xery [ Mon Jun 06, 2011 4:41 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Added guns to dropship: Guns then shoot down dropship
Code:
SetWhichMOToNotHit
Sets this MO to not hit a specific other MO and all its children even though MO hitting is enabled on this MovableObject

Arguments:
    A pointer to the MO to not be hitting. 0 means don't ignore anyhting.
    Ownership is not transferred!
    For how long, in S, to ignore the above. Negative number means forever.


In general:
self.bullet:SetWhichMOToNotHit(self.shooter,-1);
In that case, you need to shoot bullets by lua, or check when fire, find the bullet then set it not to hit the parent. that sucks.

Maybe you can try like:
self.ship:SetWhichMOToNotHit(self.gun,-1);
I'm not sure if it works.
Author:  Abdul Alhazred [ Mon Jun 06, 2011 6:53 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Added guns to dropship: Guns then shoot down dropship
Gotcha! wrote:
I removed the line
Code:
self.Turret.Team = 0;

and replaced it with
Code:
   self.Turret.Team = self.Team;
That sets the team variable of the table called "Turret" rather than the actual turrets stored in the table, and therefore does nothing. You probably want to do it something like this:

Code:
function Create(self)
   self.Turret = {}
   self.Turret[1] = CreateACrab("Raptor Gun Mini")
   self.Turret[1].Offset = Vector(25,25)
   self.Turret[1].Team = self.Team
   MovableMan:AddParticle(self.Turret[1])

   self.Turret[2] = CreateACrab("Raptor Gun Mini")
   self.Turret[2].Offset = Vector(-25,25)
   self.Turret[2].Team = self.Team
   MovableMan:AddParticle(self.Turret[2])
end


The script looks like a variant of AaronLee's Superheavy dropship btw: viewtopic.php?p=203454#p203454
Author:  Gotcha! [ Mon Jun 06, 2011 12:29 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Added guns to dropship: Guns then shoot down dropship
You are a lifesaver, Abdul. That works like a charm!

Thanks to everyone for helping me out. :)
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