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Gibbing A Destroyer Cannon Shot
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 Joined: Fri Mar 13, 2009 2:31 am Posts: 217 Location: Earth... I think 
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  Gibbing A Destroyer Cannon ShotOk very simply I'm trying to make a dummy destroyer cannon round blow up at a certain height using one of three methods
1. gibs after set amount of time (for some unknown reason I can't do this even when I copy and paste the function update: gib object stuff 2. gibs at set height above the ground I.E. 200pixels 100pixels 3. gibs as soon as it gets off screen (goes up out of the screen, gibs, then the flames/whatever fall down. also just offhand what is the best lua documentation site and syntax help anyone can find... I've looked at the wiki and I've tried using the lua site but I just can't find anything that teaches rather than assumes you know everything basic and moves on. (and I have read all of Grif's tutorials thanks Grif!) |
| Tue Sep 08, 2009 10:12 pm |
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 Joined: Thu Mar 06, 2008 10:54 pm Posts: 1360 Location: USA
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Re: Gibbing A Destroyer Cannon Shot http://www.datarealms.com/wiki/index.php/LuaDocs/Index
Well this sohuld really help. I knew no lua at the biginning of the summer and I learned it all via IRC and this forum :3 Anyways, here's how you would do those methods. 1.) Code: function Create(self) self.gibTimer = Timer(); end function Update(self) if self.gibTimer:IsPastSimMS(desiredtimehere in MS; 1000MS = 1Second) then self:GibThis(); end end 2.) Not 100% sure bout this one Code: function Update(self) if self:GetAltitude(self.Pos.Y, 5) > (pixels above ground) then self:GibThis(); end end 3.) Code: function Update(self) if self.Pos.Y > SceneMan.SceneHeight then self:GibThis(); end Hope this helps  |
| Tue Sep 08, 2009 11:06 pm |
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Joined: Fri Mar 13, 2009 2:31 am Posts: 217 Location: Earth... I think
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Re: Gibbing A Destroyer Cannon Shot Thanks and I've used the wiki before but how do you add this to the "Destroyer.lua" file
Code: function Create(self) print("CREATED: " .. self.PresetName); self.testTimer = Timer(); end function Destroy(self) print("DESTROYED: " .. self.PresetName); end function Update(self) if self.testTimer:IsPastSimMS(2000) then self.Vel = self.Vel + Vector(0, -1); end end I've tried approx. 20 times and it just doesn't work (for me) ... though if I am consistent then it will be from some stupid little mistake. |
| Wed Sep 09, 2009 11:34 pm |
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 Joined: Sun Jul 13, 2008 9:57 am Posts: 4886 Location: some compy
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Re: Gibbing A Destroyer Cannon Shot Code: function Create(self) print("CREATED: " .. self.PresetName); self.testTimer = Timer(); self.gibTimer = Timer(); end function Update(self) if self.gibTimer:IsPastSimMS(desiredtimehere in MS; 1000MS = 1Second) then self:GibThis(); end end function Destroy(self) print("DESTROYED: " .. self.PresetName); end function Update(self) --asplode if higher than 200PX if self:GetAltitude() > 200 then self:GibThis(); end --or if you go above the screen if self.Pos.Y < 0 then self:GibThis(); end if self.testTimer:IsPastSimMS(2000) then self.Vel = self.Vel + Vector(0, -1); end end  |
| Wed Sep 09, 2009 11:53 pm |
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Joined: Fri Mar 13, 2009 2:31 am Posts: 217 Location: Earth... I think
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Re: Gibbing A Destroyer Cannon Shot Thanks Geti and Mind but I still need some help... I'll pm mind with an attachment when I get home from school.
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| Thu Sep 10, 2009 3:00 pm |
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