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I was just using the old AMRobotics Mole Machine (which is B24 compatible) and I was hoping that someone might be able to help update it a little in terms of being a bit more similar to zalo's Diggerator 9001 "craft". The way the Diggerator 9001 moves fluidly through the environment is appealing, but the ability to deliver actors/weapons as well as the aesthetics of the Mole Machine were also pleasing.

If anything, I'd just like some tips on how to stop the Mole Machine from scuttling when it's upside-down or delivering cargo.

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Tue Jan 11, 2011 9:31 am
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Scuttling is hardcoded and notoriously difficult to prevent.


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Couldn't it be turned 90 degrees and when upside down, just flipped to the right side again?


Tue Jan 11, 2011 10:46 am
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Maybe you could just turn the machine into a normal actor, and then use Lua to make it act like a craft.


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On second thought, how on earth would you do that? I know that actors can store other actors in their inventory, but how would you make them 'enter' said carrier actor?
Making them exit is kinda easy though.


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Azukki did it for his L4D mod or summat like that.


Tue Jan 11, 2011 3:53 pm
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You fake it. Lock the actor's position off the map, and store a pointer to it.


Tue Jan 11, 2011 11:20 pm
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Lizard wrote:
Azukki did it for his L4D mod or summat like that.

Nah, that was adding something that didn't previously exist to an actors inventory, either through .lua or .ini.

As mail said, faking it would probably be best.


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Seeing as this starts out as a craft, wouldn't we just be able to transfer actors with the Inventory functions(seeing as they transfer ownership)?
If they don't transfer ownership, then it would still be okay to grab the preset name and inventory of loaded actors(seeing as there would be no changes in health, wounds or anything).


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