One problem solved, another comes, and one is yet unanswered.

[Edward]

Hi!
I have here an unfinnished code, so much unused, so I can't use Parsec on it.


# WAZZUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUP!
#
# By Edward
symbols

message startup
message pulse

thing ug
thing zup1
thing zup2
thing zup3
thing aahz

thing ugcam
thing ugcampiv
thing zup1cam
thing zup2cam
thing zup2cam2
thing zup3cam
thing aahzcam

thing tvlight
thing backlight1
thing backlight2

surface callswitch1
surface callswitch2

surface tv

model bottlezup2
model phonezup2
model bottlezup3
model phonezup3
model bottleug
model phoneug
model bottleandphonezup2

keyframe ug_chillin
keyframe ug_takephone
keyframe ug_phone
keyframe ug_WAZZUP1
keyframe ug_WAZZUP2
keyframe ug_WAZZUP3
keyframe ug_saywhat

keyframe zup1_chillinphone

keyframe zup2_enter
keyframe zup2_walk
keyframe zup2_takephone
keyframe zup2_phone
keyframe zup2_phoneWAZZUP
keyframe zup2_walkphone
keyframe zup2_takecall
keyframe zup2_call
keyframe zup2_callWAZZUP
keyframe zup2_letin

keyframe zup3_chillin
keyframe zup3_takephone
keyframe zup3_phone
keyframe zup3_phoneWAZZUP

keyframe aahz_WAZZUP

sound ug_hello
sound ug_watsup
sound ug_game
sound ug_true
sound ug_WAZZUP
sound ug_pickupphone
sound ug_AAAAAA
sound ug_que

sound zup1_watsup
sound zup1_game
sound zup1_who
sound zup1_WAZZUP
sound zup1_ehduke
sound zup1_AAAAAA
sound zup1_bud

sound zup2_WAZZUP
sound zup2_yo
sound zup2_wheresduke
sound zup2_AAAAAA
sound zup2_hangon

sound zup3_yo
sound zup3_WAZZUP
sound zup3_AAAAAA

sound aahz_WAZZUP1
sound aahz_AAAAAA1
sound aahz_WAZZUP2
sound aahz_AAAAAA2

sound phonerings
sound phoneclickup
sound phoneclickdown
sound callerbeep
sound callerclick1
sound callerclick2

sound saberfighting0
sound saberfighting1
sound saberfighting2
sound saberfighting3
sound saberfighting4
sound saberfighting5
sound saberfighting6
sound saberfighting7
sound saberfighting8
sound saberfighting9
sound saberfighting10
sound saberfighting11
sound saberfighting12
sound saberfighting13
sound saberfighting14
sound saberfighting15
sound saberfighting16
sound saberfighting17
sound saberfighting18

material ugsface
material zup1sface
material zup2sface
material zup3sface

int ugk=-1 local
int zup1k=-1 local
int zup2k=-1 local
int zup3k=-1 local
int aahzk=-1 local
int ugface=0 local
int zup1face=0 local
int zup2face=0 local
int zup3face=0 local
int aahzface=0 local
int ugaaa=1 local
int zup1aaa=2 local
int zup2aaa=3 local
int zup3aaa=4 local
int aahzaaa=5 local

end
#
code
startup:
SetActorFlags(GetLocalPlayerThing(),0x800000);
SetCurrentCamera(0);
SetCameraFocus(0,ugcam);
AttachThingToThing(ugcam,ugcampiv);
sleep(1);
ugk=PlayKey(ug,ug_chillin,1,0x0);
zup1k=PlayKey(zup1,zup1_chillinphone,1,0x0);
SetThingRotVel(ugcampiv,'0 90 3');
SetThingModel(zup3,bottlezup3);
sleep(1);
StopThing(ugcampiv);
ThingLight(tvlight,.1,1);
ThingLight(backlight1,1,1);
ThingLight(backlight2,1,1);
SetThingRotVel(ugcampiv,'0 -30 -1');
sleep(1);
SetPulse(0.1);
sleep(2);
StopThing(ugcampiv);
sleep(1);
PlaySoundLocal(phonerings,1,0,0x0);
sleep(1);
StopKey(ug,ugk,1);
ugk=PlayKey(ug,ug_takephone,1,0x4);
sleep(GetKeyLen(ug_takephone)/2.00000000);
SetThingModel(ug,phoneug);
PlaySoundLocal(phonerings,1,0,0x0);
sleep(GetKeyLen(ug_takephone)/2.00000000);
StopKey(ug,ugk,1);
ugk=PlayKey(ug,ug_phone,1,0x0);
PlaySoundLocal(ug_hello,1,0,0x0);
ugface=1;
print("Hello?");
sleep(GetSoundLen(ug_hello));
ugface=0;
SetCameraFocus(0,zup1cam);
zup1face=1;
return;
pulse:
SetWallCel(tv,rand()*8);
if(rand()>.5) { ThingLight(tvlight,1,0.1); } else { ThingLight(tvlight,.1,1); }
PlaySoundPos(saberfighting0[rand()*18],GetSurfaceCenter(tv),.25,0,10,0x0);
if(ugface==1)
{
SetMaterialCel(ugsface,rand()*1);
}
else if(ugface==2)
{
SetMaterialCel(ugsface,2);
}
else
{
SetMaterialCel(ugsface,0);
}
if(zup1face==1)
{
SetMaterialCel(zup1sface,rand()*13);
}
else if(zup1face==2)
{
SetMaterialCel(zup1sface,16);
}
else
{
SetMaterialCel(zup1sface,0);
}
if(zup2face==1)
{
SetMaterialCel(zup2sface,rand()*13);
}
else if(zup2face==2)
{
SetMaterialCel(zup2sface,16);
}
else
{
SetMaterialCel(zup2sface,0);
}
if(zup3face==1)
{
SetMaterialCel(zup3sface,rand()*13);
}
else if(zup3face==2)
{
SetMaterialCel(zup3sface,2);
}
else
{
SetMaterialCel(zup3sface,0);
}
return;
end

I believe you know what this code is all about... Anyway, the problem lies in the pulse. First off, the sound... When I play a random lightsaber sound, it doesn't play a random lightsaber sound, but plays the first sound it gets it's hands on. At first, when I had only come to SetPulse(0.1); and there were quite a few gaps in the keyframes and what people were going to say, instead of lightsaber sounds that I had picked out, there was the activate01.wav playing all the time. I decided to fill in all gaps, with temporary stuff like a tuskan sound for him, reeyee sounds for him, etc. and random keyframes, the sound changed but not to the sabers, but to a tuskan. I gave tuskan sounds to Mr. zup3. Could someone help me find why the connection? I think it's in zup3_WAZZUP, but why? All other sounds are OK.

/Edward

[Edward]

And there seems to be a problem with the SetMaterialCel();. The folk's faces won't move. Yes, I've given them new faces with new cels. What's wrong?

[zagibu]

In the pulse message, try this:


index = rand() * 18; // Make this an int in the symbols
PlaySoundPos(saberfighting0[index],GetSurfaceCenter(tv),.25,0,10,0x0);

...instead of your current PlaySoundPos. Might be a problem with the random array index...

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[Edward]

No affect...

[LKOH_SniperWolf]

I've found the problem... I think... JK apparently doesn't do automatic conversions like most other languages. When you put rand()*18 in, JK still treats it as a float. Even if you set assign it to an int, it maintains it as a floating point number.

I believe this is because both are 4-byte numbers, JK simply dumps in the flex information, without any modification.

Try this code...

(modified from zagibu's to save time...)



index = ((rand()*19)%18); // Make this an int in the symbols
PlaySoundPos(saberfighting0[index],GetSurfaceCenter(tv),.25,0,10,0x0);


This is an alternate method for getting a number from a rand, that I just now remembered. (The * 18 was modified to *19, otherwise, the first sound would never be played) The reason this should work is modulo always returns an integer. So the indexing should work properly.

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[This message has been edited by LKOH_SniperWolf (edited June 13, 2004).]

[zagibu]

It's a good idea, but it has to be rand()*19%19. This returns numbers 0 - 18. Your version returns 0 - 17 and a final 0 (since 18 % 18 = 0).
And BTW, for those who don't know about the modulo operator: it divides the numbers and delivers the rest of the division. So 5%2=1, 7%4=3, etc.
Rand()*19%19 delivers values 0 (0%19) to 18 (18%19), since rand()*19 can never be 19 (0 <= rand() < 1).
I'm not sure if that solves the problem, but it's worth a try.

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[Tazz]

The float to int problem is easy to fix:



float val_float
int val_int

.....get your float values

val_float = val_int


Pretty sure I used that back on a racing mod I was doing 5 or 6 years ago.

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[darthslaw]

Tazz, do you mean


float val_floatint
val_int
.....get your float values
val_int = val_float //reversed vars


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[Edward]

Hm... So many solutions, and some look like they won't work... But strainge, isn't it? I've made so many COGs where I use random values as you see


i=CreateThing(type0[rand()*15],place0[rand()*26]);
nummer=rand()*100;
PlaySoundThing(panic0[rand()*20],place,.75,-1,50,0x80);
etc...

without problems, and the all of a sudden, it won't work! Has that ever happen to you?

I'll try the Modulo method, and if that doesn't work...

/Edward

[Edward]

OK, Modulo didn't work. But now, why just zup3_WAZZUP? The only time one sound wouldn't play as it should and play something else is if I have misspelt it.

/Edward

[LKOH_SniperWolf]

Hmm, I thought mine should work, but I see the mistake. For some reason, I was thinking 0%18 would yield 18. Heh, despite the listed time, I did that math much later at night (for me anyways) and so was very tired, lol.

And val_int=val_float; wouldn't work. Apparently, JK will change the int to a float. I did some tests where I did just that (int=float). Running PrintFlex() on the int, I could see it still retained floating point info...
There's something to this point in DataMaster as well, though he wasn't very clear. Apparently, since they're both 4-byte types, JK just converts what you listed in symbols as an int, to a float to hold the new information, I think anyways. Either way, PrintFlex() showed that even though I listed them as ints, they still retained flex data...

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Wolf Moon
Cast Your Spell On Me
Beware
The Woods At Night
The Wolf Has Come

[This message has been edited by LKOH_SniperWolf (edited June 14, 2004).]

[Tazz]

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Darth Slaw:
Tazz, do you mean


float val_floatint
val_int
.....get your float values
val_int = val_float //reversed vars


Ya, basically that can change back and forth

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