Arrgh.. trying to get this pilotable rail det to work..

This attempt does nothing in-game:


This attempt allows you to steer left/right, but not up/down. If the rail det is traveling at an up/down angle other than level (straight), it will straighten itself out after a second or two:


-Jipe

i made a cog that does this about half a year ago....this is the basics of it, if you want the whole cog i'll send you it.....

dir = VectorAdd(GetThingLVec(player), GetThingLVec(dummy));
SetThingLook(dummy, dir);
dir = VectorScale(GetThingLVec(dummy), misslespeed);
SetThingVel(dummy, dir);
puller = FireProjectile(player, projectile, -1, -1, '0 0 0', '0 0 0', 0, 0, 999, 999);
SetThingCurGeoMode(puller, 0);
SetCollideType(puller, 0);
SetThingVel(dummy, VectorScale(GetThingVel(puller), correctionspeed));
SetLifeLeft(puller, 0.01);


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I refuse to have a battle of wits with an unarmed person.

and so you know, the firing of a second projectile is so you can steer it up and down. GetThingLVec doesn't return head pitch (dumb JK) so this was really the best way to do it. and yeah that's all in a pulse with a ton of other stuff but that's the only code which really guides the missle, rest was for a mod, and the mod was all in the cog (i refuse to edit and add templates if i can avoid it) so no one ask about the other lines there on the second projectile. so hope that helps.

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I refuse to have a battle of wits with an unarmed person.

Scorpion, could I have your cog, please?

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sure, it has been sent

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I refuse to have a battle of wits with an unarmed person.