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I'm going to ask one more time...
2001-08-23, 7:35 AM #1
I am totally confused by the PlayerAction cogging ability. The one that you can use to for instance make the Jump button not work.

I read Obsidian's tutroial thousands of time, and I sort of understand it, but still I don't understand how to implement it!!!!!!

Code: 
SetActionCog(cog1, 0x2000);
If(GetParam(0) == 0) // if he presses the jump key 
{ 
Print("No Jump for You!"); 
ReturnEx(0); // Makes the player NOT jump, even though he pressed the jump key. 
return; 
}


Should that be under startup?

PLEASE SOMEONE HELP!!!!

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2001-08-23, 8:33 AM #2
That depends... If you want it to be inactive the entire game: under startup. If something else (sector enter, button push,...) under the correct cog for sector, button.

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2001-08-23, 8:41 AM #3
hmmm i'll give it a try, but it sounds deceptively easy...
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2001-08-23, 11:16 AM #4
I think it should be like this...

Code: 
Startup:
  SetActionCog(GetSelfCog(), 0x2000);
  return;

PlayerAction:
  If(GetParam(0) == 0) // if he presses the jump key 
  {
    Print("No Jump for You!");
    ReturnEx(0); // Makes the player NOT jump, even though he pressed the jump key.
    return; 
  }
  return;


It is from my head, so you might want to check the syntax(<-- right spelling??)

if you put all of that in the starup section it wouldn't work
2001-08-23, 2:18 PM #5
The syntax looks about right.

Thank you, I'll give it a try. And BTW, does that mean that playeraction should be defined as a message?

I'll try that, too.
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2001-08-24, 2:08 AM #6
Nope, :P still doesn't work
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2001-08-24, 3:42 AM #7
Just in case set the flag for full 0x7fffffff. So, every keystroke gets trapped.

The cog should be looking like this.

Code: 
startup:

SetActionCog(GetSelfCog(), 0x7fffffff);
.
.
.

playeraction:

if(GetParam(0) == 0)
{
   print("No Jump");
   ReturnEx(0);
}
else ReturnEx(1);

return;


And you need to declare playeraction as a message in the symbols section as it's a hardcoded message in the system engine.

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[This message has been edited by Hideki (edited August 24, 2001).]
2001-08-25, 5:40 AM #8
Thank you oh so very much!!!! I'll try it right away.

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2001-08-25, 5:54 AM #9
[http://www.gcwc.net/Images/ss08.jpg]

As you can see, Kyle was able to jump quite well, even with the cog in place :-P [http://forums.massassi.net/html/frown.gif]

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2001-08-26, 2:10 PM #10
Let's see the whole cog, and thanks for the *wide* screen shot!

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[This message has been edited by Hideki (edited August 26, 2001).]
2001-08-28, 12:30 AM #11
But... but...! The COG is HUGE, and placing it in here would compromise various trade secrets. Do you think I should make the PlayerAction thing a seperate COG?

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2001-08-30, 12:13 AM #12
Well!?!?!?
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2001-09-03, 10:23 PM #13
Well... Sorry, I was on a vacation.
How about just post the whole playeraction message part and the SetActionCog verb? or I can personally see it through email if you want it that way.

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2001-09-03, 11:49 PM #14
Code: 
symbols

message startup
message playeraction

end

# ========================================================================================

code

startup:
SetActionCog(GetSelfCog(), 0x7fffffff);
return;


playeraction:
if(GetParam(0) == 0)
{
   print("No Jump");
   ReturnEx(0);
}
else 
{
ReturnEx(1);
}
return;


The syntax is all apparently correct. I can't seem to find what's wrong, but it still doesn't seem to work.

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2001-09-04, 12:26 AM #15
What the- IT WORKED!!!! IT WORKED!!!!!!!!!!

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