i have a weapon COG replacing the sequencer charges and the projectiles fire directly at the floor, how do i make them fire forwards instead?

the COG is as follows:
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model povModel=seqv.3do local
model weaponMesh=seqg.3do local

keyframe mountAnim=StrVmnt.key local
keyframe dismountAnim=ConVdis.key local
keyframe povfireAnim=StrVpst1.key local
keyframe holsterAnim=kyhlstr.key local

sound mountSound=df_rif_ready.wav local
sound dismountSound=PutWeaponAway01.wav local
sound fireSound=turret-1.wav local
sound outSound=trprout.wav local

flex mountWait local
flex fireWait=0.15 local
flex holsterWait local

template projectile=+blasterlaser local

int cel local
int mode local
int dummy local

thing player local
int trackID=-1 local
int holsterTrack local

vector randVec local

int selectMode=1 local

message startup
message activated
message deactivated
message selected
message deselected
#message newplayer
message autoselect
message fire
message timer

end

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

code

startup:
// Setup delays and variables.
mountWait = GetKeyLen(mountAnim);

Return;

# ........................................................................................

fire:
player = GetSourceRef();
mode = GetSenderRef();

// Check that the player is still alive.
if(GetThingHealth(player) <= 0)
{
Return;
}


randVec = VectorSet((Rand()-0.5)*5, (Rand()-0.5)*5, 0.0);
//SetThingVel(dummy, vectorScale(GetThingVel(dummy), 0.01));
SetPOVShake('0.0 -.003 0.0', '1.5 0.0 0.0', .05, 80.0);
dummy = FireProjectile(player, projectile, fireSound, 8, '0.0168 0.1896 0.00', '0 0 0', 1.0, 0x30, autoAimFOV, autoAimFOV*2);
//SetThingVel(dummy, vectorScale(GetThingVel(dummy), 0.01));

jkPlayPOVKey(player, povfireAnim, 1, 0x38);
ChangeInv(player, 8, -1.0);

// If out of ammo try to autoswitch to another weapon
// if autoswitch is enabled else just switch to fists.
if(GetInv(player, 8) < 1)
{
if(GetAutoSwitch() & 1)
{
PlaySoundThing(outSound, player, 1.0, -1, -1, 0x80);
SelectWeapon(player, AutoSelectWeapon(player, 1));
}
else
{
SelectWeapon(player, 1);
}
}

Return;

# ........................................................................................

activated:
player = GetSourceRef();
mode = GetSenderRef();

jkSetWaggle(player, '0.0 0.0 0.0', 0);
ActivateWeapon( player, fireWait, mode );

Return;

# ........................................................................................

deactivated:
player = GetSourceRef();
mode = GetSenderRef();

jkSetWaggle(player, '10.0 7.0 0.0', 350);
DeactivateWeapon( player, mode );
Return;

# ........................................................................................

selected:
player = GetSourceRef();

PlayMode(player, 40);
jkSetPOVModel(player, povModel);
PlaySoundThing(mountSound, player, 1.0, -1, -1, 0x80);
SetArmedMode(player, 1);
jkSetWeaponMesh(player, weaponMesh);
trackID = jkPlayPOVKey(player, mountAnim, 0, 20);

jkSetWaggle(player, '10.0 7.0 0.0', 350);

SetMountWait(player, GetKeyLen(mountAnim));
jkClearFlags(player, 0x5);
SetCurWeapon(player, 8);

Return;

# ........................................................................................

deselected:
player = GetSourceRef();
PlaySoundThing(dismountSound, player, 1.0, -1, -1, 0x80);
jkPlayPOVKey(player, dismountAnim, 0, 18);

holsterWait = GetKeyLen(holsterAnim);
SetMountWait(player, holsterWait);
holsterTrack = PlayKey(player, holsterAnim, 1, 0x4);
SetTimerEx(holsterWait, 2, 0.0, 0.0);
if (trackID != -1)
{
jkStopPOVKey(player, trackID, 0);
trackID = -1;
}
jkSetWaggle(player, '0.0 0.0 0.0', 0);
Return;

# ........................................................................................

//newplayer:
// player = GetSourceRef();
//
// // Make sure that if the player is respawning, the old mount isn't playing anymore.
// if (trackID != -1)
// jkStopPOVKey(player, trackID, 0);
//
// Return;

# ........................................................................................

autoselect:
selectMode = GetSenderRef();
player = GetSourceRef();

// If the player has ammo
if(GetInv(player, 8) != 0)
{
// query for ammo
if(selectMode == -1)
{
ReturnEx(300.0);
Return;
}

if((selectMode == 0) && !(GetAutoPickup() & 2))
{
ReturnEx(300.0);
Return;
}

if((selectMode == 1) && !(GetAutoSwitch() & 2))
{
ReturnEx(300.0);
Return;
}

if((selectMode == 2) && !(GetAutoPickup() & 2))
{
ReturnEx(300.0);
Return;
}

ReturnEx(-2.0);
Return;

}
else
{
ReturnEx(-1.0);
}

Return;

# ........................................................................................

timer:
StopKey(player, holsterTrack, 0.0);
Return;

end

Check your projectile template, make sure the vel= has 0 for the third value.

yup, it's 0, that's not the problem

Maybe the template's mass is too much?

"dummy = FireProjectile(player, projectile, fireSound, 8, '0.0168 0.1896 0.00', '0 0 0', 1.0, 0x30, autoAimFOV, autoAimFOV*2);"

Does that make it fire the projectile down?

Whoops! nope

shutup hellcat

I fixed it...can't say I know what the problem was though...