I'm working with a grapple hook in MotS - It seems to work just fine, except when I launch it, it only seems to go so far and land in mid air. Or if your close to a wall, or item then it might touch. Could anyone take a peek at it and see what is wrong please Thanks

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symbols

keyframe fireAnim=kygrip0.key local

sound grapfireSound=grfire.wav local
sound graphitSound=grhit.wav local
sound grapretractSound=grretract.wav local
thing player local
template grap=+grapplehook local
int hooklanded=0 local
vector dir local
thing graphook local
int hook=0 local
message startup
message activated
message pulse
message newplayer
message stop_hook
end

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

code
startup:
player = GetLocalPlayerThing();
SetPulse(0);
call stop_hook;

Return;
# .....................................
activated:
player = GetSourceRef();


if(hook)
{
PlaySoundThing(grapretractSound, player, 1.0, -1.0, -1.0, 0x80);
Print("Grapple Retracted");
call stop_hook;
return;
}
else
{

graphook = FireProjectile(player, grap, grapfireSound, 75, '0.0135 0.1624 0.0', '0 0 0', 1.0, 0x20, autoAimFOV, autoAimFOV*2);
Print("Grapple Deployed");
hook=1;
SetPulse(0.1);

}

Return;

# .....................................
pulse:

if(hooklanded == 0)
{
if((GetThingAttachFlags(graphook) != 0) || (IsThingMoving(graphook) == 0))
{
hooklanded = 1;
PlaySoundThing(graphitSound, player, 1.0, -1.0, -1.0, 0x80);
Print("Hook Attached");
}
}
else
{
if(GetThingHealth(graphook) == 0)
{

call stop_hook;
return;
}
dir = VectorScale(VectorNorm(VectorSub(GetThingPos(graphook), GetThingPos(player))), 40);
DetachThing(player);
ClearPhysicsFlags(player, 0x1);
ApplyForce(player, dir);
}


Return;
# ........................................................................................

newplayer:
call stop_hook;

Return;
# ........................................................................................

stop_hook:

SetPulse(0);
if(graphook)
{
DestroyThing(graphook);
}
hook = 0;
hooklanded = 0;
SetPhysicsFlags(player, 0x1);


Return;

end
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( http://viper-studios.clanpages.com/ )
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I thus assume that you did not write that or write it entirely. Look carefully at the fireprojectile. I believe the grappling hook has a timer so that it dies before going too far. Just increase the time to suit your need.

0.1624

That was the setting. I changed it to a 10.1624 and I get a long shot from it. Thank you that did it

You might want to use this cog instead:


And I rewrote the templates:



Remember to flag the item's bin with 0x10 so that the cog will receive the damaged message. You can remove kyle.cog from the patch since that's all it was used for. Good luck.

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Author of the JK DataMaster, Parsec, Scribe, and the EditPlus Cog Files.

[This message has been edited by SaberMaster (edited August 31, 2002).]