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Reflection
2002-09-25, 5:01 AM #1
Recently, I was looking for a way to create sparks when a reflective bolt (crossbow 2ndary fire) hits a wall. I tried to use the touched message, but the Datamaster told me that this approach was damned to fail. Do you know of another way?

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"Häb Pfrässe, süsch chlepfts!" - The coolest language in the world (besides Cherokee)
2002-09-25, 5:06 AM #2
Hmm, you might try :Damaged...

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[This message has been edited by GBK (edited September 25, 2002).]
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2002-09-25, 5:35 AM #3
Hmm, ok, I'll try that. Thanks.

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"Häb Pfrässe, süsch chlepfts!" - The coolest language in the world (besides Cherokee)
"Häb Pfrässe, süsch chlepfts!" - The coolest language in the world (besides Cherokee)
2002-09-25, 7:18 AM #4
Is this effect for the surface or for the projectile? If this is a surface effect, then you can use either damaged or touched (with the correct mask) to created the sparks.

If this is an effect for the projectile, then it's a bit more difficult. I don't know of any event for the ricochet. What I would do is use a thing pulse to check the thing's lvec. When the distance between the old and new lvecs of the projectile is significant, then create the sparks.

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[This message has been edited by SaberMaster (edited September 25, 2002).]
Author of the JK DataMaster, Parsec, Scribe, and the EditPlus Cog Files.
2002-09-25, 8:34 AM #5
It's for the projectile. I was just looking for an easy way to do it. I'd rather not implement it, than use some sort of pulse to do the job...but thanks anyway.

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"Häb Pfrässe, süsch chlepfts!" - The coolest language in the world (besides Cherokee)
"Häb Pfrässe, süsch chlepfts!" - The coolest language in the world (besides Cherokee)
2002-09-26, 3:10 AM #6
this is how I would do it:

In the removed message of your projectiles class cog, create a new projectile at the old projectiles position which has a creatething value in its template which is the sparks. Some value tweaking will be needed of course.

Oh, the original projectile is not magsealed...however the 'child' projectile should be.
2002-09-26, 3:52 AM #7
Hmm. That way the sparks are only displayed at reflection number one.

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"Häb Pfrässe, süsch chlepfts!" - The coolest language in the world (besides Cherokee)
"Häb Pfrässe, süsch chlepfts!" - The coolest language in the world (besides Cherokee)
2002-09-26, 5:04 AM #8
Thats true, however you could use a short timer to remove the magsealing flag shortly after creation, and redo the same effect for as many reflections as you want.

This has become a bit more complicated then I originally envisioned it, but its just an idea for you to work with. It seems like a totally feasible method to me.
2002-09-26, 5:40 AM #9
Yes. But it's too complicated and resource-intensive for such a small effect. Thanks, anyway.

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"Häb Pfrässe, süsch chlepfts!" - The coolest language in the world (besides Cherokee)
"Häb Pfrässe, süsch chlepfts!" - The coolest language in the world (besides Cherokee)
2002-09-26, 6:48 AM #10
Resource intensive? Pfft. Not nearly as intensive as the RVTCS, and it runs just fine on slower boxes.

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I used to believe that we only want what we can't have. I was wrong. The truth is, the wonderful truth is, we only want what we think we can't have.

JK editing resources.
And when the moment is right, I'm gonna fly a kite.
2002-09-26, 9:31 AM #11
Well, it's just a simple sparks fx.

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"Häb Pfrässe, süsch chlepfts!" - The coolest language in the world (besides Cherokee)
"Häb Pfrässe, süsch chlepfts!" - The coolest language in the world (besides Cherokee)
2002-09-26, 2:11 PM #12
GBK< what does a crossbow bolt spark cog have to do with the RVTCS?
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2002-09-26, 5:53 PM #13
Clock cycles.

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I used to believe that we only want what we can't have. I was wrong. The truth is, the wonderful truth is, we only want what we think we can't have.

JK editing resources.
And when the moment is right, I'm gonna fly a kite.
2002-09-27, 2:04 PM #14
Try this cog. It might just work. [http://forums.massassi.net/html/wink.gif]
Code: 
# Jedi Knight Cog Script
#
# Class cog that controls the sparks
#
# [DP]
#

Symbols

thing       projectile           local
thing       dummy                local
template    sparker=+sparker     local

message     created
message     removed

end

code
   Created:
   If(GetSourceRef() == dummy) Return;
   projectile = GetSourceRef();
   dummy = FireProjectile(projectile, sparker, -1, -1, '0 0 0', '0 0 0', 0, 0x0, 0, 0);
   Return;

   Removed:
   If(GetSourceRef() != dummy) Return;
   dummy = FireProjectile(projectile, sparker, -1, -1, '0 0 0', '0 0 0', 0, 0x0, 0, 0);
   Return;
To explain, when the origanal projectile (the BC bolt) is created, then that fires the sparks projectile, and when that projectile hits, then you create a new one. I hope this works. [http://forums.massassi.net/html/wink.gif]

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