I'm new to using client and server cogs and I was wondering... If you use a client cog to fire projectiles for weapons and you have the the standard randVec = VectorSet(Blah()randblahblah*0.5blah); for weapon inaccuracy in the client cog, would the projectile be going in a different direction on each player's computer?

Yes, because after the trigger is sent & recieved by each client, they'll have a different number for rand(); so what you want to do is send rand() along in the trigger.

Ok but how many params can you have in a send trigger command because I already am using 3 and I need 3 more because its a vector.

Why don't you just send the vector as a whole?

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Simple, you cant send a vector. Trigger params are flex values, sending a vector isnt going to work. It has to be split up into its 3 components.

You might consider sending two triggers. One for your current values, another for the vector.

[This message has been edited by GBK (edited November 16, 2002).]

Ok I'll just use 2 triggers.

Yeah, I just noticed that in my own project. Sorry about it.

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Nah, you dont need to triggers. In the TB coges I just went:

SendTrigger(-1, 61, gunnum, VectorX(randvec), VectorY(randvec), VectorZ(randvec));

Then retrieve it going:

player = GetSenderRef();
gun = GetParam(0);
VectorX= GetParam(1);
VectorY= GetParam(2);
VectorZ= GetParam(3);

That way you dont need to flood different triggers. And you can use arrays for projectiles.

Uhh, Hellcat, thats what he is doing. He needs to send 2 triggers, because he has 3 other values he needs to send as well.

Opps! Thats what I get for not reading everything. Sorry

Geeze, if you've got 3 params used up, just send Rand() in the trigger, duh.

Actually, you'd probably only need to send two of the rand() values, since the Y value (I think its the Y) probably wouldn't ever need to be changed.

Your right I can just send 2 params.

I've been using this method for my sendtriggers, but I'm a bit stumped as to how to do the shotgun spread. Right now the random vectors are generated locally, but of course I want these to be consistent on different machines. The only way I can think to do it as of right now is to define a set of different 'random' shotgun spreads, say eight and have one of the params send a number that will select that group of random numbers.

Does anyone know a better way?

I was thinking you could somehow do all the rands in the non-trigger cog and add them up and send them as one number and divide them somehow in the client cog.

I think I came up with a way to do it. I call it "__Ace_1_'s Pattented Client/Server Shotgun Spread Without Using More Than One Trigger Code":

your coordinates:
y1 = ((Rand()-0.5)*5);
x1 = ((Rand()-0.5)*5);
y2 = ((Rand()-0.5)*5);
x2 = ((Rand()-0.5)*5);
y3 = ((Rand()-0.5)*5);
x3 = ((Rand()-0.5)*5);
y4 = ((Rand()-0.5)*5);
x4 = ((Rand()-0.5)*5);
y5 = ((Rand()-0.5)*5);
x5 = ((Rand()-0.5)*5);

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coding it:
if(y1 < 0)
{
y1=(y1-(2*y1));
}
if(y2 < 0)
{
y2=(y2-(2*y2));
}
if(y3 < 0)
{
y3=(y3-(2*y3));
}
if(y4 < 0)
{
y4=(y4-(2*y4));
}
if(y5 < 0)
{
y5=(y5-(2*y5));
}
codedYcoords = (y1*100000)+(y2*10000)+(y3*1000)+(y4*100)+(y5*10);
if(x1 < 0)
{
x1=(x1-(2*x1));
}
if(x2 < 0)
{
x2=(x2-(2*x2));
}
if(x3 < 0)
{
x3=(x3-(2*x3));
}
if(x4 < 0)
{
x4=(x4-(2*x4));
}
if(x5 < 0)
{
x5=(x5-(2*x5));
}
codedXcoords = (x1*100000)+(x2*10000)+(x3*1000)+(x4*100)+(x5*10);

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decoding it:
y1 = (codedYcoords/100000);
y2 = (codedYcoords/10000) - y1*10;
y3 = (codedYcoords/1000) - (y1*10+y2*10);
y4 = (codedYcoords/100)- (y1*10+y2*100+y3*1000);
y5 = (codedYcoords/10)- (y1*10+y2*100+y3*1000+y4*10000);
x1 = (codedXcoords/100000);
x2 = (codedXcoords/10000) - x1*10;
x3 = (codedXcoords/1000) - (x1*10+x2*100);
x4 = (codedXcoords/100) - (x1*10+x2*100+x3*1000);
x5 = (codedXcoords/10) - (x1*10+x2*100+x3*1000+x4*10000);

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doing the shotgun spread:
randvec1 = VectorSet(x1, y1, 0);
randvec2 = VectorSet(-x2, y2, 0);
randvec3 = VectorSet(x3, -y3, 0);
randvec4 = VectorSet(-x4, -y4, 0);
randvec5 = VectorSet(x5, y5, 0);

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Now this wont be exactly like a real randvec but it should be pretty **** close.

Oh and sombody tell me how to do that code thing on these forums.

[This message has been edited by Ace1 (edited November 21, 2002).]

Aww crap I just noticed a big error and that wont work.

I think this will work. I call it "__Ace_1_'s Pattented Fixed Client/Server Shotgun Spread Without Using More Than One Trigger Code":

your coordinates:
y1 = ((Rand()-0.5)*5);
x1 = ((Rand()-0.5)*5);
y2 = ((Rand()-0.5)*5);
x2 = ((Rand()-0.5)*5);
y3 = ((Rand()-0.5)*5);
x3 = ((Rand()-0.5)*5);
y4 = ((Rand()-0.5)*5);
x4 = ((Rand()-0.5)*5);
y5 = ((Rand()-0.5)*5);
x5 = ((Rand()-0.5)*5);

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coding it:
if(y1 < 0)
{
y1=(y1-(2*y1));
}
if(y2 < 0)
{
y2=(y2-(2*y2));
}
if(y3 < 0)
{
y3=(y3-(2*y3));
}
if(y4 < 0)
{
y4=(y4-(2*y4));
}
if(y5 < 0)
{
y5=(y5-(2*y5));
}
codedYcoords = (y1*100000)+(y2*10000)+(y3*1000)+(y4*100)+(y5*10);
if(x1 < 0)
{
x1=(x1-(2*x1));
}
if(x2 < 0)
{
x2=(x2-(2*x2));
}
if(x3 < 0)
{
x3=(x3-(2*x3));
}
if(x4 < 0)
{
x4=(x4-(2*x4));
}
if(x5 < 0)
{
x5=(x5-(2*x5));
}
codedXcoords = (x1*100000)+(x2*10000)+(x3*1000)+(x4*100)+(x5*10);

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decoding it:
y1 = (codedYcoords/100000);
y1int = (y1-0.1) //this better be an int or it will not work right
y2 = (codedYcoords/10000) - (y1int*10);
y2int = (y2-0.1)
y3 = (codedYcoords/1000) - (y1int*10)+(y2int*100);
y3int = (y3-0.1)
y4 = (codedYcoords/100) - (y1int*10)+(y2int*100)+(y3int*1000);
y4int = (y4-0.1)
y5 = (codedYcoords/10) - (y1int*10)+(y2int*100)+(y3int*1000)+(y4int*10000);
x1 = (codedXcoords/100000);
x1int = (x1-0.1) //this better be an int or it will not work right
x2 = (codedXcoords/10000) - (x1int*10);
x2int = (x2-0.1)
x3 = (codedXcoords/1000) - (x1int*10)+(x2int*100);
x3int = (x3-0.1)
x4 = (codedXcoords/100) - (x1int*10)+(x2int*100)+(x3int*1000);
x4int = (x4-0.1)
x5 = (codedXcoords/10) - (x1int*10)+(x2int*100)+(x3int*1000)+(x4int*10000);

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doing the shotgun spread:
randvec1 = VectorSet(x1, y1, 0);
randvec2 = VectorSet(-x2, y2, 0);
randvec3 = VectorSet(x3, -y3, 0);
randvec4 = VectorSet(-x4, -y4, 0);
randvec5 = VectorSet(x5, y5, 0);

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Now this wont be exactly like a real randvec but it should be pretty **** close.

I haven't tested it or anything, but I see what you're doing. Very ingenius idea.