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A big proplem!

2003-04-16, 10:01 AM #1

Edward

Hammer and Nail Computing

Posts: 2,330

Hi!
What is wrong with this COG:

Code:

# Wheel Drop
#
# By Edward
symbols

message		activated

thing		pan
thing		left
thing		right
sound		pull
sound		push

thing		wheel0
thing		wheel1
thing		wheel2
thing		wheel3
thing		wheel4
thing		wheel5
thing		wheel6
thing		wheel7

keyframe	movedown
keyframe	roll
keyframe	moveup

sound		move
sound		start
sound		run

int		k0=-1	local
int		k1=-1	local
int		k2=-1	local
int		k3=-1	local
int		k4=-1	local
int		k5=-1	local
int		k6=-1	local
int		k7=-1	local
int		i=0	local
int		z=0	local
int		c0	local
int		c1	local
int		c2	local
int		c3	local
int		c4	local
int		c5	local
int		c6	local
int		c7	local

end
#
code
activated:
If(GetSenderRef()==pan || GetSenderRef()==left || GetSenderRef()==right)
{
	If(i==0)
	{
		i=2;
		PlaySoundThing(pull,pan,1,-1,25,0xC0);
		MoveToFrame(left,1,1);
		MoveToFrame(right,1,1);
		WaitForStop(right);
		for(z=0; z<8; z=z+1)
		{
			k0[z]=PlayKey(wheel0[z],movedown,1,0x004);
			PlaySoundThing(move,wheel0[z],1,-1,10,0xC0);
			PlaySoundThing(start,wheel0[z],1,-1,50,0xC0);
		}
		sleep(GetKeyLen(movedown));
		for(z=0; z<8; z=z+1)
		{
			c0[z]=PlaySoundThing(run,wheel0[z],1,-1,50,0xC1);
			StopKey(wheel0[z],k0[z],0.1);
			k0[z]=PlayKey(wheel0[z],run,1,0x000);
		}
		i=1;
	}
	else if(i==1)
	{
		i=2;
		PlaySoundThing(push,pan,1,-1,25,0xC0);
		MoveToFrame(left,0,1);
		MoveToFrame(right,0,1);
		WaitForStop(right);
		for(z=0; z<8; z=z+1)
		{
			StopKey(wheel0[z],k0[z],0.1);
			ChangeSoundPitch(c0[z],0.1,GetKeyLen(movedown));
			StopSound(c0[z],GetKeyLen(movedown));
			k0[z]=PlayKey(wheel0[z],moveup,1,0x004);
			PlaySoundThing(move,wheel0[z],1,-1,10,0xC0);
		}
		sleep(GetKeyLen(movedown));
		for(z=0; z<8; z=z+1)
		{
			StopKey(wheel0[z],k0[z],0.1);
		}
		i=0;
	}
}
return;
end

, these keys:
WheelDown.key

Code:

# KEYFRAME WheelDown.key created by Puppet Jedi 0.6

###############
SECTION: HEADER

FLAGS  0x0000
TYPE   0xFFFF
FRAMES 161
FPS    16
JOINTS 1


###############
SECTION: KEYFRAME NODES

NODES 1

NODE 0
MESH NAME OBJECT01
ENTRIES 21

# num:   frame:   flags:           x:           y:           z:           p:           y:           r:
#                                 dx:          dy:          dz:          dp:          dy:          dr:
   0:        0   0x0003   0.00000000   0.00000000   0.00000000   0.00000000   0.00000000   0.00000000
                          0.00000000   0.00000000  -0.00125000   0.00000000   0.00000000   0.12500000
   1:        8   0x0003   0.00000000   0.00000000  -0.01000000   0.00000000   0.00000000   1.00000000
                          0.00000000   0.00000000  -0.00250000   0.00000000   0.00000000   0.25000000
   2:       16   0x0003   0.00000000   0.00000000  -0.03000000   0.00000000   0.00000000   3.00000000
                          0.00000000   0.00000000  -0.00375000   0.00000000   0.00000000   0.37500000
   3:       24   0x0003   0.00000000   0.00000000  -0.06000000   0.00000000   0.00000000   6.00000000
                          0.00000000   0.00000000  -0.00500000   0.00000000   0.00000000   0.50000000
   4:       32   0x0003   0.00000000   0.00000000  -0.10000000   0.00000000   0.00000000  10.00000000
                          0.00000000   0.00000000  -0.00625000   0.00000000   0.00000000   0.62500000
   5:       40   0x0003   0.00000000   0.00000000  -0.15000000   0.00000000   0.00000000  15.00000000
                          0.00000000   0.00000000  -0.00750000   0.00000000   0.00000000   0.75000000
   6:       48   0x0003   0.00000000   0.00000000  -0.21000000   0.00000000   0.00000000  21.00000000
                          0.00000000   0.00000000  -0.00625000   0.00000000   0.00000000   0.87500000
   7:       56   0x0003   0.00000000   0.00000000  -0.26000000   0.00000000   0.00000000  28.00000000
                          0.00000000   0.00000000  -0.00500000   0.00000000   0.00000000   1.00000000
   8:       64   0x0003   0.00000000   0.00000000  -0.30000000   0.00000000   0.00000000  36.00000000
                          0.00000000   0.00000000  -0.00375000   0.00000000   0.00000000   1.12500000
   9:       72   0x0003   0.00000000   0.00000000  -0.33000000   0.00000000   0.00000000  45.00000000
                          0.00000000   0.00000000  -0.00250000   0.00000000   0.00000000   1.25000000
  10:       80   0x0003   0.00000000   0.00000000  -0.35000000   0.00000000   0.00000000  55.00000000
                          0.00000000   0.00000000  -0.00250000   0.00000000   0.00000000   1.37500000
  11:       88   0x0003   0.00000000   0.00000000  -0.37000000   0.00000000   0.00000000  66.00000000
                          0.00000000   0.00000000  -0.00250000   0.00000000   0.00000000   1.50000000
  12:       96   0x0003   0.00000000   0.00000000  -0.39000000   0.00000000   0.00000000  78.00000000
                          0.00000000   0.00000000  -0.00125000   0.00000000   0.00000000   1.62500000
  13:      104   0x0002   0.00000000   0.00000000  -0.40000000   0.00000000   0.00000000  91.00000000
                          0.00000000   0.00000000   0.00000000   0.00000000   0.00000000   1.75000000
  14:      112   0x0002   0.00000000   0.00000000  -0.40000000   0.00000000   0.00000000 105.00000000
                          0.00000000   0.00000000   0.00000000   0.00000000   0.00000000   1.87500000
  15:      120   0x0002   0.00000000   0.00000000  -0.40000000   0.00000000   0.00000000 120.00000000
                          0.00000000   0.00000000   0.00000000   0.00000000   0.00000000   2.00000000
  16:      128   0x0002   0.00000000   0.00000000  -0.40000000   0.00000000   0.00000000 136.00000000
                          0.00000000   0.00000000   0.00000000   0.00000000   0.00000000   2.12500000
  17:      136   0x0002   0.00000000   0.00000000  -0.40000000   0.00000000   0.00000000 153.00000000
                          0.00000000   0.00000000   0.00000000   0.00000000   0.00000000   2.25000000
  18:      144   0x0002   0.00000000   0.00000000  -0.40000000   0.00000000   0.00000000 171.00000000
                          0.00000000   0.00000000   0.00000000   0.00000000   0.00000000   2.37500000
  19:      152   0x0003   0.00000000   0.00000000  -0.40000000   0.00000000   0.00000000 190.00000000
                          0.00000000   0.00000000   0.00000000   0.00000000   0.00000000   2.50000000
  20:      160   0x0000   0.00000000   0.00000000  -0.40000000   0.00000000   0.00000000 210.00000000
                          0.00000000   0.00000000   0.00000000   0.00000000   0.00000000   0.00000000

WheelRun.key

Code:

# KEYFRAME WheelRun.key created by Puppet Jedi 0.6

###############
SECTION: HEADER

FLAGS  0x0000
TYPE   0xFFFF
FRAMES 361
FPS    90
JOINTS 1


###############
SECTION: KEYFRAME NODES

NODES 1

NODE 0
MESH NAME OBJECT01
ENTRIES 5

# num:   frame:   flags:           x:           y:           z:           p:           y:           r:
#                                 dx:          dy:          dz:          dp:          dy:          dr:
   0:        0   0x0002   0.00000000   0.00000000  -0.40000000   0.00000000   0.00000000   0.00000000
                          0.00000000   0.00000000   0.00000000   0.00000000   0.00000000   1.00000000
   1:       90   0x0002   0.00000000   0.00000000  -0.40000000   0.00000000   0.00000000  90.00000000
                          0.00000000   0.00000000   0.00000000   0.00000000   0.00000000   1.00000000
   2:      180   0x0002   0.00000000   0.00000000  -0.40000000   0.00000000   0.00000000 180.00000000
                          0.00000000   0.00000000   0.00000000   0.00000000   0.00000000   1.00000000
   3:      270   0x0003   0.00000000   0.00000000  -0.40000000   0.00000000   0.00000000 270.00000000
                          0.00000000   0.00000000   0.00000000   0.00000000   0.00000000   1.00000000
   4:      360   0x0000   0.00000000   0.00000000  -0.40000000   0.00000000   0.00000000   0.00000000
                          0.00000000   0.00000000   0.00000000   0.00000000   0.00000000   0.00000000

WheelUp.key

Code:

# KEYFRAME WheelUp.key created by Puppet Jedi 0.6

###############
SECTION: HEADER

FLAGS  0x0000
TYPE   0xFFFF
FRAMES 161
FPS    16
JOINTS 1


###############
SECTION: KEYFRAME NODES

NODES 1

NODE 0
MESH NAME OBJECT01
ENTRIES 18

# num:   frame:   flags:           x:           y:           z:           p:           y:           r:
#                                 dx:          dy:          dz:          dp:          dy:          dr:
   0:        0   0x0003   0.00000000   0.00000000  -0.40000000   0.00000000   0.00000000   0.00000000
                          0.00000000   0.00000000   0.00125000   0.00000000   0.00000000   2.00000000
   1:        8   0x0003   0.00000000   0.00000000  -0.39000000   0.00000000   0.00000000  16.00000000
                          0.00000000   0.00000000   0.00250000   0.00000000   0.00000000   1.87500000
   2:       16   0x0003   0.00000000   0.00000000  -0.37000000   0.00000000   0.00000000  31.00000000
                          0.00000000   0.00000000   0.00375000   0.00000000   0.00000000   1.75000000
   3:       24   0x0003   0.00000000   0.00000000  -0.34000000   0.00000000   0.00000000  45.00000000
                          0.00000000   0.00000000   0.00500000   0.00000000   0.00000000   1.62500000
   4:       32   0x0003   0.00000000   0.00000000  -0.30000000   0.00000000   0.00000000  58.00000000
                          0.00000000   0.00000000   0.00625000   0.00000000   0.00000000   1.50000000
   5:       40   0x0003   0.00000000   0.00000000  -0.25000000   0.00000000   0.00000000  70.00000000
                          0.00000000   0.00000000   0.00750000   0.00000000   0.00000000   1.37500000
   6:       48   0x0003   0.00000000   0.00000000  -0.19000000   0.00000000   0.00000000  81.00000000
                          0.00000000   0.00000000   0.00625000   0.00000000   0.00000000   1.25000000
   7:       56   0x0003   0.00000000   0.00000000  -0.14000000   0.00000000   0.00000000  91.00000000
                          0.00000000   0.00000000   0.00500000   0.00000000   0.00000000   1.12500000
   8:       64   0x0003   0.00000000   0.00000000  -0.10000000   0.00000000   0.00000000 100.00000000
                          0.00000000   0.00000000   0.00375000   0.00000000   0.00000000   1.00000000
   9:       72   0x0003   0.00000000   0.00000000  -0.07000000   0.00000000   0.00000000 108.00000000
                          0.00000000   0.00000000   0.00250000   0.00000000   0.00000000   0.87500000
  10:       80   0x0003   0.00000000   0.00000000  -0.05000000   0.00000000   0.00000000 115.00000000
                          0.00000000   0.00000000   0.00250000   0.00000000   0.00000000   0.75000000
  11:       88   0x0003   0.00000000   0.00000000  -0.03000000   0.00000000   0.00000000 121.00000000
                          0.00000000   0.00000000   0.00250000   0.00000000   0.00000000   0.62500000
  12:       96   0x0003   0.00000000   0.00000000  -0.01000000   0.00000000   0.00000000 126.00000000
                          0.00000000   0.00000000   0.00125000   0.00000000   0.00000000   0.50000000
  13:      104   0x0002   0.00000000   0.00000000   0.00000000   0.00000000   0.00000000 130.00000000
                          0.00000000   0.00000000   0.00000000   0.00000000   0.00000000   0.37500000
  14:      112   0x0002   0.00000000   0.00000000   0.00000000   0.00000000   0.00000000 133.00000000
                          0.00000000   0.00000000   0.00000000   0.00000000   0.00000000   0.25000000
  15:      120   0x0002   0.00000000   0.00000000   0.00000000   0.00000000   0.00000000 135.00000000
                          0.00000000   0.00000000   0.00000000   0.00000000   0.00000000   0.12500000
  16:      128   0x0002   0.00000000   0.00000000   0.00000000   0.00000000   0.00000000 136.00000000
                          0.00000000   0.00000000   0.00000000   0.00000000   0.00000000   1.37500000
  17:      160   0x0000   0.00000000   0.00000000   0.00000000   0.00000000   0.00000000 180.00000000
                          0.00000000   0.00000000   0.00000000   0.00000000   0.00000000   0.00000000

and this template:

Code:

# DESC: 
# BBOX: -.4 -.025 -.4 .4 .025 .4
rounddoor        _zwalkstruct        thingflags=0x400848 model3d=dr4.3do size=0.400781 movesize=0.400781 puppet=cr.pup

What happens is:
When I activate pad (or left or right), the wheels... I don't know how they come down because they are under at least 3 floors, but when I go down to them, they aren't moving in a circle around Y! They move 25° on Z and 10° on X, then snap back to original position in a loop like that! Then when I press the pad again, they have stopped rotating but haven't gone back up!
HELP!
/Edward

Edward's Cognative Hazards

2003-04-16, 9:22 PM #2

DogSRoOL

wtf is a catloaf?a

Posts: 6,227

Do you have a "joints" section in your .pup file?

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May the forks be with you.
There is a great disturbance in my shorts...

Cat loaf, meet mouseloaf.
My music

2003-04-16, 10:02 PM #3

Edward

Hammer and Nail Computing

Posts: 2,330

Yes.
It is the standard Puppet file for the crow. You can find cr.pup in Res2.gob!
And you can find dr4.3do there as well!

Edward's Cognative Hazards

2003-04-17, 12:52 PM #4

DogSRoOL

wtf is a catloaf?a

Posts: 6,227

That might be your problem. Each number (0-6) represents a certain type of node. 0=head, 1=neck, 2=torso, etc. (Check out the JK specs for more.) If you want to use generic types, use numbers above 6, i.e. 7=0, 8=1, etc.

------------------
May the forks be with you.
There is a great disturbance in my shorts...

[This message has been edited by DogSRoOL (edited April 17, 2003).]

Cat loaf, meet mouseloaf.
My music

2003-04-17, 10:30 PM #5

Edward

Hammer and Nail Computing

Posts: 2,330

Scuz me? I don't quite understand... I already have 7 and 8. I used this cr.pup for my "house".
[http://edward.leuf.org/JK/3DOs/DROPPER.jpg]

You haven't looked at the cr.pup have you?

Code:

# Puppet file for crow
joints
7=1		# aim pitch
8=2             # aim yaw
end

/Edward

[This message has been edited by Edward (edited April 18, 2003).]

Edward's Cognative Hazards

2003-04-17, 11:58 PM #6

[SF]pjb

Registered User

Posts: 945

he is right, those numbers in the joints section, those are aiming joints, those rotate or move in some way sepratie to the rest of the object, in order to fire (a good example is the neck of a kelldragon, it moves so it can bite your bum(he he he).

that coudl be mucking up your cog, try useing a diferent pup, like err..... well ic atn think right now, but i think it should ahve no joints in the joints section

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Another post......
another moment of my life wasted.....

I am Darth PJB!
well, go on, run away!

i have a plastic lightsaber and a jedi cape.. am i a nerd?

If gravity is a crule mistress, and bar tenders with bad grammar are untrustworthy, what is air?

2003-04-18, 12:41 AM #7

Edward

Hammer and Nail Computing

Posts: 2,330

Quote:

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by [SF]pjb:
he is right, those numbers in the joints section, those are aiming joints, those rotate or move in some way sepratie to the rest of the object, in order to fire (a good example is the neck of a kelldragon, it moves so it can bite your bum(he he he).

that coudl be mucking up your cog, try useing a diferent pup, like err..... well ic atn think right now, but i think it should ahve no joints in the joints section

</font>

I think there is something wrong with the keys... Beause I first took away the puppet, wheels didn't move. Then I said "OK! No pup, no key!" Then made myself a new pup file with only comment, joints and end. Nothing else. And still they mingle into each other. Oh and by the way, I have no idea what you said in "well ic atn think right now,"...

/Edward

Edward's Cognative Hazards

2003-04-18, 12:45 AM #8

Edward

Hammer and Nail Computing

Posts: 2,330

I had a look at my COG again. Could it be all those for();s that mix up the k[]s and z[]s and wheel[]s?

[This message has been edited by Edward (edited April 18, 2003).]

Edward's Cognative Hazards

2003-04-18, 6:45 AM #9

DogSRoOL

wtf is a catloaf?a

Posts: 6,227

Quote:

I'm pretty sure they're user-defined. If you look at the Lambda Shuttle's pup, it uses 7 & 8 for the wings (which, by the way, is the same puppet the crow uses!), and I used 7 in an actor puppet so I could amputate the gun node, so obviously, it can be used for any joint that doesn't fit the other types. Look at the joints for the moldy crow again: 7=1, 8=2. The moldy crow only has ONE MESH. The Lambda shuttle uses 7=1 and 8=2 for the wings (to unfold). As for the kell dragon, have you even looked at the pup? It has one joint: 5=2!!!
General Format is:
NodeType=NodeIn3do

------------------
May the forks be with you.
There is a great disturbance in my shorts...

[This message has been edited by DogSRoOL (edited April 18, 2003).]

[This message has been edited by DogSRoOL (edited April 18, 2003).]

Cat loaf, meet mouseloaf.
My music

2003-04-18, 7:33 AM #10

[SF]pjb

Registered User

Posts: 945

wha? of corse the kelldragon has a join, that was my "example of joints" and i am jsut explaining what the hole darn joints section is, cog that other guy said.

------------------
I am pjb.
Another post......
another moment of my life wasted.....

I am Darth PJB!
well, go on, run away!

i have a plastic lightsaber and a jedi cape.. am i a nerd?

If gravity is a crule mistress, and bar tenders with bad grammar are untrustworthy, what is air?

2003-04-18, 8:51 AM #11

DogSRoOL

wtf is a catloaf?a

Posts: 6,227

Also, I couldn't help notice that you're using Puppet Jedi 0.6. There's a later version available, ya know!
..................
I think I see the problem (which I thought I already mentioned, but I guess didn't.) You need to add an extra parenthesis to each end of your if statement and after and before each sub-statement so it looks like this:
If((GetSenderRef()==pan) || (GetSenderRef()==left) || (GetSenderRef()==right)).
Come to think of it, I think I posted that when you had it in the other forum...
[http://forums.massassi.net/html/confused.gif]

[http://forums.massassi.net/html/confused.gif]

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May the forks be with you.
There is a great disturbance in my shorts...

[This message has been edited by DogSRoOL (edited April 18, 2003).]

Cat loaf, meet mouseloaf.
My music

2003-04-18, 11:12 AM #12

Edward

Hammer and Nail Computing

Posts: 2,330

OK... I'll nab it...
..............................................
Once Massassi is working again...
Wait! Code alliance should work!
..............................................
OK, I took it (0.7) but it looks fine... Hm... I have a suspision... Could it be the extream framerate? 90 fps?

Edward's Cognative Hazards

2003-04-18, 11:20 AM #13

Edward

Hammer and Nail Computing

Posts: 2,330

Nope... Not that... I tried it but same difference...
I'll give you all an image to study AND you are allowed to take these COG & KEY files.
[http://edward.leuf.org/JSHOT000.gif]

This would be the Run key

[This message has been edited by Edward (edited April 18, 2003).]

Edward's Cognative Hazards

2003-04-18, 6:28 PM #14

DogSRoOL

wtf is a catloaf?a

Posts: 6,227

Why use a key? You can use the RotatePivot Cog command. It uses a slightly more complex frame setup, but it saves a lot of time.
RotatePivot(thing, frame, timeDuration);
Frame0 is actually a center point and rotational direction. Let's say you want to rotate 90 degrees around the vector (0/0/0).
You'd set up your frame like this: (0/0/0:0/90/0). The next frame would probably be in the opposite direction, depending on what you're trying to do. Just remember: the frames aren't really frames, they're vectors telling the 3do which way to rotate. And BE VERY CAREFUL. If you don't get the command set just right, you can get some really wierd effects. It's worth the time to learn though.

------------------
May the forks be with you.
There is a great disturbance in my shorts...

Cat loaf, meet mouseloaf.
My music

2003-04-19, 12:44 AM #15

Edward

Hammer and Nail Computing

Posts: 2,330

Reason why I took KEY files was because I didn't want the 3DO to rotate around all axis in wierd ways. I found that KEY animation is like in all other 3D programs. One frame 90/0/0, next frame 90/90/0 and the thing would rotate 90 degrees fowards, and not 270 degrees X, 180 degrees Z and finally 90 degrees Y.

/Edward

[This message has been edited by Edward (edited April 19, 2003).]

Edward's Cognative Hazards

2003-04-19, 6:49 AM #16

DogSRoOL

wtf is a catloaf?a

Posts: 6,227

What do you mean? I use RotatePivot lots of times, and it works fine if you know how to use it. LEC used it for the rotating cameras on some of the openings of the boss levels. Best of all, your 3do doesn't have to be centered to rotate on a center point because you define the pivotal point yourself in the frames.

BTW, did that reflect shots cog work that I wrote a while back? I never tested it, so I'm curious...
------------------
May the forks be with you.
There is a great disturbance in my shorts...

[This message has been edited by DogSRoOL (edited April 19, 2003).]

Cat loaf, meet mouseloaf.
My music

2003-04-19, 8:50 AM #17

Edward

Hammer and Nail Computing

Posts: 2,330

Quote:

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">
BTW, did that reflect shots cog work that I wrote a while back? I never tested it, so I'm curious...
</font>

Haven't gotten around to installing it yet...

/Edward

Edward's Cognative Hazards

2003-04-19, 9:10 AM #18

Edward

Hammer and Nail Computing

Posts: 2,330

OK... The wheels still go higgeldy piggeldy, But at a greater scale! Here's an update on the COG:

Code:

# Wheel Drop
#
# By Edward
symbols

message		startup
message		activated
message		pulse

thing		pan
thing		left
thing		right
sound		pull
sound		push

thing		wheel0
thing		wheel1
thing		wheel2
thing		wheel3
thing		wheel4
thing		wheel5
thing		wheel6
thing		wheel7

keyframe	movedown
keyframe	roll
keyframe	moveup

sound		move
sound		start
sound		run

int		k0=-1	local
int		k1=-1	local
int		k2=-1	local
int		k3=-1	local
int		k4=-1	local
int		k5=-1	local
int		k6=-1	local
int		k7=-1	local
int		i=0	local
int		z=0	local
int		c0	local
int		c1	local
int		c2	local
int		c3	local
int		c4	local
int		c5	local
int		c6	local
int		c7	local

end
#
code
startup:
	for(z=0; z<8; z=z+1)
		MoveToFrame(wheel0[z],1,100);
return;
activated:
If((GetSenderRef()==pan) || (GetSenderRef()==left) || (GetSenderRef()==right))
{
	If(i==0)
	{
		i=2;
		PlaySoundThing(pull,pan,1,-1,25,0xC0);
		MoveToFrame(left,1,1);
		MoveToFrame(right,1,1);
		WaitForStop(right);
		for(z=0; z<8; z=z+1)
		{
//			k0[z]=PlayKey(wheel0[z],movedown,1,0x004);
		MoveToFrame(wheel0[z],2,1);
			PlaySoundThing(move,wheel0[z],1,-1,10,0xC0);
			PlaySoundThing(start,wheel0[z],1,-1,50,0xC0);
		}
//		sleep(GetKeyLen(movedown));
		WaitForStop(wheel0[z]);
		for(z=0; z<8; z=z+1)
		{
			c0[z]=PlaySoundThing(run,wheel0[z],1,-1,50,0xC1);
//			StopKey(wheel0[z],k0[z],0.1);
//			k0[z]=PlayKey(wheel0[z],run,1,0x000);
		SetPulse(1);
		}
		i=1;
	}
	else if(i==1)
	{
		SetPulse(0);
		i=2;
		PlaySoundThing(push,pan,1,-1,25,0xC0);
		MoveToFrame(left,0,1);
		MoveToFrame(right,0,1);
		WaitForStop(right);
		for(z=0; z<8; z=z+1)
		{
//			StopKey(wheel0[z],k0[z],0.1);
		StopThing(wheel0[z]);
		SkipToFrame(wheel0[z],2,100);
		WaitForStop(wheel0[z]);
			ChangeSoundPitch(c0[z],0.1,GetKeyLen(moveup));
			StopSound(c0[z],GetKeyLen(moveup));
//			k0[z]=PlayKey(wheel0[z],moveup,1,0x004);
		MoveToFrame(wheel0[z],1,1);
			PlaySoundThing(move,wheel0[z],1,-1,10,0xC0);
		}
		WaitForStop(wheel0[z]);
//		sleep(GetKeyLen(moveup));
		for(z=0; z<8; z=z+1)
		{
//			StopKey(wheel0[z],k0[z],0.1);
		}
		i=0;
	}
}
return;
pulse:
	if(i==1) 
	{
		For(z=0; z<8; z=z+1)
		rotatepivot(wheel0[z], 3, 1);
		For(z=0; z<8; z=z+1)
		WaitForStop(wheel0[z]);
	}
return;
end

/Edward

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2003-04-19, 10:45 AM #19

DogSRoOL

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Is the wheel in an angled tunnel (by which, I mean the pitch, yaw, or roll values are not facing 0, 90, 180, or 270 degrees)? If so, you might have more to deal with using RotatePivot than I though, though I've never used in a situation like that. Sadly, though, I've only made one (finished) level, though (because I'm not using a Star Wars scenario and need to re-create everything), so I'm not sure if it's more complicated. If you want, just send me a snippet of that part of the level and I'll see what I can do. [http://forums.massassi.net/html/smile.gif]

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(actually, I'm just having trouble visualizing everything, as usual. [http://forums.massassi.net/html/frown.gif]

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2003-04-19, 11:32 AM #20

Edward

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OK... I don't REALY wish to send you the level (because I want it to be a suprise) and it is hard to make a snippet, so try to re-create my instructions...
Have a room, and in it a console with 2 handles on either side. Give these handles frames so they will turn towards you (they are pointing up). Now assign the console to pan and the handles to left and right (use the COG above). Add any sound you want to the sound symbols.
Now make an elevator shaft and make it 30m long. Then a little room with a hole in the floor leading to a lot of water. Now create the template for the wheels by copying the wheel template that I put out further up this thread.
Make this large "swimming pool" from the hole in the floor, and put out 8 wheels. Now the wheels are placed in 2 by 2 in 4 pockets in the "cieling" (like landing gears) side by side. Now add the following frames to the wheels:
NUMFRAMES: 4
FRAME: (1.75/5.4/-1:0/90/360)
FRAME: (1.75/5.4/-.6:0/90/0)
FRAME: (1.75/5.4/-1:0/90/360)
FRAME: (1.75/5.4/-1:0/90/720)
Frame 1 (or 0) would be the center point below.
Frames 2, 3, and 4 would be "tucked away", "come down to center point" and "rotating".
Do you think you could find the fault now?
You may try with the KEYs... Don't forget to take away the // and the Frame verbs in the COG though...

/Edward

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2003-04-19, 12:25 PM #21

[SF]pjb

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Posts: 945

it looks fine, personaly i coudl probebly fix it, but edwards surprise is secret, [http://forums.massassi.net/html/frown.gif]

.....Wait, this is me your talking about! edward send me teh level, i dnt knwo any one to blab too, and my "super duper secret" project, what do any of you know about that? theres a secret door lock, and.... HAH!!!!!
edward if you bestow the hounor of sending me the level to fix, i will gaurd the secret with the life of my computor.

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2003-04-19, 1:59 PM #22

DogSRoOL

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Understandable. I don't want to give much of my new episode away either (mostly because I think people will think it's cheesey or wierd).

So let me make sure I've got this: The wheels come down (rotating?) and then rotate around the Y Axis (roll). If they start at the top, (and the 1st 2 frames are movements), the first frame needs to be the same as the objects starting position, or (I think) it will move to frame 0 before moving to frame 1.

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2003-04-20, 3:40 AM #23

Edward

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Well, the code shows it has already gone to 1, and so after activation it moves to 2 and rotates around 3. 0 is the down point.
But OK... I'll lend one of you my level. I'll just have to think on who to trust...

/Edward
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2003-04-20, 8:00 AM #24

[SF]pjb

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Posts: 945

he trusted me! woohoo, now you cant get any thing outa me with a slge hammer. (other from blood)

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I am Darth PJB!
well, go on, run away!

i have a plastic lightsaber and a jedi cape.. am i a nerd?

If gravity is a crule mistress, and bar tenders with bad grammar are untrustworthy, what is air?

2003-04-20, 10:04 AM #25

DogSRoOL

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Posts: 6,227

What!

[http://forums.massassi.net/html/eek.gif]

And after I already fixed the cog (without keys, no less), wrote you a previous cog, and fixed two 3dos?! [http://forums.massassi.net/html/frown.gif]

I coulda used that time to work on my[/i] level.
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2003-04-20, 10:38 AM #26

[SF]pjb

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Posts: 945

i wouldent feel to offeneded, its just i helped him fix a level before, and i am good with key/frames/any thing else

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Another post......
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I am Darth PJB!
well, go on, run away!

i have a plastic lightsaber and a jedi cape.. am i a nerd?

If gravity is a crule mistress, and bar tenders with bad grammar are untrustworthy, what is air?

2003-04-20, 10:44 AM #27

DogSRoOL

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Posts: 6,227

Oh, well. I wouldn't have been able to work on my level anyway until *ahem* someone answers my AIJump post. [http://forums.massassi.net/html/wink.gif]

Probably woulda just sat around, ate potato chips, and got fat (except I don't have any potato chips [http://forums.massassi.net/html/frown.gif]

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2003-04-20, 7:23 PM #28

DogSRoOL

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Ya coulda already had your cog...
[http://forums.massassi.net/html/wink.gif]

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2003-04-21, 1:27 AM #29

Edward

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Posts: 2,330

There, there, DogSRoOL...
I guess... I just had this feeling...
But [SF]pjb, don't get all bosty! Just fix the DARN LEVEL!
By the way, DogSRoOL! I'll give you something to do! Just give me a moment to find your E-mail address!

/Edward

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2003-04-21, 7:42 AM #30

DogSRoOL

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Posts: 6,227

Woohoo. Som'in' ta do! I had something to do (had a dynamic color cog) but it got deleted because of a flaw in Cogwriter's MDI. There's no way I'm writing it over again. I'll never again save when cogwriter asks. I'll do it manually.

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