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Thing won't create.

2004-03-10, 11:10 AM #1

Edward

Hammer and Nail Computing

Posts: 2,330

Hi!
I have here a piece of code.

Code:

pulse:
	if(GetThingSector(GetLocalPlayerThing())!=prev)
	{
		SetCameraFocus(1,GetLocalPlayerThing());
		if(gh!=-1) DestroyThing(gh);
		gh=-1;
		
			vertexpos=GetSectorVertexPos(GetThingSector(GetLocalPlayerThing()), rand()*GetNumSectorVertices(GetThingSector(GetLocalPlayerThing())));
			thevertex=VectorAdd(vertexpos, VectorScale(VectorNorm(VectorSub(GetSectorCenter(GetThingSector(GetLocalPlayerThing())), vertexpos)), 0.1));
			gh=CreateThingAtPos(g,GetThingSector(GetLocalPlayerThing()),thevertex,'0 0 0');
		
		CaptureThing(gh);
	}
	prev=GetThingSector(GetLocalPlayerThing());
	lv=VectorSub(GetThingPos(gh),GetThingPos(GetLocalPlayerThing()));
	lvr=VectorSet(-VectorX(lv),-VectorY(lv),-VectorZ(lv));
	SetThingLook(gh,lvr);
	SetCameraFocus(1,gh);
return;

Problem: In a custom levels (Dead Reckoning), the ghost is not created. When I add a while(gh==-1) around the creation of the ghost object, the game freezes. Could someone tell me, why my ghost ain't being created?

/Edward

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2004-03-10, 12:34 PM #2

zagibu

Can't find his marbles

Posts: 2,930

Print all the vectors and check if one of them is invalid or something...

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2004-03-10, 4:46 PM #3

Stormtrooper

Loves His Stormie

Posts: 2,068

I seem to remember something about JK not being able to create the first template listed in the .jkl while in-game, and JED sometimes puts the ghost template first, so JK can't create it in-game.

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2004-03-10, 11:23 PM #4

Edward

Hammer and Nail Computing

Posts: 2,330

Hm... Then... What if I create an invisable streetlightlamp. That could work... Maybe... Testing... OK, that worked for DR. I'll try others later...

/Edward

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2004-03-10, 11:53 PM #5

Edward

Hammer and Nail Computing

Posts: 2,330

OK, I fixed it. I was hoping to get away with a non-static.jkl Mod, but I guess that's out of the question...

Thanks for the info!

/Edward

Edward's Cognative Hazards

2004-03-11, 7:17 AM #6

GBK

Posts: 10,562

I encounted this *ALOT* when I was working on the TVTCS. It bugged the hell out of me too, because I was using ghosts for alot of stuff. I usually got around it by using the light0.1 template....

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