First of all, is there anyway to either calculate a vector between two points (in a Cog) or, more simply, just get the xyz coordinates for a thing?

Second: Is there any way to get the direction in which the player is looking?

Any help is appreciated!

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I may be wrong, but I usally use this code, based on *_Seifer_*'s code;

veldif=VectorSub(GetThingVel(projectile), GetThingVel(target));
speed=VectorLen(veldif);
distance=VectorDist(GetThingPos(target), GetThingPos(projectile));
time=distance / speed;
moved=VectorScale(GetThingVel(target), time);
meetpos=VectorAdd(GetThingPos(target), moved);

lvec=VectorNorm(VectorSub(meetpos, GetThingPos(projectile)));
SetThingLook(projectile, lvec);
projspeed=VectorLen(GetThingVel(projectile));
SetThingVel(projectile, VectorScale(lvec, projspeed));

Something like that.......I dont know if that helps or not...


Arden Lyn



[This message has been edited by Arden Lyn (edited August 31, 2004).]

vector between two points, if I understand what you mean, should be:
resultVector = VectorSub(vector, vector);

xyz coordinates for a thing:
resultVector = GetThingPos(thing);

getting (true) direction in which the player is looking:
dummy = FireProjectile(player, lookTemplate, -1, -1, '0 0 0', '0 0 0', 0, 0x2, 0, 0);
resultVector = GetThingLVec(dummy);
DestroyThing(dummy);
a good lookTemplate is +punch

QM

[This message has been edited by Quib Mask (edited August 31, 2004).]

Well, Quib's got you covered for getting a thing's position and getting the player's lookvector, and likely getting the vector between two points...
But, just in case, if by "vector between two points" you were looking for the midpoint between the two points (which is what I initially thought you wanted), you could use "VectorScale(VectorAdd(Vector1, Vector2), 0.5);"

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^ What he said ^

Im pretty sure a GetThingPos(thing); will return a thing's x,y,z position. (the center of the thing)

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What kind of value will GetThingPos() return?

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"Should slice indices start at 0 or 1? My compromise of 0.5 was rejected without, I thought, proper consideration."
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A vector.

QM

Thanks everyone, especially you Quib. The code for getting the direction the player is looking worked, and now I've got everything working. Thanks a lot!

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"Should slice indices start at 0 or 1? My compromise of 0.5 was rejected without, I thought, proper consideration."
"I like the concept of people, but people ruin it."
"It has come to my attention that some of you have thumb-drives. They are cool."
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