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3DO Movement
2005-07-14, 6:43 PM #1
I have no experience at cogging whatsoever and have a request. Is there a simple Multiplayer cog that would cause a 3DO to follow the movement of a player in x,y,z but not in yaw, pitch, or roll? It would have to be local and cause the object to be centered on the player at all times. Any help would be appreciated.
Taton Qek, The master of masterfully inspired levels that never get released.
2005-07-14, 11:02 PM #2
None existing, but...

Code: 
flags=0x240

symbols
template theThing
thing player local

message startup
end

code
startup:
player = GetLocalPlayerThing();
StopThing(player);
AttachThingToThingEx(CreateThingAtPos(theThing, GetThingSector(player), GetThingPos(player), '0 0 0'), player, 0xC);
end


That should do it.

Code tags, please
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2005-07-15, 8:33 AM #3
Thanks. The cog is working nicely. However, the object's yaw still changes when the player turns. Is there any way to make it not do this?
Taton Qek, The master of masterfully inspired levels that never get released.
2005-07-15, 9:07 AM #4
Code: 
flags=0x240

symbols
template theThing
thing t local
thing player local

message startup
message pulse
end

code
startup:
player = GetLocalPlayerThing();
StopThing(player);
t = CreateThingAtPos(theThing, GetThingSector(player), GetThingPos(player), '0 0 0');
lvec = GetThingLVec(t);
AttachThingToThingEx(t, player, 0xC);
SetPulse(0.01);
return;
pulse:
SetThingLook(theThing, lvec);
return;
end

Maybe that'll work...
May the mass times acceleration be with you.
2005-07-15, 11:39 AM #5
Hmm, that shouldn't be happening. 0xC doesn't include the 0x2 flag, which sets a thing to follow the same lookvector. Try changing the flags to 0x4. I didn't bother with code tags because it didn't make it any more readable.
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2005-07-15, 6:55 PM #6
I tired both, but the object keeps turning...

O_o
Taton Qek, The master of masterfully inspired levels that never get released.
2005-07-15, 11:50 PM #7
Are you sure it's turning? Is it always facing the same way as the player?
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2005-07-16, 12:17 AM #8
It always faces the same direction as the player.
Taton Qek, The master of masterfully inspired levels that never get released.
2005-07-16, 1:30 AM #9
When I started using things as pov models, I tried attach flags and they work some of the time, but in some cases they don't always work the way they're expected. Like when you turn when not moving, the model seems to wobble in another direction. I have no idea why it does that and why they didn't make it simple.
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